Big Question: Why is it important to
stay calm during a crisis?
AUTHOR:
KYOKO MORI
GENRE:
AUTOBIOGRAPHY
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Vocabulary Words:
Arcade Games
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Spelling City: Vocabulary
Spelling City: Spelling Words
Spelling Words
Using Just Enough Letters
nuclear
• helicopter
• anxious
• appreciate
• plastic
• familiar
• athletic
• escape
• apologize
•
• Washington
• pastime
• exquisite
• lantern
• fulfill
• souvenir
• tragedy
• sherbet
• algebra
• icicles
• escort
• judgmental
• argumentative
• excursion
• consumable
• pavilion
Big Question: Why is it
important to stay calm during
a crisis?
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Vocabulary Words
Vocabulary Words
More Words to Know
 customary
 coordinate
 emphasized
 turbulent
 frantic
 stunned
 treaded
 attitude
 challenges
 courage
Monday
Question of the Day
Why is it important to
stay calm during a
crisis?
Today we will learn about:
 Build Concepts
 Sequence
 Predict
 Build Background
 Vocabulary
 Fluency: Model Punctuation Clues
 Grammar: Verbs, Objects, and Subject
Complements
 Spelling: Just Enough Letters
 Meeting Emergencies
Fluency
Model Punctuation Clues
Fluency: Model Punctuation Clues
 Listen as I read “Dragon Slayers.”
 As I read, notice how I pay attention
to punctuation in order to pause and
stop at appropriate points as well as
use the appropriate emotion for
exclamation and question marks.
 Be ready to answer questions after I
finish.
Fluency: Model Punctuation Clues
 What was the sequence of events
following the ATV wreck?
 Do you think the author does a good
job as a Dragon Slayer? Why or why
not?
Concept Vocabulary
 attitude – a way of thinking, acting,
or feeling
 challenges – things calling for work,
effort, and the use of one’s talents
 courage – the strength to overcome
fear and face danger; bravery
 (Next Slide)
Concept
Vocabulary
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C L I C K O N E N D S H O W, T Y P E I N Y O U R N E W I N F O R M AT I O N ,
A N D S AV E Y O U R C H A N G E S . )
Build Concept Vocabulary
attitude, challenges, courage
Attitude
Meeting
Emergencies
Challenges
Sequence, Predict
Turn to page 322 - 323.
Prior Knowledge
Think about two places to swim and compare them.
What do you know about dinosaurs?
Prior Knowledge
 This week’s audio expresses the
health benefits of swimming.
After we listen, we will discuss
what you learned and what
surprised you most about the
benefits of swimming.
Vocabulary
Words
Vocabulary Words
 customary - according to custom; usual
 emphasized – stressed; called attention
to
 frantic – very much excited; wild with
rage, fear, pain, or grief
 treaded – to have kept the body straight
in the water with the head above the
surface by moving the arms and legs
More Words to Know
 coordinate – to work or cause to
work together in the proper way; fit
together
 turbulent – stormy; tempestuous
 (Next Slide)
turbulent
Grammar
Verbs, Objects, and Subject
Complements
 the swimmers was anxios about
the ocean
 The swimmers were anxious
about the ocean.
 the vendor sold ice creem, and
sherbert at the beach
 The vendor sold ice cream and
sherbet at the beach.
Verbs, Objects, and Subject Complements
 My mother was a good teacher. She
gave me a swimming lesson.
 In the first sentence, was is a linking
verb and teacher is a subject
complement. In the second sentence,
gave is an action verb, me is an
indirect objects, and lesson is a
direct object.
Verbs, Objects, and Subject Complements
 A direct object follows an action
verb and tells who or what receives
the action of the verb.
 Chris told a secret. (Told is an action
verb. Secret is a direct object.)
Verbs, Objects, and Subject Complements
 An indirect object follows an action
verb and tells to whom or what the
action of the verb is done.
 Chris told Bill a secret. (The indirect
object Bill tells to whom Chris told
the secret. Note that an indirect
object comes before the direct
object.)
Verbs, Objects, and Subject Complements
 A subject complement follows a
linking verb and tells who or what the
subject is or is like.
 Maggie felt sick. (Felt is a linking
verb and sick is a subject complement
that describes Maggie.
Verbs, Objects, and Subject Complements
 Maggie is the third student to get
the flu. (Is is a linking verb, and
student is a subject complement
telling who Maggie is.)
 A noun used as a subject complement
is a predicate noun. An adjective used
as a subject complement is a
predicate adjective.
Verbs, Objects, and Subject Complements
What is the subject complement in each sentence?
 The shore was rocky.
 rocky
 The seawater tasted salty.
 salty
 The boys were the champions in
sports.
 champions
Verbs, Objects, and Subject Complements
What is the subject complement in each sentence?
 The girls felt disappointed about
their performance.
 disappointed
 Kim was eager to leave.
 eager
Verbs, Objects, and Subject Complements
What are the direct and indirect objects?
 Someone painted lines on the side of
the pool.
 direct: lines
 Lee kicked her legs in the water.
 direct: legs
Verbs, Objects, and Subject Complements
What are the direct and indirect objects?
 The instructor gave his students
diving lessons after class.
 direct: lessons, indirect: students
 Mark held his breath a long time.
 direct: breath
Verbs, Objects, and Subject Complements
What are the direct and indirect objects?
 Lisa and her sister finished school in
May.
 direct: school
 Mother taught me the breaststroke.
 direct: breaststroke, indirect: me
 Sally took swimming lessons in July.
 direct: lessons
Spelling Words
Using Just Enough Letters
nuclear
• helicopter
• anxious
• appreciate
• plastic
• familiar
• athletic
• escape
• apologize
•
• Washington
• pastime
• exquisite
• lantern
• fulfill
• souvenir
• tragedy
• sherbet
• algebra
• icicles
• escort
• judgmental
• argumentative
• excursion
• consumable
• pavilion
Tuesday
Question of the Day
What have you learned
about Kyoko Mori as a
person?
Today we will learn about:
 Sequence
 Predict
 Context Clues
 Generalize
 Vocabulary
 Fluency: Choral Reading
 Grammar: Verbs, Objects, and Subject Complements
 Spelling: Just Enough Letters
 Time for Science: Swim Stroke Glossary
 Meeting Emergencies
Vocabulary Strategy:
Context Clues for
Synonyms
Pages 324 - 325.
Learning to Swim
Pages 326 – 333.
Fluency
Choral Reading
Fluency: Choral Reading
 Turn to page 334, paragraph 4.
 As I read, notice how I pause when I
come to a comma and stop when I
come to a period.
 We will practice as a class doing
three choral readings of this
paragraph.
Grammar
Verbs, Objects, and Subject
Complements
 the atheletes lined up buy the
pool
 The athletes lined up by the pool.
 the lifeguard’s called for a
rescue hellicoper
 The lifeguards called for a
rescue helicopter.
Verbs, Objects, and Subject Complements
 A direct object follows an action verb and
tells who or what receives the action of
the verb.
 An indirect object follows an action verb
and tells to whom or from whom the action
of the verb is done.
 A subject complement follows a linking verb
and tells who or what the subject is or is
like.
Spelling Words
Using Just Enough Letters
nuclear
• helicopter
• anxious
• appreciate
• plastic
• familiar
• athletic
• escape
• apologize
•
• Washington
• pastime
• exquisite
• lantern
• fulfill
• souvenir
• tragedy
• sherbet
• algebra
• icicles
• escort
• judgmental
• argumentative
• excursion
• consumable
• pavilion
Wednesday
Question of the Day
Do you think Kyoko Mori
can use what she learned
in other areas of her
life?
Today we will learn about:
 Sequence
 Predict
 Context Clues
 Vocabulary
 Fluency: Punctuation Clues
 Grammar: Verbs, Objects, and Subject
Complements
 Spelling: Just Enough Letters
 Time for Science: Riptides
 Meeting Emergencies
Learning to Swim
Pages 334 – 340.
Fluency
Model Punctuation Clues
Fluency: Model Punctuation Clues
 Turn to page 336, paragraph 8.
 As I read, notice how I pause and
stop at the appropriate punctuation.
 Now we will practice together as a
class by doing three choral readings.
Grammar
Verbs, Objects, and Subject
Complements
 the sun bathers looked familar
 The sunbathers looked familiar.
 in Washington, D.C., people have
swimmed in the potomac river
 In Washington, D.C., people have
swum in the Potomac River.
Verbs, Objects, and Subject Complements
 A direct object follows an action verb and
tells who or what receives the action of
the verb.
 An indirect object follows an action verb
and tells to whom or from whom the action
of the verb is done.
 A subject complement follows a linking verb
and tells who or what the subject is or is
like.
Verbs, Objects, and Subject Complements
 A linking verb does not express action; it
links the subject to another word in the
sentence. This word is the subject
complement. A sentence with a linking verb
and no subject complement is incomplete.
 Incomplete: The swimmers were. (No
subject complement)
 Complete: The swimmers were tired.
(Subject complement is tired.)
Verbs, Objects, and Subject Complements
 A linking verb does not express action; it
links the subject to another word in the
sentence. This word is the subject
complement. A sentence with a linking verb
and no subject complement is incomplete.
 Incomplete: The swimmers were. (No
subject complement)
 Complete: The swimmers were tired.
(Subject complement is tired.)
Spelling Words
Using Just Enough Letters
nuclear
• helicopter
• anxious
• appreciate
• plastic
• familiar
• athletic
• escape
• apologize
•
• Washington
• pastime
• exquisite
• lantern
• fulfill
• souvenir
• tragedy
• sherbet
• algebra
• icicles
• escort
• judgmental
• argumentative
• excursion
• consumable
• pavilion
Thursday
Question of the Day
Why do we sometimes
need inspiration or role
models to keep from
giving up on important
goals?
Today we will learn about:
 Search Engines/Text Features
 Reading Across Texts
 Fluency: Partner Reading
 Grammar: Verbs, Objects, and
Subject Complements
 Spelling: Just Enough Letters
 Science: Design a Safety Poster
“Staying Safe in the
Water”
Pages 342 - 345.
Fluency
Partner Reading
Fluency: Partner Reading
 Turn to page 336, paragraph 8.
 Read this paragraph three times
with a partner. Be sure to pause
and stop at the appropriate
points, according to the
punctuation, and offer each
other feedback.
Grammar
Verbs, Objects, and Subject
Complements
 swimmers narrowly escaped
drownding when he got caught in a
rip tide
 Swimmers narrowly escaped
drowning when they got caught in a
riptide.
 yesterday after algabra class, mark
swimmed
 Yesterday after algebra class, Mark
swam.
Verbs, Objects, and Subject Complements
 A direct object follows an action verb and
tells who or what receives the action of
the verb.
 An indirect object follows an action verb
and tells to whom or from whom the action
of the verb is done.
 A subject complement follows a linking verb
and tells who or what the subject is or is
like.
Verbs, Objects, and Subject Complements
 Test Tip: You may be asked to identify
subject complements, direct objects, and
indirect objects.
 Only linking verbs can have subject
complements, and only action verbs can
have direct and indirect objects.
 However, remember that verbs such as
become, seem, appear, feel, taste, smell,
and look can be action or linking verbs.
Spelling Words
Using Just Enough Letters
nuclear
• helicopter
• anxious
• appreciate
• plastic
• familiar
• athletic
• escape
• apologize
•
• Washington
• pastime
• exquisite
• lantern
• fulfill
• souvenir
• tragedy
• sherbet
• algebra
• icicles
• escort
• judgmental
• argumentative
• excursion
• consumable
• pavilion
Friday
Question of the Day
Why is it important to
stay calm during a
crisis?
Today we will learn about:
 Build Concept Vocabulary
 Sequence
 Symbol
 Context Clues
 Grammar: Verbs, Objects, and Subject
Complements
 Spelling: Just Enough letters
 Study Strategies
 Meeting Emergencies
Sequence
 In both fiction and nonfiction,
sequence is the order of events.
 The time of day and clue words such
as before and after can help you
determine the order in which things
happen.
Symbol
 A symbol is a person, place, event, or
object that has a meaning in itself but
suggests other meanings as well.
 Important symbols are usually repeated
several times in a story.
 Symbols are often used to represent
something concrete in a symbolic way.
Context Clues
 Synonyms—different words that have
the same or similar meanings—can be
context clues to determine the
meaning of unfamiliar words.
 Use the synonyms in each sentence to
help determine the meaning of each
unknown words in italics. Identify the
synonyms you use and give definitions
for each word.
Context Clues
 On a scorching day, there’s nothing
better than a cool dip in the ocean to
beat the heat.
 Because my sister is a very clumsy and
ungainly swimmer, my mother wants
her to take swimming lessons.
Study Strategies
 There are tools and study strategies
you can use to sort and organize
important information while reading.
 One tool is a KWL chart.
 K stands for what you already know
about the topic. W stands for what
you want to learn about the topic, and L
stands for what you learned.
Study Strategies
 Another tool is a SQP3R.
 S is for Survey. Survey, or look over,
the title, author, chapter headings,
subheadings, and illustrations to get an
idea of the content of a book.
 Q is for Questions. Formulate some
questions to answer as you read.
Study Strategies
 P is for Predict. Predict what the text
will be about.
 3R is for Read, Recite, and Review.
Read the text guided by your questions
and predictions. Recite what you have
learned. Review the information.
Study Strategies
 Tables can also be a useful tool.
 Tables have rows that go across and
columns that go up and down.
 Each of the boxes in a table is called a
cell.
Grammar
Verbs, Objects, and Subject
Complements
 aquatic sports is relacksing
 Aquatic sports are relaxing.
 karen and me have brung our
towels
 Karen and I have brought our
towels.
Verbs, Objects, and Subject Complements
 A direct object follows an action verb and
tells who or what receives the action of
the verb.
 An indirect object follows an action verb
and tells to whom or from whom the action
of the verb is done.
 A subject complement follows a linking verb
and tells who or what the subject is or is
like.
Spelling Words
Using Just Enough Letters
nuclear
• helicopter
• anxious
• appreciate
• plastic
• familiar
• athletic
• escape
• apologize
•
• Washington
• pastime
• exquisite
• lantern
• fulfill
• souvenir
• tragedy
• sherbet
• algebra
• icicles
• escort
• judgmental
• argumentative
• excursion
• consumable
• pavilion
We are now ready to
take our story tests.
 Story test
 Classroom
webpage,
 Reading Test
 AR
 Other
Reading Quizzes
 Quiz #