8. carved
Define: To carve is to cut something into a shape.
Example: A strong river carved this canyon out of rock.
Ask: What other things can be carved?
Synonym: What is a word that means the same thing as carved?
9. cluEs
Define: Clues are hints that help solve a problem or a mystery.
Example: These paw prints are clues that a dog walked here today.
Ask: What clues tell you that it might rain?
Synonym: What is a word that means the same thing as clues?
10. Grand
Define: Grand means great or large.
Example: Diane sat and gazed at the grand view of the river.
Ask: What do you think would make a grand view?
Synonym: What is a word that means the same thing as grand?
11. Landmark
Define: An important building, structure or place
Example: The Statue of Liberty is an important landmark.
Ask: What other landmarks can you name?
Synonym: What is a word that means the same thing as landmark?
12. massive
Define: Something that is massive is very, very large.
Example: The boaters looked up at the massive stone cliff.
Ask: What have you seen that you think was massive?
Synonym: What is a word that means the same thing as massive?
13. monument
Define: A monument is a building, statue or other object made to
honor a person or event.
Example: This monument honors the leaders of our country.
Ask: Have you seen a monument in person? If so, describe it.
Synonym: What is a word that means the same thing as monument?
14. national
Define: Something that is national has a characteristic of or has to do
with a country.
Example: The Fourth of July is a national holiday.
Ask: Can you name another national holiday?
Synonym: What is a word that means the same thing as national?
15. traces
Define: Traces are small bits or signs left behind that show that
something was there.
Example: In the morning, we found traces of snow on the plants.
Ask: Have you seen traces of something?
Synonym: What is a word that means the same thing as traces?
16.
17. Genre
Expository Text
● gives true facts and information
about a topic
● often includes photographs, captions,
sidebars, and maps to help the reader
understand the subject
What is
Expository
Text?
Type of
nonfiction
20. These pages
are about a
famous US
landmark.
With your
partner,
discuss what
types of text
features you
see.
21. Daily Oral Language Practice
Have to leave right away.
Otherwise we’ll be late.
Weekly
Opener
Video
Weekly
Opener /
Concept
(or type the answer in this box)
22.
23. Daily Oral Language Practice
We have to leave right away!
Otherwise, we’ll be late.
Weekly
Opener
Video
Weekly
Opener /
Concept
(or type the answer in this box)
Did you get it correct?
27. try
making
compound
sentences
Use one of these
coordinating
conjunctions.
Type the new
compound
sentence
underneath.
1. I want to go to the park with Khloe. I will call her later to ask her to come.
1. Caleb’s favorite meal is spaghetti. Aksel’s favorite meal is pizza.
1. Polar bears are fierce, territorial animals. Grizzly bears are the same.
The books on the two shelves fit the Expository genre focus for Wonders 1-5. All the books are on EPIC and students can read these themselves too.
Mount Rushmore for Kids: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ExiE76ig0d8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gMYkqpl3Xm4&t=26s (previous slide)
2 min long
Not “Core,” but part of the “Options” in the TE:
Interactive Read Aloud, TE 276-277 “America’s Landmarks and Memorials” Image is linked.
https://connected.mcgraw-hill.com/connected/redirectWithThumbnail.do?assetId=GOV3152O7Z92WOPC7JQN4CO4SE&bookId=68H4LP8GEBFF89CLZZTD8182BO
Question for this slide: How do these monuments and landmarks help people learn about history? TE 274
Vocabularly: TE 278-279
The books on the two shelves fit the Expository genre focus for Wonders 1-5. The books show a wide variety of landmarks in the U.S. and all are expository texts.
TE 278-279
Synonyms: chiseled, engraved, sculpted, etched
TE 278-279
Synonyms: indication, inkling, cue, key, pointer
TE 278-279
Synonyms: imposing, magnificent, monumental, palatial, glorious, awe-inspiring
TE 278-279
TE 278-279
Synonyms: imposing, magnificent, monumental, palatial, glorious, awe-inspiring
TE 278-279
Synonyms: marker, shrine, statue, testament, tomb, tribute, masterpiece
Washington monument on the left. MLK Jr. monument on right.
TE 278-279
Synonyms: governmental, civil, domestic, ethnic, public
TE 278-279
Synonyms: a small amount, fragment, particle, remains, speck
TE 286-287
The books on the two shelves fit the Expository genre focus for Wonders 1-5. All the books are on EPIC and students can read these themselves too.
Video link in the small blackboard sign
TE 286-287
“A Natural Beauty” in the Readers Writers Workshop textbook
Link to interactive version: https://connected.mcgraw-hill.com/connected/redirectWithThumbnail.do?assetId=TD54SRMZZB6O4D5CMYYKSLMBOY&bookId=68H4LP8GEBFF89CLZZTD8182BO
TE 286-287
Link to interactive version: https://connected.mcgraw-hill.com/connected/redirectWithThumbnail.do?assetId=TD54SRMZZB6O4D5CMYYKSLMBOY&bookId=68H4LP8GEBFF89CLZZTD8182BO
I am going to have students work in partners to find different text features:
Map, subheading, glossary, sidebar, images (photographs, paintings/drawings, satellite), diagram, captions
I will tell them that this book is assigned to them in EPIC.
TE 296
Click on two video links under blackboard
TE 296
STOP at 4:32 on the video link (don’t go into complex sentences)
