Big Question: What
experiences bring
diverse people together?
Title:
Because of Winn-Dixie
Author:
Kate DiCamillo
Genre:
Realistic Fiction
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Vocabulary Words:
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More Words to Know
 consisted
friendless
 attention
 kindness
 understanding
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Big Question: What
experiences bring diverse
people together?
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 Tuesday
 Wednesday
 Thursday
 Friday
Monday
Question of the Day
What experiences bring
diverse people
together?
Today we will learn about:
Build Concepts
 Sequence
 Summarize
 Build Background
 Vocabulary
 Fluency: Model Tone of Voice
 Grammar: Declarative and
Interrogative Sentences
 Spelling: Short Vowels VCCV
 Diversity
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Fluency
Tone of Voice
Fluency: Tone of Voice
 Listen
as I read “Child of the
Silent Night.”
 As I read, notice how I will use
the rise and fall of my voice to
show where the story includes
questions and where it is full of
emotion.
 Be ready to answer questions
after I finish.
Fluency: Tone of Voice
 When
did Laura’ parents realize
Laura had lost her sight and
hearing?
 What were the steps in Laura’s
recover? Describe them in
order.
Concept Vocabulary
attention – care and
thoughtfulness
 kindness – treatment that does
good rather than harm;
gentleness
 understanding - comprehension
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Concept Vocabulary
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Build Concept Vocabulary:
attention, kindness, understanding
What all
people
need
Diversity
What new
friends
can offer
Sequence &
Summarize
Turn to pages 18 - 19.
Prior Knowledge
Come up with as many things as you can about moving to a new place.
New
People
to Meet
Moving to a
New Place
Feelings
New
Places to
Explore
Vocabulary Words
Vocabulary Words
grand – excellent; very good
 memorial – helping people to
remember a person, thing, or event
 peculiar – strange; unusual
 positive – without doubt; sure
 prideful – overly proud of oneself
 recalls – calls back to mind;
remembers
 selecting – picking out; choosing
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Vocabulary Words
Words in Context
Meaning
a grand time at the
party
peculiar noises not
heard before
to be positive the
facts are correct
too prideful to admit
a mistake
recalls the past
great
selecting a library
book
choosing
strange
certain
overly proud
remembers
Another Example
More Words to Know
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consisted – was made up of
friendless – without friends
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memorial
Grammar
Declarative and
Interrogative Sentences
my dog bella is a real rascul
 My dog Bella is a real rascal.
 does stray dogs make good
pets
 Do stray dogs make good
pets?
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Declarative and
Interrogative Sentences
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“Are you all right?”
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“That’s my dog.”
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first sentence is an interrogative
sentence. It asks a question and ends
with a question mark. The second
sentence is a declarative sentence.
It tells something and. ends with a
period. Both sentences are simple
sentences.
Declarative and
Interrogative Sentences
A
sentence is a group of words that
expresses a complete thought.
 A sentence begins with a capital
letter.
 A sentence that tells something is
a declarative sentence. A
declarative sentence ends with a
period.
Declarative and
Interrogative Sentences
A
sentence that asks a question is an
interrogative sentence. An
interrogative sentences ends with a
question mark.
 Declarative Sentence: The library
is full of interesting books.
 Interrogative Sentence: How many
of these books have you read?
Declarative & Interrogative Sentences
Decide if each sentence is declarative or interrogative.
A
person who works in a library is
a librarian.
 declarative
 Are pets allows in the library?
 interrogative
 The librarian asked us to be quiet.
 declarative
Declarative & Interrogative Sentences
Decide if each sentence is declarative or interrogative.
 Hetty
loves books about travel.
 declarative
 Can I do my homework at this
table?
 interrogative
Declarative & Interrogative Sentences
Decide the correct end punctuation mark for each sentence.
 Who
is your favorite author
 Who is your favorite author?
 Do you prefer photographs or
drawings in a book
 Do you prefer photographs or
drawings in a book?
Declarative & Interrogative Sentences
Decide the correct end punctuation mark for each sentence.
 Our
town library has a children’s
section
 Our town library has a children’s
section.
 When a pigeon flew into the
library, everyone laughed
 When a pigeon flew into the
library, everyone laughed.
Declarative & Interrogative Sentences
Decide the correct end punctuation mark for each sentence.
 Where
do I find the maps and
dictionaries
 Where do I find the maps and
dictionaries?
Spelling Words
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Tuesday
Question of the Day
Can an elderly librarian and
a little girl really be
friends?
Today we will learn about:
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Word Structure
Sequence
Summarize
Author’s Purpose
Vocabulary
Fluency: Choral Reading
Grammar: Declarative and Interrogative
Sentences
Spelling: Short Vowels VCCV
Time for Social Studies: European
Influence
Diversity
Vocabulary Strategy:
Suffixes
Turn to pages 20 - 21.
Because of Winn-Dixie
Turn to pages 22 - 27.
Fluency
Choral Reading
Fluency: Choral Reading
 Turn
to page 28, paragraphs
3-6.
 As I read, notice how my tone
changes during dialogue to
match the way people speak.
 Now we will practice together
as a class by doing three
choral readings of the
paragraphs.
Grammar
Declarative and
Interrogative Sentences
i teaching my dog to rol over
 I am teaching my dog to roll
over.
 dogs can learn to help blind
people. Or works with the
police
 Dogs can learn to help blind
people or work with the
police.
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Declarative and Interrogative
Sentences
A
declarative sentence is a
statement that tells about
something. It ends with a period.
 An interrogative sentence asks a
question. It ends with a question
mark.
 Both kinds of sentences begin with
capital letters and can be simple,
compound, or complex.
Spelling Words
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Wednesday
Question of the Day
What do Miss Franny
and Opal have in
common?
Today we will learn about:
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Summarize
Word Structure
Author’s Purpose
Vocabulary
Fluency: Tone of Voice
Grammar: Declarative and Interrogative
Sentences
Spelling: Short Vowels VCCV
Time for Social Studies: Geography of
the Southeast
Space Exploration
Because of Winn-Dixie
Turn to pages 28 - 34.
Fluency
Tone of Voice
Fluency: Tone of Voice
 Turn
to page 33, last two
paragraphs.
 As I read, notice how I raise
my voice for questions and
emphasize certain words, like
not even.
 Now we will practice together
as a class by doing three
choral readings.
Grammar
Declarative and
Interrogative Sentences
our class study in the library
every tuesday
 Our class studies in the
library every Tuesday.
 we read quietly for a our, we
can read any book we like
 We read quietly for an hour.
We can read any book we like.
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Declarative and Interrogative
Sentences
A
declarative sentence is a
statement that tells about
something. It ends with a period.
 An interrogative sentence asks a
question. It ends with a question
mark.
 Both kinds of sentences begin with
capital letters and can be simple,
compound, or complex.
Declarative and Interrogative
Sentences
 Using
different kinds of sentences
can make writing exciting. Using
interrogative sentences is one way
to keep readers interested.
 Always review what you have
written to see if you can improve it
by adding interrogative sentences.
Spelling Words
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Thursday
Question of the Day
Why might it cause
problems when people move
into bears’ home territory?
Today we will learn about:
Expository Nonfiction/ Text
Features
 Reading Across Texts
 Content-Area Vocabulary
 Fluency: Partner Reading
 Grammar: Declarative and
Interrogative Sentences
 Spelling: Short Vowels VCCV
 Time for Social Studies: Research
Map Facts
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Fast Facts:
Black Beats
Turn to pages 36- 39.
Fluency
Partner Reading
Fluency: Partner Reading
 Turn
to page 33, last two
paragraphs.
 Read these paragraphs with a
partner three times. Use
tone of voice to show Opal’s
feelings about Amanda, and
then offer each other
feedback.
Grammar
Declarative and
Interrogative Sentences
a bear is a large mamal
 A bear is a large mammal.
 grizzly bears is bigger then
black bears
 Grizzly bears are bigger than
black bears.
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Declarative and Interrogative
Sentences
A
declarative sentence is a
statement that tells about
something. It ends with a period.
 An interrogative sentence asks a
question. It ends with a question
mark.
 Both kinds of sentences begin with
capital letters and can be simple,
compound, or complex.
Declarative and Interrogative
Sentences
 Test
Tip:
 Keep an eye on helping verbs such
as is, are, has, have, does, and do.
They come before the subject of
an interrogative sentence.
Declarative and Interrogative
Sentences
 Declarative:
 The
boys are playing with the dog.
 Her dog looks like a bear.
 Interrogative:
 Are the boys playing with the dog?
 Does her dog look like a bear?
Spelling Words
Short Vowels VCCV
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Friday
Question of the Day
What experiences bring
diverse people
together?
Today we will learn about:
 Concept
Vocabulary
 Sequence
 Word Structure
 Grammar: Declarative and
Interrogative Sentences
 Spelling: Short Vowels VCCV
 Map/Globe/Atlas
 Diversity
Sequence
 Events
in a story occur in a
certain order, or sequence. The
sequence of events can be
important to understanding a
story.
 Sometimes events in a story are
told out of sequence. Something
that happened earlier might be
told after something that
happened later.
Idiom
 An
idiom is a phrase of expression
whose meaning cannot be
understood from the ordinary
meaning of the words that form it.
 You can determine the meaning of
an idiom by figuring out what
makes sense based on context.
 Speakers from specific places use
certain idioms.
Word Structure: Suffixes
 The
suffix –ful means “full of.”
 For example, prideful means “full
of pride.”
 Another common suffix is –ly,
meaning “in a way that is.”
 Sometimes –ful and –ly are added
to the end of a base word
together, as in pridefully, which
means “acting in a way that is full
or pride.”
Suffixes
Use the suffixes to complete the chart.
Base Word -ful
care
hope
fear
skill
power
pity
respect
-ful + -ly
Word in Sentence
Map/Globe/Atlas
 How
could you find the location of
Naomi, Florida?
 You could use a map, globe, or
atlas.
 A map is an illustration of a place.
It could be a drawing of your
backyard or the solar system.
Map/Globe/Atlas
A
map’s legend contains a
compass rose showing direction, a
scale showing distance, and a key
showing symbols on the map and
what they represent.
 A globe is a sphere with a map of
the world on it.
 An atlas is a book that contains
maps.
Grammar
Declarative and
Interrogative Sentences
i love to here miss block tell
his stories
 I love to hear Miss Block tell
her stories.
 some off her stories are
hard to beleive
 Some of her stories are hard
to believe.
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Declarative and Interrogative
Sentences
A
declarative sentence is a
statement that tells about
something. It ends with a period.
 An interrogative sentence asks a
question. It ends with a question
mark.
 Both kinds of sentences begin with
capital letters and can be simple,
compound, or complex.
Spelling Words
Short Vowels VCCV
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admire
magnet
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method
custom
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soccer
engine
sudden
finger
accident
mitten
intend
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fabric
flatten
rascal
gutter
mammal
happen
cannon
dungeon
magnify
festival
thunderstorm
injury
We are now ready to
take our story tests.
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Story test
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◦ Reading Test
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