Big Question: How are
families changed by the
kind of place they live?
Title:
Me and Uncle Romie
Author:
Claire Hartfield
Illustrator:
Jerome Lagarrigue
Genre:
Realistic Fiction
Small Group
Timer
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rocky
foolish
rainy
childhood
selfish
treatment
movement
neighborhood
childish
parenthood
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crunchy
bumpy
payment
sleepy
shipment
assignment
livelihood
stylish
environment
guilty
Spelling Words
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cardboard
feast
fierce
flights
pitcher
ruined
stoops
treasure
Vocabulary Words
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conductor
conversations
platform
constellations
counselors
vendor
More Words to Know
Big Question: How are families
changed by the kind of place in
which they live?
 Monday
 Tuesday
 Wednesday
 Thursday
 Friday
Monday
Question of the Day
How are families changed
by the kind of place in
which they live?
Today we will learn about:
 Author’s
Purpose
 Prior Knowledge
 Build Background
 Vocabulary
 Appropriate Phrasing
 Conjunctions
 Suffixes: -y, -ish, -hood, -ment
Monday
Build Concepts
Fluency: Model
•While
I read “Country Kid, City Kid” to you,
notice how I group words together instead of
reading word-by-word.
• Be ready to answer questions after the story.
• Would you say the author’s purpose in writing
this story was to persuade, inform, entertain, or
express ideas or feelings?
•What do you think the author means by “miles
apart, but two of a kind?”
Concept Vocabulary:
constellations, counselors, vendor
Found
in City
Changing
Environments
Found
in
Country
Found
at
Camp
Author’s Purpose
Pages 244 – 246
Prior Knowledge:
Take 2 or 3 minutes to think about what you know about the city.
What do you KNOW?
What would you
WANT to find out?
What have you
LEARNED?
After we read our story, we will add what we learned in the
last column.
Vocabulary Words
cardboard –a stiff material made out of
layers of paper pulp pressed together,
used to make cards, posters, boxes, and
so on
 feast – a big meal for a special occasion
shared by a number of people
 fierce – wild or frightening
 flights – sets of stairs from one landing
or one story of a building to the next
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Vocabulary Words
pitcher –a baseball player who throws
the ball to the catcher
 ruined –destroyed or spoiled
something completely
 stoops – porches or platforms at the
entrance to a house
 treasure – any person or thing that is
loved or valued a great deal
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More Vocabulary Words
conductor – a person who collects
fares or tickets on a train or other
public transportation
 conversations – discussions or talks
between two or more people
 platform – a raised floor at a train
station from which you can enter or
leave a train
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More Vocabulary Words
constellations – groups of stars that
form patterns
 counselors – instructors or leaders in
summer camp
 vendor – person who sells something
or provides a kind of service
 (next slide)
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flights
cardboard
feast
pitcher
stoops
treasure
conductor
platform
constellations
counselors
vendor
Monday
Grammar:
Conjunctions
jeffs uncle lives in a city
neighborhod
 Jeff’s uncle lives in a city
neighborhood.
 his sister and him visits Uncle
Jim every summer
 His sister and he visit Uncle Jim
every summer.
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Grammar: Conjunctions
 Her
voice sang soft and low.
 And is a conjunction. It joins two
words, soft and low.
Grammar: Conjunctions
A
conjunction is a word that
connects words or groups of words.
 To add information, use the
conjunction and.
 James played ball and listened to
music.
Grammar: Conjunctions
 To show a choice, use the conjunction
or.
could stay inside or play outside.
 To show a difference, use the conjunction
but.
 He
 He
had never played stickball, but
he enjoyed it.
Grammar: Conjunctions
 You
can use a conjunction to combine
two sentences into a compound
sentence.
 Add a comma before the conjunction
in a compound sentence.
 James had played baseball. He had
never played stickball.
 James had played baseball, but he had
never played stickball.
Grammar: Conjunctions
Find the conjunction in each sentence.
 New York
is a huge city, but it has
many smaller neighborhoods.
 New York is a huge city, but it has
many smaller neighborhoods.
 Many artists and writers live in
Greenwich Village.
 Many artists and writers live in
Greenwich Village.
Grammar: Conjunctions
Find the conjunction in each sentence.
 Central
Park has gardens,
playgrounds, and a zoo.
 Central Park has gardens,
playgrounds, and a zoo.
 You can see a play or a musical
near Times Square.
 You can see a play or a musical
near Times Square.
Grammar: Conjunctions
Find the conjunction in each sentence.
 It
will take a long time to visit New
York’s neighborhoods, but you will
enjoy them.
 It will take a long time to visit New
York’s neighborhoods, but you will
enjoy them.
Grammar: Conjunctions
Choose the correct conjunction in each sentence.
 Harlem
is in New York City, (or, and)
it is an interesting neighborhood.
 Harlem is in New York City, and it is
an interesting neighborhood.
 It is not a wealthy area, (or, but) it is
a lively one.
 It is not a wealthy area, but it is a
lively one.
Grammar: Conjunctions
Choose the correct conjunction in each sentence.
 Writers
from Harlem wrote poems,
songs, (but, and) stories.
 Writers form Harlem wrote poems,
songs, and stories.
 Would you like to read a poem
about rain(or, but) a story about
jazz?
 Would you like to read a poem
about rain or a story about jazz?
Grammar: Conjunctions
Choose the correct conjunction in each sentence.
 Writers
from Harlem chose these
subjects (or, and)others.
 Writers from Harlem chose these
subjects and others.
Monday
Spelling: Suffixes -y,
-ish, -hood, -ment
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rocky
foolish
rainy
childhood
selfish
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movement
neighborhood
childish
parenthood
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crunchy
bumpy
payment
sleepy
shipment
assignment
livelihood
stylish
environment
guilty
Spelling Words
Tuesday
Question of the Day
How does James feel when
he hears he’s going to stay
at Uncle Romie’s and Aunt
Nannette’s House?
Today we will learn about:
 Context
Clues
 Author’s Purpose
 Prior Knowledge
 Homonyms
 Vocabulary
 Conjunctions
 Suffixes: -y, -ish, -hood, -ment
Tuesday
Fluency:
Fluency: Choral Reading
• Turn
to page 254.
• While I read this page to you, notice
how I group words together instead of
reading them word-by-word.
• Let’s practice as a class and read this
page three times.
Vocabulary Strategy for
Homonyms
Page 246
Me and Uncle Romie
Pages 248 - 259
Tuesday
Grammar:
Conjunctions
it was a rainey day, and we
played baseball anyway
 It was a rainy day, but we
played baseball anyway.
 i played in the outfield and
catched a fly ball
 I played in the outfield and
caught a fly ball.
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Grammar: Conjunctions
A
conjunction is a word that
connects words or groups of words.
 To add information, use the
conjunction and.
 To show a choice, use the
conjunction or.
 To show a difference, use the
conjunction but.
Grammar: Conjunctions
 You
can use a conjunction to
combine two sentences into a
compound sentence.
 Add a comma before the
conjunction in a compound
sentence.
Tuesday
Spelling: Suffixes -y,
-ish, -hood, -ment
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rocky
foolish
rainy
childhood
selfish
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movement
neighborhood
childish
parenthood
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crunchy
bumpy
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sleepy
shipment
assignment
livelihood
stylish
environment
guilty
Spelling Words
Wednesday
Question of the Day
What surprises James
most about his stay?
Today we will learn about:
 Author’s
Purpose
 Prior Knowledge
 Fact and Opinion
 Develop Vocabulary
 Conjunctions
 Suffixes: -y, -ish, -hood, -ment
Wednesday
Fluency:
Fluency: Paired Reading
• Turn
to page 260.
• Take turns reading this page aloud.
• Group words into appropriate
groups and offer each other
feedback.
Me and Uncle Romie
Pages 260 - 271
Wednesday
Grammar:
Conjunctions
my mom spent her child hood in
new york city
 My mom spent her childhood in
New York City.
 she say it is busiest there than
in north carolina
 She says it is busier there than
in North Carolina.
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Grammar: Conjunctions
A
conjunction is a word that
connects words or groups of words.
 Using conjunctions to combine
words and phrases may avoid
wordiness and repetition.
 Wordy: The day was hot. It was dry.
 Not wordy: The day was hot and dry.
Wednesday
Spelling: Suffixes -y,
-ish, -hood, -ment
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rocky
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rainy
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parenthood
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crunchy
bumpy
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sleepy
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assignment
livelihood
stylish
environment
guilty
Spelling Words
Thursday
Question of the Day
Have you ever traveled to
a different city or state
and seen or done things
that reminded you of your
life at home?
Today we will learn about:
 More Vowel
Sound in ball
 Online Reference Sources/Text
Features
 Reading Across Texts
 Conjunctions
 Suffixes: -y, -ish, -hood, -ment
Reading Online
Pages 272 - 275
Thursday
Fluency:
Fluency: Choral Reading
• Turn
to page 276.
• Choral read the poem “My Friend in
School” three times.
•Read with rhythm and appropraite
phrasing.
Thursday
Grammar:
Conjunctions
her and me lived with our
familys in new york city
 She and I lived with our families
in New York City.
 on sunday, childrn feed the
ducks and gooses in central park
 On Sunday, children feed the
ducks and geese in Central Park.
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Grammar: Conjunctions
 Test Tip:
You may be asked to choose
the conjunction that makes sense in a
sentence.
 Remember that and adds information,
or shows a choice, and but shows a
difference.
 Incorrect: You may go out, and you may
stay at home.
 Correct: You may go out, or you may
stay at home.
Thursday
Spelling: Suffixes -y,
-ish, -hood, -ment
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rocky
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parenthood
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crunchy
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assignment
livelihood
stylish
environment
guilty
Spelling Words
Friday
Question of the Day
How are families changed
by the kind of place in
which they live?
Today we will learn about:
 Author’s
Purpose
 Paraphrase
 Context Clues
 Conjunctions
 Suffixes: -y, -ish, -hood, -ment
 Understand the Question
Friday
Grammar:
Conjunctions
there is much trafic in the city,
there is not much in the country
 There is much traffic in the city,
but there is not much in the
country.
 arent the city sights interesting
to james and she
 Aren’t the city sights interesting
to James and her?
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Grammar: Conjunctions
A
conjunction is a word that
connects words or groups of words.
 To add information, use the
conjunction and.
 To show a choice, use the
conjunction or.
 To show a difference, use the
conjunction but.
Grammar: Conjunctions
 You
can use a conjunction to
combine two sentences into a
compound sentence.
 Add a comma before the
conjunction in a compound
sentence.
Context Clues
 You
can use context clues to determine
the meaning of unfamiliar words that
are homonyms.
 Let’s look at some homonyms in our
story.
Context Clues:
Find these homonyms in the story.
Word
saw
watch
down
Context Clues
Meaning
Suffixes: -y, -ish, -hood, -ment
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Suffixes are word parts that are added to the
end of a base word.
healthy, foolish, childhood, enjoyment
The word healthy has a suffix. What is it?
The suffix –y means “having” or “filled with.”
What do you think healthy means?
The word foolish has a suffix. What is it?
The suffix –ish means “similar to”or “having
the quality of.”
What does foolish mean?
Suffixes: -y, -ish, -hood, -ment
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The word childhood has a suffix. What is it?
The suffix -hood shows a state of being or
belonging.
What does childhood mean?
The word enjoyment has a suffix. What is it?
The suffix –ment means “the act or result of.”
Suffixes: -y, -ish, -hood, -ment
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development
babyish
knighthood
measurement
lucky
brownish
entertainment
squeaky
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The selfish boy will not share
his crunchy food.
The salty snack made
everyone thirsty.
When some people reach
adulthood, they wish
childhood were longer.
Tim made the final payment
on his stereo equipment.
More Spellings for Vowel Sound in ball
 Mom
said we ought to know better.
 We learned that the letters augh and
ough can stand for the vowel sound in
ball.
 Read the sentence to yourself. Raise
your hand when you know which word
has the vowel sound in ball.
 Which letters stand for the vowel sound?
More Spellings for Vowel Sound in ball
 We
hoped it was a home run, but the
fielder caught the ball.
 Read the sentence to yourself. Raise
your hand when you know which words
has the vowel sound in ball.
 Which letters stand for the vowel sound?
More Spellings for Vowel Sound in ball
afterthought
 onslaught
 naughty
 overwrought
 fought
 daughter
 sought
 brought
 thoughtful
 taught
 slaughter
 distraught
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The selfish boy will not
share his crunchy food.
 The salty snack made
everyone thirsty.
 When some people
reach adulthood, they
wish childhood were
longer.
 Tim made the final
payment on his stereo
equipment.
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Understand the Question
What do you do when you have trouble
understanding something you are reading?
 To answer a question about a reading
selection, you must first make sure you
understand the question.
 Look for key words in the question. Find words
that relate to the key words.
 If the question asks you to describe something,
look for descriptive words in the selection.
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Friday
Spelling: Suffixes -y,
-ish, -hood, -ment
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rocky
foolish
rainy
childhood
selfish
treatment
movement
neighborhood
childish
parenthood
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crunchy
bumpy
payment
sleepy
shipment
assignment
livelihood
stylish
environment
guilty
Spelling Words
Review Games
Spelling City:
 Spelling Words
 Vocabulary Words
We are now ready to
take our story tests.
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Story test
◦ Classroom webpage,
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