A Symphony of Whales by Steve Schuch Genre

A Symphony of Whales by: Steve Schuch Genre: Fiction Vocabulary Strategy: Context Clues Comprehension Skill: Generalize Comprehension Strategy: Answer Questions

QUESTION OF THE WEEK • How can people help animals that are in danger? 12/6/2020 2

• I want you to set a purpose for reading based on the title. • Listen for generalizations about the author's life and experiences. • Am I reading too fast, too slow, or fluently? 12/6/2020 3

LISTENING COMPREHENSION • What generalization does the author make about summer in the Philadelphia area? • Who or what caused the deaths of so many black rhinos in Africa? 12/6/2020 4

BUILD CONCEPT VOCABULARY • Let’s start a web to build concepts and vocabulary related to this week's lesson and the unit theme. 12/6/2020 5

BUILD CONCEPT VOCABULARY • My family had a cottage that stood on pilings in the New Jersey salt marsh, within sight of the ocean. • Salt marsh means low-lying watery ground near the ocean or other bodies of salt water • Where should we place salt marsh on our web? 12/6/2020 6

BUILD CONCEPT VOCABULARY • I loved Africa, but I seemed to be getting no closer to realizing my dream of becoming a field biologist. • Field biologist is an expert in the study of life and living things who spends a lot of time outside where animals or organisms live or grow • Where should we place field biologist on our web? 12/6/2020 7

BUILD CONCEPT VOCABULARY • Poachers were killing more and more rhinos. • Poachers are people who hunt or fish illegally. • Where should we place poachers on our web? 12/6/2020 8

Objectives: • Identify and make generalizations. • Answer questions to identify and make generalizations. 12/6/2020 9

Generalize • Name three kinds of dogs you are familiar with. I will write your responses on the board. How many legs, tails, and ears do dogs have? How do dogs communicate? Now that we have the information under the name of each dog, I challenge you to think about how the dogs are alike. 12/6/2020 10

Generalization · A generalization often sums up information or states the main idea. · As we read, we should ask ourselves questions about information we do not understand. Answering these questions can help us make generalizations. 12/6/2020 11

Let’s read pg. 354 • Now let’s read The title of the selection is "Songbirds of the Sea. " I wonder what animal it refers to. From the picture, I know the selection is about whales. They must be the songbirds mentioned in the title. • The author says that beluga whales make lots of noise. This could be a generalization, but there's no clue word. What if I say, All beluga whales make lots of noise? The sentence still makes sense, so it must be a generalization. 12/6/2020 12

Let’s do WB page 133 12/6/2020 13

WB page 133 12/6/2020 14

Let’s BEGIN A WEB about whales. 12/6/2020 15

Multisyllabic Word Routine 1 Tell students to look for chunks in words with no meaningful parts. They should say each chunk slowly and then say the chunks fast to make a whole word. 2 Think aloud to demonstrate breaking a word into chunks, saying each chunk slowly, and then saying the chunks fast to make a word. 3 Provide examples of long words with no meaningful parts. Help students chunk the words. 12/6/2020 16

Say It! 12/6/2020 • anxiously • bay • blizzard • channel • chipped • melody • supplies • surrounded • symphony 17

More Words to Know neighboring waterproof yelping 12/6/2020 18

anxiously uneasily; with fear of what might happen 12/6/2020 19

bay a part of a sea or lake surrounded by land 12/6/2020 20

blizzards blinding snowstorms with very strong, cold winds 12/6/2020 21

channel a body of water joining two larger bodies of water 12/6/2020 22

chipped to cut or break off a thin piece of something 12/6/2020 23

melody a pleasing or easily remembered series of musical notes; tune 12/6/2020 24

supplies the food and equipment necessary for an army exercise, camping trip, and so on 12/6/2020 25

symphony a long, complicated musical composition for an orchestra 12/6/2020 26

The men chipped at the wood using an ax. 12/6/2020 27

The men chipped at the wood using an ax. 12/6/2020 28

The violin player was ready to perform the symphony. 12/6/2020 29

Ted waited anxiously for his test to be graded. 12/6/2020 30

Ted waited anxiously for his test to be graded. 12/6/2020 31

In Antarctica there are blizzards every day. 12/6/2020 32

In Antarctica there are blizzards every day. 12/6/2020 33

Jason could see the boats in the bay from his window. 12/6/2020 34

John and Sue were surrounded by ants. 12/6/2020 35

John and Sue were surrounded by ants. 12/6/2020 36

Students go shopping for school supplies at the beginning of each school year. 12/6/2020 37

Students go shopping for school supplies at the beginning of each school year. 12/6/2020 38

It would be a hard task to swim the length of a channel. 12/6/2020 39

It would be a hard task to swim the length of a channel. 12/6/2020 40

Can you remember the melody after I sing the tune? 12/6/2020 41

Can you remember the melody after I sing the tune? 12/6/2020 42

Small Group Time • Read leveled readers 12/6/2020 43

FLUENCY • MODEL PACING YOUR READING As you read "Fiddler Crabs to Rhinos, " show students how to pace their reading and read at the appropriate speed. After you read the first paragraph, draw students' attention to the speed at which you read. Provide contrast by reading too fast and too slowly and discuss effectiveness of reading at the right pace. 12/6/2020 44

Language Objectives: • Define and identify present, past, and future tenses. Use present, past, and future tenses in writing. 12/6/2020 45

Daily Fix-it –Beautyful blue whales lives in the cold ocean waters. Beautiful blue whales live in the cold ocean waters. –Theyre the bigest animals in the world. They’re the biggest animals in the world. 12/6/2020 46

READING-GRAMMAR CONNECTION • That is the voice of Narna, the whale. • The dogs stopped short. • But you will know the way home. The verb in the first sentence is in present tense, the verb in the second sentence is in past tense, and the verb in the third sentence is in future tense. 12/6/2020 47

Present, past, and future verbs. 12/6/2020 48

Present, past, and future verbs. 12/6/2020 49

Present, past, and future verbs. 12/6/2020 50

Writing objectives: • Identify the characteristics of a news story. 12/6/2020 51

READING-WRITING CONNECTION · A Symphony of Whales is about the rescue of whales by using music. · The story includes facts about whales and a rescue mission. · You will write a news story using a variety of sentences and 5 Ws and How. 12/6/2020 52

READING-WRITING CONNECTION 12/6/2020 53

Modeling • The writer has used sentence variety to make the article interesting. Sentence beginnings, such as on April 18 and at the same time, change the rhythm and sound different from sentences that begin with a subject and verb. In the middle of longer sentences, the writer has put a short sentence. Different sentence lengths and a quote add variety and interest. 12/6/2020 54

Spelling Objective: • Spell words with suffixes -ly, -ful, -ness, -less. 12/6/2020 55

Generalization about spelling words with suffixes • When adding -ly, -ful, -ness, or -less, most base words stay the same: safely. When the base word ends in y, change y to i: beautiful. Adding suffixes usually does not change the pronunciation of the base word. 12/6/2020 56

Self-check your work! • 1. beautiful • 2. safely • 3. kindness • 4. finally* • 5. spotless • 6. worthless • 7. illness • 12/6/2020 8. helpful 9. daily 10. suddenly* 11. wireless 12. quietly* 13. fairness 14. cheerful 15. painful 57

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