LESSON 6
BAT LOVES THE NIGHT
VOCABULARY
 Detail – each part of several items of information
 Squeak – a short, high-pitched sound
 Echoes – repeating sounds caused by the
rebounding of sound waves from a surface
 Swoops – to descend quickly with a sweeping motion
 Twitch – to move with a slight jerk
 Slithers – to move in a slippery way
 Doze – to sleep lightly
 Snuggles – to curl up closely
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LESSON 6
VOCABULARY STRATEGY
Suffixes –able, -ible
 A suffix is a word part that is added to the end of a
base word. A suffix changes the meaning of the
base word but cannot stand alone
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The suffixes –able and – ible mean “capable or
worthy of an action.
Comfortable – capable of comforting
 Usable – capable of being used
 Flexible – capable of flexing
 Valuable – capable of having value
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LESSON 6
SPELLING WORDS
math
 easy
 Friday
 paid
 June
 program
 piles
 each
 comb
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toast
socks
stuff
cheese
elbow
shiny
sticky
both
holiday
LESSON 6
GRAMMAR
What is a verb? A verb is a word that tells what
someone or something does or is.
 Words that show action, or what someone does,
are action verbs.
 Words that tell what someone or something is or
was are being verbs.
 The being verbs am, is , are, was, and were are
forms of the verb be.
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LESSON 6
PHONICS
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Words with the VCV pattern
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If the word is divided into syllables after the first vowel
then the vowel in the first syllable is usually long.
Fri / day
to / ma / to
fe / male
Fla /vor
fi / nal
ra / zor
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If the word is divided into syllables VC / V then the vowel
in the first syllable is usually short.
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hol / i / day
Prom / ise
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cal / en / dar
pres/ i / dent
sat/ is / fy
LESSON 6
TARGET SKILL & TARGET STRATEGY
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Target Skill – Sequence of events – signal words
such as now, then, soon, later, and last help you
understand the connection between sentences &
paragraphs.
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Target Strategy – Question – pausing periodically
when reading to ask themselves questions is a
good strategy to use while reading nonfiction
selections.
LESSON 6
WRITING
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Opinion Piece – Writing a response
What makes a good response paragraph?
 A topic sentence answers the question
 Reasons support the opinion
 Linking words and phrases such as because,
therefore, since, and for example connect the
opinion and the reasons.
 A concluding statement summarizes the ideas.
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LESSON 7
WHAT DO ILLUSTRATORS DO?
VOCABULARY
 Tools – things people use to help them do a job
 Sketches – quick drawings without much detail
 Scribbles – drawings or doodles, drawn in a quick
or careless way
 Research – careful study of a subject or problem
 Textures – the way that surfaces look and feel
 Imagine – to see a picture in your mind
 Illustrate – to make pictures that show or explain
something
 Tracing – used to copy or trace lines
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LESSON 7
VOCABULARY STRATEGY
Synonyms
 Synonyms are words that have the same, or
almost the same, meaning
 Readers can use synonyms as context clues to
help them figure out the meaning of unknown
words.
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Sketch – draw
 Happy – glad
 Display - show
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LESSON 7
SPELLING
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three
 scrap
 street
 spring
 thrill
 scream
 strange
 throw
 string
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Words with three letter clusters
scrape
spray
threw
strong
scratch
think
they
straight
scramble
LESSON 7
GRAMMAR
Verb Tenses
 Present tense verbs have an –s ending with
singular subjects and no special ending with plural
subjects
 Most past tense verbs have an –ed ending.
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All illustrator creates pictures. (present)
 Illustrators create pictures. (present)
 An illustrator created pictures yesterday. (past)
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LESSON 7
PHONICS
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3 Letter Consonant Cluster
 scr, spr, str, thr
Blend each sound you hear to sound out the word
stretch
throw
spring
stray
throat
sprint
struggle
threw
spray
LESSON 7
TARGET SKILL & TARGET STRATEGY
Target Skill – Text and Graphic Features
 Authors use text features – such as headings- and
Graphic Features – such as drawing, captions and
maps – to help organize and explain their ideas.
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Target Strategy – Analyze/Evaluate
 Stopping during reading to analyze, or thinking
about information in greater detail, is a good
strategy to use while reading informational text.
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LESSON 7
WRITING
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Opinion Piece – Writing a response - EXAMPLES
What makes a good response paragraph?
 A topic sentence answers the question
 Reasons support the opinion
 Details and Examples explain the reasons
 Linking words and phrases such as because,
therefore, since, and for example connect the
opinion and the reasons.
 A concluding statement summarizes the ideas.
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LESSON 8
THE HARVEST BIRDS
VOCABULARY
 Serious – not playful or silly, not joking
 Patch – a small piece of land
 Borrow – to use something that someone else owns
and return it later
 Advice – ideas or suggestions about what someone
should do
 Ashamed – feeling guilty, sorry, or embarrassed
 Borders – the edges of a place
 Separate – divide into groups
 Harvest – the ripe crops that are gathered
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LESSON 8
VOCABULARY STRATEGY
Context Clues
 Literal Meaning – the exact meaning of a word
 Nonliteral Meaning – the symbolic or figurative
meaning of a word
 Context – the words and sentences around a word
that give clues about a word’s meaning
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LESSON 8
SPELLING
Unexpected Consonant Spellings
 itch
wreck
 knee
patch
 wrap
knot
 watch
knife
 stretch
write
 knew
knock
 match
wrong
 know
catch
 wrinkle
knuckle
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LESSON 8
GRAMMAR
Commas in a series of nouns
 Commas tell a reader where to pause.
 Use commas in a series of three or more nouns.
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Anne, Marie, and TJ do not like bees.
 Red, orange, and yellow are warm colors.
 We ate apples, pears, and bananas.
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LESSON 8
PHONICS
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kn
 Knit
 Kneel
 Knothole
 Knights
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Silent letters kn or wr
wr
wrist
wreckage
wrong
wristwatch
LESSON 8
TARGET SKILL & TARGET STRATEGY
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Target Skill – Conclusions- When reading look for
details about events and characters in the story.
Use these details with your prior knowledge to draw
conclusions, or figure out what the author means
but does not directly state.
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Target Strategy – Infer/Predict – You can use story
details to help infer, or figure out, the message the
author is trying to give readers.
LESSON 8
WRITING
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Opinion Piece – Writing a response – Word Choice
What makes a great response paragraph?
 An opening refers to the prompt and expresses and
opinion
 Reasons & details support the opinion
 Linking words and phrases such as because,
therefore, since, and for example connect the
opinion and the reasons.
 An ending restates the opinion in a new way or
makes a final comment
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LESSON 9
KAMISHIBAI MAN
VOCABULARY
 Familiar – well known from being seen often
 Blurry – unclear or smeared
 Vacant – empty or not occupied
 Jerky – moving in sudden, uneven, or awkward
ways
 Applause – clapping meant to show appreciation or
enjoyment
 Blasted – made a sudden, loud sound
 Rude – impolite or having bad manners
 Rickety – shaky or likely to fall apart
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LESSON 9
VOCABULARY STRATEGY
Dictionary/Glossary
 Dictionary – a reference book that contains an
alphabetical listing of words along with their meanings,
pronunciations, parts of speech, and other information
 Digital Dictionary – a reference source available
online or on portable disks that provides meanings of
words
 Glossary – a text feature at the end of a book that
provides an alphabetical listing of specialized words,
their meanings, and other information.
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LESSON 9
SPELLING
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clown
 bow
 power
 thousand
 sound
 powder
 frown
 house
 mountain
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Vowel sound in town
round
cloud
crown
crowd
count
blouse
pound
found
coward
LESSON 9
GRAMMAR
Abstract Nouns
 An abstract noun names an idea, feeling, or a
quality. All other nouns are concrete.
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Examples of abstract nouns
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freedom
delight
beauty
happiness
pride
LESSON 9
PHONICS
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Vowel Diphthongs ow and ou
ou can stand for the /ou/ sound that is heard in the
word loud.
 ow can stand for the /ou/ sound that is heard in the
word owl.
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LESSON 9
TARGET SKILL & TARGET STRATEGY
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Target Skill – Cause & Effect – An event that
makes something else happen is a cause. The
event that happens as a result is an effect.
Target Strategy – Monitor/Clarify – good reader
monitor, or stop and check their understanding,
as they read. If they don’t understand something
they figure out ways to clarify, or clear up, the
confusion.
LESSON 9
WRITING
Opinion Piece – Writing a response – Organization
 Focus on the Question – a good response
answers only the question that is asked in the
prompt.
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What makes a great response paragraph?
An opening refers to the prompt and expresses and opinion
Reasons & details support the opinion
Linking words and phrases such as because, therefore, since,
and for example connect the opinion and the reasons.
An ending restates the opinion in a new way or makes a final
comment
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LESSON 10
YOUNG THOMAS EDISON
VOCABULARY
Genius – extraordinary intellectual power, especially
seen in creative ability
Signal – a sound, motion, or other sign that sends a
message
Electric – powered by electricity, a form of energy
caused by the motion of electrons and protons
Laboratory – a place where scientists work and do
experiments
Gadget – a small, useful machine or device
Experiment – a test to find out or prove something
Invention – an original device, system, or process
Occasional – happening from time to time
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LESSON 10
VOCABULARY STRATEGY
Shades of Meaning
 Shades of meaning – small differences in meaning
between similar words or phrases
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Related words can be positioned on an arrow to
show their shades of meaning.
 Cold
Freezing
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LESSON 10
SPELLING
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talk
 awful
 cloth
 crawl
 also
 salt
 lawn
 soft
 often
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Vowel sound in talk
cross
law
cost
chalk
raw
wall
always
small
strawberry
LESSON 10
GRAMMAR
Pronouns & Antecedents
 A Pronoun can take the place of one or more nouns in
a sentence.
 I, you, he, she, it, we, and they are subject pronouns.
 The noun, called the antecendent, and the pronoun that
replaces it, must match in number and gender.
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Jeff invents things. He invents things.
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Reciprocal Pronouns (each other and one another) can
be used when two or more subjects do something
together.
LESSON 10
PHONICS
Words with au, aw, al, and o
 The letter a often stands for the sound /aw/ when it
is followed by l.
 salt, almost, chalk
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autumn, haul, cause
 dawn, straw, crawl
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LESSON 10
TARGET SKILL & TARGET STRATEGY
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Target Skill – Main Ideas & Details – In nonfiction
writing such as a biography, the author includes
several important ideas about a topic. Each
important ideas is a main idea. Supporting details
are facts and examples that help explain the main
idea.
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Target Strategy – Summarize - as you read you
should stop occasionally and use the main idea and
details to summarize, or retell, the important details
or events in a selection.
LESSON 10
WRITING
Opinion Piece – Writing a response – Sentence
Fluency
 A topic sentence states the main idea of the
paragraph. All other sentences in the paragraph
should tell details that support this main idea.
 Linking words and phrases connect the reasons to
the opinion
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