Big Question: How can we
find adventure in historical
events?
Author:
Richard Peck
Genre:
Humorous Fiction
Small Group
Timer
Review Games
Story Sort
Vocabulary Words:
Arcade Games
Study Stack
Spelling City: Vocabulary
Spelling City: Spelling Words
Spelling
Words
Multisyllabic Words
• elementary
• vehicle
• miniature
• probability
• definition
• substitute
• variety
• literature
• elevator
• Pennsylvania
• ravioli
• cafeteria
• mosaic
• tuxedo
• meteorite
• fascination
• cylinder
• intermediate
• centennial
• curiosity
• documentary
• stegosaurus
• pediatrician
• mediocre
• simultaneous
Big Question: How can we
find adventure in historical
events?
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Vocabulary Words
Vocabulary Words
More Words to Know
eerie
airtime
intersection
Alzheimer’s
pondered
close-up
severe
bombers
spectacles
Pearl Harbor
withered
torpedo
Monday
Question of the Day
How can we find
adventure in historical
events?
Today we will learn about:
Build Concepts
Character and Plot
Prior Knowledge
Build Background
Vocabulary
Fluency: Volume
Grammar: Contractions and Negatives
Spelling: Multisyllabic Words
Historical Adventures
Fluency
Volume
Fluency: Volume
Listen as I read “Early Sunday
Morning.”
As I read, notice how I vary the
volume of my voice from soft to
loud and to soft again to express
suspense, excitement, and shock.
Be ready to answer questions
after I finish.
Fluency: Volume
What events lead the
narrator to conclude that
Pearl harbor is under attack?
Which character is the
narrator concerned about?
Concept Vocabulary
bombers – airplanes used to drop
bombs
Pearl Harbor – U.S. naval base near
Honolulu, Hawaii; site of Japanese
attack on December 7, 1941, which
caused U.S. entry into World War II.
torpedo – large, cylinder-shaped
metal tube containing explosives
(Next Slide)
bombers
Pearl Harbor
torpedo
Concept
Vocabulary
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Build Concept Vocabulary
bombers, Pearl Harbor, torpedo
Places
Historical
Adventures –
World War
II
Equipment
Character and Plot,
Prior Knowledge
Turn to Page 512 - 513.
Prior Knowledge
What can you learn from older people?
What Can You
Learn from an
Older Person?
Prior Knowledge
This week’s audio explores a
TV news reporter’s advice on
how to conduct a good
interview. After you listen,
we will discuss what you
found out and what surprised
you most about preparing for
an interview.
Vocabulary
Words
Vocabulary Words
eerie – causing fear because of
strangeness or weirdness
intersection – point, line, or
place where one thing crosses
another
pondered – considered carefully;
thought over
Vocabulary Words
severe – serious; grave
spectacles – eyeglasses
withered – lost or caused to lose
freshness, made or became dry
and lifeless
More Words to Know
airtime – specific amount of
time in a television, radio, or any
broadcast media program
Alzheimer’s – disease of the
brain that causes confusion and
gradual loss of memory
close-up – picture taken with a
camera at close range
(Next
Slide)
intersection
spectacles
withered
close-up
Grammar
Contractions and Negatives
mom ca’nt tell the twins voices
apart on the telephone
Mom can’t tell the twins’ voices
apart on the telephone.
youre a good friend to help me
lurn these contractions
You’re a good friend to help me
learn these contractions.
Contractions and Negatives
“I’m Ann,” Mom said. “That’s
right,” Great-Grandma said. “At
least you know who you are.”
I’m and that’s are contractions
formed from the words I am and
that is. The apostrophes show
where letters have been left out.
Contractions and Negatives
A contraction is a shortened form
of two words. An apostrophe is
used to show where one or more
letters have been left out.
Some contractions are made by
combining pronouns and verbs:
I + will = I’ll; she + is = she’s.
Contractions and Negatives
Other contractions are formed by
joining a verb and not:
do + not = don’t; are + not = aren’t.
Won’t and can’t are formed in
special ways (can + not = can’t;
will + not = won’t)
Contractions and Negatives
Negatives are words that mean
“no” or “not”: no, not, never, none,
nothing. Contractions with n’t are
negatives too.
To make a negative statement, use
only one negative word.
Contractions and Negatives
No: Don’t never get in his way.
There wasn’t nobody here.
Yes: Don’t ever get in his way.
There wasn’t anybody here.
Use positive words instead of the
negative in a sentence with not:
Contractions and Negatives
Negative
nobody
no one
none
nothing
nowhere
never
Positive
anybody, somebody
anyone, someone
any, all, some
anything, something
anywhere, somewhere
ever, always
Contractions and Negatives
What is the contraction for each pair of words?
you have
who has
you’ve
who’s
could have
will not
could’ve
won’t
he would
she is
he’d
she’s
Contractions and Negatives
What is the contraction for each pair of words?
has not
who will
hasn’t
who’ll
did not
I am
didn’t
I’m
I will
has not
I’ll
hasn’t
Contractions and Negatives
Find the contraction and tell the two words used to form it.
Aren’t you going to see Grandpa?
Aren’t – are not
Shouldn’t we call first?
Shouldn’t – should not
We’ve found some old pictures.
We’ve – we have
He’ll love telling us about them.
He’ll – he will
Contractions and Negatives
Choose the word that correctly completes each sentence.
He wasn’t (nowhere, anywhere)
to be found.
anywhere
You shouldn’t (ever, never) go
into a house without knocking.
ever
Spelling
Words
Multisyllabic Words
• elementary
• vehicle
• miniature
• probability
• definition
• substitute
• variety
• literature
• elevator
• Pennsylvania
• ravioli
• cafeteria
• mosaic
• tuxedo
• meteorite
• fascination
• cylinder
• intermediate
• centennial
• curiosity
• documentary
• stegosaurus
• pediatrician
• mediocre
• simultaneous
Tuesday
Question of the Day
Why is the reporter so
interested in talking to
Great-Grandma?
Today we will learn about:
Greek and Latin Roots
Character and Plot
Prior Knowledge
Author’s Purpose
Vocabulary
Fluency: Choral Reading
Grammar: Contractions and Negatives
Spelling: Multisyllabic Words
Historical Adventures
Vocabulary Strategy:
Greek and Latin
Roots
Turn to Page 514 - 515.
The ThreeCentury Woman
Turn to Page 516 - 523.
Fluency
Choral Reading
Fluency: Choral Reading
Turn to page 524.
As I read, notice how I raise the
volume of my voice to show
excitement and build suspense.
We will practice as a class doing
three choral readings of these
paragraphs.
Grammar
Contractions and Negatives
mr takema is proud that hes from
pensylvania
Mr. Takema is proud that he’s from
Pennsylvania.
when she reached a hundred greatgrandma celebrated her centenial
When she reached a hundred, GreatGrandma celebrated her centennial.
Contractions and Negatives
A contraction is a shortened form
of two words.
An apostrophe is used to show
where one or more letters have
been left out.
Negatives are words that mean “no”
or “not.” Never use two negatives
together in a statement.
Spelling
Words
Multisyllabic Words
• elementary
• vehicle
• miniature
• probability
• definition
• substitute
• variety
• literature
• elevator
• Pennsylvania
• ravioli
• cafeteria
• mosaic
• tuxedo
• meteorite
• fascination
• cylinder
• intermediate
• centennial
• curiosity
• documentary
• stegosaurus
• pediatrician
• mediocre
• simultaneous
Wednesday
Question of the Day
How are the stories GreatGrandma Breckenridge told
the reporter like adventure
stories?
Today we will learn about:
Character and Plot
Prior Knowledge
Word Structure
Vocabulary
Fluency: Volume
Grammar: Contractions and Negatives
Spelling: Multisyllabic Words
Social Studies: San Francisco Earthquake
Hindenburg
Historical Adventures
The ThreeCentury Woman
Turn to Page 524 - 530.
Fluency
Volume
Fluency: Volume
Turn to page 527, paragraphs 1-4.
As I read, notice how the volume
of my voice gets louder as I get
closer to the climax of the event.
Now we will practice together as a
class by doing three choral
readings.
Grammar
Contractions and Negatives
reporters has to have curiosity
to get their stories
Reporters have to have curiosity
to get their stories.
there always asking questions
sometimes they just seem nosy
They’re always asking questions.
Sometimes they just seem nosy.
Contractions and Negatives
A contraction is a shortened form
of two words.
An apostrophe is used to show
where one or more letters have
been left out.
Negatives are words that mean “no”
or “not.” Never use two negatives
together in a statement.
Contractions and Negatives
No: There wasn’t nobody home.
Yes: There was nobody home.
Yes: There wasn’t anybody home.
No: Don’t never try that again.
Yes: Don’t ever try that again.
Yes: Never try that again.
Contractions and Negatives
Review something you have
written to see if you can
eliminate double negatives.
Spelling
Words
Multisyllabic Words
• elementary
• vehicle
• miniature
• probability
• definition
• substitute
• variety
• literature
• elevator
• Pennsylvania
• ravioli
• cafeteria
• mosaic
• tuxedo
• meteorite
• fascination
• cylinder
• intermediate
• centennial
• curiosity
• documentary
• stegosaurus
• pediatrician
• mediocre
• simultaneous
Thursday
Question of the Day
What do many older
people have to share
with younger people?
Today we will learn about:
Short Story
Reading Across Texts
Fluency: Partner Reading
Grammar: Contractions and
Negatives
Spelling: Multisyllabic Words
Social Studies: Report on History
“Understanding
the Banana-Mobile”
Turn to Page 532 - 535.
Fluency
Partner Reading
Fluency: Partner Reading
Turn to page 527, paragraphs 1-4.
Read this paragraph three times
with a partner. Be sure to vary
your volume to express emotion
and offer each other feedback.
Grammar
Contractions and Negatives
grandma dont remember last week, but
she recalls her elementery school day’s.
Grandma doesn’t remember last week,
but she recalls her elementary school
days.
aunt martha she showed me her
wedding pictures. Her was 25 when she
marryed
Aunt Martha showed me her wedding
pictures. She was 25 when she married.
Contractions and Negatives
A contraction is a shortened form
of two words.
An apostrophe is used to show
where one or more letters have
been left out.
Negatives are words that mean “no”
or “not.” Never use two negatives
together in a statement.
Contractions and Negatives
Test Tip: It’s is a contraction of
it is. You’re is a contraction of you
are.
It’s and you’re are often confused
with the possessive pronouns its
and your.
Contractions and Negatives
No: Its too bad the bird lost it’s
mate.
Yes: It’s too bad the bird lost its
mate.
No: Your kind to share you’re time
with us.
Yes: You’re kind to share your time
with us.
Spelling
Words
Multisyllabic Words
• elementary
• vehicle
• miniature
• probability
• definition
• substitute
• variety
• literature
• elevator
• Pennsylvania
• ravioli
• cafeteria
• mosaic
• tuxedo
• meteorite
• fascination
• cylinder
• intermediate
• centennial
• curiosity
• documentary
• stegosaurus
• pediatrician
• mediocre
• simultaneous
Friday
Question of the Day
How can we find
adventure in historical
events?
Today we will learn about:
Build Concept Vocabulary
Character and Plot
Flashback
Greek and Latin Roots
Grammar: Contractions and Negatives
Spelling: Multisyllabic Words
Print/Media Sources
Historical Adventures
Character and Plot
Traits are the qualities of
characters, such as bravery or
shyness. We see their traits in
their words and actions and how
other characters treat them.
The plot is the pattern of events
in a story. Usually, the events are
told in sequence, from start to
finish.
Character and Plot
The story begins with a problem
and builds through the middle
with events called rising action.
The character confronts the
problem directly at the climax,
and the story ends with the
resolution.
Flashback
A flashback is an interruption in the
story to show an event that happened
earlier.
Flashback can help you understand
how a past event influences a
character’s actions or feelings in the
present.
Flashback can help you understand
how a past event has brought about
the present one.
Compound Words
Words made up of two or more
smaller words are called compound
words. You can often figure out
the meaning of a compound word if
you know the meanings of the
smaller words.
List compound words from the
story, including its meaning and
the two smaller words.
Compound Words
Word
Two Smaller Words
Meaning
Print Sources
Where might you look to find
information about the Civil War,
information about a local
community event, or to read
about the latest shuttle mission
into space?
Print sources include newspapers,
encyclopedias, dictionaries, and
other reference books.
Print Sources
Media sources include TV
programs, DVDs, videotapes, CDROMs, and the Internet.
There are a variety of these
sources available to students
both at the library and in many
cases, at home.
Grammar
Contractions and Negatives
grandma telled us to help ourself
to cookies
Grandma told us to help
ourselves to cookies.
several womens groups bake
cookies for the sale yesterday
Several women’s groups baked
cookies for the sale yesterday.
Contractions and Negatives
A contraction is a shortened form
of two words.
An apostrophe is used to show
where one or more letters have
been left out.
Negatives are words that mean “no”
or “not.” Never use two negatives
together in a statement.
Spelling
Words
Multisyllabic Words
• elementary
• vehicle
• miniature
• probability
• definition
• substitute
• variety
• literature
• elevator
• Pennsylvania
• ravioli
• cafeteria
• mosaic
• tuxedo
• meteorite
• fascination
• cylinder
• intermediate
• centennial
• curiosity
• documentary
• stegosaurus
• pediatrician
• mediocre
• simultaneous
We are now ready to
take our story tests.
Story test
Classroom webpage,
Reading Test
AR
Other Reading Quizzes
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