Small Group
Timer
question
 creature
 furniture
 division
 collision
 action
 direction
 culture
 vacation
 mansion

fiction
 feature
 sculpture
 vision
 celebration
 fascination
 legislature
 manufacture
 possession
 declaration
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Vocabulary Words
 encourages
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More Words to Know
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expression
local
native
settled
social
support
 canvas
murals
 residents
 appreciates
 downhearted
 pondered
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 Monday
 Tuesday
 Wednesday
 Thursday
 Friday
Question of the Day
Why is freedom of
expression important?
Build Concepts
 Fact and Opinion
 Answer Questions
 Build Background
 Vocabulary
 Fluency: Reading Silently with Fluency
and Accuracy
 Grammar: Combining Sentences
 Spelling: Words with –tion, -sion, -ture
 Freedom of Expression
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Listen as I read “Indescribably
Arabella” to you.
 While I read, notice that I read
fluently—like I talk—and I selfcorrect when I misread a word.
 Be ready to answer questions
after the story.
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What is one statement of
opinion about Arabella?
 What is one statement of fact
about Arabella?
 When you heard this story,
what did you learn about
people?
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Talent
Freedom of
Expression
Gains
Setbacks
Freedom of
Expression
Word
encourages
expression
local
native
settled
social
support
canvas
murals
residents
Know
Have Seen Don’t Know
encourages – gives someone
courage or confidence; urges on
 expression – the act of putting
into words or visual medium
 local – about a certain place,
especially nearby; not far away
 native – belonging to someone
because of that person’s birth
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settled
– set up the first
towns and farms in an area
 social – concerned with
human beings as a group
 support – to help; aid
canvas - a type of cloth, often
made of cotton
 murals – large paintings painted
directly on a wall
 residents – people who live in a
place
 appreciates – admires greatly,
values
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 downhearted
– low in spirit,
depressed
 pondered – reflected or
considered with thought and care
 Next slide
carlos and maria created a
mural about they’re culture
 Carlos and Maria created a
mural about their culture.
 the class helped carlos and she
with the desine
 The class helped Carlos and
her with the design.
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 The
mural speaks to the school
children. It tells them that
education is the key to success.
 These two sentences could be
combined into one sentence.
 The mural speaks to the school
children and tells them that
education is the key to success.
 When
you combine sentences, you
join two sentences that are about
the same topic. You make them into
one sentence.
 You can combine two simple
sentences and make a compound
sentence. Add a comma and a
conjunction, such as and, but, or or.
 Our
class will paint a mural. We
don’t know when.
 Our class will paint a mural, but
we don’t know when.
 You
can combine two sentences
that have the same subject.
 The mural has bright colors. The
mural showed many people.
 The mural has bright colors and
showed many people.
 You
can combine two sentences
that have the same predicate.
 Michael liked the mural. I liked
the mural.
 Michael and I liked the mural.
 Combine
each pair of short
sentences into a compound
sentence. Use a comma and the
conjunction in ( ).
 People in France explored caves.
They found murals.(and)
 People in France explored caves,
and they found murals.
 Were
the murals painted by
modern people? Were they
painted by cave people long ago?
(or)
 Were the murals painted by
modern people, or were they
painted by cave people long ago?
 Combine
each pair of sentences.
Use the underlined words only once
in your new sentence.
 Horses were painted on the cave
murals. Other animals were
painted on the cave murals.
 Horses and other animals were
painted on the cave murals.
 The
cave artists were creative.
The cave artists were talented.
 The cave artists were creative
and talented.
question
 creature
 furniture
 division
 collision
 action
 direction
 culture
 vacation
 mansion

fiction
 feature
 sculpture
 vision
 celebration
 fascination
 legislature
 manufacture
 possession
 declaration
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Question of the Day
What does it mean to
have freedom of
artistic expression?
Syllables –tion, -sion, -ture
Glossary
 Fact and Opinion
 Answer Question
 Main Idea and Details
 Develop Vocabulary
 Fluency: Silent Reading
 Grammar: Combining Sentences
 Social Studies: Artists Speak for Their
Cultures
 Immigrants
 Freedom of Expression
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 Turn
to page 344.
 Good silent readers read carefully
and correct words that they read
incorrectly.
 As I read, notice how I selfcorrect when I misread a word.
 Now read page 344 silently two
times.
the classes paints the mural on a
large wal of the sccool
 The classes paint the mural on a
large wall of the school.
 we didnt know what great
artests we had
 We didn’t know what great
artists we had.
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 Combine
sentences by joining
two sentences about the same
topic.
 Combine two simple sentences
into a compound sentence by
adding a comma and a
conjunction.
 Combine
two sentences that
have the same subject by
combining the predicates.
 Combine two sentences that
have the same predicate by
combining the subjects.
question
 creature
 furniture
 division
 collision
 action
 direction
 culture
 vacation
 mansion

fiction
 feature
 sculpture
 vision
 celebration
 fascination
 legislature
 manufacture
 possession
 declaration
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Question of the Day
Why would a
community want a
mural?
 Fact
and Opinion
 Answer Questions
 Glossary
 Develop Vocabulary
 Fluency: Reading Silently with Fluency
and Accuracy
 Grammar: Combining Sentences
 Spelling: Words with –tion, -sion, -ture
 Freedom of Speech (Bill of Rights)
 Freedom of Expression
 Turn
to page 347.
 A I read, notice how I selfcorrect words I misread.
 Now practice reading this page
silently three times. Remember
to self-correct when you
misread a word.
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the class’s mural feachures a
celebration, and is painted in bright
colors.
The class’s mural features a
celebration and is painted in bright
colors.
the mural is the most biggest piece of
art in the neighbor hood
The mural is the biggest piece of art in
the neighborhood.
 Combining
sentences can help
writers avoid wordiness caused by
repeating subjects and predicates.
 Wordy: The artists painted a
bright background. The artists
drew people at a celebration.
 Less Wordy: The artists painted a
bright background and people at a
celebration.
question
 creature
 furniture
 division
 collision
 action
 direction
 culture
 vacation
 mansion

fiction
 feature
 sculpture
 vision
 celebration
 fascination
 legislature
 manufacture
 possession
 declaration
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Question of the Day
What are some
reasons you like to
write, scribble, paint,
draw, or pretend?
 Schwa
 Poetry/Text
Features
 Reading Across Texts
 Content-Area Vocabulary
 Fluency: Choral Reading
 Grammar: Combining Sentences
 Spelling: Words with –tion, -sion, -ture
 Plan a Mural
 Turn
to page 352-353.
 We will read “Nathaniel’s Rap”
together three times.
 You should read with rhythm and
expression.
carlos begun a sculpchure to go
with the mural
 Carlos began a sculpture to go
with the mural.
 he is making it out of clay and
he will finish it next tuesday
 He is making it out of clay, and
he will finish it next Tuesday.
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 You
may be asked to identify the
correct way to combine two sentences.
 Remember that when two simple
sentences are made into a compound
sentence, a comma must be added
before the conjunction.
 Commas are not added when two
subjects or two predicates are
combined.
 Incorrect:
Jay drew and Mary
painted. Jay painted the mural,
and made a sculpture.
 Correct: Jay drew, and Mary
painted. Jay painted the mural
and made a sculpture.
question
 creature
 furniture
 division
 collision
 action
 direction
 culture
 vacation
 mansion

fiction
 feature
 sculpture
 vision
 celebration
 fascination
 legislature
 manufacture
 possession
 declaration
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Question of the Day
Why is freedom of
expression important?
 Concept
Vocabulary
 Fact and Opinion
 Rhythm/Cadence
 Glossary
 Grammar: Combining Sentences
 Spelling: Words with –tion, -sion, -ture
 Reference Sources
 Freedom of Expression
A
statement of fact is something
that can be proven to be correct or
incorrect.
 A statement of opinion gives
thoughts or ideas and are not right
or wrong.
 Even when you read nonfiction,
authors sometimes include opinions.
 Rhythm
is the pattern of sounds in
speech or writing.
 Many poems have an obvious rhythm.
However, all writing has rhythm.
 To understand a selection’s rhythm,
it is best to read aloud.
 Use punctuation as a guide as to when
to stop, pause, and continue.
 You
can use the glossary at the
back of a book to find the
meaning of some unfamiliar
words.
 List any unknown words you
found in “Talking Walls” in the
chart and look up its definition.
Word
Glossary Definition
 Some
words, such as painter,
refer to visual art.
 Let’s look at pictures of other
art words.
painting
mural
sculpture
mobile
collage
ceramics
enamel
watercolor
etching
the mural was a success and the
class will paint unother soon
 The mural was a success, and
the class will paint another soon.
 what subjec will they choose for
the next mural
 What subject will they choose
for the next mural?
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question
 creature
 furniture
 division
 collision
 action
 direction
 culture
 vacation
 mansion

fiction
 feature
 sculpture
 vision
 celebration
 fascination
 legislature
 manufacture
 possession
 declaration
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You have learned some common word parts
that appear in many different words.
question, vision, culture
How many syllables do you hear in
question?
What is the first syllable?
What is the second syllable?
Which syllable have you seen in many
other words?
Let’s look at vision and culture.
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class got permission
to visit the nature center.
relationship
 We will show our invention
signature
at the science convention.
comprehension  Each storyteller told a
different version of the
exhaustion
traditional folk tale.
structure
 Did you complete the
subtraction
revision of your picture
book yet?
variation
expansion
 The
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We studied the schwa sound in
unaccented syllables.
Read this sentence to yourself.
Raise your hand when you know
which words have the schwa
sound.
A parrot sat on Pirate John’s hat.
 Which vowel stands for the
schwa sound in parrot?
 Which vowel stands for the
schwa sound in Pirate?
 Does the schwa sound appear in
accented or the unaccented
syllables?
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fossil
ketchup
father
Scotland
instant
budget
gather
lion
forest
pedal
shovel
lemon
 Ben
dreamed he saw a
dragon in the kitchen.
 We often travel to
the beach in August.
 Mom’s muffins won a
medal at the fair.
 My sister and I ate
the whole melon.
 Name
some reference sources
you are familiar with and tell
what kind of information the
sources contain.
 A telephone directory is a
reference that we use often.
A
telephone directory is a book
of telephone numbers for an
area. It is organized
alphabetically by last name.
 The listings in a telephone
directory are located in a local
area.
telephone directories
have a business listing. It is a
separate alphabetical list of
businesses in the local area.
Some
Many
telephone directories
have a section called the
yellow page. Businesses can
advertise in the yellow pages
of a telephone directory.
Spelling City:
Spelling
Words
Vocabulary Words
Other Vocabulary Words
 Story
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