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Join our Vocabulary Vault Book Club to enhance your language skills through engaging discussions, story summaries, and creative activities. Explore topics like endangered animals, clarifying strategies, and effective test-taking techniques.
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Vocabulary • Partner A, check numbers1-4 • Partner B, check numbers 5-8 Vocabulary Vault
SQRRRL • Survey – Done on Day 1 • Question – Done on Day 1 • Read – Done on days 1 - 4 • Restate – Done on days 1 -4 • Review • Learn
Think Pair Share • What was a question that you wrote on your idea tree? • Was your question answered? • How was it answered? • Write your answer in a complete sentence in your journal. • If your question wasn’t answered, write a sentence about something you learned.
Summary • A summary is when we tell the main parts of a story in our own words. • We are going to write a summary about what we’ve read so far with the help of our idea trees.
Florida Panther (p.50) California Condor (p.52) Scavengers 4 ft. long, 10 ft. wingspan Bald Crowns Red and Pink Skin Live in the desert Light Brown Over 6 ft. long Weigh over 100 pounds Can run 30 mph Can jump 20 ft. forwards Can jump 8 ft. high Saving the Panther Endangered Condors Live on west coast All wild condors captured in 1987 – encouraged to breed 1990’s – released into the wild Still only around 200 left Only 50 – 70 adult panthers alive Saving the land for them Farmers can’t trap them Panther is official animal of Florida Which animals are endangered? How can people help endangered animals?
How to Write a Summary • 1. Choose two branches from your idea tree and circle them. • 2. Write an opening sentence. • 3. Write the ideas in your own words. • 4. Write a closing sentence.
Preview Testpg. 15 • This is independent work • Continue to use your clarifying strategies • Add information to your story maps from today’s reading • You have 35 minutes for the test
Team Discussion • Discuss your strategies for the test and the answers you wrote. • Share information you added to the story map
Class Discussion • Let’s review the answers • Vocabulary Vault
Book Club • You can: • Draw a picture • Write a summary • Make a model • Rewrite the story with a new ending