Private I's and the Case of the Big Stink

They show how the girls record their information.

They provide proof that Inez has the best ideas.

They give a clue that the story is about a dog.

They show that Inez wants to be a writer.

the curtains and the garbage can

the slippers and the counter

the table and the lamps

the sofa and the pillow

It shows why the smelly things are in the house.

It shows a way to connect all of the smelly things.

It shows that the girls need to look for more things that smell the same.

It shows that the girls have become good at finding the things that smell.

search

write on

sit next to

stay away from

Three girls write in their notebook about a smelly dog.

Three girls try to discover where a bad smell comes from.

Three girls discover that some parts of the house are smelly.

Three girls help look for things in the house that smell the same.

because they want to keep a big secret

because they keep their information in a notebook

because they are all important and because of their ideas

because they are solving a mystery and because of their names

Mary Jane is bringing her art project to school that day.

Mary Jane notices that her art leftovers are gone from the table.

Mary Jane thanks her mother for cleaning the table.

Mary Jane plans to eat some eggs and bacon for breakfast.

It introduces Smokey's favorite piece of furniture.

It introduces a conflict between Josh and his mother.

It suggests that Josh knows where Smokey hides.

It gives the information that helps Mary Jane solve the problem.

"hopped out"

"ran into"

"she slowly"

"heavy chair"

Mary Jane's hair ribbons

bits of tissue paper

Josh's piece of bacon

broken ice pop sticks

She is very creative.

She is an excellent student.

She enjoys art class.

She spends a lot of time on her assignments.

a sheet of glass with colored tissue paper

a fancy window with ice pop sticks and colored tissue paper

a tiny home with ice pop sticks and colored tissue paper

a bed frame with ice pop sticks

leads to questions

takes years to create

moves people and goods

encourages people to invent

It used steam.

It had wheels.

It was very large.

It was very strong.

was not quickly accepted by the public

changed the way that people traveled

did not provide a perfect solution

used batteries for power

by discussing how several inventors improved cars

by listing the names of countries to show how far apart they are

by describing the condition of the streets to show the need for better roads

by showing that drivers had to be stopped because their cars were going too fast

did not cost much

did not smell bad

were able to travel farther

made less noise when driven

They show a problem that existed and explain how Henry Ford solved it.

They describe the order of steps to move a Model T from the factory to the roads.

They compare the number of parts in a Model T to the number of parts in

other cars.

They explain the effect of typical earnings on the people who worked for

Henry Ford.

uses for automobiles

changes in automobiles

inventors of automobiles

popularity of automobiles