Author: Lulu Delacre Genre: Realistic Fiction

1. Author: Lulu Delacre Genre: Realistic Fiction Big Question: How can our actions result in unexpected consequences?

2. Small GroupTimer

3. Review Games • Story Sort VocabularyWords: • Arcade Games • Study Stack • Spelling City: Vocabulary • Spelling City: Spelling Words

4. SpellingWordsSuffixes–ous, -sion, -ion, -ation

6. Big Question: How can our actions result in unexpected consequences?MondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFriday

7. Vocabulary Words More Words to Know Vocabulary Words • algae • concealed • driftwood • hammocks • lamented • sea urchins • sternly • tweezers • cockles • dislodged • emphatically • encounters • frightened • hailing • strange

8. Monday

9. Today we will learn about: • Build Concepts • Draw Conclusions • Visualize • Build Background • Vocabulary • Fluency: Characterization/Dialogue • Grammar: Modifiers • Spelling: Suffixes –ous, -sion, -ion, -ation • Unexpected Situations

10. FluencyCharacterization/Dialogue

11. Fluency: Characterization/Dialogue • Listen as I read “On the Banks of Plum Creek.” • As I read, notice how I emphasize words that describe characters’ thoughts and feelings and their dialogue. • Be ready to answer questions after I finish.

12. Fluency: Tone of Voice • How does Mary feel about the grasshoppers? Why? • Why is the grasshopper invasion devastating for the family?

13. Concept Vocabulary • encounters– comes into contact with • frightened– feeling afraid or alarmed • hailing – pouring down in a heavy shower • strange – unusual; odd; peculiar

14. ConceptVocabulary (To add information to the graphic organizer, click on end show, type in your new information, and save your changes.)

15. Build Concept Vocabulary encounters, frightened, hailing, strange Unexpected Situations

16. Draw Conclusion, VisualizeTurn to Page 634 – 635.

17. Prior KnowledgeWhat do you know about the setting of this story—the beach? Beach

18. Prior Knowledge • This week’s audio explores interesting sea creatures. After you listen, we will discuss what you found most interesting and what you found most surprising.

19. VocabularyWords

20. Vocabulary Words • algae– group of related living things, mostly living in water • concealed– put out of sight; hidden • driftwood – wood carried along by water or washed ashore from the water • hammocks – hang beds or couches made of canvas, cord, etc.

21. Vocabulary Words • lamented– felt or showed grief for • sea urchins– small, round sea animals with spiny shells • sternly – strictly; firmly • tweezers – small pincers for picking up small objects

22. More Words to Know • cockles– saltwater clams with two-ridged, heart-shaped shells • dislodged– driven or forced out of place or position • emphatically – said or done forcefully; strongly • (next slide)

23. algae

24. driftwood

25. hammocks

26. sea urchins

27. tweezers

28. cockles

29. Grammar Modifiers

30. jacquescousteau was a famusundersee explorer • Jacques Cousteau was a famous undersea explorer. • lets see the exibition of marine life • Let’s see the exhibition of marine life.

31. Modifiers • One Saturday in May, I was awakened at the crack of dawn. • In May is a prepositional phrase used as an adjective to tell which Saturday. At the crack of dawn combines two prepositional phrases used as an adverb to tell when the narrator was awakened.

32. Modifiers • Adjectives, adverbs, and prepositional phrases aremodifiers, words or groups of words that tell more about, or modify, other words in a sentence.

33. Modifiers • Adjectives modify nouns and pronouns. • Adverbs modify verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs. • Prepositional phrases can act as adjectives or adverbs.

34. Modifiers • As Adjective: The towel on top is mine. • As Adverb: A crab ran under a rock.

35. Modifiers • To avoid confusion, place modifiers close to the words they modify. • Adjective phrases usually come right after the word they modify. • Adverb phrases may appear right after a verb or at the beginning of a sentence.

36. Modifiers • The meaning of a sentence can be unclear if the modifier is misplaced. • No:The girl set out a picnic in a red bathing suit. • Yes:The girl in a red bathing suit set out a picnic.

37. Modifiers • The position of only in a sentence can affect the sentence’s entire meaning. Place only directly before the word or words it modifies.

38. Modifiers • Example: Onlyhe ate oysters. (Nobody else ate them.) • He only ate oysters. (He didn’t do anything except eat.) • He ate only oysters.(He ate nothing else.)

39. ModifiersIs the group of underlined modifiers an adverb, adjective, or prepositional phrase? • I love a day at the beach. • prepositional phrases • A wave crashed loudly. • adverb • The sand is hot! • adjective

40. ModifiersIs the group of underlined modifiers an adverb, adjective, or prepositional phrase? • I see a tiny jellyfish! • adjective • One stung me on the foot. • prepositional phrase • That really hurt. • adverb

41. ModifiersEach sentence has a misplaced modifier. Rewrite the sentence and put the word or phrase where it belongs. • My cousin joined us at the beach from Alaska. • My cousin from Alaska joined us at the beach. • Children must be accompanied by an adult under 15 years of age. • Children under 15 years of age must be accompanied by an adult.

42. ModifiersEach sentence has a misplaced modifier. Rewrite the sentence and put the word or phrase where it belongs. • Hildie got a bad sunburn in the car and cried. • Hildie got a bad sunburn and cried in the car.

43. SpellingWordsSuffixes–ous, -sion, -ion, -ation

45. Tuesday

46. Today we will learn about: • Dictionary/Glossary • Draw Conclusions • Sequence • Vocabulary • Fluency: Choral Reading • Grammar: Modifiers • Spelling: Suffixes –ous, -sion, -ion, -ation • Science: Ocean Reefs • Unexpected Situations

47. Vocabulary Strategy: Dictionary/Glossary Turn to Page 636 - 637.

48. At the BeachTurn to Page 638 - 645.

49. FluencyChoral Reading

50. Fluency: Choral Reading • Turn to page 645. • As I read, notice how I change my voice to differentiate the speakers. • We will practice as a class doing three choral readings.