Big Question: What
unexpected influence do we
have on those around us?
Author:
Debbie A. Taylor
Genre:
Realistic Fiction
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
Easily Confused Words
• quiet
• quite
• finely
• finally
• except
• accept
• than
• then
• since
• sense
• affect
• effect
• from
• form
• later
• latter
• adapt
• adopt
• medal
• metal
• personal
• personnel
• proceeding
• preceding
• immigrate
• emigrate
Big Question: What
unexpected influence do we
have on those around us?
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Vocabulary Words
Vocabulary Words
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bass
clarinet
fidgety
forgetful
jammed
nighttime
secondhand
More Words to Know
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onstage
vibraphone
waitress
celebrity
inspired
wealth
Monday
Question of the Day
What unexpected
influence do we have on
those around us?
Today we will learn about:
Build Concepts
 Sequence
 Prior Knowledge
 Build Background
 Vocabulary
 Fluency: Phrasing
 Grammar: Punctuation
 Spelling: Easily Confused Words
 Influences
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Fluency
Phrasing
Fluency: Phrasing
Listen as I read “Dorothea Lange.”
 As I read, notice how I group
words together, rather than read
word by word, to replicate the
natural flow of spoken language.
 Be ready to answer questions
after I finish.
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Fluency: Phrasing
What was the first thing Genthe
asked Dorothea to do after he
hired her?
 What conclusions can you draw
about Dorothea Lange?
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Concept Vocabulary
celebrity – condition of being well
known or famous
 inspired – filled with a thought or
feeling; influenced
 wealth – many valuable
possessions; property; riches
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Concept
Vocabulary
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your new information, and save your changes.)
Build Concept Vocabulary
celebrity, inspired, wealth
People
Influences
Things
Sequence,
Prior Knowledge
Turn to Page 726 - 727.
Prior Knowledge
What do you know about jazz music?
K (What do you
know?)
W
(What would you
like to learn?)
L (What did you
learn?)
Build Background
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This week’s audio explores jazz
music. After you listen, we will
discuss what you found out and
what surprised you about jazz
music.
Vocabulary
Words
Vocabulary Words
bass – the largest, lowestsounding stringed instrument in an
orchestra or band
 clarinet – woodwind instrument,
having a single mouthpiece with a
reed and played with holes and
keys
 fidgety – restless; uneasy
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Vocabulary Words
forgetful – apt to forget; having
a poor memory
 jammed – made music with other
musicians without having practiced
 nighttime – time between evening
and morning
 secondhand – not new; already
used by someone else
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More Words to Know
onstage – on the part of a stage
that the audience can see
 vibraphone – musical instrument
similar to the xylophone, with
metal bars and artificially
increased vibration
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More Words to Know
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waitress – woman who serves or
brings food to people in a
restaurant
(Next Slide)
clarinet
onstage
vibraphone
waitress
Grammar
Punctuation
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“the photographer will arrive at
1130 and im not quiet ready”
“The photographer will arrive at
11:30, and I’m not quite ready.”
we finely got everyone together
accept uncle bob
We finally got everyone
together except Uncle Bob.
Punctuation
“That photographer from Highnote
magazine will be out front in an
hour.”
 The title of a magazine or book is
set in italics or underlined to set it
off. (Titles of short stories, poems,
and songs are enclosed in quotation
marks.)
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Punctuation
A colon ( : ) is used to separate
hours and minutes in expressions
of time. It is also used after the
salutation in a business letter.
 12:00 p.m.
 9:35 a. m.
 Dear Mr. Smith:
 Sir:
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Punctuation
A hyphen ( - ) is used in some
compound words. Two common
uses are numbers from twentyone to ninety-nine and compound
words that are thought of as one
word.
 a ten-year-old rider
 thirty-five
 a high-class club
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Punctuation
A semicolon ( ; ) can be used to
join two independent clauses
instead of a comma and a
conjunction.
 Ben practiced piano every day; he
soon became an excellent player.
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Punctuation
Italics or underlining is used for
titles of books, newspapers,
magazines, and works of art.
Because you cannot write italics,
underline titles in your writing.
 a newspaper: the Los Angeles
Times or the Los Angeles Times
 a magazine: Junior Scholastic or
Junior Scholastic
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Punctuation
A dash (--) sets off information
or a comment that interrupts the
flow of a sentence.
 The shiny horn—the only new
thing he had ever had—took his
breath away.
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Punctuation
Add the missing punctuation marks.
The letter began, “Dear Ms.
Verbic Your appointment is at 130
P.M.”
 The letter began: “Dear Ms.
Verbic: Your appointment is at
1:30 P.M.”
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Punctuation
Add the missing punctuation marks.
Uncle Pete expected his New York
Times to be delivered at 815 A.M.
 Uncle Pete expected his New York
Times to be delivered at 8:15 A.M.
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Punctuation
Add the missing punctuation marks.
The party it was for Grandma’s
sixty first birthday was to begin
at 700 P.M.
 The party—it was for Grandma’s
sixty-first birthday—was to begin
at 7:00 P.M.
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Punctuation
Add the missing punctuation marks.
Quentin was a well liked jazz
musician he always played to large
crowds.
 Quentin was a well-liked jazz
musician; he always played to large
crowds.
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Punctuation
Add the missing punctuation marks.
A review of the best selling novel,
The Jazzman, appeared in the
Daily News.
 A review of the best selling novel,
The Jazzman, appeared in the
Daily News.
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Spelling Words
Easily Confused Words
• quiet
• quite
• finely
• finally
• except
• accept
• than
• then
• since
• sense
• affect
• effect
• from
• form
• later
• latter
• adapt
• adopt
• medal
• metal
• personal
• personnel
• proceeding
• preceding
• immigrate
• emigrate
Tuesday
Question of the Day
How has Uncle Click
influenced C.J.?
Today we will learn about:
Context Clues
Sequence
Prior Knowledge
Draw Conclusions
Vocabulary
Fluency: Echo Reading
Grammar: Punctuation
Spelling: Easily Confused Words
Social Studies: Harlem Renaissance
Musical Instruments
Influences
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Vocabulary Strategy:
Homographs
Turn to Page 728 - 729.
Sweet Music in
Harlem
Turn to Page 730 - 739.
Fluency
Echo Reading
Fluency: Echo Reading
Turn to page 733, paragraphs 1
and 2.
 As I read, notice how I take
breaths at appropriate times so I
don’t run out of breath on long
sentences.
 We will practice as a class doing
three echo readings.
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Grammar
Punctuation
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time magazine published a article
about louis armstrong
Time magazine published an article
about Louis Armstrong.
by the 1920s many of the best
known jazz players has move to
chicago
By the 1920s many of the bestknown jazz players had moved to
Chicago.
Punctuation
A colon (:) is used to separate
hours and minutes and after the
salutation in a business letter.
 A hyphen is used in some
compound words.
 A semicolon (;) can be used to join
two independent clauses.

Punctuation
Italics or underlining is used for
titles of publications and works of
art.
 A dash sets off information that
interrupts the flow of a sentence.

Spelling Words
Easily Confused Words
• quiet
• quite
• finely
• finally
• except
• accept
• than
• then
• since
• sense
• affect
• effect
• from
• form
• later
• latter
• adapt
• adopt
• medal
• metal
• personal
• personnel
• proceeding
• preceding
• immigrate
• emigrate
Wednesday
Question of the Day
What is the significance of
many of Uncle Click’s fellow
neighbors and musicians
being part of the photo?
Today we will learn about:
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Sequence
Prior Knowledge
Context Clues
Vocabulary
Fluency: Phrasing
Grammar: Punctuation
Spelling: Easily Confused Words
Social Studies: Apollo Theater
Photography
Influences
Sweet Music in
Harlem
Turn to Page 740 - 748.
Fluency
Phrasing
Fluency: Phrasing
Turn to page 739.
 As I read, notice how I use a
sentence’s punctuation to guide my
phrasing.
 Now we will practice together as a
class by doing three echo
readings.
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Grammar
Punctuation
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the trumpet is made of medal. Hats
why its called a brass instrument
The trumpet is made of metal.
That’s why it’s called a brass
instrument.
the clarinets sound is more softer
than the trumpet’s
The clarinet’s sound is softer than
the trumpet’s.
Punctuation
A colon (:) is used to separate
hours and minutes and after the
salutation in a business letter.
 A hyphen is used in some
compound words.
 A semicolon (;) can be used to join
two independent clauses.

Punctuation
Italics or underlining is used for
titles of publications and works of
art.
 A dash sets off information that
interrupts the flow of a sentence.

Punctuation
Writers use punctuation to signal
information to readers.
 A dash says, “I’m putting in this
extra information, and then I’ll
get back to my original idea.”
 A semicolon can say, “Notice that
these two sentences are closely
connected in meaning.”
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Punctuation
A colon says, “I’m introducing a
list at the end of this sentence.”
 Review something you have
written to see if you can improve
it by adding punctuation.
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Spelling Words
Easily Confused Words
• quiet
• quite
• finely
• finally
• except
• accept
• than
• then
• since
• sense
• affect
• effect
• from
• form
• later
• latter
• adapt
• adopt
• medal
• metal
• personal
• personnel
• proceeding
• preceding
• immigrate
• emigrate
Thursday
Question of the Day
Has a book ever left you
wanting to ask the author for
more information?
Today we will learn about:
Author’s Note/Text Features
 Reading Across Texts
 Content-Area Vocabulary
 Fluency: Partner Reading
 Grammar: Punctuation
 Spelling: Easily Confused Words
 Social Studies: Locate Harlem
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“Sweet Music in
Harlem: Author’s Note”
Turn to Page 750 - 753.
Fluency
Partner Reading
Fluency: Partner Reading
Turn to page 739.
 Read this three times with a
partner. Be sure to read with
appropriate phrasing and offer
each other feedback.
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Grammar
Punctuation
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the tuba trumpet and trombone
are the goodest instruments
The tuba, trumpet, and trombone
are the best instruments.
nick asked, Isn’t these saxophone
a brass instrument
Nick asked, “Isn’t this saxophone
a brass instrument?”
Punctuation
A colon (:) is used to separate
hours and minutes and after the
salutation in a business letter.
 A hyphen is used in some
compound words.
 A semicolon (;) can be used to join
two independent clauses.

Punctuation
Italics or underlining is used for
titles of publications and works of
art.
 A dash sets off information that
interrupts the flow of a sentence.

Punctuation
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Test Tip: Two related independent
clauses can be combined with a
comma and a conjunction, or they
can be combined with a semicolon.
Punctuation
Example: Jazz grew out of the
African American experience, and
its roots lie in tribal rhythms,
gospel music, and work songs.
 Jazz grew out of the African
American experience; its roots lie
in tribal rhythms, gospel music,
and work songs.
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Spelling Words
Easily Confused Words
• quiet
• quite
• finely
• finally
• except
• accept
• than
• then
• since
• sense
• affect
• effect
• from
• form
• later
• latter
• adapt
• adopt
• medal
• metal
• personal
• personnel
• proceeding
• preceding
• immigrate
• emigrate
Friday
Question of the Day
What unexpected
influence do we have
on those around us?
Today we will learn about:
Build Concept Vocabulary
 Sequence
 Context Clues
 Grammar: Punctuation
 Spelling: Easily Confused Words
 Poster/Announcement
 Influences
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Sequence
Sequence is the order of events in
a selection. Dates and times of
day or clue words such as first,
next, and then can help you follow
the sequence of events.
 Clue words such as meanwhile or
during signal events happening at
the same time.
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Imagery
Imagery, or sensory language, is
the use of words to help readers
experience the way things look,
sound, smell, taste, or feel.
 An image is any detail that
stimulates any of your five senses
or your imagination.
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Imagery
Writers use imagery to make
characters and setting seem real.
 Imagery can create a style that
sets the mood (the atmosphere or
feeling of a selection) and tone
(the writer’s attitude toward the
subject or audience) of a written
work.
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Homographs
Context clues can help you figure
out the meanings of homographs,
words that are spelled the same but
have different meanings and
histories.
 This is different than a homophone,
where two or more words sound the
same but have different meanings
and spellings.
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Homographs
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Use context clues to define these
homographs from Sweet Music in
Harlem and then verify their
meanings using a dictionary.
Homographs
Homograph
sweet
left
cane
Context Clues
Meaning
Dictionary
Definition
Where might you find out the
date, time, and place that a
musician like Uncle Click is
performing?
 A poster, flyer, or announcement
announces events.
 They use type size and color to
emphasize information.
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Poster/Announcement
They usually answer the questions
Who? What? When? Where?
Why? and How?
 Photographs or illustrations may
be used to give information or to
grab people attention.
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Grammar
Punctuation
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louis armstrong was a grate jazz
musician. Who started out in new
orleans
Louis Armstrong was a great jazz
musician who started out in New
Orleans.
he were a trumpet player and he
became famous
He was a trumpet player, and he
became famous.
Punctuation
A colon (:) is used to separate
hours and minutes and after the
salutation in a business letter.
 A hyphen is used in some
compound words.
 A semicolon (;) can be used to join
two independent clauses.

Punctuation
Italics or underlining is used for
titles of publications and works of
art.
 A dash sets off information that
interrupts the flow of a sentence.

Spelling Words
Easily Confused Words
• quiet
• quite
• finely
• finally
• except
• accept
• than
• then
• since
• sense
• affect
• effect
• from
• form
• later
• latter
• adapt
• adopt
• medal
• metal
• personal
• personnel
• proceeding
• preceding
• immigrate
• emigrate
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