1. Brave Irene

2. Day 1 Pages: 202- 210 Before: Guess the Covered Word Personification During: Sticky Note - Wind Personification After: What would you do? Context Clues Cause/Effect

3. Saving Sam The wind was blowing stronger and faster. The wind’s howling made a terrible noise. The flat whipped on the pole outside. Vic knew he had to find his dog Sam. Vic could barely walk in the wind- he could only stumble . Suddenly, he heard the bark. He whirled around to find Sam behind him. Vic quickly snatched Sam up and took him inside.

4. What is personification? Personification is when you describe nonliving things by using human actions or emotions.

5. The Sun Danced The sun danced across the sky on the hot summer day. Can the sun really dance?

6. The Pencil Screamed The pencil screamed as the boy turned the handle on the pencil sharpener. AAHHHH! Has your pencil ever screamed?

7. During: As your reading today, find all ways the author uses personification in the story about the wind. List them as dash facts on a sticky note.

8. Wind Personification Web After:

9. After: pg 206 Together