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REVIEW FROM LAST WEEK

REVIEW FROM LAST WEEK . What is our unit theme? What have we learned about city wildlife so far??. THEME: CITY WILDLIFE. “ CITY LOTS: LIVING THINGS IN VACANT SPOTS” Written by Phylis S. Busch Illustrated by Pamela Carroll. PREVIEW AND PREPARE. WHAT DOES THE TITLE TELL YOU?

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REVIEW FROM LAST WEEK

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  1. REVIEW FROM LAST WEEK • What is our unit theme? • What have we learned about city wildlife so far??

  2. THEME: CITY WILDLIFE “ CITY LOTS: LIVING THINGS IN VACANT SPOTS” Written by Phylis S. Busch Illustrated by Pamela Carroll

  3. PREVIEW AND PREPARE • WHAT DOES THE TITLE TELL YOU? • BROWSE THE ENTIRE STORY • LOOK FOR PICTURE CLUES THAT MIGHT TELL YOU SOMETHING ABOUT THE STORY

  4. VOCABULARY • FILL OUT VOCABULARY KNOWLEDGE CHART • LOOK FOR 3 UNFAMILIAR WORDS IN THE STORY • READ EACH SENTENCE AND LOOK FOR CONTEXT CLUES (Remember these are “hints”)

  5. discarded • We collected the newspapers that had been discarded and recycled them. • Definition: unwanted, put aside as having no use (p.136)

  6. dwellings • We could see smoke rising from the chimneys of the dwellings in the villages. • Definition: houses or places where people live (p.132)

  7. examine • I am going to examine the seeds on this sunflower with my magnifying glass. • Definition: to look at and study carefully (p.134)

  8. flourishing • My grandmother’s vegetable garden is flourishing and we will soon pick the vegetables. • Definition: growing strong and healthy (p.128)

  9. fragrant • Mother’s peach pies are so fragrant that you can smell them from outside the kitchen window. • Definition: smelling pleasant; good smelling (p.137)

  10. GENRE Informational text • Gives information or explains something using facts/details

  11. OVERVIEW OF STORY • City lots are homes to many different plants and animals. • Describe trees, flowers, insects, and birds that might live in city lots • Show how city wildlife can be different at different times of the year

  12. SET A PURPOSE FOR READING • MAKE A CONNECTION TO THE UNIT THEME • LOOK FOR EXAMPLES OF CITY LIFE • WHAT IS CITY LIFE? • WHERE IS CITY LIFE FOUND?

  13. FOCUS QUESTIONS • What do good readers do while they are reading? • What are some good reading strategies?

  14. READING STRATEGIES • CLARIFYING: to check your understanding of the story • I reread that part because…. • I am going to look at the beginning of the story again because I forgort….

  15. READING STRATEGIES • SUMMARZING: sum up in your own words what you have read • So far in our story… • So far, I have learned… • Now I understand that….

  16. READING STRATEGIES • VISUALIZE: form pictures in your head as you read • I could see (smell, taste,)…. • I could picture…. • I can imagine what it is like to….

  17. EXIT SLIP • Finish the sentence: I am excited to learn about …….

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