Objectives You will Practice recognizing contractions Practice recognizing
Objectives: • You will: • Practice recognizing contractions. • Practice recognizing base words and affixes, including suffixes –ly and –ing and the prefix un-. • Recognize words with /oi/ spelled oy. • Recognize words ending in –le with long and short vowels.
Word Knowledge Contractions are word sandwiches!!! can’t aren’t it’s that’s they’ll they’re we’ll I’ll – The above words are contractions. • Tell your partner what two words that make up each contraction. – – – – can + not are + not it + is that + is they + will they + are we + will I + will
What is the same with these words? building camping sleeping • The words have the suffix –ing added to them. – What is the base word to each of these words? • building = build • vamping = camp • sleeping = sleep – How does the suffix –ing change the words meaning? • It changes it to a verb that is happening right now.
Word Knowledge gently probably friendly brightly • These words have the suffix –ly. – Identify the base words: • • gently = gentle probably= probable friendly=friend brightly=bright – How does the suffix –ly change the words meaning? • The suffix –ly changes the word from an adjective to a verb. It means “in a way”.
Word Knowledge comfortable uncomfortable steady unsteady • These words have the prefix un- added to them. – Un- means not. – Note that adding the suffix un- makes an antonym of the base word.
Word Knowledge voices point royal poison destroy • These words are found in “Two Days in May. ” – They have the /oi/ sound spelled _oy and oi. • voices point royal poison destroy
Word Knowledge • Read the following sentences and find the contractions, words with the suffix –ly, and words with the prefix un-. • “They probably smelled your garden, ” he explained. • The Pigeon Lady came up to Peach and me and said, “Oh, girls, aren’t they wonderful!” • I could see that the people made them uncomfortable and it helped me appreciate that these really were wild animals.
Word Knowledge • Screaming and shouting can destroy people’s voices. – Which spelling words in the above sentence contain the /oi/ sound spelled _oy and oi? • Destroy, voices
Build Background • Have you ever seen deer up close? • What about other types of large wildlife? • How can people help wild animals they find stranded in cities? • How might growing cities affect wildlife? • When cities grow, animals sometimes loose their natural habitats (homes).
Now Showing: • “Animal Profiles: North American Deer” (16 minutes)
Build Background • We will be reading a fictionalized account of a true story. This means that the basic events are true but the characters, names, and dialogue was made up by the author. • Cities grow each year. As they grow, animals are impacted. This is called Urban Sprawl. • Development versus conservation of land is a big debate in America. Now Showing: “Plants and Animals: Victims of Sprawl”
Preview and Prepare • Let ‘s read aloud: the title, the author and illustrator. • Now let’s browse the first page or two of the story. • Who are the main characters? • Look at the illustrations in the selections. • Make sure you make predictions about the text to help monitor your comprehension. • Look for: clues, problems, such as unfamiliar words. • Now let’s look at the focus questions. – How do you think deer find their way into the city? – What can be done to protect the deer in the city?
Student Observation Clues Wonderings Problems Deer grazing in the courtyard deer get city garden. there? How did the
Two Days in May Selection Vocabulary does bucks territory relocates organization population
does female deer Those are probably females, or Atdoes. the park last weekend, we saw two does on the nature trail.
bucks male deer The males are called bucks Two bucks were with the family of deer we saw.
territory an area belonging to a group They’re looking for territory of their own Many different animals have methods for marking their territory.
territory
relocates moves to a different place I remember reading a few months back about an organization that rescues and relocates animals that are stranded or injured. When a species habitat is destroyed, it relocates to another area or dies out.
organization a group; association; society I remember reading a few months back about an organization that rescues and relocates animals that are injured. My stranded neighborsor belong to an organization that conserves wilderness areas.
population the total number of inhabitants of a given area The problem is population growth In the last five years, the population of this city has tripled.
“Two Days in May” • Focus Questions: • How do you think deer find their way into the city? • What can be done to protect the deer in the city?
“Two Days in May” (First Read) • While we are reading the selection, we will: • ask questions to make sure we understand what we are reading. • make connections between what we are reading and what we already know. • summarize the main ideas of the story to stay focused on the important information tr e x i n : s u m m a r i z e p r o u S u m m a r i z e 5 6 2 x 4 2 3 4 6 k . . . s u m m a r i z e t h e p r e v i o u
grazing to feed on growing grass and pasturage, as do cattle, sheep, etc Asking Questions • I wonder how those deer got there? Maybe this is not a big city. • Fire escapes and apartment buildings are usually found in large cities. • Is this a big city or a small town near the country?
courtyard An open space surrounded by walls or buildings, adjoining or within a building such as a large house or housing complex. hooves the entire foot of a horse, donkey, sheep, etc. nervous highly excitable; unnaturally or acutely uneasy or apprehensive; worried
Making Connections • Good readers think about what they are reading and try to connect the characters and events in a story to real life. • Does this page make you think of anything in your life?
solemnly serious or earnest does female deer bucks male deer
Asking Questions • Why does the animal control officer want to shoot the deer? Let’s continue reading to find out. territory an area belonging to a group
peaceful free from war, strife, commotion, violence, or disorder protest object to
rescues to free or deliver from confinement, violence, danger, or evil relocates To move to or establish in a new place outfit any company, person, or group Summarize • Sometimes stopping to think about the important things that have happened so far in a story helps me better understand what I am reading. • So far, Sonia woke up and saw deer grazing in her garden. Then her father called animal control. Animal control wanted to kill the deer, so all the neighbors decided to stand near the deer to keep them from being killed. One neighbor called a group that rescues
Inquiry & Investigation • Let’s work on our unit investigations. • Groups will meet to discuss questions you have about the story we just read. • Complete Inquiry Journal, page 44 on disappearing habitats for city wildlife.
Word Analysis • Spelling – This week, we will spell words with the /oi/ sound. – boy enjoy broil boil soil coin join destroy poison royal point voices • Pretest p. 34 • Vocabulary Skill Words: Homophones deer new here tail way
English Language Conventions • Let’s read Language Arts Handbook page 270 to review when question marks and exclamation points are used. – Question marks are used in interrogative sentences. – Exclamation points are used in exclamatory sentences and interjections. • Now, let’s complete Comprehension and Language Arts Skills Workbook pages 48 -49 for more practice with question marks and exclamation points.
Writing Process Strategies • Getting Ideas: Explaining a Process • Read Language Arts handbook, pgs. 98 -100, on explaining a process. – The people in the story “Two Days in May” took several steps in order to save the deer’s lives. When I want to explain a process, I will remember to do it in the order it happens. – Taking care of a pet involves a lot of steps. What are some of the things you have to do to take care of a pet. • Think of something you know how to do well. Write your ideas in your Writer’s Notebook.
Writing Process Strategies ü Assessment Rubric ü Total point value: 10 ü The main idea is clearly stated. (2 points) ü The steps to the process are easy to follow and understand. (2 points) ü The word choice and sentence length fits the audience. (2 points) ü The final copy is clean, neat, and legible. (2 points) ü Mechanics-punctuation, spelling, and capitalization is correct. (2 points)
Developing Oral Language can’t aren’t it’s that’s they’ll they’re we’ll I’ll building camping sleeping gently probably friendly brightly • I need a volunteer to choose a word and call out the word in the line. – For example, line 1, word 3. • Next, raise your hand if you can read that word. – It’s is correct! • Let’s continue with another volunteer.
Developing Oral Language comfortable uncomfortable steady unsteady voices point royal poison destroy • I need a volunteer to choose one of the above words and put it in a sentence. • Next, I need another volunteer to continue point to another word and put it in a sentence.
“Two Days in May” • Focus Questions: – How do you think deer find their way into the city? – What can be done to protect the deer in the city?
“Two Days in May” • When I read this story I will: – Make connections between the selection and your own life. – Ask questions to clarify difficult – parts. – Summarize key events to help me understand the story.
anxiously worried organization a group; association; society rotate to turn around alert fully aware and attentive; wide-awake; keen appreciate to value or regard highly
population the total number of inhabitants of a given area solution the act of solving a problem or question
Making Connections • This part of the story reminds me of a time when I was little and went camping with my family. We brought lots of blankets because it was cold outside. We all slept snuggled under the blankets outside. The blankets were warm, but I remember the wind feeling cold on my nose. • Does this part of the story remind anyone of a real experience they have had?
Asking Questions • I have questions about this part of the story. Is someone from the organization going to get there in the morning? How will they move the deer? Where will they move them? • Let’s keep reading to see if our questions are answered.
Answering Questions • I see now that the rescue organization got there in the morning. They had to tranquilize them to put them in the crates. I still wonder where they will take them. Let’s keep reading to see if we can find out.
Summarizing • Let’s stop here to make sure we understand everything that’s happened in the story so far. Who would like to summarize the story here. • Sonia saw deer in her garden. Then her dad called animal control, and animal control wanted to shoot the deer. The neighbors wanted to save the deer and called an organization to come and rescue them. The neighbors stayed outside all night with the deer to make sure they were OK. Then the rescue organization got there and took the deer out of the city. The organization found a home in the woods for the deer.
Discussing Strategy Use • What connections did you make between the story and to your own life? • What questions did you ask yourself as you read the story? • Did you pause to summarize as you read the story? When?
Discussing the Selection • Let’s use handing off to answer these questions: • Why were the deer looking for food in the city? • How did the neighbors save the deer? • How did the neighbors work together to save the deer? • Write your responses in your response journal. • Remember to use the Discussion Starters!!!
Theme Connections • In your Writer’s Notebook complete the questions on page 181. – Why couldn’t Sonia’s garden in the city make a good home for the deer? – “Two Days in May” is based on a true story. Why are more and more deer coming to the cities? – Compare the deer in this story to the wildlife in the other stories you have read. • Also, complete Inquiry Journal p. 31. – What did you learn about City Wildlife from reading “Two Days in May”? – Add your concept to the Concept/Question Board. up . . . k r o W
Meet the Author • With your partner, please read the top half of page 180 to learn about the author of “Two Days in May”, Harriet Peck Taylor. – Why do you think Taylor chooses animals as the subjects of her stories? • Maybe she likes the reactions of animals as opposed to those of humans. – How might camping or other outdoor activities help to inspire Taylor? • While she was camping, she made observations about animals and nature that she likes to share. – How does Taylor put her advice about writing into practice? • She wants people to write about things they love just like she writes about animals and nature.
Meet the Illustrator With your partner, please read the bottom half of page 180 to learn about the illustrator, Leyla Torres. – How could the writers of other children’s books have been like “teachers” to Torres when she had never met them? • By reading their work, she learned how to write and illustrate books. – How might Torres’s parents have helped inspire her to illustrate children’s books? • Maybe they brought books with illustrations home from the school for her to read. – In what ways do you think the library in New York City was different from the library in Bogota? • The library in New York City was probably a lot bigger and had many more books in it that the library she went to in Bogota.
Word Analysis Spelling: • Let’s review Sound/Spelling Card 43: coil – What are the different ways to spell the /oy/ sound? • oi and _oy
Word Analysis • Vocabulary: Homophones deer • A hoofed animal dear • Greatly loved or respected – Sometimes words sound the same, but are spelled differently and have different meanings. These words are called homophones—homo = same, phone = sound • Let’s complete Spelling and Vocabulary Skills Workbook pages 42 -43 for more practice with homophones.
English Language Conventions • Lets review question marks and exclamation points as end punctuation for sentences. • What end punctuation goes at the end of these sentences? – Don’t you like peanut butter • ( question mark; interrogative) – Would you please stop doing that • (exclamation point; exclamatory) – Ouch • (exclamation point; interjection) • Now, YOU try it! – Find examples of exclamation points in “Two Days in May. ” Most are found in dialogue.
Writing Process Strategies • Writer’s Craft: (purpose and audience) – Good writers communicate well because they consider their purpose and audience. • Let’s read L. A. handbook, pages 194 -197 for more information on purpose and audience. • Let’s complete Comprehension and Language Arts Skills Workbook pages 50 & 51 for more practice with audience and purpose • Let’s review our ideas about explaining a process from yesterday. – Let’s discuss Chain of Events (transparency 10). – Remember when you explain a process, you need to explain the steps in order. • Fill out Writer’s Workbook page 22. • Use the graphic organizer on Writer’s Workbook page 23 to help you organize your ideas and the steps in your process.
Phonics and Fluency bugle fable stable capable bubble cattle drizzle gentle middle table wobbled maple thimble dazzle cable erasable uncomfortable recycle Cattle were grazing in the field. A bugle led the band in beginning the song. They had nervous tails, and eyes that were big and black and gentle.
Phonics and Fluency • Let’s clap the syllables: – bugle • bu-gle – fable • fa-ble – stable • sta-ble – capable • ca-pa-ble – bubble • bub-ble – cattle • cat-tle – drizzle • driz-zle – gentle • gen-tle – table • ta-ble – wobbled • wob-bled – maple • ma-ple – thimble • thim-ble – dazzle • daz-zle – erasable • e-ras-a-ble – uncomfortable • un-com-fort-a-ble – recycle • re-cy-cle
Phonics and Fluency • Cattle were grazing in the field. • A bugle led the band in beginning the song. • They had nervous tails, and eyes that were big and black and gentle. – Find the –le words and tell if they are long or short vowels. • cattle-short • bugle-long • gentle-short
“Two Days in May” • Cause and Effect helps readers identify what causes events to happen or what causes characters to act in certain ways. – As you read the story, look for cause and effect examples. – Look for ways how the characters in the story worked together to achieve a goal.
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Supporting the Reading • Identifying causes and effects is an important skill you can use with any type of reading, writing, or problem solving. – The effects are what happened. – The causes explain why it happened. • Some writers use clue words, called causal indictors to show cause and effect. – because – so – therefore – in order to – the reason • Let’s complete Comprehension and Language Arts Workbook pages 46 -47 for more practice with Cause and Effect.
Inquiry • We will continue to work on our projects with our groups. – Make sure you add any new concepts or questions to the Concept/Question Board.
Word Analysis • Let’s review our Spelling words found on page 44 of our Spelling Book. – Let’s all say the word voices. • It has the /oi/ sound. – Think of things with the /oi/ sound found in your kitchen. – Foil, oysters • Let’s complete Spelling and Vocabulary Skills Workbook page 44 for more practice with spelling words with the /oi/ sound.
Word Analysis • Vocabulary tails • Find the sentence with tails on page 167 of “Two Days in May. – What does tails mean? • the hindmost part of an animal tales • Find the definition for tale in the dictionary. – What does tales mean? • Stories, old fables • These two words are homophones. They sound the same, but are spelled differently, and have different meanings.
English Language Conventions • Read L. A. Handbook, pg. 270 on using question marks and exclamation points. • The end punctuation marks goes inside quotation marks. • Now, you will work with a partner to write sentences using question marks and exclamation points. • Then, I will ask for volunteers to write their sentences on the board.
Writing Process Strategies • Let’s read Writer’s Workbook, page 23 on drafting. • Use your graphic organizer to write the 1 st draft of your process. – Remember to write the steps of your process in order.
Developing Oral Language bugle fable stable capable bubble cattle drizzle gentle middle table wobbled maple thimble dazzle cable erasable uncomfortable recycle • I need a volunteer to choose one of the above words and put it in a sentence. • Next, let’s try to extend the sentence using the above words.
Riddle Time! bugle fable stable capable bubble cattle drizzle gentle middle table wobbled maple thimble dazzle cable erasable uncomfortable recycle • Use one of the above words and make a riddle. Then call on someone to answer your riddle – Example: This is a large tree. • Maple
“Two Days in May” • Cause and effect helps readers identify what causes events to happen or what causes characters to act in certain ways. – As you read the story, continue to look for cause and effect examples. – Look for ways how the characters in the story worked together to achieve a goal.
Cause and Effect—page 173 They stayed with The neighbors wanted to keep the deer from being hurt. (Cause) The deer slept cautiously. (Effect) The deer were uncomfortable. (Effect) So… Because … Since… the deer all night. (Effect) The people made them feel uncomfortable. (Cause) They are wildlife and not used to being around people. (Cause)
Cause and Effect—page 175 There is no habitat left for the deer. Sonia’s mother had to leave. Since… So… We’ve built houses and highways where there were forests and streams. She could put Danny to bed.
Cause and Effect—page 177 Sonia woke up with the city noises buzzing in her ears. Carl Jackson shot the deer with tranquilizers Because… So… She slept outside all night in the city. He could put them in the crates.
Cause and Effect—page 179 A cheer went up from the crowd. Mr. Smiley and the Pigeon Lady talked to each other. Because… The deer were rescued. They had shared an important experience together.
Checking Comprehension • Why did the deer end up in the city? – They were looking for food in the city probably because their habitat had been destroyed. • What was so remarkable about what the neighbors did? – They took the time to protect wildlife. They made a difference by participating in a peaceful protest. • How did the experience help the neighbors? – The neighbors got to spend time together and some that had not been getting along even
Two Days in May Selection Vocabulary does bucks territory relocates organization population
territory an area belonging to a group They’re looking for territory of their own Many different animals have methods for marking their territory.
relocates moves to a different place I remember reading a few months back about an organization that rescues and relocates animals that are stranded or injured. When a species habitat is destroyed, it relocates to another area or dies out.
organization a group; association; society I remember reading a few months back about an organization that rescues and relocates animals that are injured. My stranded neighborsor belong to an organization that conserves wilderness areas.
population the total number of inhabitants of a given area The problem is population growth In the last five years, the population of this city has tripled.
Selection Vocabulary Draw a line from the vocabulary word to its picture. • does • bucks • territory • relocates • organization • population
setting • A story’s setting is the time and place in which the events in a story take place. • Description of the physical surroundings, what people wear, and how they act can all be clues to a story’s setting. – Let’s discuss the setting in “Two Days in May. ” – The setting was in Chicago in 1996. • What clues from the story support this information?
Inquiry Notetaking • To take good notes, you need to: – Use a different page for each kind of information on the investigation question or problem. – Create a heading for each kind of information. – Summarize an author’s ideas n your own words. Use key phrases and abbreviate when possible. – Use quotation marks when it is imprtant to use the author’s exact words. – Take notes on only the most important information about the problem. – Write neatly and clearly.
Inquiry Notetaking • Ted Rand no longer accepts portrait commissions so that he can spend his time illustrating children’s books. “The technical freedom, the opportunity to work for a great variety of styles, the people I work with, the common goal of getting children to read, all these combine to put this at the top of my list. ” Rand attended the Cornish School in Seattle. “The Ghost Eye” was named a 1986 Children’s Choice Book. – Raise your hand if you can identify the most important points of the above paragraph. • Complete Inquiry Journal, pages 49 and 50 for more practice with notetaking.
Word Analysis • Spelling: The /oi/ sound – Let’s complete Spelling and Vocabulary Skills Workbook page 45 to learn strategies for spelling words with the /oi/ sound.
Word Analysis Vocabulary HOMOPHONES Long A Sound way weigh _ay _eigh a direction heaviness; test of weight Homophones are words that sound the same, but have different spellings and different meanings.
English Language Conventions Interacting: Asking questions • We interact with others in order to share, to have fun and to learn. • In order to do all these things, we should be able to ask each other questions and respond to questions with appropriate answers. • Asking and answering questions takes a lot of thought. • Before we speak, we should carefully think about what we want to say, and how we are going to say it.
English Language Conventions Interacting: Asking questions • In pairs, take turns asking one another questions about “Two Days in May”, or about the following topics: • Why did the deer leave the woods? – Food supply is low; space is shrinking • What are the terms for a female deer, and a baby deer? – Doe, buck and fawn • Ask questions carefully and listen and answer questions thoughtfully.
Writing Process Strategies • Let’s look at transparency 17 on revising: Adding Copy. • Forgetting a step makes it difficult for readers to follow your explanation. • Accuracy of information is sometimes not verified. • Unfamiliar words specific to the process being explained are sometimes left undefined. • When the other sentences in a paragraph stray away from the main idea in the topic sentence, readers can get lost or lose interest.
Writing Process Strategies • Revise your drafts of your explanation of a process. • Remember to use what you learned about organization of your explanation of a process. • Use the revising and proofreading checklist on page 24 of your Writer’s Workbook.
Day Five… • • • General Review – Word Knowledge Lesson Assessment (Reading 2. 1, 2. 2 & 3. . 3 ) – “Two Days in May” pp. 18 -21 (TG p. 133 I) • Spelling – The /ow/ sound (E. L. C. 1. 8) – Unit 2 Assessment 5 p. 35 • Vocabulary Assessment Unit 2, lesson 3 pg. 21 (Reading 1. 2, 1. 3 & 1. 4)
Word Knowledge can’t aren’t it’s that’s they’ll they’re we’ll I’ll building camping sleeping gently probably friendly brightly comfortable uncomfortable steady unsteady voices point royal poison destroy • • They probably smelled your garden, ” he explained. The Pigeon Lady came up to Peach and me and said, “Oh, girls, aren’t they wonderful!” I could see that the people made them uncomfortable and it helped me appreciate that these really were wild animals. Screaming and shouting can destroy people’s voices.
Phonics and Fluency bugle fable stable capable bubble cattle drizzle gentle middle table wobbled maple thimble dazzle cable erasable uncomfortable recycle • Cattle were grazing in the field. • A bugle led the band in beginning the song. • They had nervous tails, and eyes that were big and black and gentle.
Two Days in May Selection Vocabulary does bucks territory relocates organization population
does female deer Those are probably females, or Atdoes. the park last weekend, we saw two does on the nature trail.
bucks male deer The males are called bucks Two bucks were with the family of deer we saw.
territory an area belonging to a group They’re looking for territory of their own Many different animals have methods for marking their territory.
territory
relocates moves to a different place I remember reading a few months back about an organization that rescues and relocates animals that are stranded or injured. When a species habitat is destroyed, it relocates to another area or dies out.
organization a group; association; society I remember reading a few months back about an organization that rescues and relocates animals that are injured. My stranded neighborsor belong to an organization that conserves wilderness areas.
population the total number of inhabitants of a given area The problem is population growth In the last five years, the population of this city has tripled.
Selection Vocabulary Draw a line from the vocabulary word to its picture. • does • bucks • territory • relocates • organization • population
Listening • Now, we will listen to the selection on CD.
Assessments • Comprehension—”Two Days in May”— Unit 2 Assessment, pages 18 -19 • Vocabulary—”Two Days in May”—Unit 2 Assessment, page 21 • Spelling—The /el/ Sound—Unit 2 Assessment, page 35
Inquiry • Concept/Question Board – Post questions you have about the story. – Post questions you may have about the story before reading it, if they were unanswered. – Bring in items, newspaper articles, and stories about city wildlife. Concept ? Questio n?
English Language Conventions • Let’s practice using cursive h and k: • Hh h hh h h • K k k k • Raise your hand in order to come to the board and trace the letters h and k. • Practice writing rows of Notebook. hs and ks in your Writer’s block, here and neighborhood to practice your letter formation. • Write the words,
Writing Process Strategies • Let’s read Writer’s Workbook, page 25 on editing/proofreading. • Use the checklist on Writer’s Workbook page 25 to help you edit and proofread your rough draft. • Make a neat final copy on a clean sheet of paper.
Assessment Rubric: ü Total point value: 10 ü The main idea is clearly stated. (2 points) ü The steps to the process are easy to follow and understand. (2 points) ü The word choice and sentence length fits the audience. (2 points) ü The final copy is clean, neat, and legible. (2 points) ü Mechanics-punctuation, spelling, and capitalization is correct. (2 points)
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