Getting Ready to Read What is the bond

Getting Ready to Read What is the bond between animals and humans? • Animals need advocates because their ability to communicate is limited. When might a dog need an advocate? • People who care for animals should make a commitment to treat them well. Why is it important for them to make this commitment?

Getting Ready to Read Amazing Words Notable Hachiko was notable for his dedication to Dr. Ueno. Notable means to be worth of notice or remarkable. How was Hachiko’s behavior notable? Describe an achievement you believe is notable. Uncompromising Means not willing to bargain or unyielding Her position was uncompromising when we tried to have her see it our way. When would it be important to taking an uncompromising position? Think about these words as you read pages 152 -159.

Getting Ready to Read Why does the author set the story in Tokyo? The author provides some factual information about Hachiko. How could you verify the facts are true? What question did you ask yourself when you read about the day Kentaro’s father returned home looking especially sad? Hod did you determine the meaning of the word simply on page 145? Hachiko is famous because of his extraordinary loyalty. What other stories have you heard about extraordinary dogs?

Read and Comprehend As you read pages 152 -159, use the skills we’ve been working on: • What is the author’s purpose in writing Hachiko? • What do Kentaro’s actions tell you about his character? • Use suffixes to determine the meaning of thoughtfully on page 154 • Identify a fact from pages 156 -157. How do you know it is a fact? • Why do you think the author included “The Story Behind the Story” on page 158 -159? • Answer the questions on page 160.

Read and Comprehend

Read and Comprehend Fluency Practice Read page 151 out loud with me. Use expression and speak clearly. Now read with your partner.

Language Arts Research and Inquiry Analyze Review your information and decide what you want to use and what you don’t. Do you need more research?

Language Arts Common and Proper Nouns • A common noun names any person, place or thing. • A proper noun names a particular person, place or thing. Each important word in a proper noun begins with a capital letter. Think of a sentence that uses only common nouns. Change the common nouns to proper nouns. Share your sentence with your group.

Language Arts Spelling Frequently Misspelled Words Practice the first 10 spelling words by saying the letters out loud and golf clapping on the apostrophe. OR, write the first 10 words three times each.

Language Arts

Language Arts Journal Entry Use the notes you made yesterday to write a journal entry: Write about a time you were inspired by someone else’s story.

Language Arts Use the scoring rubric to evaluate the journal entry you wrote. Give yourself a score for the organization of your journal entry.