2. Question of the Day
• What would you tell a new friend about
yourself?
• An important thing to know about me is
________________________.
3. Read Aloud
• Why might you read or listen to a story?
• for enjoyment
• to learn about certain events or people
• Remember that a realistic story has characters
and events that could be real.
• Think about the plot as I read.
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5. Read Aloud
• What happens at the beginning of the story?
• What happens at the end of the story?
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6. Phonics and Spelling
Letters are sometimes silent; that is, they do not stand
for any sound on their own. Read this word with me.
knob
The k in knob is silent.
knob
This week we will learn more about silent letters and
letters that stand for unexpected sounds. Help me find
the silent letters in these words.
gnat
wrist
gnat
wrist
7. Phonics and Spelling
• gh
• gh is a common letter pair in English, and it can
stand for different sounds.
• One of these sounds is /f/.
• When gh makes the /f/ sound it is usually found
at the end of the word.
• rou
• The ou makes the /u/ sound. Read the word with
me.
• r-ou-gh
9. Phonics and Spelling
•
•
•
•
•
Write these words in your journal.
1. wrench
2. gnome
3. knit
4. enough
• Now circle the consonant pairs that stand for
one sound.
11. Remember
Remember
that all
that all
stories have
stories have
aabeginning,
beginning,
middle and
middle and
end.
end.
As I read the
beginning, I
ask myself,
“What is the
character’s
problem or
goal?” When
I think I know
what the
problem is, I
continue
reading to
find important
events. I
know that the
important
events
usually lead
to the solution
of the
problem.
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12. Plot
Help me fill out this graphic organizer. Reread page 335.
Characters
Setting
Orlando, Florida
Emma and her
father.
Problem
Emma doesn’t have a chessboard.
Important Events
Emma told her father her problem, he helped her..
Solution
She and her father make one.
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13. Listening Comprehension
I am going to read a story about a pen pal who receives
some unusual gifts.
Have you ever received a strange gift?
This story has characters and events that are like people
and events in real life,
so it is realistic fiction.
When I read a realistic fiction story, I look for the setting to
be a place that is or could be real. I expect that the
characters will say and do things that I, or people I know,
might say and do. I know that the problem in the story will
be one a real person might have.
When you listen to a realistic fiction story, your purpose is
to enjoy the story.
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14. Listening Comprehension/Plot
The plot is the events in a story.
Remember a plot has a beginning, a middle, and an
ending. It tells about the problem that the characters
face and the solution to that problem.
Listen carefully as I read, paying special attention to
the character and her problem.
After reading:
How do you know the story I just read is realistic
fiction?
Do you think Caitlin looks forward to getting more
letters from Julien? Why?
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15. Robust Vocabulary
• Even though the grape fruit bar had
melted on it, Caitlin deciphered Julien’s
letter.
• deciphered- If you have figured out a
message that is difficult to understand
or that is written in code, then you have
deciphered it.
• The word is..
• deciphered
• What is more likely to need to be
deciphered, a printed letter or a
handwritten letter?
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16. Robust Vocabulary
• Caitlin thought Julien must be
mistaken, because no one could
put a sunset in an envelope.
• mistaken- If you are wrong about
something, you are mistaken.
• What is the word?
• mistaken
• What would cause you more
problems, to be mistaken about
the date of a test or to be mistaken
about one problem in your
homework?
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17. DOL
Amira wrote to her
1. her wrote to Amira cousin .
They drove for six hours.
2. hours drove for six They .
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18. Grammar:
Singular and Plural Pronouns
A pronoun is a word that takes the place of a
noun. Writers use pronouns to keep from
using the same noun over and over again.
I
you
we he
she
it
they
me him
her them
One week she even sent a snowball.
She is a pronoun that takes the place of
Julien.
Mr. and Mrs. Valdez hurried so they would
be on time.
They - Mr. and Mrs. Valdez
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19. Grammar:
Singular and Plural Pronouns
Charlie wished he could hit a home run.
He – Charlie
Tom and Gianna said, “We had a picnic at the
park.
We –Tom Gianna
Lisa’s friends waited for her to join them.
Her – Lisa them – her friends
I asked Sam to go with me to the store.
I & me – speaker
Marcus wrote a letter and mailed it.
It- letter
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20. Writing: Realistic Story
• A Realistic Story…..
• Includes characters and settings that could be
real
• Includes events that could happen
• The author uses words and phrases that
create a unique voice, or a special style of
writing.
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22. Writing: Realistic Story
• You try!
• Write a sentence about each of the following
topics:
• The ocean
• A bear
• Winter
• Now turn and talk to a partner and compare your
sentences and ideas. Notice how they are
different.
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