Challenges and Obstacles UNIT 3 WEEK 5 DAY

Challenges and Obstacles UNIT 3 WEEK 5 DAY 3

Question of the Week: • What obstacles do we face in our daily lives?

Drawing Conclusions: • When you draw a conclusion, you form a reasonable opinion about something you have read • Ex: Giraffes are related to horses and are the tallest animal. They have very long necks to reach the leaves they eat. Their bodies are covered with large brown spots. Giraffes have long black tongues to help them gather leaves from the branches. They are usually found in the Sahara deserts. On their heads are two (or rarely more) little stumps used to attack predators • What can you conclude about giraffes? • Giraffes are a unique looking mammal that is the tallest animal in the world. They live in hot climates and have a way to defend themselves.

Story Structure:

Tested Vocabulary: pawn: in chess, one of sixteen pieces of the lowest value reception: the quality of sound reproduced in a radio or other device

Tested Vocabulary: remote: far away; distant resume: to begin again; to get or take again

Tested Vocabulary: rummage: to search in a disorderly way rustling: moving or acting with energy or speed

Tested Vocabulary: simultaneous: existing, done, or happening at the same time

Prepositions: • A preposition shows a relationship between a noun or pronoun and another word in the sentence • Practice: Identify the preposition and prepositional phrase 1. The monster hid under the bed. 2. David had a book about chess under his arm. 3. Gil raced around the room with his cell phone in his hand. 4. The boy sat on his uncle’s shoulders.

Independent Work: 1. Finish reading “Morning Traffic” 2. “Morning Traffic” Organizer 3. Spelling menu 4. Conventions/Conclusions Review 5. Read choice novel