Unit 4 Story 1
Day One
 Why
can’t you always
believe what you think
you see?
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Concept Talk Video
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Page 20j
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P. 20-21
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Why can’t you believe it when you see a pool
of water in the desert?
Why is the image of the pencils in the water
deceiving?
What illusion does the fountain create?
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As you listen to the read aloud(p 21b),
choose ONE of the following words to
listen for and find the meaning of.
 Invisible
 Pretending
 Fooled
 Judged
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Read aloud for GT
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Invisible
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In “The Emperor’s New Clothes” the emperor
pretends to see his invisible clothes. Does the author
include any context clues that tell me the meaning of
the word?
Give an example of something invisible.
Where are the syllables in
 Invisible
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Pretending
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If you are pretending, you are making believe.
The boys were pretending to be firemen.
Pretending game: Pretend to be something and the
class will guess what you are pretending.
What is the base word in pretending? What is the
suffix?
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Fooled:
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Fooled means “to be tricked.”
He was fooled into believing that it was Saturday.
Teach/Okay: Tell a partner about a time you were
fooled.
What is the base word and suffix in fooled?
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Judge:
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To form an opinion of something or someone is to
judge.
Teachers judge students on their behavior and work
habits.
Quick Write: Explain the quote, “Don’t judge a book
by its cover”
What makes the /j/ sounds in judge?
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can compare and
contrast characters in
the text.
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Compare and Contrast video
 When you compare and contrast, you tell how TWO
or MORE things are alike and different.
 You can compare and contrast TWO or MORE
things you read about or compare something you
read with something you already know.
Alike
Two things in text
One thing in the
text with
something I
already know
Different
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“See pictures in your head as you read.”
Helps readers form mental pictures of what
they are reading to help them comprehend.
Try to picture in your mind what the author
has written. This helps the story to come to life!
“Watching a movie in your mind!”
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Read Detective Techniques on page 23.
Discuss callouts to demonstrate skills and
strategies.
Complete p. 247 in workbook with a partner.
Be ready to share answers with the class.
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Insert copy of workbook page 247
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Having an empty space inside
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Why can’t you always believe what you think
you see?
Using at least one amazing word or vocabulary
word, write a sentence with at least 12 words.
Day Two
 Why
can’t you always
believe what you think
you see?
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She’s always exploring the crime scene- going
into spooky old houses and deserted castles
searching for a clue.
What does spooky mean?
What does deserted mean?
‘She’s always exploring the crime scene’ is a
generalization. What proof does the author give for
this generalization?
Based on this sentence, why would someone explore a
crime scene?
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deceiving
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Cause someone to believe something that is not true
Look at book page 20-21. Why is the photograph of
water in the desert deceiving. Whom were the
weavers deceiving and for what reason?
When was a time you were deceiving?
What is the base word and suffix? How many
syllables?
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unthinkable
Word Parts: Take apart the word unthinkable. What
is the base word? The suffix? The prefix? What do
you think this word means?
 Introduce: If something is unthinkable, it is hard to
imagine it.
 Demonstrate: It was unthinkable that they should
run out of water.
 Apply: List other things that are unthinkable.
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Suffixes: -ian, -ist, -ism
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Remember the word biologist? What did it mean?
-ist means “one who.” A biologist is “one who
studies life.”
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An idiom is a colorful
expression or phrase
that cannot be
understood from the
ordinary meaning of
the words. You have
to look at ALL the
words as a whole.
Jargon is a special
language of a
particular profession
or group.
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Read page 23. In
paragraph 5, there is
the idiom, “jumps
right in.” What does
this phrase mean?
Now look at
paragraph 4 and find
an example of jargon.
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Do you know some football
jargon?
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can compare and
contrast characters’
actions and thoughts in a
story.
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video
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Realistic Fiction: tells stories about people
and events that are not real, but COULD be.
Use what you already know about people and
the world to understand realistic fiction.
Preview and Predict: Take a picture walk:
look at titles, subtitles, and illustrations.
Make a prediction about what this story may
be about.
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Remember:
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When you come to words you don’t know, use the
words around it to solve the meaning. Look for
synonyms or antonyms to help solve word meaning.
Adjust your reading rate in order to understand
what you are reading. You may need to slow down
in spots to make sure you care comprehending the
text.
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Read pages 28- 35. Discuss the guided reading
questions.
When you finish reading, write a retelling
independently. Share your retelling with your
table.
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Pg. 30 and 31: Contrast how Drake feels about
Gabby’s phone call with how he reacts.
Pg. 31 How are Frisco’s views about following
rules different from Drake’s views?
Pg 30 and 31: How are the adventures the
Science Detectives and the Mad Scientist alike
and different?
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In your Bobcat Journal…..
What did you learn about being a
scientific detective?
 How would you compare and contrast
Drake and Frisco as scientists?
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Using a Venn Diagram, compare detectives
Drake and Frisco.
Day Three
 Why
can’t you always
believe what you think
you see?
With her coffee-covered hair pulled back in a
no-nonsense ponytail, her scientist cap
shoved atop her head, and her mouth set in a
firm line, she looked ready to take on this
most difficult case.
Identify THREE descriptions of Nell.
How do these descriptions show that Nell is
ready for a difficult case?
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astonished
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Yesterday we learned that Drake was
astonished when Gabby asked him to
investigate the monster in her garbage can.
 Astonished means to be surprised and amazed.
 What astonished Drake about his competitor, James
Frisco, the Mad Scientist?
 What has astonished you recently?
 What hunks/chunks do you see in this amazing word?
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illusion
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Phonics Dance: Which hunks and chunks do you see
in this word?
An illusion appears to be different from what it
really is.
The boys gave the illusion of not being afraid.
Most magic tricks rely on illusion.
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Do you remember what THESE amazing
words mean?
Invisible
 Judge
 Deceiving
 unthinkable
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Synonyms: a word
that means almost the
same as another word.
Dazzle and amaze
Shimmering and
gleaming
Can you name other
synonyms?
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Antonyms: a word
that means the
opposite of another
word.
Shiny and dull
Fancy and plain
Hot and cold
Can you name other
antonyms?
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Write precise, or detailed, instructions
explaining how to take care of your pet
tarantula.
If I am unsure of the meaning of precise, I
know that authors use a clue word ‘or’ to
introduce a synonym for an unfamiliar word.
Do you see a synonym for the word precise in
the above sentence? Let’s try that word in our
sentence and see if it makes sense.
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If you are relentless, or persistent, you
might consider a career as a detective.
Using context clues, what do you think the
word relentless means?
Try using the synonym you found in place of
the word relentless.
Read page 25. Use context clues to find the
meaning of the highlighted words.
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can compare and
contrast characters’
actions and thoughts in
a story.
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What do you remember?
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Why would people rather have the Science
Detectives work on their cases instead of the Mad
Scientist?
As you read details about the Mad Scientist, what do
you imagine his laboratory looks like?
Retell what you read yesterday.
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Finish reading pages 36-41. Discuss guided
reading questions with your partner
Summarize what happened in the story today.
Tell all details you can remember.
Discussion questions on page 42, if time.
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Pg. 38 What can you learn about Nell from her
conversation with her mother?
Pg. 40 and 41 Compare the purpose of the list of
clues and the purpose of the set of experiments.
End of Story: Why do you think Drake and Nell
are successful as a team of science detectives?
Why?
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Bobcat Journal:
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Discuss how Drake and Nell solved the mystery of
the gasping garbage can.
How would you compare and contrast Drake and
Nell to other detectives you have read about?
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How are Drake and Gabby different?
 A. Gabby likes facts.
 B. Gabby is a vegetarian.
 C. Gabby dislikes meeting with Drake.
 D. Gabby was a top notch scientist.
Day Four
 Why
can’t you always
believe what you think
you see?
Suddenly, the garbage can gasped.
It trembled.
It burped and yurped.
It belched and yelched.
What words does the author use to describe what the
garbage can is doing?
 Which two words are synonyms?
 How are the meanings of these words related to the
meaning of the word gasped?
 Which words are made up? Why did the author make up
these words?
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disappeared
Do you see a hunk or chunk? A prefix or suffix?
 We learned that the scientists’ fears disappeared
when they discovered the true cause of the noises
coming from inside the garbage can.
 Disappeared means vanished or departed
 How did Gabby feel when the ‘monster’ noises
disappeared from her garbage can?
 How did you feel when your fear of something
disappeared?
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spectators
What hunks/chunks do you see?
 If you are a spectator, you are watching an event.
 The spectators watched the swimmers compete.
 Name an event you would like to be a spectator at.
 How many syllables are in the word spectators?
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can compare and
contrast characters’
actions and thoughts in
a story.
Procedural Text: Recipe
 Give us the sequence of activities needed to carry
out a process or procedure.
 What recipes have you helped to make? What did
it include?
 Recipes are found in cookbooks, videos,
newspapers, magazines, and online.
 The list ingredients and step by step directions to
make something. A picture of final dish sometimes
included.
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Read the text on pages 46-49.
What text features do you see?
Why is it necessary to follow the steps in order?
How would providing photographs of step by step
instructions help someone successfully make a dish?
Reread page 47. In this recipe, there are two mixtures .
How are the mixtures different?
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What did you learn about reading a recipe?
How would you judge Mr. Talberg’s famous
bread recipe?
Why is it important to write a recipe as
procedural text?
Day Five
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Complete your MC weekly test.
As soon as your MC is finished, put answers
in the computer.
When you have finished ALL of this, you may
choose a center you have not been to this
week and complete it.
If you need to revise your ER from
yesterday, your teacher will let you know
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Have you read a good book that you want to
tell us about?
Was there a great part of a book you read
you would like to share?
Have you written something that you would
like to share with the class?
If you do, get it out and let’s talk!