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Sarah , plain tall Vocabulary Reading Note “ Sarah , plain and tall “ is historical fiction ; it is a story that is set in the past and portrays people , places , and events that did happen or could have happened . Spelling Grammar Common and Proper Nouns write the sentences , replacing underlined common nouns with proper nouns underlined proper noun with common nouns : Writing Cause – and – Effect Paragraph Cause effect writing tells about an event explain why it happens . Writers may use words like because , so , since to signal cause- and - effect relationships . Here is a cause effect letter that Sarah might have written to her brother about why she has decided to stay with the Wittings . Note the following : A Cause – and – Effect paragraph consists of the following : 1- Introduction 2- First reason 3-Second reason 4- Third reason 5- Conclusion * * Windbreak Rustle Alarmed Paddock Conch Row of trees used to block the wind . Soft sound made by things rubbing together . Frightened or worried . Fenced – in piece of land usually used for grazing horses. Large spiral shell . Write the vocabulary word that best completes each analogy . 1 – Apple is to fruit as …………………………. is to seashell . 2 – Happy is to pleased as frightened is to ………………........ . 3 – Loud is to shout as soft is to ………………………….. . 4 – Dune is to sand as ……………………… is to trees . 5 – Pen is to pigs as …………………………. Is to horses . rustle alarmed paddock windbreak conch “Sarah , plain and tall” Summary of “ Sarah , plain and tall” The Witting family ( Anna , Caleb and their father ) lived on a prairie farm .Anna Caleb’s mother died soon after Caleb`s birth. Their father advertised for a wife and. Sarah who lived in the east in Maine near the sea answered him. She came in Spring to stay with them for a month to decide after this month whether she was going to marry their papa or not . Sarah was plain and tall with brown hair