Question of the Day
When has someone or something surprised you?
I was surprised when
______________________.
Write one or two sentences telling what happened
and why you were surprised. Remember that
exclamation marks are used go show excitement.
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Read Aloud
Today we are going read a poem “The Letter”.
Why might we read or listen to a poem?
We might read a poem for enjoyment or to listen to
rhyming words.
As you listen to the poem you should imagine how you
would feel in this situation.
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The Letter
I looked in the mailbox. What did I see?
A letter was sitting, addressed just to me.
I never received a letter before.
So I grabbed it and ran inside the front door.
I opened it, my head like a drum.
I looked at the end. Who was it from?
There at the bottom was the name “May”My very best friend who had just moved away.
She liked her new teacher, whose name was Miss Wu,
And she said that she missed me- “I want to see you.”
I read my first letter again and again,
And answered it back, right there and then.
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Discuss the Poem
What do you think the girls feeling were about
receiving the letter? As you tell me what her
feelings were think about your own experiences
to explain your point.
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Consonant Digraphs
kn, gn, wr, gh
Remember that words often have groups of letters that
stand for one sound.
Each of these words has a letter
1. knee
2. wrinkle
combination that stands for one
3. tough
sound.
4. gnaw
What sound do you hear in each?
•The gh can also stand for the/g/ .
•When it comes at the end of a word or syllable, though, it often stands for
/f/.
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PRACTICE / APPLY
Who can come up and circle the kn, gn, wr, and gh letter
combinations in each of these words and then say the
word for us?
1.
2.
3.
4.
knit
sign
wrist
cough
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Independent Practice
In your notebook write the words from this list that have
the kn, gn, wr, and gh.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
title
rattle
saddle
gnat
knighgt
wrench
rough
edge
police
10. giant
11.
12.
13. seven
14.
15.
judge
hotel
broken
taken
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Identify Sounds
Now look at the words you wrote in your notebook.
Remember that a single letter usually stands for the sound
represented by the letter combinations in these words. You
will just have to memorize these spellings for these words
with these letter combinations.
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Plot
Comprehension: Review
Remember that a plot is what happens in the story.
The important events make up the plot.
The plot often includes a problem that must be solved or a goal the
characters must achieve.
The characters try to solve the problem or reach the goal.
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Practice/Apply
Look on page 433 in your text and tell me what problem or goal the
characters have.
They have to offer advice to the children who wrote to the
magazine.
Let’s look at the important events which are: receiving each letter and
giving each piece of advice.
Do the characters solve the problem or reach their goal ? What is your
reason for your answer?
Yes, because the characters have advice for every letter they chose and
they think the next issue of the magazine will be the best one yet.
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Use Context Clues
Comprehension: Review
Remember that context clues can help readers figure out the
meaning of unfamiliar words.
To find the meaning of a new word, readers should look at the
sentence in which that words appears.
You might find a synonym or the definition for the word or you
may find clues that can help you figure out the meaning from
what you have read.
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Practice/Apply
Guided Practice:
Read this sentence and tell me what you think drenched means.
On our way to school we got drenched by a heavy rainstorm.
Can you tell me the clue in the sentence that was helpful?
The clue was that there was a heavy rainstorm and this helps me know
drenched probably means soaking wet.
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Independent Practice
Copy this sentence in your notebook and write what you think sage
means. Then underline the context clues that helped you figure out
the meaning.
I discuss problems with my mom because she is wise and solves them
with sage advice.
Sage means wise and I know this because it says she is wise, solves them, and
advice and all of these words are clues and helps me know what sage means.
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Readers’ Theater
Read Together: “Ask the Experts”
Genre: Remember that “Ask the Experts” is a script about an
advice column.
An advice column takes questions from its readers and offers
advice to answer them.
Have any of you ever asked a friend or family member for
advice or read an advice column in a magazine.
What kind of advice was offered and do you know if the advice
was followed?
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Readers’ Theater
Read Together: “Ask the Experts”
Now lets talk about reading with expression and
intonation.
Good readers use their voices to show changes in
action or characters’ feelings.
Remember that one way to show action or feelings is
the rise and fall of a reader’s voice, also know as
intonation.
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Readers’ Theater
Read Together: “Ask the Experts”
Oral Reading: Now we are going to practice reading
the different parts in the Readers’ Theater script. I
want you to concentrate on reading with the
appropriate intonation and expression in your voice.
When you make mistakes, you should first correct
your errors and then continue reading.
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Robust Vocabulary
Can anyone tell me about a thunderstorm you have
experienced before we read the Read-Aloud “Thunder
Cake”?
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Build Robust Vocabulary
luscious
something that appeals to your senses, such as your sense of taste
shudder trembling from fear or from being cold
expertise when someone knows a lot about a particular topic or skill
correspondence
when you are communicating in writing
The low, rumbling sound of thunder makes the windows shudder in their
panes.
Which sound is more likely to make you shudder-a loud crashing noise or
the sound of a fountain?
The boy picked three luscious tomatoes for dinner.
Would you think a slice of melon or a slice of onion is luscious?
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Build Robust Vocabulary
luscious
something that appeals to your senses, such as your sense of taste
shudder trembling from fear or from being cold
expertise when someone knows a lot about a particular topic or skill
correspondence
when you are communicating in writing
What might make a person shudder? Imagine one of those things has
happened. How would you look?
What do you think is the most luscious food? What would you do or say if
you had just eaten some of that food?
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GRAMMAR
Review: Singular and Plural Pronouns
A noun names a person, place, or thing and a pronoun takes the
place of a noun. A singular pronoun takes the place of a singular
noun, and a plural pronoun takes the place of a plural noun.
I S
we P
you S P
they P
him S
it S
them P
us P
her S
he S
she S
Who can tell me the pronouns that replace singular nouns, and then plural
nouns.
You can be singular or plural, depending on whether it replaces the name of
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one person or two or more people.
Practice/Apply
her
The mail carrier gave Melissa’s letter to _______
We told Raven and Darnell that _______
they could join us.
What pronouns would you use in these sentences?
Now write two sentences that include
pronouns, but leave a blank line for the
pronoun. Then you will exchange your
sentences with a partner and you will complete
each other’s sentences.
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DOL
Write and correct each sentence.
1. james wore they coat
2. all the boys and girls
need his books?
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Writing
Revise
Sentence Fluency
Your sentences should be varied and flow
easily from one to the next.
Voice
Every writer has his or her own voice.
Writers choose words to make their feelings
clear and to make the reader feel the same
way.
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Writing
Revise
Revise For Sentence Fluency and Voice
I want you to look at one of your writing pieces and see
whether changing a statement to a question or an
exclamation would make your writing more interesting.
Keep in mind that sentences of different lengths also
make writing more interesting to the reader.
As you are reading over your piece make sure your
sentences flow from one to the next. If there is a
connection between two ideas, perhaps you should add
a transition word or phrase such as however, but, or for
instance.
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Writing
Revise
Writing Prompt
Use Dialogue in Realistic Writing
Today you are going to write about
something that has actually happened to
you today. You will need to include at least
one sentence of dialogue in your writing. I
will start conferencing with a few of you
after you have been given a few minutes to
start your writing.
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