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1 The Stranger Text and Art Text and Art by Chris Van Allsburg by Chris Van Allsburg Compiled by: Terry Sams PESTerry Sams

2 Study Skills   Genre: Fantasy   Comprehension Skill: Cause and Effect   Comprehension Strategy: Ask Questions   Comprehension Review Skill: Compare Contrast   Vocabulary: Multi-meaning Words

3 Summary In late summer, a farmer hits a man in the road with his truck. The speechless stranger then spends several weeks on the farm. The weather stays warm into autumn, and the leaves around the farm remain green. The stranger realizes something is wrong. he leaves the farm, and the weather returns to normal.

4 GenreGenre: Fantasy Genre   A fantasy is a story that could never really happen. As you read, decide which events in this story could never happen in real life.

5 Fantasy A story that could not possibly happen. A story that tells about things that could not really happen except in one’s imagination. Stories that tell about such things as talking animals, huge giants, weird monsters, and other such imaginary beings.

6 Comprehension Skill Tested – Cause and Effect TE 291a Cause and Effect   An effect is something that happens.   A cause explains why it happens.   Writing may include clue words such as because, in order to, so, and as a result to link causes and effects.   If these words are missing, readers need to think about cause-and-effect relationships on their own. Practice Book p. 108

7 Comprehension Strategy – Ask Questions   Good readers ask themselves questions as they read.   This helps focus reading because they are looking for answers.   Asking questions is especially helpful when looking for causes and effects.   Ask yourself, “Why did this happen?” to find a cause.   Ask, “What happened because of this?” to find an effect.

8 Comprehension Skill Review: Compare and Contrast - PB 106   A Comparison tells how two or more things are alike.   A Contrast tells how they are different   Clue words such as like or as show comparisons   Clue words such as but or unlike show contrasts.

9 Vocabulary Skill: Multiple-Meaning Words Multiple-Meaning Words Multiple-Meaning Words   Many words have more than one meaning. To decide which meaning of a word is being used, look for clues in the surrounding sentences or paragraph.   Use context clues, experience, and word order to decide on the correct meaning of a multiple-meaning word. Click on the title to practice this skill.

10 Multiple-Meaning Words Multiple-Meaning Words Word from story Meaning 1 Meaning 2 lying p.274 flat position on ground telling an untruth direction p. 278 tagged pg. 279 seasons p. 281 might p. 283

11 Research/Study Skills – - TE 291l – PB 109-110 Research/Study Skills – Almanac - TE 291l – PB 109-110   An almanac is a reference book published each year.   It contains calendars, weather information, dates of holidays, and charts and tables of current information, such as populations of cities.

12 Research/Study Skills – Almanac - TE 291l – PB 110   A table of contents at the front lists main topics in the order they appear.   An index at the back lists the book’s topics in alphabetical order.   Tables and charts present information in an organized visual form that makes facts and data easy to find and compare.

13 Fun Stuff and Practice  Multi-meaning Words Multi-meaning Words Multi-meaning Words  Cause and Effect Cause and Effect Cause and Effect  Cause and Effect On-Line PowerPoint Cause and Effect On-Line PowerPoint Cause and Effect On-Line PowerPoint  Compare and Contrast Compare and Contrast Compare and Contrast  Compare Contrast PowerPoint Compare Contrast PowerPoint Compare Contrast PowerPoint  Meet the Author Meet the Author Meet the Author  Verbs and more Verbs and Linking Verbs Verbs Linking Verbs Linking Verbs

14 Weekly Fluency Check - Pitch TE 291a ● You need to change the pitch of your voice for certain words and characters’ speeches to make the reading lively and enjoyable. ● Read p. 268m for students to dramatize characters voices.

15 Question of the Week TE 267m   What changes in nature take place in the fall?

16 Day 2 - Question of the Day   What is mysterious about the man Mr. Bailey strikes with his truck?

17   Since the stranger’s visit, how is fall on the Bailey farm different from nearby farms? Day 3 - Question of the Day

18 Day 4 - Question of the Day - Review  How would you describe the fall season to someone who lives in a climate that is always warm?

19 Review Questions 1.Name at least one event that could not really happen? 2.How is the stranger different from most people? 3.Give a clue that the weather should have started to change? 4.How can you tell the stranger was not a hermit?

20 Review Questions 1. What are some effects the stranger’s visit had on the Bailey farm? What is the most important? 2.Why did the pumpkins grow larger than ever? 3.How can you tell the stranger continued to care about the Baileys? 4.What might have happened if he had stayed with the Baileys?

21 Vocabulary - Say It  draft  etched  frost  parlor  fascinated  terror  timid

22 More Words to Know drabhermithypnotizedbarrencropssproutwilt

23 barren  not able to produce

24 crops   plants grown or gathered by people for their use

25 sprout  to produce new leaves, shoots, or buds

26 wilt  to become limp and bend down; to wither

27 draft  current of air

28 timid  easily frightened; shy

29 terror  great fear

30 fascinated  interested greatly; attracted very strongly; charmed

31 etched  engraved; a design or drawing on a metal plate or glass

32 frost  moisture frozen on or in a surface

33 parlor  formerly, a room for receiving or entertaining guests; sitting room

34 drab  not attractive; dull; monotonous

35 hypnotized  put into a condition resembling deep sleep

36 hermit  person who goes away from others and lives alone

37 It was so hot that the crops began to wilt and die.

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39 When Persephone returns to her mother, the barren fields will sprout with new flowers.

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41 The steam that rose from the hot food fascinated him.

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43 He looked up with terror and jumped to his feet.

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45 Mrs. Bailey sat the stranger on the parlor sofa.

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47 Mrs. Bailey shivered and said, “There’s a draft in here tonight.

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49 He became one of the family as he became less timid each day.

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51 The stranger had etched a message in the frost of the windows.

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53 Mr. Bailey thought the stranger might be a hermit because he was alone.

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55 The stranger stared at the birds like he had been hypnotized.

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57 The trees around the Baileys’ seemed so drab and ugly to the stranger.

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59 Writing Assignment Write a Science Log Entry  Think of something in nature that interests you.  It might be a garden, a snowstorm, a river, or a season.  Write a description using exact nouns and powerful verbs.  Write in a way that allows your personality to shine through.

60 Spelling Words adding -ed and -ing  hurrying  hurried  slipped  slipping  robbed  robbing  noticed  noticing  happening  happened

61 Spelling Words Adding -ed and -ing  drying  dried  stopping  stopped  studying  studied  dancing  danced  watched  watching

62 CHALLENGE  answered  answering  magnified  magnifying  interfered  interfering

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

64 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.

65 watched

66 watching watch

67 dancing dance

68 danced

69 studied study

70 studying

71 stopped stop

72 stopping

73 dried dry

74 drying

75 happened happen

76 happening

77 noticed notice

78 noticing

79 robbed rob

80 robbing

81 hurried hurry

82 hurrying

83 slipping slip

84 slipped


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