Bring setting analysis and comprehension together with Night in the Country by Cynthia Rylant. This engaging Rooted in Reading unit helps students explore the role of setting and how changes in time and place can impact the development of a story.

Through interactive lessons and meaningful discussions, students will strengthen comprehension skills while building vocabulary and grammar knowledge.

Skills Covered

Reading Comprehension

• Setting
• Settings can change
• Settings impact a story

Vocabulary

• country
• swoop
• patter
• nuzzle

Grammar

• Verbs

This week-long resource includes 5 days of comprehensive lesson plans featuring comprehension instruction, vocabulary activities, mentor sentence lessons, assessments, anchor charts, and an original nonfiction reader titled Barnyard Babies. Students will respond to text through writing, discussion, and engaging hands-on activities designed to deepen understanding.