1. Unit 1: Lesson 5 Main Selection: “Stormalong”
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2. Turn your Text Book to page 138.
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4. SET A PURPOSE

5. Good readers set a purpose based on what they know about genre and what they want to learn by reading.
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6. Preview the story. What genre do you think this story is? (Hint: See Pg. 118)
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7. This story is a tall tale
This story is a tall tale. Tall tales tell about larger-than-life characters who do amazing, supernatural things.
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8. “Stormalong” is about a larger-than-life character
“Stormalong” is about a larger-than-life character. One purpose for reading might be to find out what makes Stormalong so amazing and what the other characters think about him.
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10. What character traits tell you Stormy is unusual?
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11. Answer:
He is huge. His voice is like a foghorn. The villagers carried him in a wheelbarrow.
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12. In what ways is Stormalong like a real baby?
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13. He cries; he crawls; he drinks milk.
Answer:
He cries; he crawls; he drinks milk.
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14. In what ways is Stormalong different than a baby?
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15. Answer: He is a giant. He has a very loud voice
Answer: He is a giant. He has a very loud voice. He drinks barrels of milk at one time. It takes ten people to pat him on the back.
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16. Why do the villagers use a wheelbarrow to move Stormy?
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17. Answer:
He is too big for a baby carriage.
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18. What do you think the author’s purpose is in this story? Explain.
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19. Answer: Stormy and his actions are funny
Answer: Stormy and his actions are funny. The author is writing to entertain.
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20. STOP & THINK: Hyperbole is a literary device authors use to exaggerate characters’ actions and features as well as events in the story.
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21. STOP & THINK:
Writer’s of tall tales use hyperbole to make the characters and events bigger than life and more entertaining.
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22. STOP & THINK: The author uses hyperbole when she writes that the baby was “crying in a voice as loud as a foghorn.”
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23. STOP & THINK:
Foghorns are very loud, and no real baby could be that loud in real life.
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24. STOP & THINK: The author uses this exaggeration to show Stormy’s great size.
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25. STOP & THINK: What are some other examples of hyperbole used in this story?
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26. Carrying Stormy in a wheelbarrow instead of a baby carriage
STOP & THINK:
Carrying Stormy in a wheelbarrow instead of a baby carriage
Feeding Stormy barrels of milk
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29. Why does Stormy love the ocean so much?
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30. Answer:
Stormy came from the ocean as a baby. In the ocean, he can have fun and be free, and he doesn’t have to worry about what people think of him.
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31. Why does Stormy feel like an outcast?
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32. Answer:
An outcast feels like he doesn’t belong somewhere. Stormy felt like he didn’t belong because his friends told him he should go to Boston.
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33. Why does Stormy’s huge size and foghorn voice scare people in Boston and not the people in Cape Cod?
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34. Answer:
The people on Cape Cod knew Stormy from the time he was a baby. In Boston, he was a stranger, so he was scary to people who didn’t know him.
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35. What might Stormy do once he joins the crew of the Yankee clipper?
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36. He will go to sea and have many adventures.
Possible Answer:
He will go to sea and have many adventures.
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39. Why can’t the Lady of the Sea move?
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40. Answer: The ships anchor is stuck on the bottom of the ocean.
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42. What traits does Stormy show in his battle with the octopus?
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43. Answers: He is very brave and strong. He is quick to solve problems.
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44. How does the author use Stormy’s words to set the tone in this part of the story?
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45. Answer:
Stormy says his battle was “just a little fight with a two-ton octopus.” This is a funny way to describe a battle with a giant sea creature, so it sets a light, fun tone for the story.
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46. How does Stormy’s battle with the octopus change his relationship with the other sailors?
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47. Answer:
It makes the other sailors admire and respect him. Instead of seeing him as a giant boy, they see him as a brave and capable sailor.
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48. STOP & THINK

49. STOP & THINK: Authors do not always tell us directly what a character is like.
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50. STOP & THINK: We have to look at what the characters say, think, and do.
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51. STOP & THINK:
As you read the next page, think about what Stormy means when he says that he’ll settle down where the first person asks him what he’s carrying on his shoulder. Why would that question tell him he has found the right place?
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53. Why does Stormy decide to leave the sailing life?
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54. Answer:
He was not happy. He was too large for the ship – he damaged the ship when he cleaned and got the crew wet when he sang.
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55. STOP & THINK: What did Stormy mean when he said that he’ll settle down where the first person asks him what he’s carrying on his shoulder. Why would that question tell him he has found the right place?
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56. Answer:
Stormy wants to escape from his past and forget about the sea. He wants to be far away from sea life.
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57. In what way is Stormy’s life in Kansas a success?
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58. Answer: He becomes a successful farmer in Kansas.
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59. In what way is Stormy’s life in Kansas a failure?
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60. Answer: He can’t join the community life, so he feels lonely and sad.
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61. What would it mean if you had a yearning to go on a seafaring journey?
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62. Answer:
It would mean that you really wanted to take a trip to sea on a ship in the ocean.
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63. What do you think Stormy will do about his yearning for the sea?
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64. Stormy may return to the sea.
Possible Answer:
Stormy may return to the sea.
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66. Why was there a shortage of lumber all over America after Stormy’s ship was built?
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67. Answer:
It took so much lumber to build Stormy’s ship; there wasn’t enough left over for other uses.
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68. What does the building of a huge ship tell you about Stormy’s relationship with the people?
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69. Answer:
The other sailors are worried about Stormy, so they build a ship that is his size. This showed that these people really loved him.
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70. What is Stormy’s main problem and how is it solved?
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71. Answer:
Stormy never feels like he fits in anywhere. Then he returns to sea, and the New England sailors build him a ship that fits him. For the first time he is happy.
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STOP & THINK

73. What details on pages 148-149 indicate that the author is telling a tall tale?
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74. Answers: Exaggerations about the size of the ship
Exaggerations about the main character’s strength
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75. STOP & THINK: What can you tell about the New England sailors by their actions after seeing Stormy again?
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76. Answer: They care about Stormy and want to help him.
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79. What steps did Stormy take after the crew of The Courser discovered that the ship was too wide to sail through the English Channel?
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80. Answer: First, he told the crew not to turn the ship around.
Next, he had them bring their cargo of soap on deck.
Then, he had them wipe the side of the ship with soap.
Finally, he steered the ship between Dover cliffs and Calais.
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81. Why do the Dover Cliffs turn white?
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82. Answer: The soap on the ship’s sides turns the cliffs milky white.
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83. How does Stormy feel when he stands alone on the deck and gazes out at sea? Why might he feel that way?
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84. Answer:
He feels very sad. Stormy probably feels sad because his sailing days are ending.
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86. How is Stormy’s funeral like a real funeral?
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87. Answer:
People are sad at a real funeral and at Stormy’s. The coffin at a real funeral is carried to the burial site as is Stormy’s. People often sing songs at funerals, and they do at Stormy’s.
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88. How is Stormy’s funeral different than real funeral?
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89. Answer:
The amount of fabric is exaggerated. So is the size of his coffin and the number of people needed to carry it.
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90. What does Stormy’s funeral tell us about him?
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91. Answer:
Thousands of sailors came to see Stormy, so that tells us that they clearly loved him. They also sang a song saying he was the best sailor. This tells us that Stormy was loved and respected as a hero.
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92. Did your predictions about what Stormy would do turn out to be true
Did your predictions about what Stormy would do turn out to be true? Explain.
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94. How did you do?
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