Sailing Home: A Story of a Childhood at Sea by Gloria Rand illustrated by Ted Rand Compiled by: Terry Sams PESTerry Sams

Study Skills Genre: Historical Fiction Comprehension Skill: Author’s Purpose Comprehension Strategy: Predict Comprehension Review Skill: Sequence Vocabulary: Homonyms and Homographs

Summary Can you imagine eating, sleeping, playing, and going to school all at sea? that’s exactly what the Madsen family children did aboard their father’s cargo ship, the John Ena. the Madsen family shared many memorable events on the ship, from surviving frightening storms to celebrating the holidays.

GenreGenre: Historical Fiction Historical fiction is made up of stories that take place in a certain time and place in the past. Real historical figures and settings may be included in a fiction story. Historical fiction is based on real events I history, but it is a story to which the author has added details from his or her imagination.

Practice Author’s Purpose PB 203 Before ReadingAfter Reading Prediction of Author’s Purpose Reasons for Prediction Author’s Actual Purpose 1. Persuade 2. Title sounds like an advertisem ent. 3. I see facts about the ship and opinions 4. Persuade

Comprehension Strategy Predict Good readers think about what will happen next. Before you read, look over the passage to predict the author’s purpose so you have an idea of how to read the piece. Hint: Illustrations and diagrams are clues to the author’s purpose.

Vocabulary Skill: Homonyms and Homographs When reading, you may find a familiar word used in a new way. It may be a homonym or a homograph. Homonyms are spelled and pronounced the same, but have different meanings and histories Homographs are spelled the same but are pronounced differently and have different meanings.

Fun Stuff and Practice Other Books by Gloria Rand Pronouns Homophones More Homophones and Homographs More Practice

Question of the Week TE 516m What is it like to live at sea?

Day 2 - Question of the Day What would you like about life at sea? What would you miss from your life now?

How is a ship like and unlike other types of homes? Day 3 - Question of the Day

Day 4 - Question of the Day - Review Why do you think someone would be willing to face danger and loneliness to sail around the world?

Review Questions 1.What is an important theme of this story? 2.Why id the author include the “Afterword”? 3.Why do you think they chose Hawaii for their home? 4.What happened when the ship “quivered a strange quiver and slowly righted herself? 5.How would you describe the mother?

Review Questions 1.How was the crew like a family to the children? 2.What happened after Captain Madsen became a steamship captain? 3.What was the author’s purpose for writing this story? 4.Where did the children probably get their animals? 5.Who were Miss Shipman and Albert alike ?

Vocabulary - Say It stern cargo celestial conducted dignified navigation quivered bow

More Words to Know nautical plush blasts tempest tide

stern The rear part of a ship or boat

quivered shook; shivered; trembled

navigation skill or process of finding a ship’s or aircraft’s position and course

dignified having dignity; noble; stately

conducted directed; managed

celestial of the sky or outer space

cargo load of goods carried by a ship, plane, or truck

bow the forward part of a ship, boat, or aircraft

blasts strong, sudden gusts of wind or air

tempest a violent windstorm or a violent disturbance

tide the rise and fall of the ocean about every twelve hours, caused by the gravitational pull of the Moon and Sun

nautical of or about ships, sailors, or navigation

plush luxurious; expensive; stylish

The captain knew all the methods of navigation.

The John Ena carried cargo all over the world.

The captain was a dignified figure as he stood on the upper deck.

There is often a fancy carving of a woman on the bow of a ship.

From the bow to the stern, sails work very hard.

Sails used instruments or steered a course using the celestial bodies, or stars

Sails used instruments or steered a course using the celestial bodies, or stars.

The captain was the commander of the ship, and he conducted all the ship’s business.

The John Ena quivered in the heavy storm.

The moon causes high tides and low tides.

The violent tempest had winds that were very strong.

The southwest winds will blast the shore away.

The ship was not very luxurious, but to the Madsen family, it was home.

The sailor taught them how to make nautical knots.

Writing Assignment Write an Advertisement Think of a place you know and like. Imagine you have been asked to write a description of this place for a travel brochure. Describe the place using sensory words. Make it sound appealing and attractive.

Spelling Words Multisyllabic Words reaction prerecorded incorrectly incredibly disobedient disagreeable refreshment unbreakable declaration retirement

Spelling Words Multisyllabic Words misdialed undefined unhappily gleefully repayment questionable displacement watchfully sportsmanship

CHALLENGE strengthen cubicle knuckle individual

This Week’s Word Wall Words Click and type your own words for this week:

Let’s review our Spelling words. Watch carefully because they will flash on the screen for just a moment. We can clap as we spell the word, or we might just practice reading the words.

midshipman

displacement

questionable

repayment

sportsmanship

gleefully

watchfully

unhappily

undefined

misdialed

retirement

declaration

unbreakable

refreshment

disagreeable

disobedient

incredibly

incorrectly

prerecorded

reaction

strengthen

knuckle

individual

cubicle

three- dimensional