Big Question How can people help animals that

Big Question: How can people help animals that are in danger? Title: A Symphony of Whales Author: Steve Schuch Illustrator: Wendell Minor Genre: Fiction

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Spelling Words � � � � � beautiful safely kindness finally spotless worthless illness helpful daily suddenly � � � � � wireless quietly fairness cheerful painful anxiously thoughtfully cautiously tardiness breathless

Vocabulary Words � � � � � anxiously bay blizzards channel chipped melody supplies surrounded symphony More Words to Know � � � neighboring waterproof yelping field biologist poachers salt marsh

Big Question: � Monday � Tuesday � Wednesday � Thursday � Friday

Monday Question of the Day How can people help animals that are in danger?

Today we will learn about: � Build Concepts � Generalize � Answer Questions � Build Background � Vocabulary � Fluency: Accuracy and Appropriate Pace/Rate � Present, Past, and Future Tenses � Suffixes -ly, -ful, -ness, -less � Helping Animals

MONDAY Fluency: Accuracy and Appropriate Pace/Rate

Fluency: Appropriate Pacing Listen as I read “Fiddler Crabs to Rhinos. ” � As I read, notice the speed I read. � Be ready to answer questions after I finish. �

Fluency: Appropriate Pacing 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? �

Build Concepts field biologist, poachers, salt marsh Careers Helping Animals Threats Environments

MONDAY Generalize Answer Questions: Pages 354 - 355

Prior Knowledge Think about what you know about whales. Whales

Vocabulary: Word Rating Chart Word anxiously bay blizzards channel chipped melody supplies surrounded symphony Know Have Seen Don’t Know

Vocabulary Words anxiously – uneasily; with fear of what might happen � bay – a part of a sea or lake partly surrounded by land � blizzards – blinding snowstorms with very strong, cold winds � channel – a body of water joining two larger bodies of water �

Vocabulary Words chipped – to cut or break off a small thin piece of something � melody – a pleasing or easily remembered series of musical notes; tune � supplies – the food and equipment necessary for an army exercise, camping trip, and so on �

Vocabulary Words surrounded – shut in on all sides; encircled; enclosed � symphony – a long, complicated musical composition for an orchestra �

More Vocabulary Words neighboring – nearby � waterproof – shedding water; a material that does not let water penetrate it � yelping – crying out; dog barking �

More Vocabulary Words field biologist – an expert in the study of life and living things who spends a lot of time outside where animals or organisms live or grow � poachers – people who hunt or fish illegally � salt marsh – low-lying watery ground near the ocean or other bodies of salt water � � Next slide

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MONDAY Grammar: Present, Past, and Future Tenses

beautyful blew 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. �

Present, Past, and Future Tenses � That is the voice of Narna, the whale. � The dog 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 the past tense. � The verb in the third sentence is in future tense.

Present, Past, and Future Tenses � Verbs can show when an action happens. This is called tense. � Different verb tenses have different forms. � Many present-tense verbs end in –s. � Form the past tense of many verbs by adding –ed. � Add the helping verb will to a verb to make it a future-tense verb.

Present, Past, and Future Tenses � Present Tense: A fish jumps out of the pond. � Past Tense: The boy pulled the fish in on a line. � Future Tense: The boy will toss the fish back into the water.

Present, Past, and Future Tenses � When a verb ends with e, drop the e before adding –ed: close – closed � When a one-syllable verb ends with one vowel followed by one consonant, double the final consonant before adding –ed: hop – hopped � When a verb ends with a consonant followed by y, change the y to i before adding -ed: cry - cried

Present, Past, and Future Tenses Tell the tense of the underlined verb. �A whale calls to other whales. � present � The whale will use the sound’s echo. � future � A whale’s flukes move up and down. � present

Present, Past, and Future Tenses Tell the tense of the underlined verb. � The whale will glide through the water. � future � The whale breathed through the blowhole on its head. � past � Ice trapped the whale in the bay. � past

Present, Past, and Future Tenses Choose the verb in ( ) to complete each sentence in the given tense. � Tough skin (covers, will cover) the whale’s body. present � covers � The whale (slips, will slip) through water. Future � will slip

MONDAY Spelling: Suffixes -ly, -ful, -ness, -less

Spelling Words � � � � � beautiful safely kindness finally spotless worthless illness helpful daily suddenly � � � � � wireless quietly fairness cheerful painful anxiously thoughtfully cautiously tardiness breathless

Tuesday Question of the Day What did Glashka’s people need from the whales and other sea animals in order to survive?

Today we will learn about: � Context Clues � Generalize � Answer Questions � Draw Conclusions � Vocabulary � Fluency: Choral Reading � Present, Past, and Future Tenses � Suffixes -ly, -ful, -ness, -less � Life Cycles of Animals � Helping Animals

TUESDAY Vocabulary Strategy: Context Clues Pages 356 - 357

TUESDAY A Symphony of Whales Pages 358 - 367

TUESDAY Fluency: Accuracy and Appropriate Pace/Rate

Fluency: Choral Reading � Turn to page 365. � As I read, notice the pace I’m reading—not too fast and not too slowly. � Together we will practice doing three choral readings of page 365.

TUESDAY Grammar: Present, Past, and Future Tenses

sled dogs was helfull in the cold climate � Sled dogs were helpful in the cold climate. � the dogs’s owner spoke to them quitely � The dogs’ owner spoke to them quietly. �

Present, Past, and Future Tenses � Verbs can show when an action happens. This is called tense. � Different verb tenses have different forms. � Many present-tense verbs end in –s. � Form the past tense of many verbs by adding –ed. � Add the helping verb will to a verb to make it a future-tense verb.

TUESDAY Spelling: Suffixes -ly, -ful, -ness, -less

Spelling Words � � � � � beautiful safely kindness finally spotless worthless illness helpful daily suddenly � � � � � wireless quietly fairness cheerful painful anxiously thoughtfully cautiously tardiness breathless

Wednesday Question of the Day What other kinds of music might the whales respond to that the people did not try?

Today we will learn about: � Generalize � Answer Questions � Vocabulary � Fluency: Accuracy and Appropriate Pace/Rate � Present, Past, and Future Tenses � Suffixes -ly, -ful, -ness, -less � Helping Animals

WEDNESDAY A Symphony of Whales Pages 368 - 375

WEDNESDAY Fluency: Accuracy and Appropriate Pace/Rate

Fluency: Choral Reading � Turn to page 366. � As I read the first two paragraphs, notice my reading rate. � Together we will practice doing three choral readings of page 366.

WEDNESDAY Grammar: Present, Past, and Future Tenses

kelly hopped she would see whales on her trip to hawaii � Kelly hoped she would see whales on her trip to Hawaii. � last year they visit friends near the pacific ocean � Last year they visited friends near the Pacific Ocean. �

Present, Past, and Future Tenses � Verbs can show when an action happens. This is called tense. � Different verb tenses have different forms. � Many present-tense verbs end in –s. � Form the past tense of many verbs by adding –ed. � Add the helping verb will to a verb to make it a future-tense verb.

Present, Past, and Future Tenses � Using present, past, and future tenses tell readers exactly when an action happened. � The whales will return to warm water in the winter. � By using the future tense in this sentence, the writer tells readers that the action will happen in the future.

WEDNESDAY Spelling: Suffixes -ly, -ful, -ness, -less

Spelling Words � � � � � beautiful safely kindness finally spotless worthless illness helpful daily suddenly � � � � � wireless quietly fairness cheerful painful anxiously thoughtfully cautiously tardiness breathless

Thursday Question of the Day What reasons would you have to learn another animal’s language?

Today we will learn about: � Spellings of/j/, /k/, /s/ � Expository Nonfiction/Text Features � Reading Across Texts � Content-Area Vocabulary � Fluency: Partner Reading � Present, Past, and Future Tenses � Suffixes -ly, -ful, -ness, -less � Sound

THURSDAY Science in Reading: He Listens to Whales Pages 376 - 379

THURSDAY Fluency: Accuracy and Appropriate Pace/Rate

Fluency: Choral Reading � Turn to page 366. � With a partner, practice reading aloud the first two paragraphs three times. � Read with accuracy and at an appropriate reading pace.

THURSDAY Grammar: Present, Past, and Future Tenses

yesterday the whales will appear on the beech � Yesterday the whales appeared on the beach. � some will returned to the water safly � Some will return to the water safely. �

Present, Past, and Future Tenses � Verbs can show when an action happens. This is called tense. � Different verb tenses have different forms. � Many present-tense verbs end in –s. � Form the past tense of many verbs by adding –ed. � Add the helping verb will to a verb to make it a future-tense verb.

Present, Past, and Future Tenses � Test Tip: � You may be asked to identify the tense of a verb in a sentence. � Remember that a verb that has no ending or ends with –s and has no helping verb is a present tense verb. � A verb with –ed is a past tense verb. � A verb with the helping verb will is a future tense verb.

THURSDAY Spelling: Suffixes -ly, -ful, -ness, -less

Spelling Words � � � � � beautiful safely kindness finally spotless worthless illness helpful daily suddenly � � � � � wireless quietly fairness cheerful painful anxiously thoughtfully cautiously tardiness breathless

Friday Question of the Day How can people help animals that are in danger?

Today we will learn about: � Build Concept Vocabulary � Generalize � Context Clues � Present, Past, and Future Tenses � Suffixes -ly, -ful, -ness, -less � Outlining/Summarizing � Helping Animals

Generalize � Sometimes when you read ideas about several things you can see how they are alike in some way. � You can make a general statement about all of them together. � Clue words such as most, many, all, or few signal generalizations.

Setting � The setting is the time and place in which a story takes place. � The setting can be very general or very specific. � Setting can affect many elements of a story, including the characters, the plot, and tone, or mood.

Setting � Looking at visual details like the illustrations can tell us a lot about where and when a story takes place. � Visualizing, or picturing, the setting in our heads as we read helps us understand the events in the story.

Context Clues � You can use context clues to determine the meaning of unfamiliar words. � List any unknown words you find as you read “A Symphony of Whales. ” � Create a chart showing the unknown word, helpful context clues, and the definition of the word based on its context. � Use a dictionary to check the meaning.

Context Clues Word Context Clues Meaning

Suffixes –ly, -ful, -ness, -less �I climbed tiredly into bed and turned off the light. � What is the base word in tiredly? � Often suffixes like -ly change how the base word is used; for example, tiredly describes an action; it answers the question how.

Suffixes –ly, -ful, -ness, -less Identify the suffix in each word. � � � � finally helpless beautiful kindness hopeless helpful quickly happiness � Her blindness did not stop her from being able to read and write. � The new boy from France was friendless, so Abigail kindly asked him to sit with her at lunch. � It was a plentiful harvest, and we were all thankful.

Spellings of /j/, /k/, /s/ We studied the sounds /j/ (g, j, dge), /s/ (c, s), and /k/ (c, k, ch). � Look at these words. � judge, cage, lock, sauce, badge, fork, Chris, jab, citation, juice, lake, germs � Which words have the /j/ sound? �

Spellings of /j/, /k/, /s/ We studied the sounds /j/ (g, j, dge), /s/ (c, s), and /k/ (c, k, ch). � Look at these words. � judge, cage, lock, sauce, badge, fork, Chris, jab, citation, juice, lake, germs � Which words have the /j/ sound? � Which words have the /k/ sound? �

Spellings of /j/, /k/, /s/ We studied the sounds /j/ (g, j, dge), /s/ (c, s), and /k/ (c, k, ch). � Look at these words. � judge, cage, lock, sauce, badge, fork, Chris, jab, citation, juice, lake, germs � Which words have the /j/ sound? � Which words have the /k/ sound? � Which words have the /s/ sound? �

Spellings of /j/, /k/, /s/ � � � suggest Geneva icicle trudge synchronize cellular genius chronological century tackle jury machine Jake donated generously to the school food drive. � A chronic illness can often be treated but not cured. � Abby helped mom trim the hedge. � The principal only had to tell the class to be quiet once. � Kate found herself in a real pickle. �

Outlining/Summarizing An outline is like a guide, or a plan, for written work. � A summary is a statement of the most important ideas about a topic or text. You can summarize what you read and learn. � An outline is a way to organize ideas in a summary. An outline shows main ideas and details. �

Outlining/Summarizing An outline can be used to put information together from two or more sources. � Outlines go from general to specific information following a format that uses Roman numerals, capital letters, and Arabic numerals. �

FRIDAY Grammar: Present, Past, and Future Tenses

cant whales here sounds underwater � Can’t whales hear sounds underwater? � a whale blow water from it’s spout � A whale blows water from its spout. �

Present, Past, and Future Tenses � Verbs can show when an action happens. This is called tense. � Different verb tenses have different forms. � Many present-tense verbs end in –s. � Form the past tense of many verbs by adding –ed. � Add the helping verb will to a verb to make it a future-tense verb.

FRIDAY Spelling: Suffixes -ly, -ful, -ness, -less

Spelling Words � � � � � beautiful safely kindness finally spotless worthless illness helpful daily suddenly � � � � � wireless quietly fairness cheerful painful anxiously thoughtfully cautiously tardiness breathless