StormalongStormalongBy Mary Pope Osborne

Question of the Day

•What traits and abilities does your favorite superhero have?does your favorite superhero have?

Listening Comprehension

The Seaby Jim Reeves

Poetry – Poems are:Poetry – Poems are:

-written in verse-may use rhythm and rhyme

-uses vivid language to create moods and images for readers

Comprehension StrategyComprehension StrategyComprehension StrategyComprehension Strategy

Use Graphic Organizers-Use a sequence chart to keep track of the order of events in a selection.order of events in a selection.

-Use a cause-and-effect diagram to recognize causes and effects in text.

-Use a Venn Diagram to show how things are alike and different.

-Use a web to list details related to a main idea or important concept.

Example of Web

seashore

waves

rocky or sandy

fish, birds, and seashore sandy

beaches

people on the beach and in the

water

birds, and seashells

Example of Venn Diagram

Land Snails

Sea SnailsSnails

Have Lungs

Snails

Have

Gills

Both have spiral shells and soft bodies

Focus Skill:

Cause & Effect (p. 328-329)

Objective of Focus Skill:

• To identify cause-and-• To identify cause-and-effect relationships between and among literary elements.

The CAUSE is the reasonreasonreasonreason that

something happens.

Cause and Effect

something happens.

The EFFECT is what happens what happens what happens what happens as a result.

Cause and Effect

effectcause

effect

effect

Vocabulary (p. 330-331)

•bellowing

•outcast

•yearning

•withered•outcast

•reputation

•betrayed

•withered

•escapades

•unfathomable

bellowing

A bellowing sound is a loud low pitch sound usually made to usually made to show distress.

outcast

An outcast is someone who has been rejected or rejected or driven out by others.

“They never let poor Rudolph join in any reindeer games.”

Reputation

A person’s reputation is what he or she is or she is known for.

Troy Bolton –the basketball guy

betrayed

If you have betrayed someone who trusted who trusted you, then you have let that person down.

yearningA yearning is a great desire to have have something you may never be able to get.

withered

Something that has withered is dried up and faded.faded.

escapadesEscapades are carefree, mischievous, or reckless adventures.

unfathomableIf something is unfathomable, then it cannot be understood or known.

Can you Can you fathom living in space?

Genre Study

• A TALL TALE is a humorous

story about impossible or

exaggerated events.exaggerated events.

• As you read our story of the

week, look for exaggerations

about the strengths and abilities

of a character.

Written Response

• What is the MOST LIKELY

reason Stormalong would stand

alone, listening to the men sing, alone, listening to the men sing,

and gaze at the sea with a look of

great sorrow? Use details from

“Stormalong” to explain your

answer.