Ask students to brainstorm words with long e. Record their words on the board. Then have students categorize the list of words according to the spellings for long e. Talk about which spelling patterns seem to be most common. Students may suggest the following long e spellings: open vowel as in he, y as in baby, digraph ea as in please, digraph ie as in field. 

Word Work
Mechanics:
question marks
Say: This story was about asking questions. What punctuation do we use to show we are asking a question? I am going to write a sentence, and I want you tell me if it needs a question mark.
Write the following sentences and have students add punctuation:
My favorite animal is a sloth
Who bumped me
Why do we move when we sleep
Tari’s curiosity was truly endless
Why is corn yellow
Say: Do you notice any patterns? How do you know when to use question marks? 

Word Study
suffix -ion
Write the word question on the board and circle the suffix -ion. Explain that when we add the suffix -ion to a root word, like the word quest, we change the meaning of the word by making the verb a noun. Write the word operate and show students how to add the suffix to make operation. Explain that when a word ends with the letter e, we drop the e before adding -ion. Write the following words on the board and have students make new words by adding -ion to the root word: elevate, educate, motivate, adopt, attract.