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The Truth About Austin’s Amazing Bats. Day 2. Concept Talk. How can unplanned situations have positive outcomes?. Partner share. How do you react to unintended experiences? Why? How do people recognize that a discovery has potential? Can discoveries be advantageous?
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Concept Talk How can unplanned situations have positive outcomes?
Partner share • How do you react to unintended experiences? Why? • How do people recognize that a discovery has potential? • Can discoveries be advantageous? • Tell about something fortuitous that has happened to you?
Amazing Words • Spontaneous- something that is done without planning ahead • The Harlem Shake erupted spontaneously around the room. • Perspective- is a particular way of seeing or understanding something • When viewed from his perspective, it doesn’t look so bad.
The Truth About Austin’s Bats • The bats • it's incredible
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.
Language • Let’s reposition the modifiers in these sentences: • The dog sat on the porch with blue eyes. • In the sky Quan tried to take a picture of the eagle soaring. • Mrs. Huff discussed how to fill in the blanks with students.
Modifiers • a modifier quiz