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Introduction. MacMillan/ McGraw-Hill Treasures 4th Grade Unit 1 – Week 5. Created by Teresa Wilson Desert Palms Elem. July 2010. The font used in this presentation is Minya Nouvelle and can be downloaded for free at http://www.1001fonts.com. OBJECTIVES. Today we will...….

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  1. Introduction MacMillan/ McGraw-Hill Treasures 4th Grade Unit 1 – Week 5 Created by Teresa Wilson Desert Palms Elem. July 2010 The font used in this presentation is Minya Nouvelle and can be downloaded for free at http://www.1001fonts.com

  2. OBJECTIVES Today we will...… • Read a realistic fiction • Make inferences and analyze text to • come to a conclusion about the plot • or characters • Learn about how the setting of a • story may affect what happens in • the plot

  3. VOCABULARY REVIEW • disgusted • If you have a sick feeling of strong dislike, you are disgusted. • raft • A raft is a kind of flat boat. • scattered • Objects that are scattered are spread or • thrown about here and there.

  4. VOCABULARY REVIEW • cluttered • If something is filled with a messy collection of things, it is cluttered. • downstream • Downstream means in the same • direction as the current of a stream. • nuzzle • If you nuzzle something, you touch or rub it • with your nose.

  5. GENRE: Realistic Fiction • Realistic fiction is a made up • story that could have happened • in real life. • Characters and setting are • realistic and believable. • Events in the story are things • that really could happen.

  6. STRATEGY: Make Inferences • Authors do not always directly tell the • reader everything that is happening in a • story. • One way good readers can analyze a story is • to compare their own life experiences to • those of the characters and drawing • reasonable conclusions about the • the way the setting affects the plot. • The setting of a story may affect what • happens in the plot, and may also affect • what the characters say and do.

  7. PREVIEW & PREDICT • When I say “Go”, take 1 minute to preview the illustrations. • Ask yourself: • In what kind of surroundings does • the story take place? • How might that affect what happens • in the story? • On your index card, write your • predictions. After we listen to the selection, we will see if your • questions were answered.

  8. FOCUS QUESTION • Read to find out... • What was it that turned Nicky’s summer around? • NOW…you will read along as we listen to ...

  9. Let’s Check our Predictions! • Share with your criss-cross/shoulder partner your predictions. Were they correct? • Did you figure out what turned Nicky’s summer around? • TOMORROW WE WILL...… • Use our “Setting Flow Chart” to answer the Comprehension Check questions on page 137.

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