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March 7, 2013. Reading Foundations. What can you catch but not throw?. What can you catch but not throw?. A cold Don’t catch cold. I caught a cold. You don’t throw a cold…. Today. Turn in stories Review for Quiz Take Quiz New Vocabulary Fiction Stories - predicting.
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March 7, 2013 Reading Foundations
What can you catch but not throw? A cold Don’t catch cold. I caught a cold. You don’t throw a cold…
Today • Turn in stories • Review for Quiz • Take Quiz • New Vocabulary • Fiction Stories - predicting
Sherlock Holmes • A mystery is a style of fiction. What is another style of fiction? a. non-fiction b. author c. folklore d. inventor
Sherlock Holmes 2. What does network mean here? a. many computers hooked up to one thing b. a group of people connected together with similar interests c. to talk to other people
Sherlock Holmes 3. What does “Sometimes, Holmes and Watson donate all their free time to figure out the answer to these interesting crimes” mean? a. Holmes and Watson can take many days to solve a crime. b. Holmes and Watson don’t take many days to solve a crime c. Holmes will take many days to solve a crime, but Watson will take only a few days. d. Holmes takes his time, but Watson is quick at solving crimes
Sherlock Holmes 4. What is a synonym for popular? a. famous b. dislike c. trouble d. character
Sherlock Holmes 5. “Yellow Fever is a very serious disease.” What part of speech is each of these words? ____1. Yellow Fever a. common noun ____ 2. is b. proper noun ____ 3. very c. verb ____ 4. serious d. adjective ____ 5. a disease e. adverb b c e d a
Sherlock Holmes 6. What is the main idea of the first paragraph? a. Sherlock Holmes is a great dectetive. b. Sherlock Holmes has a partner named Watson. c. Sherlock Holmes is a book and a movie d. Sherlock Holmes was made because many people had Yellow Fever.
Quiz • Take Quiz. You have 20 minutes. • Take a new vocabulary sheet and try to figure out the meaning using the context clues.
recognize I recognize you. Do I know you? I think I have seen you before. VERB To know who or what something is; you have seen it
swiftly Alice was very late. She dressed swiftly and rushed out the door. ADVERB Quick and smooth
valuable The painting was very valuable. It is worth a lot of money. ADJECTIVE Worth a lot of money
shock “No,” she responded. I was shocked at the response. She never says no. It was surprising and weird to hear her say that. ADJECTIVE Surprised in a bad way
amazingly Amazingly, the shoes were on sale for only $20. I was so surprised and happy to see the new price. ADVERB Surprising in a good way
frightened The lights went out during the thunderstorm. I heard scary noises and was frightened. ADJECTIVE Scared
immediately The price of the cruise went from $900 to $350. When I saw this, I immediately called the cruise company. I had to go on this cruise now! ADVERB Without delay; at once; NOW!
suddenly I was walking down the street when suddenly I realized someone was following me. ADVERB Unexpected Without warning
A right to You have the right to speak freely. You can say anything you want to and there is no punishment. PHRASE Allowed to by law
tape Make sure to tape the game. I won’t be home, but I want to watch it later. VERB To record
legal The legal age to drink in the United States is 21 years old. You cannot drink earlier than that. ADJECTIVE Allowed to do it Do it by law
privacy When seven people all live in one house, you don’t get much privacy. I like to be alone sometimes. NOUN Wanting to be alone
permission The teacher gave the students permission to use their dictionaries. She agreed it was OK. NOUN Someone says it is OK to do something
focus When driving, you should focus on the road. If you text and make phone calls you will not be paying attention to the road. You could hurt yourself and others. VERB To put in the center To pay the most attention to
sue His dog bit me. I will sue him for the hospital bills and trauma. VERB To take to court
Adverbs • Many adverbs have –ly on the end. • They describe verbs, adjectives and other adverbs.
Part of Speech 2 Nouns 4 Verbs 4 Adjectives 4 Adverbs 1 Phrase
Last Week • Focused on fiction story: mystery • Talked about conclusions. • What is a conclusion?
Conclusion • Use the clues from the reading to assume information. • Mystery – Mr. Potts and the interruption
The great love I have for you is gone, and I find my dislike for you grows every day. When I see you, I do not even want to see your face; the one thing that I want to do is to look at other girls. I never wanted to marry you. Our last conversation was very boring and has not made me look forward to seeing you again. You think only of yourself. If we were married, I know that I would find life very difficult, and I would have no pleasure in living with you. I have a heart to give, but it is not something that I want to give to you. No one is more foolish and selfish that you, and you are not able to care for me and help me. I sincerely want you to understand that I speak the truth. You will do me a favor if you think this is the end. Do not try to answer this. Your letters are full of things that do not interest me. You have no true love for me. Good-bye! Believe me, I do not care for you. Please do not think that I am still your boyfriend. The Love Letter Why was the girl happy?
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 The great love I have for you is gone, and I find my dislike for you grows every day. When I see you, I do not even want to see your face; the one thing that I want to do is to look at other girls. I never wanted to marry you. Our last conversation was very boring and has not made me look forward to seeing you again. You think only of yourself. If we were married, I know that I would find life very difficult, and I would have no pleasure in living with you. I have a heart to give, but it is not something that I want to give to you. No one is more foolish and selfish that you, and you are not able to care for me and help me. I sincerely want you to understand that I speak the truth. You will do me a favor if you think this is the end. Do not try to answer this. Your letters are full of things that do not interest me. You have no true love for me. Good-bye! Believe me, I do not care for you. Please do not think that I am still your boyfriend. The Love Letter Odd numbers you can’t divide by 2. Even numbers you can divide by 2.
Reading Between the Lines • When you read between the lines, you are concluding. • The author tells you what he or she is thinking, but he or she does it in a way that is not direct. • The author wants you to think about it.
Read Between the Lines • A boss doesn’t like his employee. “I didn’t give you the work because you are so busy.” • Read between the lines: “You won’t do a good job at the task.” • A boy doesn’t like a girl. He tells her, “I am just not ready for a relationship right now.” • Read between the lines: “I’m not interested in you.”
Beginning Reading Practices Page 45 If it’s done, erase it! Do it again! Complete 1-4
What can you CONCLUDE? Penguins move very, very slowly on land. However, they can move very fast under the water or on top of the water. a. They are warmer on land than in water. b. It is more dangerous when they are on land. c. Penguins cannot fly and they cannot swim well. d. These animals can move faster under the water than on top of the water.
What can you CONCLUDE? Penguins move very, very slowly on land. However, they can move very fast under the water or on top of the water. a. They are warmer on land than in water. b. It is more dangerous when they are on land. c. Penguins cannot fly and they cannot swim well. d. These animals can move faster under the water than on top of the water.
What can you CONCLUDE? The flag of that country has thirteen stripes. Seven are red and the others are white. a. Some of the stripes are blue. b. Six of the stripes are white. c. Twenty-three of the stripes are white. d. There are twenty-three stripes on the flag.
What can you CONCLUDE? The flag of that country has thirteen stripes. Seven are red and the others are white. a. Some of the stripes are blue. b. Six of the stripes are white. c. Twenty-three of the stripes are white. d. There are twenty-three stripes on the flag.
What can you CONCLUDE? There are many kinds of penguins, but all them live in the southern half of the world. a. This kind of penguin only lives in one part of the world. b. There are no penguins that live in the northern half of the world. c. Some of the penguins live in the north; the others live in the south. d. The penguins in the north are not the same as the penguins in the south.
What can you CONCLUDE? There are many kinds of penguins, but all them live in the southern half of the world. a. This kind of penguin only lives in one part of the world. b. There are no penguins that live in the northern half of the world. c. Some of the penguins live in the north; the others live in the south. d. The penguins in the north are not the same as the penguins in the south. Opposites!
What can you CONCLUDE? The blue box in the upper left-hand corner of the flag contains fifty white stars, and there is one star for each of the states. a. The white stars are in the blue box. b. When there were only thirty states, there were fifty stars on the flag. c. The blue box is next to the stars. d. There are some blue stars in the white box.
What can you CONCLUDE? The blue box in the upper left-hand corner of the flag contains fifty white stars, and there is one star for each of the states. a. The white stars are in the blue box. b. When there were only thirty states, there were fifty stars on the flag. c. The blue box is next to the stars. d. There are some blue stars in the white box.