A Very Important Day

A Very Important Day By: Maggie RuggHerold American Stories Theme 2, Selection 4, Day 1 Taught By: Mr. Williams

Categorize and Classify

The Green Lady of the Harbor?

Structural Analysis: Possessives

allegiance

chamber

citizen

enrich

examiner

petitioners

Key Reunion Vocabulary • allegiance • Loyalty to one’s country or to a person • chamber • A room in a house or office in a courthouse • citizens • Official members of a country • enrich • To improve the quality of • examiner • One who asks questions or tests knowledge • petitioners • people who ask something in writing

Very Important Day Generalization Chart After reading each page, use Practice Book p. 162 to Classify and Categorize information in the selection. At the end of the story use the information you have gathered to complete the story summary on the back of your sheet. Make sure you are listing as many items as you can for each category on the worksheet. When finished go back and reread this week’s selection in order to improve reading fluency.

allegiance

chamber

citizen

enrich

examiner

petitioners

Very Important Day With your partner, discuss questions 1-6 on page 270 of your text. You may look back in your text if you need to. When you're finished begin thinking about the following questions. 1. Who is the main character in the story? 3. How are the characters lives changed by moving to the new place 4. Have you ever felt like the main character did in the story when they moved to a new place? 2. Where do the characters go in the story?

Comprehension Strategy: Categorize and Classify Using a Frame and Arrow Map, sequence what you think at the five most important events of the story.

Vocabulary: Multiple Meaning Words

Extreme Partner Reading First Step: Read the story summary quietly to yourself. If you finish before time is up, read through it again. Second Step: Now that you have read through the story summary, go through it again using hand gestures as you read. If you finish before time is up, read through it again with gestures. Third Step: Turn to your partner and take turns reading the summary with lots of expression. Fourth Step: With your partner, take turns reading with passage with lots of expression and gestures. Last Step: Using your best expression, ask your partner three questions about what you have read. When you are asked, be sure to answer with intense expressions.

Structural Analysis: Possessives

Cowboy Songs • With your partner, read pages 272-275 from your text using the skills mentions in the yellow column on the left of page 272. When you are finished discuss these questions with your partner and write your answers in complete sentences on a piece of lined paper.. 1. All of these articles are about the Kids Voting program. Why don’t they all share the same heading? 3. The Article on page 274 has a headline and a subhead. Suppose only the headline was used. How would it change things? What if only the subheading? 4. Why do you think these articles were chosen to accompany A Very Important Day ? Were they a good choice? Explain your answer. 2. In which article does the author express his or her own viewpoint most clearly? What is the author’s viewpoint?

Weekly Skills Test • Make sure your name, date, and assignment are written clearly on the top left of the paper. • Turn your test paper to me and put your answer key in the reading basket. • Finish your Mountain Language. • Finish any other unfinished work.

A Very Important Day