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Characters and Setting Open your books to page 52! As I begin to read a story, I think about who the author is telling about. This is probably the main character. Then when I read on , I think about what the character says and does, and I look for other characters. I also think about the setting of the story. T128
Characters and Setting Lets read page 53. Draw this graph and fill it out. Setting Characters Story Events
Characters and Setting Stan wanted to do everything his older brother, Bill, did. Bill was playing catch on the playground with his friend Mike. They were throwing a football. “May I play?” Stan asked. “Sure, if you can catch it,” Bill said. He threw the ball high in the air. Stan ran and held his hands together. The ball landed right in his hands! “Nice catch,” Bill said. “You can join us.”
Characters and Setting Fill in your graphic organizer! What is the setting? Who are the characters? What are the story events?
Listening Comprehension Anthology Book
Day 2 • Genre: Realistic Fiction • Realistic Fiction is a story that can happen in real life (characters have feelings that real people have) • Let’s beginning reading. We will stop periodically as we fill in our tri-fold. Remember graphic organizers help keep our minds organized as we read.
The Day Eddie Met the Author Let’s fill in the graphic organizer as a class.
The Day Eddie Met the Author What is happening on October 10? Why do you think the whole school has been waiting? How do you think Eddie feels about the author’s visit? Does Eddie like the books the author wrote? How can you tell? Where is Eddie? How do you know? Why does Eddie write the note? What is the biggest problem in the story?
Check Comprehension Who are the main characters? What was the setting?
The Day Eddie Met the Author Finish Tri-Fold Story Element Flipbook
The Day Eddie Meet the Author Characters Setting Problem Solution Conclusion Author’s Message
Alphabetical Order Which word comes first in Alphabetical Order? 1. bucket 2. brush 3. bass 4. block Which word comes first in Alphabetical Order? 1. cool 2. conquer 3. coincidence 4. catch
Which group of words is in alphabetical order? • A. silent, still, smiling, straight • B. silent, smiling, still, straight • C. smiling, straight, silent, still • D. still, smiling, silent, straight • Which group of words is in alphabetical order? • branch, bass, bush, berry • bush, bass, branch, berry • bass, berry, branch, bush • bass, berry, bush, branch
Where does the word meat belong? mall mist movie mull • Before mall • Between mall and mist • Between mist and movie • After mull Where does the word smell belong? save shop short sweet • Before save • Between save and short • Between short and sweet • After sweet
Day 4 • ARMT Practice (RISC) The Science Project • Doggie (Beginning, Middle, and End) • Alphabetical Order
Finding Words In a dictionary
Words in a dictionary are in ABC order
To find words fast, we use Guide Words
Guide Words • Guide words are the two words at the top of each dictionary page. • Guide words help you find words in the dictionary
Guide words are The first and last word on the page. girl - globe First word Last word *Remember, words in a dictionary are in ABC order.
Copy these guide words on your white board. Then write the words that would be found on the same page beside the guide words. • kite • glass • prince • salt • knife girl – globe kiss - kitten knee – knock pretty – print sail - sand
Choose the word that you would find on the same page as the following guide words.
ketchup - kick • kettle • know • kangaroo KETTLE
to - toe • told • tire • toad TOAD
crawl - crocodile • crib • car • cry CRIB
crawl - crocodile crib, car, cry Put these words in ABC order—remember to use the guide words as well. car, crawl, crib, crocodile, cry
spoon - spring • spun • stack • spot SPOT
button - by • butter • buy • bus BUY
Haymow-Headrest Before • hawk-- • hazel-- • heavy-- • heal-- • headache-- • have-- On After After On Before
Haymow-Headrest On 7. head-- 8. hay-- 9. health-- 10. hatch-- Before After Before
Day 5 • ARMT Practice • Test