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Theme 5: Family Time. (Focus on Biography). Selection 1: Title: Brothers and Sisters Author: Ellen B. Senisi. Genre: Nonfiction factual writing about real things, people and events. Comprehension Strategy: Evaluate to decide if what we are reading is entertaining,
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Theme 5: Family Time (Focus on Biography)
Selection 1: Title: Brothers and Sisters Author: Ellen B. Senisi
Genre: Nonfictionfactual writing about real things, people and events
Comprehension Strategy: Evaluate to decide if what we are reading is entertaining, informative, or useful for us.
Comprehension Skill: Making Generalizations A generalization is a statement about a group that is true for most of the group most of the time.
Comprehension Skill Review: Information & Study Skills: Timelines 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005
Phonics review: Vowel Pairs oa, ow boat cold road blow gold old load snow hold most toe* do*
Spelling Focus: Two Syllable Words That End With -er Basic: flower water under over better sister brother mother father after Review: Challenge: that other shop center
Key Vocabulary: newborn- just born; only a few days or weeks old distract- to draw a person’s attention away from something twins- two children born at the same time to the same parents
Other Vocabulary: pest- someone who is a bother or causes trouble teenage- between the ages of twelve and twenty
Other Vocabulary: enemies- people who do not like each other; not friends great-aunt- your grandmother or grandfather’s sister
Vocabulary Skills: Word Families talk talking talked talker
High-Frequency Words: middle trouble uncle
High-Frequency Review: brother clothes friend guess listen thought young
Grammar Skills: • Verbs • A verb can name an action. Examples are: • run, talk, smile, and drink. • A verb can name an activity that cannot be • seen. • Examples are: hear, think, and worry
Writing: An Opinion Paragraph Voice Writer’s feelings, believes and opinion about a subject.
I Reading Books: 47 Phonics Library: My Sister Joan The Big Party Plan by Becky Ward