McBroom and the Big Wind

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McBroom and the Big Wind

• Jeff Cole
• Bishop Elementary

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Word Knowledge Inflectional Endings ed, -ing
Ripping
Tugged
Snapping
Slammed
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The /ow/ ou_ Sound
cloud
pounded
Sunnyvale City Santa Clara county California
State USA country
county
stout
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/F/ sound spelled ph

• Zepher gopher trophy pheasant

Name other words with this sound and spelling
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Word Knowledge Abbreviations
Apr. Feb.
Jan. Rd.
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Word Knowledge Sentences

• The wind was snapping at our heel like a pack of
  wolves.
• (what is the wind being compared to
• what is this comparison called)
• The marbles had grown as large as boulders.
• (grown always has to have a helping verb with it,
  had grown.)

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Word Knowledge Sentences

• We found out later the wind had shingled every
  gopher hole in the next county.
• (how did we found out?)
• Later is an _______.
• (adverb)
• The first month of the year is January.
• (January can be abbreviated to Jan.)

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Background

• Dialects (different sounds of a language, thought
  of the sound of a region i.e. South (Texas), East
  (New England), or Californian.)
• Slang
• Colloquial expressions
• Josh McBroom, hero of the story
• He uses humor and a positive attitude to survive
  any situtation

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Background

• Tall Tale- a funny fantasy, not meant to be
  realistic
• Uses humor to gives readers a message, lesson or
  even a moral, in this case That even in bad
  situations people can find something good. This
  ability can help people survive.
• Analogy- like Bugs Bunny cartoon that exaggerates
  a lot but you can still often find a lesson in it!

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Clues, Problems, and Wonderings

• Clues, Problems and Wonderings
• What does the title of the story mean?
• What effect will the wind have on the McBroom
  family?
• What does this story have to do with survival?
• What role will a positive attitude and humor play
  in the outcome of this story?

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Day 1 Comprehension Check

• Where is the McBrooms farm?
• (on the prairie)
• What animals did McBroom see blowing in the wind?
• (jackrabbits)
• What did the family use to keep the back door
  shut in the wind?
• (biscuits)

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Day 1 Identify Cause and Effect (360-363) roof,
shingles, nail, jump rope, jack rabbit, prairie,
biscuit, topsoil, rich, marbles, huge, wind,
cause, effect

• _________, so ______________.
• The topsoil is rich, so anything will grow huge
  in it.
• The cause is the top soil is rich. What is the
  effect?
• The effect is ______.
• (The effect is anything will quickly grow huge in
  it.)

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Day 1 Identify Cause and Effect (360-363) roof,
shingles, nail, jump rope, jack rabbit, prairie,
biscuit, topsoil, rich, marbles, huge, wind,
cause, effect

• The wind started blowing hard, so everyone ran
  into the house.
• The effect is everyone ran into the house. What
  is the cause?
• The cause is ___________.
• (The cause is the wind started blowing.)

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Day 1 Conjunctions

• A conjunction is a word that connects words or
  groups of words.
• The words and, but, or
• You can either mow the grass or help me wash the
  car.
• Subordinating conjunctions introduce subordinate
  clauses. A subordinate clause is a part of a
  sentence that does not express a complete
  thought.
• Before you leave, tell me what time you will be
  home.

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Day 1 Interjections

• An interjection is a word or group of words that
  expresses strong feelings, and has exclaimation
  points(!). A comma follows interjections that are
  not as strong.
• Oh no! I left the keys in the house!
• Darn, Ill have to call the locksmith to get back
  inside.
• Comp. Workbook page 136

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Writing

• Tall Tales
• Language Arts Handbook 158-163
• McBroom and the Big Wind is a very funny story
  that has characters such as flying rabbits. Id
  like to write a story like this.
• Brainstorm
• Characters
• Setting (Time Place)
• Problems

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Day 2 Cause and Effect 364-366 McBroom and the
Big Wind heavy, shingles, nail, screw, blow
away, plow, sheet, skillet, jug, breeze,
clothesline, jump rope

• Why did _______ ?
• _____ so ______.
• Why did McBroom tie a sheet to his plow?
• He tied a sheet to his ______ so he could use the
  _______ to move the plow.
• (He tied a sheet to his plow so he could use the
  wind to move the plow.)

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Day 2 Cause and Effect 364-366 McBroom and the
Big Wind heavy, shingles, nail, screw, blow
away, plow, sheet, skillet, jug, breeze,
clothesline, jump rope

• Why did the children wear shoes made of heavy
  skillets?
• They wore heavy ________ for shoes so they would
  not ______ away in the wind.
• (They wore heavy skillets for shoes so they would
  not blow away in the wind.)

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Day 2 Cause and Effect 364-366 McBroom and the
Big Wind heavy, shingles, nail, screw, blow
away, plow, sheet, skillet, jug, breeze,
clothesline, jump rope

• Why did _______ ?
• _____ so ______.
• Why did the children put winter wind in the
  bottle and jugs?
• They put winter wind in bottles and ________ so
  they could have ________ in the summer.
• (They put winter wind in bottles and jugs so they
  could have cool breezes in the summer.)

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Day 3 Cause and Effect 367-369 henhouse,
timber wolf, shoot, flap, stuck, suck up,
chimney, shotgun, black bear, chase, window, cause

• What caused _______ ?
• _______ because ________.
• What caused McBroom to get his shotgun?
• McBroom got the _______ because he wanted to
  shoot the angry ____ near the house.
• McBroom got the shotgun because he wanted to
  shoot the angry bear near the house.

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Day 3 Cause and Effect 367-369 henhouse,
timber wolf, shoot, flap, stuck, suck up,
chimney, shotgun, black bear, chase, window,
cause, clothesline

• What caused the children to get sucked up the
  chimney?
• The children got sucked up the ________ because
  McBroom opened the __________.
• The children got sucked up the chimney because
  McBroom opened the window.
• What caused the black bear to stop chasing
  McBroom?
• The _______ stopped chasing McBroom because the
  bear got stuck in the______.
• The bear stopped chasing McBroom because the bear
  got stuck in the clothesline.

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Day 2 Conjunction or interjection?

• The wind tugged and pulled at me, but it couldnt
  lift me an inch off the ground.
• (coordination conjunction- and, but)
• Everyone on the prairie knows Josh McBroom would
  rather break his leg than tell a fib.
• (subordinating conjunction-than)

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Day 2 Conjunction or Interjection?

• The younger boys were shooting marbles all over
  the farm and the girls were jumping rope.
• (coordinating conjunction-and)
• Push!
• (interjection)
• We ate supper after we cleaned the yard.
• (subordinating conjunction-after)

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Day 2 Personification- giving human qualities to
things that arent human

• The wind whistled through the trees.
• The leaves danced in the breeze.
• The lawn mower made rude noises.
• The wind snatched the clothes off the line.
• Spelling Workbook page 94