Genre:
Realistic
Fiction
Lesson 12 Day 1
Question of the Day
• What would you tell a new friend about
yourself?
• An important thing to know about me is
________________________.
Read Aloud
• Why might you read or listen to a story?
• for enjoyment
• to learn about certain events or people
• Remember that a realistic story has characters
and events that could be real.
• Think about the plot as I read.
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Read Aloud
Read Aloud
• What happens at the beginning of the story?
• What happens at the end of the story?
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Phonics and Spelling
 Letters are sometimes silent; that is, they do not stand
for any sound on their own. Read this word with me.
 knob
 The k in knob is silent.
 knob
 This week we will learn more about silent letters and
letters that stand for unexpected sounds. Help me find
the silent letters in these words.
 gnat
 wrist
 gnat
 wrist
Phonics and Spelling
• gh
• gh is a common letter pair in English, and it can
stand for different sounds.
• One of these sounds is /f/.
• When gh makes the /f/ sound it is usually found
at the end of the word.
• rou
• The ou makes the /u/ sound. Read the word with
me.
• r-ou-gh
Phonics and Spelling
• knee
• knee
gnaw
gnaw
write
write
tough
tough
/f/
Phonics and Spelling
•
•
•
•
•
Write these words in your journal.
1. wrench
2. gnome
3. knit
4. enough
• Now circle the consonant pairs that stand for one
sound.
Spelling Pretest
 1. gnat
 2. knew
 3. sign
 4. knob
 5. gnaw
 6. write
 7. knees
 8. wrinkle
 9. kneel
 10. wrist
 11. cough
 12. known
 13. rough
 14. wrench
 15. knight
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Remember
that all
stories have
a
beginning,
middle and
end.
As I read the
beginning, I
ask myself,
“What is the
character’s
problem or
goal?” When
I think I know
what the
problem is, I
continue
reading to
find important
events. I
know that the
important
events
usually lead
to the
solution of
the problem.
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Plot
Help me fill out this graphic organizer. Reread page 335.
Characters
Setting
Orlando, Florida
Emma and her
father.
Problem
Emma doesn’t have a chessboard.
Important Events
Emma told her father her problem, he helped her..
Solution
She and her father make one.
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Listening Comprehension
 I am going to read a story about a pen pal who receives
some unusual gifts.
 Have you ever received a strange gift?
 This story has characters and events that are like people and
events in real life,
 so it is realistic fiction.
 When I read a realistic fiction story, I look for the setting to
be a place that is or could be real. I expect that the
characters will say and do things that I, or people I know,
might say and do. I know that the problem in the story will
be one a real person might have.
 When you listen to a realistic fiction story, your purpose is
to enjoy the story.
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Listening Comprehension/Plot
 The plot is the events in a story.
 Remember a plot has a beginning, a middle, and an
ending. It tells about the problem that the characters
face and the solution to that problem.
 Listen carefully as I read, paying special attention to the
character and her problem.
 After reading:
 How do you know the story I just read is realistic
fiction?
 Do you think Caitlin looks forward to getting more
letters from Julien? Why?
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Robust Vocabulary
• Even though the grape fruit bar had
melted on it, Caitlin deciphered Julien’s
letter.
• deciphered- If you have figured out a
message that is difficult to understand
or that is written in code, then you have
deciphered it.
• The word is..
• deciphered
• What is more likely to need to be
deciphered, a printed letter or a
handwritten letter?
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Robust Vocabulary
• Caitlin thought Julien must be
mistaken, because no one could
put a sunset in an envelope.
• mistaken- If you are wrong about
something, you are mistaken.
• What is the word?
• mistaken
• What would cause you more
problems, to be mistaken about
the date of a test or to be mistaken
about one problem in your
homework?
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DOL
Amira wrote to her
1. her wrote to Amira cousin .
They drove for six hours.
2. hours drove for six They .
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Grammar:
Singular and Plural Pronouns
 A pronoun is a word that takes the place of a
noun. Writers use pronouns to keep from
using the same noun over and over again.
I
you
we he
she
it
they
me him
her them
 One week she even sent a snowball.
 She is a pronoun that takes the place of Julien.
 Mr. and Mrs. Valdez hurried so they would be
on time.
 They - Mr. and Mrs. Valdez
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Grammar:
Singular and Plural Pronouns
 Charlie wished he could hit a home run.
 He – Charlie
 Tom and Gianna said, “We had a picnic at the
park.
 We –Tom Gianna
 Lisa’s friends waited for her to join them.
 Her – Lisa them – her friends
 I asked Sam to go with me to the store.
 I & me – speaker
 Marcus wrote a letter and mailed it.
 It- letter
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Writing: Realistic Story
• A Realistic Story…..
• Includes characters and settings that could be
real
• Includes events that could happen
• The author uses words and phrases that
create a unique voice, or a special style of
writing.
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Writing: Student Model: Realistic Story
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Writing: Realistic Story
• You try!
• Write a sentence about each of the following
topics:
• The ocean
• A bear
• Winter
• Now turn and talk to a partner and compare your
sentences and ideas. Notice how they are
different.
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