Lesson 2
The Day Eddie Met the Author
Question of the Day
What questions would you like to ask an
author?
I would like to ask an author _______.
Question of the Day
Books can entertain and teach us. They can be
friends when we are lonely, or they can be
something to share with a new friend.
• Think of your favorite book.
• Why is your favorite?
• What would you like to know about how that
book was written?
• What do you want to know about the person
who wrote it?
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Today’s Read Aloud
The Science Project
Jean made a wonderful volcano for
her science project. It showed all
the different parts inside the
volcano. She thought she could
win a prize at the Science Fair.
Still, she was nervous. She
adjusted the volcano again and
again. She practiced explaining it
and answering questions. But
other projects were great, too.
Her friend Luis had built a small
cave with rocks that glowed.
Today’s Read Aloud
The Science Project
When the day of the fair came,
Jean carefully carried her
project up the path into
school. She was so excited,
the heavy volcano didn’t
seem to weigh anything at
all--until she tripped. The
volcano crashed to the
ground. Pieces were all over
the place. What would she
do?
Today’s Read Aloud
The Science Project
Just then, Luis came by. “Oh, no!” he said. Then,
without another word, he started gathering
up pieces and putting them back in place. In
no time, Jean and Luis had the volcano back
together.
“It doesn’t look quite as good as before, but it
will do,” said jean.
“Yes,” said Luis, “ but now it looks as if it really
did erupt!”
The Science Project
What happens to Jean?
What message does the
author have for the
reader?
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Root Words: Endings
-ed, -ing
• The rabbits jump.
• The rabbits are jumping. The rabbits jumped.
• These endings are added to make the verb tell
when something happened.
Root Words: Endings
-ed, -ing
• The rabbits jump. The verb jump is the root
word and tells what the rabbits do. When we
add –ing to jump, the word jumping tells us
that something is happening now. When we
add –ed to jump, the word jumped tells us
that the rabbits jumped in the past.
Root Words: Endings
-ed, -ing
Please add the endings –ed and –ing to these
words:
Pack Bump Hunt Thank Plant Want
Burn Mend Smell
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Spelling
1. Saved: I saved my allowance.
2. Moved: My friend moved to Alaska
3. Riding: I like riding my bicycle.
4. Waking: Waking up in the morning can be
difficult!
5. Pulled: Paco pulled the door closed.
6. Taking: Do you like taking test?
7. Hopped: Ruby hopped on one foot.
Spelling
8. Baking: Nancy and Chan are baking bread.
9. Picked: Last summer, I picked some blueberries.
10. Having: Is everybody having a good time?
11. Letting: Mr. Kane is letting us play ball today.
12. Running: Omika is running faster the her friends.
13. Drawing: Maria is drawing a picture of her house.
14. Folded: Charles folded his napkin.
15. Shopped: I shopped for groceries yesterday.
Spelling Challenge Words
16. Freezing: It is freezing in the winter in New
York.
17. Equipped: My new bike is equipped with a
bell.
18. Dancing: My sister is dancing in a show.
19. Happening: what is happening down the
street?
20. Quitting: Sam is quitting the team.
Characters and Setting
• Open your books to page 52!
• As I begin to read a story, I think about who
the author is telling about. This is probably the
main character. Then when I read on , I think
about what the character says and does, and I
look for other characters. I also think about
the setting of the story.
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Characters and Setting
• Lets read page 53. Draw this graph and fill it
out.
Setting
Characters
Story Events
Characters and Setting
Stan wanted to do everything his older brother, Bill,
did. Bill was playing catch on the playground with his
friend Mike. They were throwing a football.
“May I play?” Stan asked.
“Sure, if you can catch it,” Bill said.
He threw the ball high in the air. Stan ran and held his
hands together. The ball landed right in his hands!
“Nice catch,” Bill said. “You can join us.”
Characters and Setting
Fill in your graphic organizer!
Who are the characters?
What is the setting?
What are the story events?
Read Aloud Anthology
Tiger, Tiger
You are going to listen to a poem that tells a story. In
this poem, the last words of each pair of lines rhyme,
or have the same ending sound. You should listen to
this poem to hear the rhymes and to enjoy the story.
I know that “Tiger, Tiger!” is a poem, so I’ll listen for
rhyming words. I’ll also listen for the rhythm, or the
sound pattern, in the poem.
Tiger, Tiger!
• Remember characters are people or animals in
a story or poem, and the setting is when and
where the story or poem takes place.
• Who are the characters in Tiger, Tiger?
• What is the setting?
• Where is the tiger and narrator at?
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Vocabulary
Conquer- When you conquer something, such as a
problem, you win against it and overcome it.
Resistance- When you do not want something to
happen.
Ponder- When you take time to think about an idea.
Anticipation- When you feel excited because something
is about to happen.
Assembly-Is a group of people who have gathered for a
reason.
Vocabulary
Dismiss- to give permission to leave.
Squirmed- You keep wiggling around as if you
were uncomfortable.
Plenty- When you have more than enough
Patchwork- Cloth made by sewing together
small pieces of different fabrics.
Autographed- When you sign your name on
something.
DOL
•
Correct these sentences!
I
watch
1. i broke my wotch.
seen
H
2. have you saw it?
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Commands and Exclamations
• Remember that a sentence is a group of words
that begins with a capital letter, has an end
mark, and tells a complete thought.
• We just learned about Statements and
Questions!
• There are two other kind of sentences. One
shows strong feelings and ends with an
exclamation point, for example, That is
amazing!
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Commands and Exclamations
• Another type of sentence orders a person to
do something and ends with a period, for
example, Put your books away. If it is to be
read with urgency, it ends with an exclamation
mark, for example,
Watch Out!
Commands and Exclamations
• Listen to how I read these sentences with
expression.
• Do not touch the oven.
• Do not touch the oven!
Commands and Exclamations
•
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Write the correct endings for these
sentences.
Finish your homework before we eat
How long should we wait
I found a quarter
Please, spell your last name for me
That was a great party
Do you want to enter the contest
Commands and Exclamations
•
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Your sentences should look like these!
Finish your homework before we eat (.)
How long should we wait (?)
I found a quarter (!)
Please, spell your last name for me (.)
That was a great party (.)
Do you want to enter the contest (?)
Writing: Interview
An interview is a conversation in which on person asks
questions and someone else answers.
These people might use an interview: reporters,
students interviewing a visitor, for research.
An interviewer writes questions ahead of time that will
encourage the person being interviewed to give
details as he or she answers.
During an interview, the interviewer writes down the
answers.
Later this week you will interview one of your
classmates.
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Writing: Interview
This is an interview between Mike and his classmate, Deanna.
Mike: What do you do for fun? Why do you like to do what you do?
Deanna: I play soccer. I like being on a team. I like to play goalie. Being goalie
is very important because without me, the other team would win every
time!
Mike: What is the most interesting place you have been? What made it
special to you?
Deanna: My family went to the farm were my great-great-grandmother was
born. She lived there all her life. The people would live there now let us
look around We saw the barn and the pond. We saw the trees my greatgreat-grandmother planted.