Reading Street Common Core 4th Grade Unit 1.2

1. Day 1Day 1

2. Lewis andLewis and
Clark and Me:Clark and Me:
A Dog’s TaleA Dog’s Tale
By Laurie MyersBy Laurie Myers
Illustrated by Michael DoolingIllustrated by Michael Dooling

3. Study SkillsStudy Skills
• Genre: Historical Fantasy
• Comprehension Skill:
Author’s Purpose
• Comprehension Review Skill:
Sequence
• Vocabulary: Words ending in
-or and -er

4. GenreGenre:: Historical FantasyHistorical Fantasy
• Historical Fantasy is based on real
events in history, but it is a story that
could never really happen-in this
case, because a dog can’t write. As
you read look for the facts on which
this story is based.

5. SummarySummary
You have probably never
heard the story of Lewis and
Clark’s journey told from the
point of view of a dog. But
Seaman is no ordinary dog. He
tells his version of Lewis and
Clark’s famous journey from his
first meeting with the explorers to
the moment when he was almost
traded to the Native Americans.

6. Question of the WeekQuestion of the Week
•What opportunities
can be found in new
places?
• Read pp 46-47
• Watch Concept Video

7. Vocabulary- Say It!Vocabulary- Say It!
docks
migrating
scan
scent
wharf
yearned

8. docksdocks
• platforms built onplatforms built on
the shore or outthe shore or out
from the shore;from the shore;
wharves; pierswharves; piers

9. migratingmigrating
•going from onegoing from one
region to anotherregion to another
with the change inwith the change in
seasonsseasons

10. scanscan
•to glance at;to glance at;
look over hastilylook over hastily

11. scentscent
•a smella smell

12. wharfwharf
•platform built on theplatform built on the
shore or out from theshore or out from the
shore beside whichshore beside which
ships can load orships can load or
unloadunload

13. yearnedyearned
•felt a longing orfelt a longing or
desiredesire

14. Amazing Words

15. pioneerpioneer (noun(noun))
•person whoperson who
settles in a part of asettles in a part of a
country, preparing itcountry, preparing it
for othersfor others

16. traveledtraveled (verb)(verb)
•went from onewent from one
place to another;place to another;
journeyedjourneyed

17. settlerssettlers (plural noun)(plural noun)
•people who take uppeople who take up
residence in a newresidence in a new
country or placecountry or place

18. territoriesterritories (plural noun)(plural noun)
•LandLand NOTNOT admitted toadmitted to
a country but has itsa country but has its
own lawmaking groupown lawmaking group
Read Johnny Appleseed TG 47bRead Johnny Appleseed TG 47b

19. Types of SentencesTypes of Sentences
• Declarative = Telling sentence – ends in
period(.)
• Interrogative = Question sentence – ends
in question mark (?)
• Exclamatory = Exciting sentence – ends in
Exclamation mark (!)
• Imperative = Commanding sentence –
ends in a period (.)

20. Skill WorkSkill Work
• ** Grammar Jammers: Sentences
• ** DVD Grammar Sheet 1 and 2

21. Expository WritingExpository Writing
• Tells about real people and events
• Gives factual information
• Includes topic sentences, body and
closing sentences
• May include text features such as photos,
captions and subheads
• ** WB 52 **

22. Day 2Day 2

23. Vocabulary Strategy for EndingsVocabulary Strategy for Endings
TE 50eTE 50e
•Sometime when you are reading you may come across
a word you don’t know. The ending may help you figure
out the meaning of the word.
•Look at the end of the word. Does it have –ed or –ing?
•–ed is added to a verb to make it past tense and show
it already happened.
•–ing is added to a verb to make it tell about present or
ongoing actions.

24. Let’s Practice Word EndingsLet’s Practice Word Endings
TE50eTE50e
Base word Add –ed
(already happened)
Add –ing (shows
ongoing action)
cross crossed crossing
blink
migrate
scan
yearn

25. Vocabulary PracticeVocabulary Practice
•Read pp 50-51 in Reading Book
•Complete WB 53

26. Comprehension SkillComprehension Skill TG 47cTG 47c
• Author’s Purpose is the
author’s reason or reasons for
writing this story.
• Authors don’t usually tell you this.
You have to figure the reasons out.
• It might be to inform or teach, to
entertain, to express their feelings,
and to persuade or convince you.

27. Practice Author’s PurposePractice Author’s Purpose
• Read pp 48-49 and decide the
author’s purpose
To inform. The passage has real
people, dates, and facts.
Complete WB 51

28. Listen to “Lewis Clark and Me”
pp 52-67

29. Day 3Day 3

30. Imperative = Command
* Please go to the office.
* Make me some coffee.
* Wake me up in ten minutes.
Exclamatory = Exciting
* Wow! I got an A!
* That house is on fire!
* The TIGERS won the Bell Game!
Types of Sentences WB 54

31. Which punctuation mark isWhich punctuation mark is
needed?needed?
• Lewis and Clark traveled very far
• Where did they go
• Please read about Seaman the dog
• Make sure to scan the pictures first
• How do we know they went West
• Jefferson was excited
• Great things were discovered

32. Sometimes add er/or to changeSometimes add er/or to change
an action word to a nounan action word to a noun
• educate + or = educator
• govern + or = governor
• paint + er = painter
• Sail + or = sailor

33. Some words just end in er/orSome words just end in er/or
• minor (something not important)
• terror (being scared)
• smaller (more small)
• tighter (more tight)
• mirror (something you look in)

34. What do these words mean?What do these words mean?
• banker
• calculator
• later
• higher
• dancer
• layer
• drier

35. Day 4Day 4
Note: 4B and 4C go back to er/or skill

36. Topics for Writing SentencesTopics for Writing Sentences
• Crossing the Missouri River
• Seeing hundreds of squirrels
• Newfoundland Dogs

37. I can see the pioneers
with all their goods,
waiting on the wharf.

38. I can see the pioneers
with all their goods,
waiting on the wharf.

39. The pioneers load
their belongings onto
flatboats tied to the
docks.

40. The pioneers load
their belongings onto
flatboats tied to the
docks.

41. As they traveled,
pioneers would scan
the country for food
and Indians.

42. As they traveled,
pioneers would scan
the country for food
and Indians.

43. Pioneers saw endless
herds and flocks of
animals migrating.

44. Pioneers saw endless
herds and flocks of
animals migrating.

45. Lewis yearned for a
dog that would help
him on his trip.

46. LewisLewis yearnedyearned for afor a
dog that would helpdog that would help
him on his trip.him on his trip.

47. The scent of the
perfume reminded me
of my mom.

48. The scent of the
perfume reminded
me of my mom.

49. Comprehension Review SkillComprehension Review Skill
• Author’s Purpose is the author’s
reason or reasons for writing this story.
• Authors don’t usually tell you this. You
have to figure the reasons out.
• It might be to inform or teach, to
entertain, to express their feelings, and
to persuade or convince you.

50. Day 5Day 5
• Weekly Unit Test 1.2
• Writing Assignment – Journal entry

51. Journal EntryJournal Entry
• A journal entry describes
your thoughts and
experiences during the day
and in your life.
• A journal, records daily
events over a period of
weeks, months, or years.
(Share Aunt Dorothy’s Journal)

52. Writing AssignmentWriting Assignment
• Write a journal entry about a
day in your life.
• Focus on 2 or 3 important or
interesting events. Don’t try to
say everything.
• Reflect on how you felt.
Writing a journal is like talking
to yourself.

53. Research/Study Skill –Research/Study Skill –
Skim and ScanSkim and Scan TE 65lTE 65l
• To scan is to move one’s eyes down
the page, seeking specific words
and phrases. Scanning is used to
find out if a resource will answer a
reader’s questions.
• Once a reader has scanned a
document, he or she might go back
and skim it.

54. Research/Study Skill –Research/Study Skill –
Skim and ScanSkim and Scan TE 65lTE 65l
• To skim a document is to read the
first and last paragraphs as well as
other headings and other organizers
as you move down the page.
• Skimming is used to quickly identify
the main idea.
• You might also read the first
sentence of each paragraph.

57. Fun StuffFun Stuff
• Lewis and Clark Internet Game
• Web Quest
• Journal Entries
• Coloring Book
• More about Lewis and Clark
• Kids Activities
• About Sacagawea

58. Spelling WordsSpelling Words
LongLong aa andand ii
sleigh
freight
dismay
frighten
highway
trait
raisin
tight
thigh
slight

59. Spelling WordsSpelling Words
LongLong aa andand ii
grain
bait
braid
spray
height
detail
eight
weigh
right
sigh

60. Let’s review our Spelling
words. Watch carefully
because they will flash on the
screen for just a moment. We
can clap as we spell the word,
or we might just practice
reading the words.

61. sigh

62. right

63. weigh

64. eight

65. detail

66. height

67. spray

68. braid

69. bait

70. grain

71. slight

72. tight

73. thigh

74. raisin

75. trait

76. highway

77. frighten

78. dismay

79. freight

80. sleigh

81. GREAT JOB!GREAT JOB!