the storm genre: realistic fiction author’s purpose: entertainment and expressing feelings...
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The StormGenre: Realistic Fiction
Author’s Purpose: Entertainment and Expressing Feelings
Comprehension Skill: Predicting
By: Marc Harshman
Compiled by Terry Sams, Piedmont
SummarySummary
Ever since his accident, Jonathan has worked hard to make himself strong and capable in his wheelchair. One afternoon, his mother leaves him in charge of bringing in the horses on the family farm while she and his father are elsewhere. A huge storm is brewing. Jonathan likes most storms, but this is no ordinary storm - it's a tornado. The story tells how Jonathan saves the horses - and himself.
Genre: Realistic Genre: Realistic FictionFiction
Realistic Fiction seems like real life with Realistic Fiction seems like real life with characters dealing with real life problems. characters dealing with real life problems. The action can happen no matter how The action can happen no matter how improbable, and often takes place in the improbable, and often takes place in the present time. The situations are true or could present time. The situations are true or could be, but the characters are made up. Realistic be, but the characters are made up. Realistic Fiction may include "real people" characters Fiction may include "real people" characters who have actually lived.who have actually lived. \ \
Bibliography of Realist FictionBibliography of Realist Fiction
Realistic Fiction ActivitiesRealistic Fiction Activities
Realistic FictionRealistic Fiction and and ExpositoryExpository Nonfiction Nonfiction TE 317iTE 317i
• The Storm is an imaginary story, but the The Storm is an imaginary story, but the setting, characters, and events are setting, characters, and events are realistic. This is realistic. This is realistic fictionrealistic fiction, and it is , and it is usually written to usually written to entertainentertain. .
• Tornado Tales is Tornado Tales is factualfactual. It explains . It explains something in the real world. It explains something in the real world. It explains what tornadoes are like and what they what tornadoes are like and what they do.do.
This genre is This genre is expository fictionexpository fiction and is and is written to written to explain.explain.
Realistic Fiction and Expository Realistic Fiction and Expository NonfictionNonfiction
The StormThe Stormfiction tells about
imaginarypeople, places andevents that are likethose in real life
main purpose is usually to entertain
““Tornado Tales”Tornado Tales”
nonfictionnonfiction tells about tells about
somethingsomethingin the real worldin the real world
main purpose is tomain purpose is toexplainexplain
Comprehension Skill: Comprehension Skill: PredictingPredicting ●To predict means to tell what you think might happen next in a story or article based on what has already happened.
●Your prediction is what you say will happen next.
●When you make predictions, you also use your personal knowledge about a topic to help you.
●Predicting is a process of checking and changing your predictions as you read based on new information.
Practice Predicting Practice Predicting (TE 317A)(TE 317A)
PredictionPredictionJonathan will stay calm during the storm.
Story Story InformationInformation
He loves storms and isn’t scared.
Prior Prior KnowledgeKnowledge
that Confirmsthat ConfirmsIt is important to stay calm in a storm.
The storm will be more violent than Jonathan expects.
There are many signs a twister is coming, radio, wind, wail, sky.
Tornados or more damaging than he is use to.
Comprehension Skill Comprehension Skill Review –Review –
Drawing ConclusionsDrawing Conclusions• Author’s don’t always tell you everything. Instead, they may give you a few details about what happens or about characters.
• A conclusionconclusion is a decision you reach that makes sense after you think about the details or facts that you have read.
• You can you details and what you know to draw draw conclusionsconclusions, or to figure out things about characters and evens in what you read.. .
Practice Drawing Practice Drawing ConclusionsConclusions
Story CluesJonathan tells his parents about what he did.
What I know =What I know =When I do something really hard or scary, I feel proud.
ConclusionJonathan feels very proud of himself.
They did not They did not scold or baby scold or baby him.him.
When I tell When I tell people what I’ve people what I’ve done, it’s done, it’s because I feel because I feel good about it.good about it.
It feels good to It feels good to do a job well. do a job well.
He won’t care as He won’t care as much when they much when they look at him, because look at him, because they might see him they might see him and not his and not his condition.condition.
People don’t People don’t like to be like to be pitied.pitied.
People with People with disabilities are disabilities are capable and want capable and want to be treated the to be treated the same as everyone same as everyone elseelse..
Vocabulary Skill Review :Vocabulary Skill Review :AntonymsAntonyms
• Words with opposite meanings are Words with opposite meanings are called called antonymsantonyms..
• You can often figure out the meaning You can often figure out the meaning of an unknown word by finding a clue of an unknown word by finding a clue in the words around it. in the words around it.
• Sometimes the clue is an Sometimes the clue is an antonymantonym. .
Click on the title to practice this skill.
Research Skills – Almanac Research Skills – Almanac TE 317jTE 317j•An almanac is a book that is An almanac is a book that is
published every year.published every year.• It contains calendars, weather It contains calendars, weather
information, and dates of information, and dates of holidays.holidays.
• It also contains charts and tables It also contains charts and tables of current information about of current information about subjects such as city populations subjects such as city populations and recent prize winners in and recent prize winners in science, literature, or sports.science, literature, or sports.
Weekly Fluency Check -Weekly Fluency Check -Read with Attention to Read with Attention to PunctuationPunctuation
● Students should read with attention to Students should read with attention to punctuation, for example, using punctuation, for example, using commas to break up long sentences.commas to break up long sentences.
● Commas provide a place where the Commas provide a place where the reader can pause or take a breath, and reader can pause or take a breath, and can help to determine the proper can help to determine the proper meaning of the sentence.meaning of the sentence.
● Go to pages 304-305, beginning with Go to pages 304-305, beginning with Ever since the. . .”Ever since the. . .”
Review #1a Pages 302-3071.What does Jonathan hate
most of all? 2.Where had his mother
gone?3.How can you tell Jonathan is
independent and confident?4.What are some words the
author uses to help you visualize the storm?
Review #2 Pages 308-3141.What does he do to calm
the horses? 2.How does he feel when
he looked beyond the house? Explain
3.Why did he cry so hard when he found the dead rooster?
Write About It Pick one of the following and write
about it:Write a weather bulletin announcing
that a tornado has been sighted. Warn people about the dangers and how they can protect themselves.
Despite his disability, Jonathan responds bravely to a crisis. Write a journal entry that he might have written at some point in this story.
Write About It What do you think
Jonathan will be like in the future because of his experience in the storm? Give reasons for your opinion.
More Good StuffMore Good Stuff• ABC Spelling wordsABC Spelling words
• Vocabulary Match UpVocabulary Match Up• Hangman Spelling Hangman Spelling • Antonyms GameAntonyms Game• Tornado MuseumTornado Museum
• What You Should Know About TornadosWhat You Should Know About Tornados• Teacher Lesson Plan Teacher Lesson Plan
• Reading TestReading Test• Spelling TestSpelling Test
Say It!Say It!•accidentaccident
•coaxedcoaxed
•nuzzlednuzzled
•soothedsoothed
•tornadotornado
•wailedwailed
More Words to More Words to KnowKnow
advisoryflashbacks
scythetherapist
coaxedcoaxed•persuaded gently persuaded gently
accidentaccident
•something harmful or something harmful or unlucky that happens unlucky that happens unexpectedlyunexpectedly
soothedsoothed
•quieted or comforted quieted or comforted someone or somethingsomeone or something
tornadotornado
•a violent or destructive a violent or destructive windstorm with winds as windstorm with winds as high as 300 mphhigh as 300 mph
wailwail•a long, sad crya long, sad cry
advisoryadvisory•report of bad weather report of bad weather
flashbacksflashbacks•scenes of an earlier event inserted into a scenes of an earlier event inserted into a current event current event
scythescythe•a long, curved blade on a handle
therapisttherapist•people who treat injuries or diseases people who treat injuries or diseases
nuzzlednuzzled•rubbed with the noserubbed with the nose
A scythe was used to cut grass a long time ago.
A scythe was used to cut grass a long time ago.
I heard the wail of the wind. It sounded like the cry of a child.
I heard the wail of the wind. It sounded like the cry of a child.
The tornado is a very destructive storm.
The tornado is a very destructive storm.
He was involved in a bad car accident.
He was involved in a bad car accident.
He coaxed the horses into the barn.
He coaxed the horses into the barn.
She tried to soothe her crying mother.
She tried to soothe her crying mother.
The dog nuzzled me with his nose.
The dog nuzzled me
with his nose.
Flashbacks sometimes come to mind when we are thinking about other things.
Flashbacks sometimes come to mind when we are thinking about other things.
The weather advisory predicted lots of rain.
The weather advisory predicted lots of rain.
The therapist tried to help him learn how to walk again.
The therapist tried to help him learn how to walk again.
Spelling Words – with /j/, /ks/, /kw/
•change•village•edge•except•excited
explainexpectTexasquickequal
Spelling Words – with /j/, /ks/, /kw/
•charge•bridge•fudge•excellent
•relax
extraqueenquartliquidquilt
This Week’s Word Wall WordsThis 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 will clap as we spell
the word..
change
village
edge
except
excited
explain
expect
Texas
quick
equal
charge
bridge
fudge
excellent
relax
extra
queen
quart
liquid
quilt
change
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