DOL level 4 week 35

DOL level 4 week 35 • Analogy • sly : crafty – glum : _______ 2. : - : 1. you cut the lawn good said mom proudly 2. mary and her wants to play Tennis at south park gloomy

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Fluency 6 min. reading solution

Objectives day 2 Students will recognize superlative adjectives and adverbs.

Word Structure day 2 Line 1 Line 2 Line 3 Line 4

Word Structure day 2 • The words on this line are superlative adverbs. They indicate the highest degree or quality of an action. • For example: Of all my friends, I arrived earliest. • You create a sentence: Of all my friends, _______. • Adverbs describe verbs or other adverbs – they tell how or to what degree an action takes place. Line 2

Word Structure day 3 • The word pairs in this line have opposite meanings. • What spelling change was necessary to form saddest? • Can you think of other superlative adjective pairs that are opposite in meaning? Line 3

Word Structure day 4 • These words indicate the highest degree or quality of an action. • For example: Of all the dogs at the pound, the dog I chose was the craziest. You make up a sentence: Of all the __________, _________. Line 4

demanded protested He demanded his dinner early She protested against going to bed early Vocabulary lesson 3 To ask firmly To say in disagreement fine discarded He wore a fine suit He discarded his old clothing Thrown away Very nice

possessions wealth The rich man had lots of possessions Their family had a lot of wealth Vocabulary lesson 3 A great amount of money Things that someone owns

Genre Folktale Elements of a Folktale • A folktale is an old story, told and retold, passed from generation to generation by word of mouth. • Similar versions of some folktales can be found throughout the world. • The characters can be objects or animals that speak. • A folktale often contains a moral, or lesson in life. • Goodness and intelligence win over evil and foolishness.

Comprehension Strategies • Predicting Use clues in the text and prior knowledge to make predictions. Recognize when predictions are or are not confirmed by the text. Update your prediction during reading based on information in the text. • Visualizing Recognize appropriate places in the text to stop and visualize. Visualize literal ideas or scenes described by the author. Make inferences while visualizing to show understanding of characters’ feelings, mood, and setting. The visualizations go beyond the author’s literal words.

Purpose Big Idea How do people make money choices?

Handing Off Have you grasped the following ideas? • Why the poor couple save their money for a new spoon • That the rich man is upset by the fact that the poor couple know someone who uses a different spoon for every bite • What the story teaches us about money choices and why people make certain choices. • Focus Question? • Why does money cause so many problems? • Why do different people value things differently?

Inquiry Process day 2 Make a Conjecture A conjecture begins with phrases such as I think that or Maybe. Can you give some examples of this?

Inquiry Process day 3 Make a Conjecture A conjecture begins with phrases such as I think that or Maybe. Work together to create your own conjectures.

Inquiry Process day 4 Make a Conjecture How can you determine what sources you should and will use to prove, disprove, or modify your conjectures?

WritingPersonal Letters via E-Mail day 2 Remember to write appropriately for their chosen audience and keep in mind what your recipients already know. For example, if writing to kindergarteners, they probably should not use difficult vocabulary or write about concepts that they are learning in science. Make your first drafts on a word document that can be saved and corrected. Salutation – use the word Dear followed by the person’s name and a comma. Body – This is the message part of the letter that starts two lines below the salutation. Indent the first word in each paragraph on the body. Closing – Yours truly and Sincerely are commonly used for a closing. The closing goes two lines below the body. Capitalize the first word, and use a comma at the end of the closing. Signature –This is where you type your name. Type this letter on a word document fist. You can save it and make corrections.

WritingPersonal Letters via E-Mail day 3 Letters sent via e-mail are similar to those sent through regular mail, with a few exceptions: At the top of the e-mail message is the word to: where you type the e-mail address of the person to whom you are sending the letter. Type the subject of your e-mail after the word Subject. Remember the body includes everything you want to say. Salutation – use the word Dear followed by the person’s name and a comma. Body – This is the message part of the letter that starts two lines below the salutation. Indent the first word in each paragraph on the body. Closing – Yours truly and Sincerely are commonly used for a closing. The closing goes two lines below the body. Capitalize the first word, and use a comma at the end of the closing. Signature –This is where you type your name. Type this letter on a word document fist. You can save it and make corrections.

WritingPersonal Letters via E-Mail day 4 e-mail message are instantaneous. You should pause before clicking the word Send to make sure the tone and content are correct. Model for revising the tone and formality of language . Grandfather: Just wanted to tell you thanks for the game, totally awesome! Played for hours with friends. See you later, Shelly. Dear Grandfather, I wanted to tell you how grateful I am for the game you gave me for my birthday. It is awesome! I played it with my friends for three hours on Saturday. Thanks again! Love, Shelly Salutation – use the word Dear followed by the person’s name and a comma. Body – This is the message part of the letter that starts two lines below the salutation. Indent the first word in each paragraph on the body. Closing – Yours truly and Sincerely are commonly used for a closing. The closing goes two lines below the body. Capitalize the first word, and use a comma at the end of the closing. Signature –This is where you type your name.

Objectives day 2 Students will review double negatives. learn how to combine sentences with participial phrases. learn how to use the card or computer catalog. learn how to use multimedia in presentations.

Grammar, Usage, and MechanicsDay 2 Combining Sentences with Participial Phrases Overflowing with emotion, the parents hugged their son. A participle is a verb form used as an adjective. Add –ing to a verb to form the present participle, and add –ed to a verb to form the past participle, unless the verb is irregular. A participial phrase is a group of words that begins with a participle and modifies a noun or a pronoun. Write a couple of sentences using participles.

Grammar, Usage, and MechanicsDay 3 Combining Sentences with Participial Phrases The miser looked at his gold. At the same time, he was gloating. Gloating, the miser looked at his gold. A participle is a verb form used as an adjective. Add –ing to a verb to form the present participle, and add –ed to a verb to form the past participle, unless the verb is irregular. A participial phrase is a group of words that begins with a participle and modifies a noun or a pronoun. Write a couple of sentences using participles.

Grammar, Usage, and MechanicsDay 4 Using the Card or Computer Catalog A computer catalog lists every book in a library and its location. In some libraries, the catalog consists of cabinets of index cards, although many libraries now use computers to catalog their books. Books can be referenced by Author Title Subject Go to the school library and find at least three sources for your inquiry investigation.

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DOL level 4 week 35