Objective: Students will read text and determine the main idea and identify relevant supporting details and facts .

Vocabulary: squall, pungent, eerie, sly

Working with words: The teacher will introduce past and present verbs by writing samples on the board, then monitor as students make a list of past and present verbs they find in chapter 8.

Activity: The teacher will...

1. begin lesson by having the students share their predictions of chapter 8

2. introduce new vocabulary words and definitions for chapter 8

3. give each student a white piece of paper, and have them fold it into 6 pieces- again, students can insert a table with rows and columns into word processing, type text, then add clip art and/or drawings or

4. have students write each vocabulary word, definition and illustration in each box

5. read and discuss chapter 8

6. students will draw the "interior" and "exterior' of the barn- label parts of the barn (roof, door, sides, stalls...)

7. students will describe the job that Sarah and Papa worked together on

Websites:

Students will go online and complete activities for chapter 8.

Evaluation: Students will do a Cloze activity sheet. Students will fill in the blanks passages taken from chapter 8 and answer the following questions:

*What does Caleb mean when he say’s "Sarah has brought the sea?"

*After the storm  how is the prairie like the sea?

*Why is Caleb afraid to let Sarah drive to town alone?

*Why do you think Sarah liked Jack best?

*What is a squall?

*Describe hail. You may use the dictionary.

Home Learning: Complete Writing Activity and write a prediction for chapter 9.