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Wayside School

Beneath the

Cloud of Doom

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This novel is the fourth novel in the Wayside Series. It follows

Sideways Stories from Wayside School (1978)

Wayside School is Falling Down (1989) Wayside School Gets A Little

Stranger (1995) For teachers who wish paperless activities, this unit contains a links to Boom Learning Decks as well as Google Digital resources. This packet also contains graphic organizers for an interactive notebook covering vocabulary, comprehension questions, constructed response writing, and skill practice. I hope your students enjoy a book study using the engaging method of using interactive notebooks.

Wayside School Beneath the Cloud of Doom

By Louis Sachar

Genre ~ humor Reading Level ~ Grades 3 – 5

Lexile 550LL

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Google Slides

The constructed response questions and all skill lessons for this unit have

been created using Google Slides.

A student packet containing comprehension questions and constructed

response wiring prompts without CCSS is offered through Google Slides.

You can assign this packet to students to help with distance learning.

[Note: This packet is not editable.]

This unit contains 8 video lessons. The videos are embedded into Google

Slides. Each video slide is followed by a digital organizer for students to

learn the rules for the skills that are taught. The printable organizers are

offered as Google Slides. All text can be edited before printing with these

organizers.

Following a series of lessons, students practice the skills through games,

activities, and traditional worksheets. Select between digital or printable

versions of these activities.

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Table of Contents

Links to Digital Resources 4

Lesson Plans at a Glance 13

Vocabulary 14

Teacher Information 15

Vocabulary List 18

Vocabulary Bookmarks 25

Vocabulary Word Cards 27

Vocabulary Practice Booklet 32

Vocabulary Test 55

Comprehension/Writing 59

Character Trait Craftivity 60


Comprehension Chapters 1-2 77

Comparing Characters 78


Summarizing 80


Point of View 82


Making Connections 85


Problem and Solution Chain 88


Responding to Text 90


Mood 92


Setting 94


Acrostic 96


Summarizing 98


Character Traits 100


Recalling Detail 102


Figurative Language 104


Theme 106


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Plot Development Roller Coaster 108

Answer Keys for Comprehension and Writing 109

Student Packet without Standards 143

Language Arts Skills 144


Week #1 – Plural Rules 148

Printable Organizers 150

Answer Keys for Printable Organizers 154

Plural Word Practice 159

Week #2 Synonym, Antonyms, and Shades of Meaning 167

Printable Organizers 169

Printable Organizers Version 2 172

Answer Keys for Printable Organizers 176

Synonym and Antonym Practice 180

Shades of Meaning Practice 184

Week #3 Prefixes 188

Prefix List 190

Prefix Flip Books 191

Prefix Printable Worksheets 199

Answer Keys for Prefix Printable Worksheets 202

Printable Organizer (2 Versions) 205

Answer Keys for Printable Organizer 207

Prefix Practice Activity – Mystery Picture 208

Bonus Activity – Science-Tie In – Types of Clouds Organizer 211

Credits 220

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Lesson Plans at a Glance

Read

Vocabulary List

&

Booklet

Comprehension

Quiz

Constructed

Response

Question

Skill Practice

Chapters

1-2

dilly-dally

ultimate Page 1

Chapters

1-2

Comparing

Characters

Lesson 1 – Plural

Rules

Chapters

3-4

patriotic

responsibility Page 2

Chapters

3-4 Summarizing

Lesson 2 – Plural

Rules

Chapters

5-6

skeptical

theory Page 3

Chapters

5-6 Point of View

Lesson 3 – Plural

Rules

Chapters

7-8

curious

trudge Page 4

Chapters

7-8

Making

Connections

Lesson 4 – Plural

Rules

Chapters

9-10

cast

predict Page 5

Chapters

9-10

Problem and

Solution Chain Activity for Lesson 1-4

Chapters

11-12

pistachios

confidential Page 6

Chapters

11-12

Responding to

Text Lesson 5 – Synonyms

Chapters

13-14

alternative

composure Page 7

Chapters

13-14 Mood Lesson 6 –Antonyms

Chapters

15-16

loom

prefer

Page

8-9

Chapters

15-16 Setting

Synonym and

Antonym Puzzles

Chapters

17-18

meek

hideous

Page

10

Chapters

17-18 Acrostic

Lesson 7 – Shades of

Meaning

Chapters

19-20

mansion

trigger

Page

11

Chapters

19-20 Summarizing

Shades of Meaning

Activity

Chapters

21-22

squawk

vibration

Page

12

Chapters

21-22

Character

Traits Prefixes non- and mis-

Chapters

23-24

fudge-

squiggle

hyphen

Page

13

Chapters

23-24

Recalling

Details

Prefixes over- and

under-

Chapters

25-26

stamina

inspiration

Page

14

Chapters

25-26

Figurative

Language Prefixes de- and pre-

Chapters

27-28

strewn

astonish

Page

15

Chapters

27-28 Theme Lesson 8 - Prefixes

Chapters

29-30

defense

pressure

Page

16

Chapters

29-30

Plot

Development

Prefixes Mystery

Picture

Vocabulary Test

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Chapters 29 - 30 [defense and pressure]

1. Sort the words on the T-chart.

apology shield request cover

excuse security guard plea

---

Defense meaning

protection

Defense meaning

argument

____________________ ____________________

____________________ ____________________

____________________ ____________________

____________________ ____________________


twist somebody’s arm anxiety gravity

bully heaviness difficulty

---

Pressure meaning weight

Pressure meaning stress

Pressure meaning make

______________ ______________ ______________

______________ ______________ ______________

Chapters 1-2 [dilly-dally and ultimate]

1. Circle six words in the box that are synonyms of dilly-

dally.

dash loiter mosey

delay hasten dawdle

hurry hesitate scurry

move slowly rush speed

2. Sort the synonyms of ultimate on the T-chart based on two of its definitions.

last worst best

supreme final concluding

---

Definition 1

happening or coming at the end of a process, series of events, etc.

Definition 2

greatest or most extreme

____________________ ____________________

____________________ ____________________

____________________ ____________________

Page 16 Page 1


Chapters 29 - 30 [defense and pressure]


apology shield request cover

excuse security guard plea

---

Defense meaning

protection

Defense meaning

argument

guard plea

security excuse

shield request

cover apology


twist somebody’s arm anxiety gravity

bully heaviness difficulty

---

Pressure meaning weight

Pressure meaning stress

Pressure meaning make

heaviness anxiety bully

gravity difficulty twist somebody’s arm

Chapters 1-2 [dilly-dally and ultimate]

1. Circle six words in the box that are synonyms of dilly-

dally.

dash loiter mosey

delay hasten dawdle

hurry hesitate scurry

move slowly rush speed

2. Sort the synonyms of ultimate on the T-chart based on two of its definitions.

last worst best

supreme final concluding

---

Definition 1

happening or coming at the end of a process, series of events, etc.

Definition 2

greatest or most extreme

last best

final supreme

concluding worst

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Wayside School Beneath the Cloud of Doom ~ Chapters 1-2

1. A good title for Chapter 1 could be ---.

a. The Meanings of Bells at Wayside School

b. Getting to Know Todd c. Discipline

d. A Lot of Stairs

2. Chapters 1-2 are told from which point of

view?

a. The author uses one character to tell the story through his own personal

experiences. b. The story is told as if the main character is

saying you do this or that. c. The thoughts of several characters are told

through a narrator.

3. What is Terrence’s goal?

______________________________________

______________________________________

Which word best describes Terrence’s goal?

a. thoughtful

b. serious c. outrageous

d. doable

4. Why is Chapter 2 most likely titled “A Million?”

a. to add humor to the story by doing something silly a large number of times

b. because the students are learning the meaning of numbers

c. to impress the reader with many ways to

define a million d. because a million is a large number

5. Read this line from the end of Chapter 1.

The scary bell was the late bell. It didn’t matter where he was. It always sounded like an angry driver was slamming on a car horn, right behind

him.

Which type of figurative language does this line

contain?

a. simile b. metaphor

c. personification d. idiom

6. Select 4 words used to describe Todd’s

behavior in Chapter 1.

_____ popular

_____ eager

_____ hotheaded

_____ loving

_____ artist

_____ energetic

_____ thankful

_____ determined

_____ useful

7. Matching -- Why does the author use special text in the following phrases?

_____ READ A BOOK. WRITE A BOOK REPORT. a. sound

_____ ULTIMATE TEST STARTS TOMORROW! b. to show the reader how the word

should be said

_____ Ping . . . PONG! c. to show importance

_____ Bo-ring d. for emphasis – to show the list is long


Chapters 1-2 ~ Constructed Response – Comparing Characters

Compare Todd to Terrence.

Terrence

__________________

__________________

_________________

_________________

__________________

__________________

_________________

_________________

__________________

__________________

_________________

_________________

__________________

__________________

_________________

_________________

__________________

__________________

_________________

_________________

Todd

__________________

__________________

_________________

_________________

__________________

__________________

_________________

_________________

__________________

__________________

_________________

_________________

__________________

__________________

_________________

_________________

__________________

__________________

_________________

_________________

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.3.3

Describe characters in a

story (e.g., their traits,

motivations, or feelings)

and explain how their

actions contribute to the

sequence of events

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.4.3

Describe in depth a

character, setting, or

event in a story or drama,

drawing on specific details

in the text (e.g., a

character’s thoughts,

words, or actions).

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Wayside School Beneath the Cloud of Doom ~ Chapters 1-2

1. A good title for Chapter 1 could be ---.

a. The Meanings of Bells at Wayside School

b. Getting to Know Todd c. Discipline

d. A Lot of Stairs

2. Chapters 1-2 are told from which point of

view?

a. The author uses one character to tell the story through his own personal

experiences. b. The story is told as if the main character is

saying you do this or that. c. The thoughts of several characters are told

through a narrator.

3. What is Terrence’s goal?

___to kick a million things_________________

Which word best describes Terrence’s goal?

a. thoughtful b. serious

c. outrageous d. doable

4. Why is Chapter 2 most likely titled “A Million?”

a. to add humor to the story by doing something silly a large number of times

b. because the students are learning the meaning of numbers

c. to impress the reader with many ways to

define a million d. because a million is a large number

5. Read this line from the end of Chapter 1.

The scary bell was the late bell. It didn’t matter

where he was. It always sounded like an angry driver was slamming on a car horn, right behind him.

Which type of figurative language does this line contain?

a. simile b. metaphor c. personification

d. idiom

6. Select 4 words used to describe Todd’s behavior in Chapter 1.

_____ popular

_____ eager

_____ hotheaded

_____ loving

_____ artist

_____ energetic

_____ thankful

_____ determined

_____ useful

7. Matching -- Why does the author use special text in the following phrases?

__d___ READ A BOOK. WRITE A BOOK REPORT. a. sound

__c___ ULTIMATE TEST STARTS TOMORROW! b. to show the reader how the word

should be said

__a___ Ping . . . PONG! c. to show importance

__b___ Bo-ring d. for emphasis – to show the list is

long


Chapters 1-2 ~ Constructed Response – Comparing Characters

Compare Todd to Terrence.

Terrence

determined - wants to kick 1 million things

frustrated - toe hurts so wants to cut toenail but

only has dull safety scissors

Student in Mrs. Jewl's class toe sore from kicking

Mrs. Jewls told Terrence he was a genius.

Todd

determined - wants to get to class on time

frustrated - wants Mrs. Jewls to stop assigning

homework

Student in Mrs. Jewl's class

legs sore from running up stairs

Mrs. Jewls scolded Todd for being late.

CCSS.ELA-

Literacy.RL.3.3

Describe characters in a

story (e.g., their traits,

motivations, or feelings)

and explain how their

actions contribute to the

sequence of events

CCSS.ELA-

Literacy.RL.4.3 Describe

in depth a character,

setting, or event in a

story or drama, drawing

on specific details in the

text (e.g., a character’s

thoughts, words, or

actions).






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