Test day: Friday, December 7th STORY: Heat wave By Helen Ketteman Genre: Tall Tale Fantasy and Realism
Vocabulary Words:
affected horizon singe temperature thermometer
Students have been given a copy of the student booklet. If a students loses his or her copy, a replacement can be given if needed.
Comprehension Skills: (a) Making Inferences - an idea or conclusion that's drawn from evidence and reasoning. (b) Cause and effect.
Overview and Rationale: "When record temperatures send the mercury shooting out of the porch thermometer like a rocket, strange things begin to happen on a Kansas farm...flowers pull up their roots and high-tail it for the shade beneath the porch; geese fly through a hot cloud and emerge plucked, stuffed, and roasted, and cornfields release a blizzard of popcorn."
Comprehension Strategy: Evaluate how the author and illustrator make this story funny and incredible.
Comprehension Review: Responding NOTES - Student journals are due every Monday.