william's house
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WilliamWilliam’’s Houses HouseWritten by: Ginger Howard Written by: Ginger Howard Illustrated By: Larry DayIllustrated By: Larry Day Skill: Draw ConclusionsSkill: Draw ConclusionsGenre: Historical FictionGenre: Historical FictionAuthorAuthor’’s Purpose: Informs Purpose: Inform
Words to KnowWords to Know
•barrelsbarrels
•cellarcellar
•clearingclearing
•pegspegs
•spoilspoil
•steepsteep
barrelsbarrelscontainers with round, flat containers with round, flat
tops and bottoms and sides tops and bottoms and sides that curve out slightlythat curve out slightly
pegspegspins or small bolts of wood pins or small bolts of wood
or metal used to fasten or metal used to fasten parts togetherparts together
steepsteephaving a sharp slope; almost having a sharp slope; almost
straight up and downstraight up and down
The workers dumped The workers dumped the salt into containers the salt into containers called barrels.called barrels.
Aunt Joan and Aunt Joan and Uncle Perry hung Uncle Perry hung their coats on their coats on the pegs by the the pegs by the door.door.
Aunt Joan and Aunt Joan and Uncle Perry hung Uncle Perry hung their coats on the their coats on the pegs by the door.pegs by the door.
He kept food in the cellar He kept food in the cellar
where it would stay cold.where it would stay cold.
He kept food in the He kept food in the cellar where it would cellar where it would stay cold.stay cold.
If you leave milk If you leave milk out of the fridge out of the fridge all night it will all night it will spoil.spoil.
If you leave milk out of If you leave milk out of the fridge all night it the fridge all night it will spoil.will spoil.
Our log house Our log house stood alone in stood alone in the clearing of the clearing of the forest.the forest.
Our log house Our log house stood alone in the stood alone in the clearing of the clearing of the forest.forest.
LetLet’’s review our words. s review our words. Watch carefully because Watch carefully because they will flash on the they will flash on the screen for just a moment. screen for just a moment. We will clap as we spell the We will clap as we spell the word.word.
Review QuestionsReview Questionsp256-260p256-260
1.1.Where does the story take Where does the story take place?place?2. How can you tell that William 2. How can you tell that William knows about building?knows about building?
3.What bad thing almost happened 3.What bad thing almost happened because of the hot summer because of the hot summer heat?heat?
4. Why were the strong winds a 4. Why were the strong winds a bad thing for Williambad thing for William’’s family?s family?
Review QuestionsReview Questionsp 261-265p 261-265
1.1.Why did the roof almost catch Why did the roof almost catch fire?fire?
2.How did William fix the roof so 2.How did William fix the roof so it wouldnit wouldn’’t cave in?t cave in?
3.What did William do to help his 3.What did William do to help his family fight the cold weather?family fight the cold weather?
4.William wanted his home to be 4.William wanted his home to be like his father's. Why did William like his father's. Why did William change his home?change his home?