This document provides lesson plans and materials for teaching various language arts concepts such as phonics, spelling, grammar, reading comprehension, and writing. It includes questions, passages to read aloud, vocabulary exercises on synonyms and antonyms, grammar lessons on singular and plural pronouns, and guidance on writing a realistic story. The purpose is to instruct students on key elementary literacy skills and have them practice applying those skills through different exercises and examples.

1. Genre:
Realistic
Fiction
Lesson 12 Day 4
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2. Question of the Day
• Why would you choose to write to someone
instead of calling him or her on the
telephone?
• Name two reasons you would write to
someone instead of calling him or her on the
telephone.
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3. Read Aloud
• What might the purpose be for reading a story
called “Grandma’s Party.”?
• for enjoyment
• to find out what kind of party it is
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4. Read Aloud
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5. Read Aloud
• Why is Brenda writing a letter instead of
telephoning?
• What does Brenda describe in her letter?
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6. Phonics & Spelling
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I know I went the wrong way at the stop sign.
know
wrong
sign
cough
rough
knight
tough
cough
laugh
rough
enough
Do you have enough water?
“What’s your name?” he asked roughly.
A lion’s skin is very tough.
Gina coughed five times this morning.
I could hear their laughter all the way down the hall.
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7. Phonics & Spelling
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coff
gnat
nees
rist
naw
kneel
known
rench
cough
nat
knees
wrist
gnaw
neel
nown
wrench
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8. Phonics & Spelling
 Homophones: Some of the words sound just
like other words.
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knew/new
knob/ nob
write/right
rough/ruff
knight/night
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9. Fluency
• When you read aloud you should use expression to
show character’s thoughts and feelings and to
interpret the events.
• Think about what is happening in the story. Is the
mood happy? Sad? Exciting? Scary?
• I am going to read a part of “A Pen Pal for Max”
aloud. I am going to change the tone and expression
in my voice when different characters speak and to
show how they are feeling. I am also going to pay
attention to the mood of the story and change my
expression to show the mood.
• Turn to page 344.
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10. Fluency
• Read with expression.
• Raise and lower your voice to
show which character is
speaking, characters’ feelings,
and whether events are
exciting.
• think about what is happening
in the story. Is the mood
happy? Sad? Exciting? Scary?
• notice when characters are
speaking and think about how
they are feeling.
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I am going to read part
of “A Pen Pal for Max”
aloud. I am going to
change the tone and
expression in my voice
when different
characters speak and
show how they are
feeling. I am also going
to pay attention to the
mood of the story and
change my expression
to show the mood.
Turn to page 344 and
listen.
Let’s echo read this
part together.

11. 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.
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12. Plot Let’s Practice!
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Listen as I read “Ben’s New School”. Pay attention to the plot events.
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Plot
Who are the character?
Ben, Chan
What is the problem in the story?
Ben is lonely because he does not have a friend at his
new school.
How is it solved?
Ben meets a new friend.
What events take place in the story.?
Ben is lonely and afraid; he is the only student in gym
who knows archery; Chan is interested in archery, so
they start talking and become friends.
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14. Synonyms and Antonyms
 The plant will not flourish in the sun. It will
probably die.
 When I read the first sentence, I am not sure
what flourish means. So I read the second
sentence for clues. I read that the plant “will
probably die.” That makes me think that flourish
is the opposite of die.
 Remember that a word that means the opposite
of another word is called an antonym.
 A word that means the same as another word is
called a synonym.
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15. Synonyms & Antonyms
 The hamlet was on a cliff above the sea. The
village was so small, it was not on the map.
 Hamlet and village are synonyms .
 Tony waited for his friend to respond, but he
did not answer.
 Anya did not mean to break the vase. She
hoped her dad would be able to repair it.
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16. deciphered
• If I name an item that might need
to be deciphered do thumbs up if
not thumbs down.
• A menu in French
• A stop sign
• A neatly typed note
• A messy, scribbled note
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17. mistaken
• Read these math sentences. If the answer is
wrong, say “Mistaken!” If the answer is
correct say “Correct!”
• 3+4=7
• 2+3=6
• 5+3=9
• 7+7=14
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18. catastrophe/fortunate
 Put you hand over your mouth if you think
the event I name could be a catastrophe.
Clap if the event is fortunate.
 A volcano erupts near a town
 A boy finds his lost dog
 School is closed because of stormy weather
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19. bothersome/repairs/din
 Raise your hand if the repair I name would
cause a bothersome din . Keep your hand
down if it would not.
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Using a jackhammer to dig up a road
Repairing a watch
Repairing a computer
Using a hammer to fix a shelf
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20. Synonyms:
What vocabulary word could replace the underlined word?
 The hurricane was a real disaster.
 catastrophe
 The lifting of the earth was the most frightening
thing in the earthquake.
 heaving
 When they were digging the tunnel, the racket of
the machinery was dreadful.
 din
 A mosquito is annoying in the summer.
 bothersome
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21. Synonyms:
What vocabulary word could replace the underlined word?
 We have figured out the coded message.
 deciphered
 I think you are wrong; I have never been to New
York City.
 mistaken
 I do not read Spanish. Can you decipher this for
me?
 translate
 Thomas will be able to fix your computer.
 repair
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22. DOL
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8. ms . Jenkins repeated the question he had
asked.
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10. the dogs barked, but then it wagged their
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23. Grammar: Singular and Plural Pronouns
 A pronoun is a word that takes the place of a
noun.
 She jumped into the swimming pool.
 she - singular
 We went to the museum.
 we – plural
 Karla ate too much.
 She
 Silvio talked to Frank and Will.
 them
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24. Grammar
 A pronoun is a word that is used in place of a
noun.
 A singular pronoun replaces a singular noun.
 A plural pronoun takes the place of a plural
noun or a group of nouns.
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The players ran up and down the field.
they -plural
Ellie kicked the ball hard.
it - singular
Mara passed the ball to Tomas.
him - singular
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25. Writing: Realistic Story
• A realistic story….
• Includes characters and settings that could be
real
• Includes events that could happen
• Tells about a problem and how it is solved
• Includes a plot with a beginning, a middle, and
an ending
• May include dialogue
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