1. The Wednesday Surprise

2. Characters Anna - “I” Narrator daughter Sam - Anna’s brother Grandma - Dad - Mom - Anna and Sam’s Grandma Dad’s mom (Dad calls her Mama) Anna and Sam’s Dad Anna and Sam’s Mom Dad’s Mom Mama -

3. Vocabulary surprise - to come upon or discover suddenly and unexpectedly. Shocked

4. Vocabulary Planning - to make plans grown - grew joke - lumpy - breath - tell funny stories bumpy

5. Vocabulary Actress - Person who act on TV or movies business - work beside - couch - pleased - next to sofa, furniture used to seat more than one person happy

6. Vocabulary vaguely - Not clearly expressed; Not thinking or expressing oneself clearly pebble - rock tricky - rush - Desert - not to be trusted hide hurry Land with cactus

7. Vocabulary wilting - Flowers are wilting / dying streamers - decorations frost - Pot roast - ton - Frost the cake Put frosty on cake meat Tons of books Lots

8. Vocabulary nervous - knee - glance- drag- Beating - Look “Shoots a glance in my directions” Heart beating pull heavily or slowly along; haul; trail

9. Vocabulary beaming - sternly - nevertheless- grinning- brimming - Rim or on the edge smiling happy Stern face wink -

10. Review “Only seven year old and smart as paint already” Rock is “smooth and specked as an egg” “all through the night” “stuck-up way” “brimming over with tears”

11. Preview Read the title Read the back cover Read the chapter titles Don’t have chapter titles Read the jacket Look at all the pictures

12. Preview Read Book Adventure Questions

13. Wednesday Surprise, The by Bunting, Eve 1 How did Anna teach Grandma to read? Anna taught Grandma the letter sounds. Anna used picture books. Anna made flashcards for Grandma to read. Anna taught Grandma the letters of the alphabet. 2 What is the surprise that Anna and Grandma have planned for Dad's birthday? Anna has taught Grandma how to read. Anna and Grandma will make a birthday card for Dad. Anna and Grandma bought Dad new clothes for his birthday. Anna and Grandma will bake a birthday cake for Dad. 3 Why is Wednesday night good for Anna and Grandma to plan their surprise? Anna's mom works late, and Sam has basketball practice on Wednesday night. Dad goes to sleep very early on Wednesday night. Mom is always away on Wednesday night. Dad comes home very late on Wednesday night.

14. Wednesday Surprise, The by Bunting, Eve 4 Why was Dad crying and holding hands with Mom? Dad won a big jackpot at bingo. Dad was happy that he got a promotion at work. Dad was so proud of his family. Dad was so proud of his Mama for learning how to read. 5 What was Grandma's problem Saturday night? She was nervous and worried about the surprise for her son. She thought she had forgotten how to read. She thought she had forgotten how to baby-sit children. She thought her son might have to work Saturday night.

15. Predict

16. Who (Characters) Where and When (Setting) What Happened (Plot)

17. Watch DVD Read aloud ASL

18. Read the Book If you have questions, ask Melissa or Austin If you don’t understand the paragraph, ask Melissa or Austin If you don’t know the vocabulary word, look at the vocabulary list. If the vocabulary word is not on the list, then ask Melissa or Austin