Big Question:
How are communities and families
similar around the world?
TITLE:
HOW MY FAMILY
LIVES IN AMERICA
AUTHOR:
SUSAN KUKLIN
GENRE:
NONFICTION
Small Group
Timer
How My Family Lives in America
Vocabulary Words
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admire
custom
famous
mention
overnight
popular
public
twist
More Words to Know
 heritage
 patient
 traditions
 accent
 accept
 characters
How My Family Lives in America
Spelling Words
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 flour
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Big Question: How are communities and
families similar around the world?
 Monday
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 Thursday
 Friday
Monday
Question of the Day
How are communities
and families similar
around the world?
Today we will learn about:
 Build Concepts
 Fact and Opinion
 Text Structure
 Vocabulary
 Build Background
 Fluency: Silent Reading
 Grammar: Adjective that
Compare
 Spelling: Homophones
 Cultural Similarities
Fluency: Silent Reading
 When you are reading silently, just like
reading aloud, you need to self-correct
words you miss and block out noises.
 As I read “Under Our Skin” aloud, listen
for facts and opinions Jenny expresses
about her culture and what it’s like to live
in America.
 Be ready to answer questions after the
story.
Fluency: Silent Reading
 What does Jenny say is hard about her
life in America?
 Are these facts or opinions?
 Why do you think Jenny wants to learn to
read Chinese?
Build Concepts
accent, accept, characters
Fitting
In
Cultural
Similarities
Home
Life
Languages
Fact and Opinion
PAGES
170 - 171
Fact and Opinion
 In nonfiction, authors give statements of
fact and opinion.
 Good readers can tell the difference
between the two.
 Sometimes an author will compare and
contrast two statements of fact or two
statements of opinion.
 Other times, the author will compare and
contrast facts with opinions.
Build Background
Think about as many things as you can about these three countries, including
location, languages, and customs.
Senegal
Puerto Rico
Taiwan
Vocabulary Words
Word Rating Chart
Word
admire
custom
famous
mention
overnight
popular
public
twist
Know
Have Seen
Don’t Know
Vocabulary Words
 admire – to look at with wonder,
pleasure, and approval
 custom – an old or popular way of
doing things
 famous – very well know; noted
 mention – to tell or speak about
something
Vocabulary Words
overnight – during the night
 popular – liked by most people
 public – of or for everyone;
belonging to the people
 twist – a braid formed by weaving
together three or more strands of
hair, ribbon, or yarn
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More Vocabulary Words
 heritage – the culture and customs
you get from history and family who
lived before you
 patient – being able to wait calmly
without getting anxious or upset
 traditions – things that you or your
family do as part of your culture and
customs
More Vocabulary Words
 accent – a different manner of
pronunciation heard in different
parts of the same country
 accept – to take what is offered or
given to you
 characters – letters, numbers,
marks, or signs
 Next slide
twist
Monday
Grammar:
Adjectives
That
Compare
 juans family came from puerto
rico to weeks ago
 Juan’s family came from Puerto
Rico two weeks ago.
 which is the biggest city, san juan
or new york
 Which is the bigger city, San
Juan or New York?
Adjectives That Compare
 Puerto Rico is warmer than New York
City.
 Warmer is used to compare Puerto
Rico and New York City.
 When two things are compared, the
ending –er is added to the adjective
to make the comparative form.
Adjectives That Compare
 Adjectives are often used to make
comparisons.
 To compare two people, places, or
things, you usually add –er to an
adjective.
 Puerto Rico has warmer weather than
Florida.
Adjectives That Compare
 To compare three or more people,
places, or things, you usually add –est
to an adjective.
 Northern Africa has the warmest
weather of all.
Adjectives That Compare
 Sometimes you must change the
spelling of an adjective when you write
the –er or –est form.
 Drop the final e: rare, rarer, rarest
 Change final y to i: spicy, spicier,
spiciest
 Double final consonant: hot, hotter,
hottest
Adjectives That Compare
Write the adjective that compares in each sentence.
 I think China has the strangest
animals in the world.
 I think China has the strangest
animals in the world.
 The giant panda is the heaviest panda
of all.
 The giant panda is the heaviest panda
of all.
Adjectives That Compare
Write the adjective that compares in each sentence.
 A red panda is a lighter animal than a
giant panda.
 A red panda is a lighter animal than a
giant panda.
 Pandas have the oddest diets of any
animal.
 Pandas have the oddest diets of any
animal.
Adjectives That Compare
Write the adjective that compares in each sentence.
 Bamboo plants are tastier than other
food.
 Bamboo plants are tastier than other
food.
Adjectives That Compare
Write the adjective that correctly completes each sentence.
 Our family had a (nice, nicer) time in
Africa.
 Our family had a nice time in Africa.
 We saw the (brighter, brightest) cloth
in the world at the market.
 We saw the brightest cloth in the
world at the market.
Adjectives That Compare
Write the adjective that correctly completes each sentence.
 We had the (hotter, hottest) day I
can remember.
 We had the hottest day I can
remember.
 The night was (cooler, coolest) than
the day.
 The night was cooler than the day.
Adjectives That Compare
Write the adjective that correctly completes each sentence.
 We ate (spicy, spicier) meals than
those at home.
 We ate spicier meals than those at
home.
Monday
Spelling:
Homophones
How My Family Lives in America
Spelling Words
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Tuesday
Question of the Day
In what way is Sanu
proud of her heritage?
Today we will learn about:
 Homophones
 Antonyms
 Context Clues
 Fact and Opinion
 Text Structure
 Compare and Contrast
 Vocabulary
 Fluency: Silent Reading
 Grammar: Adjective That Compare
 Time for Social Studies: Location Skills
 Cultural Similarities
Vocabulary Strategy:
Antonyms
PAGE 172- 173
How My Family Lives
in America
Page 174 – 183
Tuesday
Fluency:
Silent
Reading
 Turn to page 181.
 As I read, notice how I
self-correct when I
misread a word.
 Now you read and
practice reading page
181 silently.
Tuesday
Grammar:
Adjectives
That
Compare
 the family had went to africa and
had enjoyed being turists
 The family had gone to Africa and
had enjoyed being tourists.
 it was the most greatest trip they
had ever took
 It was the greatest trip they had
ever taken.
Adjectives That Compare
 Adjectives are often used to make
comparisons.
 To compare two people, places, groups, or
things, you usually add –er to an adjective.
This is called a comparative adjective.
 To compare three or more people, places,
groups, or things, add –est to an
adjective. This is called a superlative
adjective.
Tuesday
Spelling:
Homophones
How My Family Lives in America
Spelling Words
 to
 flower
 two
 right
 too
 week
 weak
 our
 hour
 stair
 stare
 flour
 write
 new
 knew
 their
 there
 they’re
 weather
 whether
Wednesday
Question of the Day
What lessons can you
learn from Sanu, Eric,
and April?
Today we will learn about:
 Fact and Opinion
 Text Structure
 Antonyms
 Develop Vocabulary
 Fluency: Model Silent Reading
 Grammar: Adjective That Compare
 Spelling: Homophones
 Time for Social Studies: Holidays
 Cultural Similarities
How My Family Lives
in America
Page 184 - 191
Wednesday
Fluency:
Paired
Reading
 Turn to page 183.
 Be sure to self-correct as
you read with your
partner.
 Partners offer feedback
and help identify words.
Wednesday
Grammar:
Adjectives
That
Compare
 mom will right a letter to her
nefew in china
 Mom will write a letter to her
nephew in China.
 isnt he a great violen player
 Isn’t he a great violin player?
Adjectives That Compare
 Using comparative and superlative
forms of adjectives is useful for
comparing and contrasting two or
more things.
 Minnesota is a cold place.
 Comparative: Alaska is a colder place
than Minnesota.
 Superlative: The South Pole is the
coldest place in the world.
Wednesday
Spelling:
Homophones
How My Family Lives in America
Spelling Words
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 right
 too
 week
 weak
 our
 hour
 stair
 stare
 flour
 write
 new
 knew
 their
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 they’re
 weather
 whether
Thursday
Question of the Day
What holidays do both
Americans and people
from other cultures
celebrate?
Today we will learn about:
Syllable Pattern V/V
 Textbook/Text Features
 Content-Area Vocabulary
 Fluency: Silent Reading
 Grammar: Adjectives That
Compare
 Spelling: Homophones
 Community Life
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Social Studies in Reading
Communities Celebrate Cultures
Turn to Page 192
Thursday
Fluency:
Silent
Reading
 Turn to page 183.
 Be sure to self-correct
as you read with your
partner.
 Partners offer
feedback and help
identify words.
Thursday
Grammar:
Adjectives
That
Compare
 lee new english before she moved
to america
 Lee knew English before she moved
to America.
 dan and her helped their parents
with knew werds
 Dana and she helped their parents
with new words.
Adjectives That Compare
 Test Tips:
 You may be asked to choose the correct
comparative or superlative adjective form
in a sentence.
 Remember that the –est ending is used
only to compare three or more items.
 Incorrect: of the two tests, this was the
hardest.
 Correct: of the two tests, this was the
harder.
Thursday
Spelling:
Homophones
How My Family Lives in America
Spelling Words
 to
 flower
 two
 right
 too
 week
 weak
 our
 hour
 stair
 stare
 flour
 write
 new
 knew
 their
 there
 they’re
 weather
 whether
Friday
Question of the Day
How are communities
and families similar
around the world?
Today we will learn about:
 Build Concept Vocabulary
 Fact and Opinion
 Author’s Viewpoint
 Context Clues
 Grammar: Adjectives That Compare
 Spelling: Homophones
 Maps and Globes
 Cultural Similarities
Fact and Opinion
 A statement of fact can be
proved true or false.
 A statement of opinion gives
someone’s thoughts or feelings
about something.
 Words that express feelings, such
as favorite and wonderful, are
clues that this might be an opinion.
Author’s Viewpoint
 Author’s viewpoint is the way the
author looks at the subject or ideas
he or she is writing about.
 In some nonfiction, the author
expresses opinions about the subject.
 When the author expresses an
opinion, he or she must support it
with facts and details.
Context Clues
 Sometimes context will contain an
antonym that will be a good clue to
learn the meaning of an unknown
word.
 Let’s look at some examples.
Context Clues
Word and Antonym as Context
Clues
The first two test questions
were difficult, but the rest
were very easy.
I worked rapidly, even though
my friends worked slowly.
I like sweet fruit better than
lemons because lemons are too
tart.
Word Meaning
Compound Words with Night or Day
 One of this week’s Words to Know is
overnight, a compound word that
means “during the night.”
 There are many words that contain
the word night or day.
Compound Words with Night or Day
What do these compound words mean?
 daybreak
 midday
 yesterday
 nightmare
 nightgown
 today
 daydream
 nightingale
 midnight
 Tuesday
Friday
Grammar:
Adjectives
That
Compare
 of all the familys, the gomezes had
the easiertime finding a home
 Of all the families, the Gomezes had
the easiest time finding a home.
 they was helpful to others who came
from cuba
 They were helpful to others who
came from Cuba.
Adjectives That Compare
 Adjectives are often used to make
comparisons.
 To compare two people, places, groups, or
things, you usually add –er to an adjective.
This is called a comparative adjective.
 To compare three or more people, places,
groups, or things, add –est to an
adjective. This is called a superlative
adjective.
Homophones
 There are often different ways to spell
the same sound.
 meet, meat
 How do you pronounce the first word?
 How do you pronounce the second word?
 Which word would make sense in this
sentence?
 We stopped at the grocery store to buy
____ for dinner.
 I’ll ___ you in the gym after school.
Homophones
 It’s easy to get confused by
homophones.
 Homophones sound alike, but they
are spelled differently and have
different meanings.
 When a sentence with a homophone
doesn’t make sense, check to make
sure you’re using the correct meaning
for the homophone in the sentence.
Homophones
Explain the difference in each pair of homophones.
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choose
chews
piece
peace
through
threw
way
weigh
 The pail was full of
pale green paint.
 Did you notice the
deer, dear?
 Would you please put
more wood on the
fire?
Syllable Pattern V/V
 We learned to divide words that
have the V/V syllable pattern.
 Read the sentence to yourself.
Raise your hand when you see two
words that have two vowels in a
row.
Syllable Pattern V/V
 The gentle giant is not cruel.
 How many vowel sounds do you hear
in each word?
 How many syllables do you hear in
each word?
 Where should we divide the words?
 gi/ ant, cru/el
Syllable Pattern V/V
 Read the sentence to yourself. Raise
your hand when you see two words
that have two vowels in a row.
 The stadium became quiet.
 How many vowel sounds do you hear
in each word?
 How many syllables do you hear in
each word?
 Where should we divide the words?
 stadi/um,
qui/et
Syllable Pattern V/V
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poetry
cereal
denial
gradual
radiator
terrarium
oriole
polio
initiate
violet
stereo
annual
 The prisoner was on trial
for a violet crime.
 The audience clapped
for the violin solo.
 We didn’t realize we
were ruining the new
cement.
 Will you dial the number
of the theater for me?
Friday
Spelling:
Homophones
How My Family Lives in America
Spelling Words
 to
 flower
 two
 right
 too
 week
 weak
 our
 hour
 stair
 stare
 flour
 write
 new
 knew
 their
 there
 they’re
 weather
 whether
Maps and Globes
 Maps use the directions north, south, east,
and west to describe locations. A compass
rose is a symbol that shows these
directions.
 The sizes and styles of labels on a map can
sometimes give a clue about their
importance. Usually bigger cities are shown
in bigger type. Different typestyles are
often used to show places, such as state
and national parks, landforms, or
recreational areas.
Maps and Globes
 Maps have a legend that shows how
to read its features. The compass
rose is usually part of the legend.
 A scale shows the distance a unit of
measure stands for.
 Symbols show locations of places,
such as airports, campsites, or parks.
Maps and Globes
 What kinds of
symbols are
used on this
map?
 What are some
major cities or
landmarks on
this map?
Review Games
Spelling City:
 Spelling Words
 Vocabulary Words
 Other Vocabulary Words
We are now ready to
take our story tests.
 Story test
 Classroom webpage,
 Reading Test
 AR
 Other Reading Quizzes
 Quiz # 11016