Big Question: What
unexpected effects can
humans have on nature?
Author:
Susan E. Quinlan
Genre:
Case Study
Small Group
Timer
Review Games
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Story Sort
Vocabulary Words:
Arcade Games
 Study Stack
 Spelling City: Vocabulary
 Spelling City: Spelling Words
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Spelling Words
Final Syllable –ant, -ent, -ance, -ence
• important
• experience
• ignorant
• entrance
• difference
• instance
• absence
• appearance
• intelligent
• evidence
• pollutant
• clearance
• confidence
• conference
• insurance
• ambulance
• hesitant
• consistent
• excellence
• persistent
• iridescent
• coincidence
• convenient
• significant
• alliance
Big Question: What
unexpected effects can
humans have on nature?
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Vocabulary Words
Vocabulary Words
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bleached
carcasses
decay
parasites
scrawny
starvation
suspicions
tundra
More Words to Know
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absence
die-off
nutritious
contaminated
refuge
thrived
Monday
Question of the Day
What unexpected
effects can humans have
on nature?
Today we will learn about:
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Build Concepts
Main Idea and Details
Text Structure
Build Background
Vocabulary
Fluency: Punctuation Clues
Grammar: Conjunctions
Spelling: Final Syllable –ant, -ent, -ance,
-ence
Humans’ Effect on Nature
Fluency
Punctuation Clues
Fluency: Punctuations Clues
Listen as I read “All the King’s
Animals.”
 As I read, notice how I use the
punctuation in the text to tell
when to pause or stop.
 Be ready to answer questions
after I finish.
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Fluency: Punctuation Clues
What is the main idea of this
selection?
 What was the effect of the Cattle
Plague?
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Concept Vocabulary
contaminated – made impure by
contact or mixing; polluted
 refuge – shelter or protection
from danger or trouble
 thrived – was successful; grew
rich and strong
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Concept
Vocabulary
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Build Concept Vocabulary
contaminated, refuge, thrived
Negative
Effects
Humans’
Effect on
Nature
Positive
Effects
Main Idea and Details,
Text Structure
Turn to Page 654 - 655.
Prior Knowledge
Write 3 questions you would like to find out about how
investigators solve mysteries.
K (What do you
know?)
W
(What would you
like to learn?)
L (What did you
learn?)
Prior Knowledge
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This week’s audio explores
checks and balances in nature.
After we listen, we discuss what
you learned and what surprised
you.
Vocabulary
Words
Vocabulary Words
bleached – whitened by exposure to
sunlight or the use of chemicals
 carcasses – bodies of dead animals
 decay – process of rotting
 parasites – living things that live on
or in others, from which they get
food, often harming the others in the
process
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Vocabulary Words
scrawny – having little flesh; lean;
thin; skinny
 starvation – suffering from extreme
hunger
 suspicious – beliefs; feelings;
thoughts
 tundra – a vast, treeless plain in
arctic regions
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More Words to Know
absence – condition of being without;
lack
 die-off – to die one after another
until all are dead
 nutritious – valuable as food;
nourishing
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(next slide)
bleached
parasites
tundra
Grammar
Conjunctions
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living at the north pole would be
a frigid experiance
Living at the North Pole would be
a frigid experience.
some plants can live in the artic
cold and most cannot survive
Some plants can live in the arctic
cold, but most cannot survive.
Conjunctions
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No wolves, bears, or other large
predators lived on the island.
Or is a conjunction. It joins the
words wolves, bears, and other
large predators to make a
compound subject.
Conjunctions
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A conjunction is a word such as
and, but, or or that joins words,
phrases, or sentences.
Conjunctions
Use and to join related ideas:
Deer and elk are similar animals.
 Use but to join contrasting ideas:
That deer looks small but healthy.
 Use or to suggest a choice: Do
deer eat more grass or tree
leaves?
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Conjunctions
You can use conjunctions to make
compound subjects, compound
predicates, and compound
sentences.
 Place a comma before the
conjunction in a compound
sentence.
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Conjunctions
Compound Subject: No wolves or
bears lived on the island.
 Compound Predicate: The deer
herd thrived and grew there.
 Compound Sentence: The deer
grew fat, and their numbers grew
quickly.
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Conjunctions
Find the conjunction in each sentence.
Deer eat green plants, but these
are not available in winter.
 but
 Deer may have to eat bark and
twigs instead.
 and
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Conjunctions
Find the conjunction in each sentence.
Too much snow or ice can keep
them from grazing.
 or
 Five deer tramped into the yard
and ate from the bird feeder.
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Conjunctions
Choose the correct conjunction in each sentence.
Did you welcome the deer, (and,
or) did you shoo them away?
 or
 I want to photograph the deer,
(and, but) I just want to watch
the birds.
 but
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Conjunctions
Choose the correct conjunction in each sentence.
A strip mall went up nearby, (and,
or) the deer lost their habitat.
 and
 Now the deer must look for food
in yards, (but, or) they will go
hungry.
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Conjunctions
Use the conjunction and, but, or or to join each pair of sentences.
Any population must have enough
to eat. It must not have too many
predators.
 Any population must have enough
to eat, and it must not have too
many predators.
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Conjunctions
Use the conjunction and, but, or or to join each pair of sentences.
Having no predators may sound
good for a population. It can
cause overpopulation.
 Having no predators may sound
good for a population, but it can
cause overpopulation.
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Spelling Words
Final Syllable –ant, -ent, -ance, -ence
• important
• experience
• ignorant
• entrance
• difference
• instance
• absence
• appearance
• intelligent
• evidence
• pollutant
• clearance
• confidence
• conference
• insurance
• ambulance
• hesitant
• consistent
• excellence
• persistent
• iridescent
• coincidence
• convenient
• significant
• alliance
Tuesday
Question of the Day
What skills and resources
will Dr. Klein need to solve
the mystery?
Today we will learn about:
Word Structure: Endings
 Main Idea
 Vocabulary
 Fluency: Echo Reading
 Grammar: Conjunctions
 Spelling: Final Syllable –ant, -ent,
-ance, -ence
 Science: Reindeer Populations
 Humans’ Effect on Nature
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Vocabulary Strategy:
Endings
Turn to Page 656 - 657.
The Mystery of
Saint Matthew
Island
Turn to Page 658- 663.
Fluency
Echo Reading
Fluency: Choral Reading
Turn to page 661, last paragraph
and the final lines on page 662.
 As I read, notice how I pause at
commas, drop my voice at periods,
and raise my voice at question
marks.
 We will practice as a class doing
three echo readings.
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Grammar
Conjunctions
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one diffrance between a desert or a
tundra is temperature
One difference between a dessert
and a tundra is temperature.
Both places is very dry. And their life
forms must adapt to this condition.
Both places are very dry, and their
life forms must adapt to this
condition.
Conjunctions
A conjunction is a word that joins
words, phrases, or sentences.
 You can use conjunctions to make
compound subjects, compound
predicates, and compound sentences.
 Use the conjunctions and, but, and or
and a comma to combine two simple
sentences into a compound sentence.
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Spelling Words
Final Syllable –ant, -ent, -ance, -ence
• important
• experience
• ignorant
• entrance
• difference
• instance
• absence
• appearance
• intelligent
• evidence
• pollutant
• clearance
• confidence
• conference
• insurance
• ambulance
• hesitant
• consistent
• excellence
• persistent
• iridescent
• coincidence
• convenient
• significant
• alliance
Wednesday
Question of the Day
What role or responsibility
did humans have in the
death of the reindeer herd
on Saint Matthew Island?
Today we will learn about:
Text Structure
 Sequence
 Vocabulary
 Fluency: Punctuation Clues
 Grammar: Conjunction
 Spelling: Final Syllable –ant, -ent,
-ance, -ence
 Science: Arctic Climate
 Humans’ Effect on Nature
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The Mystery of
Saint Matthew
Island
Turn to Page 664 - 668.
Fluency
Punctuation Clues
Fluency: Punctuation Clues
Turn to page 666, first paragraph.
 As I read, notice how I use
punctuation—commas, periods, and
dashes—to guide my reading of
the text.
 Now we will practice together as a
class by doing three echo readings.
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Grammar
Conjunctions
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the bering sea lies between alaska and
siberia, ships can travel there only a few
months
The Bering Sea lies between Alaska and
Siberia. Ships can travel there only a
few months.
can you locate st matthew island on a
map
Can you locate St. Matthew Island on a
map?
Conjunctions
A conjunction is a word that joins
words, phrases, or sentences.
 You can use conjunctions to make
compound subjects, compound
predicates, and compound sentences.
 Use the conjunctions and, but, and or
and a comma to combine two simple
sentences into a compound sentence.
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Conjunctions
Use conjunctions to combine short
related sentences to make your
writing flow more smoothly.
 Choppy: Arctic foxes live on the
island. So do many seabirds. Few large
mammals live there.
 Improved: Arctic foxes and many
seabirds live on the island, but few
large mammals do.
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Conjunctions
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Review something you have written
to see if you can combine short,
choppy sentences with
conjunctions to make your writing
smoother.
Spelling Words
Final Syllable –ant, -ent, -ance, -ence
• important
• experience
• ignorant
• entrance
• difference
• instance
• absence
• appearance
• intelligent
• evidence
• pollutant
• clearance
• confidence
• conference
• insurance
• ambulance
• hesitant
• consistent
• excellence
• persistent
• iridescent
• coincidence
• convenient
• significant
• alliance
Thursday
Question of the Day
Do you or your family have a
vegetable garden? If so, what
tests have you done on the
soil? If not, what might be
the advantages of having one?
Today we will learn about:
Narrative Nonfiction/Text Features
 Reading Across Texts
 Content-Area Vocabulary
 Fluency: Partner Reading
 Grammar: Conjunctions
 Spelling: Final Syllable –ant, -ent,
-ance, -ence
 Science: Earth Day
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“Get the Lead Out”
Turn to Page 670 - 673.
Fluency
Partner Reading
Fluency: Partner Reading
Turn to page 666, first paragraph.
 Read this three times with a
partner. Be sure to use
punctuation as a guide to
expression while reading and
offer each other feedback.
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Grammar
Conjunctions
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the polar bear be my favorite
animal at the zoo
The polar bear is my favorite
animal at the zoo.
the bear fascinates that there
man with huge paws
The bear with huge paws
fascinates that man.
Conjunctions
A conjunction is a word that joins
words, phrases, or sentences.
 You can use conjunctions to make
compound subjects, compound
predicates, and compound sentences.
 Use the conjunctions and, but, and or
and a comma to combine two simple
sentences into a compound sentence.
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Conjunctions
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Test Tip: A compound sentences has
two independent clauses. A complex
sentence has an independent clause
and a subordinate clause. Separate
these clauses with a comma only if the
subordinate clause comes first.
Conjunctions
Example:
 Zoo animals adjust to zoo life, but
they may fail to mate.
 New partners must be found if pairs
do not mate. (No comma)
 If pairs do not mate, new partners
must be found.
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Spelling Words
Final Syllable –ant, -ent, -ance, -ence
• important
• experience
• ignorant
• entrance
• difference
• instance
• absence
• appearance
• intelligent
• evidence
• pollutant
• clearance
• confidence
• conference
• insurance
• ambulance
• hesitant
• consistent
• excellence
• persistent
• iridescent
• coincidence
• convenient
• significant
• alliance
Friday
Question of the Day
What unexpected
effects can humans
have on nature?
Today we will learn about:
Build Concept Vocabulary
 Main Idea
 Foreshadowing
 Word Structure: Endings
 Grammar: Conjunctions
 Spelling: Final Syllable –ant, -ent,
-ance, -ence
 Time Line
 Humans’ Effect on Nature
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Main Idea and Details
The main idea of a selection is
the most important idea about the
topic of that selection.
 Sometimes the author states the
main idea in a single sentence.
When the author does not state
the main idea, the reader must
figure it out.
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Main Idea and Details
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Active readers ask, “What is this
selection all about?” To check
your main idea ask, “Does it cover
all the important details?”
Foreshadowing
Hints and clues about what will
happen later in a work of fiction or
nonfiction are called foreshadowing.
 Foreshadowing can create suspense
or curiosity.
 Foreshadowing can be useful in
making predictions.
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Endings
You can use word endings to help
you figure out the meaning of an
unfamiliar word.
 Add the endings –s, -es, or –ed to
these words to create new words
and write their meanings in our
story.
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Endings
Word
visit
parasite
mystery
skyrocket
+ ending
= New Word
Meaning
Time Line
A time line presents information in
chronological order.
 Time lines are read from left-toright or top-to-bottom.
 Time lines can be very specific (a
time line of your day) or very
general (a time line of world
history.)
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Time Line
Electronic time lines on CD-ROMs
and the Internet often contain
underlined words, colored type,
hypertext, or links that will take you
to another site for more
information.
 A time line in a research report gives
a visual summary of information.
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Grammar
Conjunctions
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these here birds fluff out they
feather to trap warm air
These birds fluff out their
feathers to trap warm air.
a bird must fead constantly to
keep up its bodie heat
A bird must feed constantly to
keep up its body heat.
Conjunctions
A conjunction is a word that joins
words, phrases, or sentences.
 You can use conjunctions to make
compound subjects, compound
predicates, and compound sentences.
 Use the conjunctions and, but, and or
and a comma to combine two simple
sentences into a compound sentence.

Spelling Words
Final Syllable –ant, -ent, -ance, -ence
• important
• experience
• ignorant
• entrance
• difference
• instance
• absence
• appearance
• intelligent
• evidence
• pollutant
• clearance
• confidence
• conference
• insurance
• ambulance
• hesitant
• consistent
• excellence
• persistent
• iridescent
• coincidence
• convenient
• significant
• alliance
We are now ready to
take our story tests.
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Story test
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 Reading Test
AR
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