The Mystery of Saint Matthew Island
Reading Lesson Plans
Objectives: The students will determine and check main ideas, use text structure to understand main ideas, use word structure to determine word meaning, understand features of a time line, and construct a time line to show chronological information.
Day 1
Whole Group Instruction
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Discuss Skill: Main Idea & Details and Strategy: Text Structure on p. 654.
 Read and discuss “Works of Art or Works of Aliens?” on p. 655, discussing skill and strategy.
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Complete WB p. 263 WG.
 Review “Words to Know” and complete Vocabulary Strategy for Endings on p. 656.
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Students complete WB p. 264 & 265 independently.
Day 2 Whole Group Instruction
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Read story with a partner and work on trifold
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Check & review WB pp. 264 & 265.
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Discuss story.
Small Groups: CAFÉ
Language
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mkO87mkgcNo
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Discuss and, or , and but
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When do you use each
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Make a trifold. Create a 7 up sentence with each
Conjunction and a picture
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Go over spelling words
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Go over autobiography page
Day 3 Whole Group Instruction
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Read story with a partner and work on trifold
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Students complete WB pp. 267 & 268 independently.
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Check & review WB pp. 267-268.
Small Groups: CAFÉ
Language
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mkO87mkgcNo
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Share trifolds
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Brainpop http://www.brainpop.com/english/grammar/conjunctions/preview.wem
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Go over conjunctions

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HW: workbook page
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Work on autobiography page
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Go over spelling words with sparkle
Day 4 Whole Group Instruction
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Read story with a partner and work on trifold
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Discuss Time Lines using TE p. 673L.
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Students complete WB pp. 269-270 independently.
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Review for story test.
Small Groups: CAFÉ
Language
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mkO87mkgcNo
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Go over conjunctions
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Check homework
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Turn in autobiography page
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Go over spelling words with sparkle
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CW: worksheet
Day 5 Whole Group Instruction
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Complete story test.
Language
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Test