Lesson 6 Day 3
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You will need your Reading
book.
Question of the Day
 What are some goals you can reach if
you and your classmates work together?
 How would you reach these goals?
 Write about one goal you would like to
reach by working with others.
 How would you work toward this goal?
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Read Aloud
 Why might someone might want to read
a poem again.
 to enjoy
 to listen to patterns
 repetition
 rhythm
 rhyme
 Listen as I read, pay attention to the
phrasing.
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Read Aloud
You’ve Got to Work Together
You’ve got to work together,
That’s what my sister said.
For when you work together,
You’re sure to get ahead.
You’ve got to work together,
and then you’ll get things done.
When all those hands are working,
It might feel more like fun!
You’ve got to work together,
In everything you do.
For when you work together,
Good things will come to you!
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Compound Words
 Compound words are made up of two
smaller words.
 Identify the two words that form these
compound words.
 mousetrap
 mouse + trap
 hilltop
 hill + top
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Compound Words
 We can build compound words by putting
together smaller words.
 However, not all combinations of two words
make a word that has meaning.
 ball
base
 We can combine these words two different
ways.
 ballbase
baseball
 Which word is a real compound word?
 door
knob
 doorknob
knobdoor
 Which word is a real compound word?
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Compound Words
 Help me form a compound word using two of
these words together.
 sun
flash
light
 sunlight
flashlight
 ball
flake
snow
 snowball
snowflake
 mail
car
box
 mailbox
boxcar
 board
score
key
 scoreboard
keyboard
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Compound Words
 Combine two of these words to make
compound words.
inch
earth
worm
bird
black
house
inchworm
earthworm
where
every
thing
some
blackbird
birdhouse
everywhere
everything
something
mate
class
room
team
classmate
classroom
teammate
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Fluency
 When good readers read aloud, their speech
sounds natural. Good readers read in phrases
and are careful to pause after punctuation
marks. This helps listeners understand what is
being read.
As you read you should:
 read in phrases
 using punctuation to guide your pauses.
 read smoothly and clearly.
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Fluency
 I’m going to read part of “The Babe and I” aloud. First,
I’m going to read without paying attention to
punctuation and phrasing. Then, I’m going to read
smoothly, paying attention to punctuation.
 Follow along with you finger on page 182 as I read the
first sentence without paying attention to punctuation,
and as I reread it paying attention to punctuation.
 Read pg. 182 with me. Remember to pay attention to
punctuation.
 Reread pg. 182 with a partner. Be sure to pay attention
to punctuation.
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Fact and Opinion
 A fact is a statement that can be proven.
 An opinion is a statement that tells what
someone thinks or believes. It cannot be
proven.
 Find the sentences that state a fact, and find
the sentences that state and opinion.
 pg. 163, third paragraph
 pg. 180, final paragraph
 pg. 183, final paragraph
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Fact and Opinion
Copy the chart below. Write two facts about Babe Ruth
and two opinions about him.
Facts
Opinions
Babe Ruth let the boy
keep the change from $5.
Babe Ruth is the world’s
greatest baseball player.
Babe Ruth was part of
the 1932 Yankees.
We knew he couldn’t hit
a home run every time.
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We were lucky...
Babe Ruth hits a homerun..
Babe Ruth, the world’s greatest baseball
player...
Babe Ruth collapses...
Jacob was smart..
Babe Ruth was part of
the 1932 Yankees...
Practice Book pg. 49
I think the Red Sox pitcher was afraid
Babe Ruth would hit a homerun...
Reading: Paired Selection
 Why did it take 34 years for another baseball
player to break Babe Ruth’s home run record?
 It was hard to beat sixty home runs in a season.
 What two events made it possible for boys and
girls of all cultures to play baseball?
 An All-/American Girls Professional Baseball
league gave women a chance to play baseball.
Jackie Robinson became the first African
American to play major league baseball.
 How is this section different from historical fiction?
 The time line is factual. Historical fiction is based
on events but the story may or may not have
happened.
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Connections page 188-189
 Compare the author’s purpose for “The
Babe and I” with the author’s purpose for
“America’s National Pastime,” How are
they different?
 The author’s purpose in “The Babe and I”
is to entertain, and the author’s purpose
in “America’s National Pastime,” is to
inform.
 TT -Text to Text
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Connections page 188-189
 Would you like selling newspapers the
way the boy in the story did? Explain.
 No, because the jobs seems too hard.
 Yes, because the jobs seems interesting
and there’s a chance to meet people.
 TS- Text to Self
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Connections page 188-189
 How is life in the United States today
different from the way it was during the
Great Depression?
 Few people are out of work today; people
do not sell apples on street corners; it
costs a lot more money today to go to a
baseball game.
 TW- Text to World
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Build Robust Voc.
 embarrass- If you embarrass someone, you
make that person feel uncomfortable or
ashamed.
 If something embarrasses you, are you likely to
feel comfortable or uncomfortable?
 collapses- When something collapses, it falls
down because it is not well supported.
 If someone collapses from being in the hot sun
in the morning, should that person go to the
beach that afternoon?
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Build Robust Voc. (cont.)
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contribution- If you help your family reach its
goal, you make a contribution to your family
What contribution do you hope to make to
your school?
midst- If you are in the midst of something,
you are in the middle of it.
If you were in the midst of a lively discussion,
would you be interested in it or bored with it?
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Build Robust Voc. (cont.)
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initiative- When you take initiative, you make
the first step in doing something without
being told what to do.
If you show initiative, should you be
rewarded?
span- A span is the distance between two
points.
How do the life spans of two animals such as
an elephant and a mouse compare?
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Build Robust Voc. (cont.)
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skim- To skim the surface of something
means to move quickly over it, barely
touching it.
Did you ever skim stones over the surface of
the water?
shabby- Shabby things look old and worn out.
Is it proper to wear shabby clothes when you
are going to a fancy party?
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Build Robust Voc. (cont.)
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dazed- If you are dazed, you are confused
and cannot think properly.
Would a person who is dazed be able to take
care of a newborn baby?
elevated- Something that is elevated is lifted
up.
Why would it be hard for someone who is
afraid of high places to travel on an elevated
train?
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Synonyms and Antonyms
 She put the coins I earned in our money jar.
 What word in the sentence has almost the
same meaning as coin?
 money
 Coins and money are synonyms, words that
have almost the same meaning.
 The stadium was noisy, not quiet like the street
outside.
 noisy and quiet are antonyms, they have
opposite meanings.
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Synonyms and Antonyms
 Writers use synonyms to keep from
repeating the same word. They use
antonyms to show how things are
different. You can use synonyms to help
you figure out words you don’t know
when you’re reading.
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Synonyms and Antonyms
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6.
Identify the synonym or the antonym for the
underlined word in each sentence.
I thought the show was the greatest, and my
friend said it was the best show she had ever
seen.
The elevated station was very high off the
street.
Please don’t shout, whisper instead.
Sam thought the test was simple, but I
thought it was confusing.
I wasn’t sure that we had sufficient food for
the picnic. It turned out that we had plenty.
Jacob and his family seldom had enough
money, so they often had to do without new
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clothes.
Synonyms and Antonyms
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Identify a synonym and an antonym for each underlined word.
1. The boy felt fortunate that Jacob had told him
about selling newspapers. He was very lucky
to have such a friend.
2. Many people were poor and needy in the
Great Depression.
3. The stadium was very crowded and busy.
Word
fortunate
poor
Synonyms
lucky
Antonyms
unlucky
needy
wealthy
busy
empty
crowded
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Congratulations! You did it.
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ashamed
It has a real person and has events that could happen in the past.
They both earn money...
By being a famous baseball player...
They know people are interested in baseball...
He knows how hard his dad worked for the money...
Mr. Ruth does not have on his baseball clothes....
He does not have a real job...
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Essay
 In 1927, Babe had hit 60 hit 60 home
runs in one season. No one broke his
record for 34 years. When this story took
place, he was the world’s greatest
baseball player. His team was the best in
the world.
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DOL
 The fans shouted for Babe Ruth^, and he
came out to the field.
 The man bought a newspaper^, but he did not
an
buy and apple.
 The boy paid his neighbor ten cents a day,
and
but she lent him her carriage.
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Grammar
 She offered to rent the carriage to me for
ten cents an afternoon, and I agreed.
 We knew he couldn’t hit a home run
every time, but at least the Babe was
back.
 Are these simple or compound
sentence? How do you know?
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Grammar (cont.)
How can we change these two sentences into a
compound sentence?
The pitcher threw wide of the plate four times.
He walked Babe Ruth.
The pitcher threw wide of the plate four time, and
walked Babe Ruth.
WB pg. 20
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Writing
“Here, kid. I’ll take one.” A tall man gave me a
five dollar bill.”
What does this sentence tell you about Babe
Ruth?
He is tall.
“That’s okay kid. Keep the change.”
What does this sentence tell you about Babe
Ruth?
He is nice and generous.
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Writing
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Character Sketch
Describes how a person looks, sounds,
or acts
Tells what a person is like
Includes a topic sentence
Includes detail sentences
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Writing (cont.)
 Use your character chart from yesterday
to draft a character sketch.
 Remember to use a topic sentence and
create detail sentences to tell what the
character is like.
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