Lesson 8 Day 2
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Read Aloud
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Question of the Day
• How do you let your family and friends know how you feel about things?
• When I _________, I am showing a feeling of
____________.
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Read Aloud
• What is the purpose of reading a poem?
• for enjoyment
• You will enjoy the poem even more if you try to picture what is happening.
• Listen as I read. Listen for rhythm and the changes in my voice.
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Read Aloud
• What is happening in the poem?
• What mental picture does it create?
• How can you tell what the lion is doing?
• How do the author’s words tell you this?
• What are some of the rhyming words in the poem?
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Phonics and Spelling
• found
• cow
• The ou in found and the ow in cow stand for
/ou/.
• boil
• soy
• The oi in boil and the oy in soy stand for /oi/.
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• pound
• how
• down
• about
• south
• tower
Phonics and Spelling
Identify the letters that stand for the /ou/ sound in each word.
• ou
• ow
• ow
• ou
• ou
• ow
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Phonics and Spelling
• It is sometimes difficult to know whether to use ou or ow in a word.
• Read these words: crowd, cloud.
• Spellings of many /ou/ words must simply be memorized.
• There are a few spelling patterns that may help you determine when to use ow and when to use ou.
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OW
• OW is almost always used when the /ou/ sound is at the end of the word, as in now and how.
• The letters ow are also used just before a final n, as in town and brown.
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OU
• OU usually comes before consonant combinations such as nt, nce, and nd.
• count
• pounce
• found
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Write the following words on your paper and underline the letters that stand for the /ou/ sound.
• gown
• loud
• round
• house
• bounce
• clown
• growl
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Build Robust Vocabulary
• communicate - When two people or animals communicate , they share information.
• Say the word with me, communicate .
• Do you communicate well with animals ?
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Build Robust Vocabulary
• flick - When you flick something, you move it or snap it quickly.
• Say the word with me, flick .
• Do you ever flick your tongue across your lips when you are nervous?
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Build Robust Vocabulary
• alert - If you alert people to something, you get their attention and let them know to be careful.
• Say the word with me, alert .
• How does a rattlesnake signal an alert when someone is too close?
• How might a ranger alert people?
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Build Robust Vocabulary
• signal - A signal is a sound or action that sends a message.
• Say the word with me, signal.
• What signal could you give a friend if you saw a sea turtle?
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Build Robust Vocabulary
• chatter - When animals chatter , they repeat their sounds quickly.
• Say the word with me, chatter .
• Why is it not a good idea to chatter in the library?
• What could visitors be saying as they chatter ?
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Build Robust Vocabulary
• grooms - When an animal grooms itself, it makes itself neat and clean.
• Say the word with me, grooms .
• How do cats groom themselves?
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Build Robust Vocabulary
Read page 226 with me.
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Fluency
• Commas, periods, question marks, exclamation points, and quotation marks tell readers how long to pause, whether to read a sentence as a statement, a question, or an exclamation, and when someone else’s words are being used.
• Turn to page 239 in your book.
• Listen as I read this page paying close attention to punctuation.
• Now read this page with me.
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Build Robust Vocabulary
• Two bull elks crash horns to see who is dominant .
• Dominant - The strongest or most powerful member of a group is dominant .
• Say the word with me, dominant .
• Which is dominant , a puppy or a grown cat?
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Build Robust Vocabulary
• Two arctic hares hit each other because they are in a conflict .
• Conflict - If two animals are fighting, they are in a conflict .
• Say the word with me, conflict .
• Do you talk about a conflict , or argue about it?
• Think about dominant animals and some conflicts that they might get into. Describe an animal or a conflict , using vivid or precise words.
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Robust Vocabulary
• The crocodile went charging home because its nest was in danger.
• charging - If an animal is charging , it is rushing or moving quickly towards something or someone.
• Say it with me, charging .
• If a strange dog were charging you, would you run or stand still?
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Robust Vocabulary
• The ferocious crocodile protected the “water thickknees” bird.
• ferocious - A ferocious animal is angry and dangerous.
• Say the word with me, ferocious .
• Are most dogs you know gentle or ferocious ?
• Name some ferocious animals.
• Choose one of the ferocious animals and write a sentence about that animals.
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Robust Vocabulary
• The ferocious crocodile protected the “water thickknees” bird.
• ferocious - A ferocious animal is angry and dangerous.
• Say the word with me, ferocious .
• Are most dogs you know gentle or ferocious ?
• Name some ferocious animals.
• Choose one of the ferocious animals and write a sentence about that animals.
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DOL
•
M L
Our teacher is mrs lavell.
•
D dr Morris looked in my ear.
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Grammar
• Mr. Ms. Dr.
• These are abbreviations of titles of people.
• St. Ave.
Pl.
• These are abbreviations for types of streets.
• CA FL TX
• These are abbreviations of states. They are made with two capital letters and no period.
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Grammar dr Malik Pinder
105 Wingate rd
Trenton, nj
Which word in line one is an abbreviation. What is wrong with it?
Dr.
Line 2?
Rd.
Line 3
NJ
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Grammar
• Write your own address in envelope form.
Write Mr. or Ms. with your name.
• WB pg. 27
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Writing
A Description
• Uses vivid words that appeal to the senses.
• Uses precise words that give specific information about the topic.
• Uses different types of language.
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Writing
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Writing
• When you write a description, you use different types of language.
• Striking language grabs the reader’s attention, often using similes or metaphors.
• For example: Quick as a flash.
• Exact language uses precise words. For example: A golden lioness stood proudly. Language should suit the description.
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Writing
Striking
Language:
(quick as a flash)
Natural Language:
(fast)
Cheetah
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Exact Language
(runs)
Beautiful Language
(sleek)

Writing
• Choose a topic about an animal. Create a word web to brainstorm different words or phrases that are vivid and precise.
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