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The Truth About Austin’s Amazing Bats. Day 3. Concept Talk. How can unplanned situations have positive outcomes?. Partner share. Think about the bats from the perspective of a tourist. How would you describe them?
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Concept Talk How can unplanned situations have positive outcomes?
Partner share • Think about the bats from the perspective of a tourist. How would you describe them? • People in Austin might make a spontaneous outing to see the bats. What might you see or do on a spontaneous outing?
Let’s get our books • 1-5 • 6-10 • 11-15 • 16-20 • 21-27
Amazing Words • Occurrences- happenings • Seeing a bat in the summer is a natural occurrence. • Happenstance- chance occurrence or accident • By happenstance, it started to rain just as the game finished.
Vocabulary • Vital- important, crucial • Air is vital to breathing and living. • Breathtaking- astonishing • The view over the valley was breathtaking.
Vocabulary • Bizarre- strange • He drew the most bizarre picture of a horse. • High-pitched- shrill and piercing • The girls made the most high-pitched scream.
Vocabulary • Roost- perch • The rooster flew up to roost on the fence. • Headline- the title of a newspaper article • The headline announced that we were at war.
Word Analysis • Are these compound words: • Redraw • Hotdog • Running • Moonbeam • Football
Language • Modifiers- let’s rewrite these sentences • I was late for the school bus again. Running for the bus, my book fell in the mud. • Upon entering the doctor’s office, a skeleton caught my attention.
Comprehension • When drawing a conclusion use: • Information from the text • Information that you already know