1. William’s House Written by: Ginger Howard Illustrated By: Larry Day
Skill: Draw Conclusions
Genre: Historical Fiction
Author’s Purpose: Inform

2. Words to Know
barrels
cellar
clearing
pegs
spoil
steep

3. fashioned halt succotash
More Words to Know
fashioned
halt
succotash

4. barrels containers with round, flat tops and bottoms and sides that curve out slightly

5. cellar an underground room or rooms

6. clearing an open space of line in a forest

7. pegs pins or small bolts of wood or metal used to fasten parts together

8. spoil to become bad or not good to eat

9. steep having a sharp slope; almost straight up and down

10. The workers dumped the salt into containers called barrels.

11. The workers dumped the salt into containers called barrels.

12. I had trouble walking up the steep mountain.

13. I had trouble walking up the steep mountain.

14. Aunt Joan and Uncle Perry hung their coats on the pegs by the door.

15. Aunt Joan and Uncle Perry hung their coats on the pegs by the door.

16. He kept food in the cellar
where it would stay cold.

17. He kept food in the cellar where it would stay cold.

18. If you leave milk out of the fridge all night it will spoil.

19. If you leave milk out of the fridge all night it will spoil.

20. Our log house stood alone in the clearing of the forest.

21. Our log house stood alone in the clearing of the forest.

22. Let’s review our words. Watch carefully because they will flash on the screen for just a moment. We will clap as we spell the word.

23. barrels

24. cellar

25. clearing

26. pegs

27. spoil

28. steep

29. Spelling Words

30. 1.Where does the story take
Review Questions p
1.Where does the story take
place?
2. How can you tell that William knows about building?
3.What bad thing almost happened because of the hot summer heat?
4. Why were the strong winds a bad thing for William’s family?

31. Review Questions p 261-265 Why did the roof almost catch fire?
2.How did William fix the roof so it wouldn’t cave in?
3.What did William do to help his family fight the cold weather?
4.William wanted his home to be like his father's. Why did William change his home?

32. GREAT JOB!