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1. Author: Chris Van Allsburg Genre: Photo Essay Big Question: What patterns in nature guide the lives of animals?

2. Small GroupTimer

3. Review Games Story Sort VocabularyWords: Arcade Games Study Stack Spelling City: Vocabulary Spelling City: Spelling Words
4. Homophones

   Spelling

5. Big Question: What patterns in nature guide the lives of animals?MondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFriday

6. Vocabulary Words More Words to Know Vocabulary Words biologist bluff lagoon massive rumbling tropical encounter exhaling altitude ascent swans zone
7. Monday
8. Today we will learn about: Build Concepts Fact and Opinion Graphic Organizers Build Background Vocabulary Fluency: Model Tone of Voice Grammar: Main and Helping Verbs Spelling: Homophones Animal Migration

9. FluencyModel Tone of Voice

10. Fluency: Tone of Voice Listen as I read “The Trumpet of the Swans.” As I read, notice how I vary my tone of voice as I read dialogue to reflect characters’ emotions and make the reading lively. Be ready to answer questions after I finish.
11. Fluency: Tone of Voice Father Swan says, swans “leave their nesting site at summer’s end and travel south…” Is this a statement of fact or an opinion? How do you know? Father Swan says nature designed the Red Rock Lakes “especially for swans.” Is this a statement of fact? How did you decide?
12. Concept Vocabulary altitude – height above sea level ascent– act of going up swans– large water birds with long, slender, curving necks zone– any of the five great regions of Earth’s surface, bounded by imaginary lines parallel to the equator (Next Slide)
13. swans
14. zones
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    Concept Vocabulary

16. Build Concept Vocabulary altitude, ascent, swans, zone Animal Migration

17. Fact and Opinion, Graphic OrganizersTurn to page 292 - 293.

18. Prior KnowledgeWhat do you know about whales?
19. Prior Knowledge This week’s audio explores the lives of whales. After you listen, we will discuss what you found out about whales and why they need to be protected.

20. Vocabulary Words

21. Vocabulary Words biologist– scientist who studies living things, including their origins, structures, activities, and distribution bluff– a high, steep slope or cliff lagoon– a pond or small lake, especially one connected with a larger body of water
22. Vocabulary Words massive– big and heavy; bulky rumbling– making a deep, heavy, continuous sound tropical– of or like the regions 23.45 degrees north or south of the equator where the sun can shine directly overhead
23. More Words to Know encounter – an unexpected meeting exhaling– breathing out (Next Slide)
24. biologist
25. bluff
26. lagoon
27. massive
28. tropical

29. GrammarMain and Helping Verbs

30. the average wait of a gray whale is from 30 to 40 tons The average weight of a gray whale is from 30 to 40 tons. a gray whale tail measures 10 to 12 foot across A gray whale tail measures 10 to 12 feet across.
31. Main and Helping Verbs The whales are swimming in the bay. Are swimmingis a verb phrase. It consists of a main verb (swimming) and ahelpingverb(are).
32. Main and Helping Verbs A verb that has more than one word is called a verb phrase. A verb phrase is made up of a main verb and one or more helping verbs. The main verb shows action. The helping verb or verbs tell more about the action.
33. Main and Helping Verbs Common helping verbs are am, is, are, was, were, will, would, should, has, have, had, do, does, did, can, and could. In the following sentenced, the main verb is underlined once and the helping verb is underlined twice. Adelinahaslived in La Laguna all her life. The whales wereswimming under the boat.
34. Main and Helping Verbs The helping verbs am, is, and are show present time. Was and were show past time. Will shows future time. The helping verbs has, have and had show that an action started in the past.
35. Main and Helping Verbs In the following sentences, the helping verbhave shows action that started in the past, and the helping verb will shows future time. The whales have returned to La Laguna every year. The whales will continue their journey north.
36. Main and Helping VerbsFind the verb phrase in each sentence. Adelina’s grandfather will photograph the whales. will photograph The whales are playing in the bay. are playing One whale is swimming close to the boat. is swimming
37. Main and Helping VerbsFind the verb phrase in each sentence. Many people could visit the bay. could visit I am writing a letter to Adelina. am writing
38. Main and Helping VerbsUnderline the main verb once and the helping verb twice. Adelina has learned a lot about whales. haslearned More visitors have arrived in buses. havearrived Everybody is taking photographs. istaking Some whales are diving deep into the bay. arediving
39. Main and Helping VerbsUnderline the main verb once and the helping verb twice. Those whales were watching us. werewatching I will look at a whale up close. willlook The village of La Laguna did become famous. didbecome
40. Homophones

    Spelling

41. Tuesday
42. Today we will learn about: Context Clues Fact and Opinion Graphic Organizers Generalize Vocabulary Fluency: Choral Reading Grammar: Main and Helping Verbs Spelling: Homophones Science: Tides Migration Animal Migration

43. Vocabulary Strategy: HomonymsPages 294 - 295.

44. Adelina’s WhalesPages 296 - 303.

45. FluencyEcho Reading

46. Fluency: Choral Reading Turn to page 301, paragraph 1. As I read, notice how I convey Adelina’s pride and affection. Notice how my tone of voice matches the content and mood of the text. We will practice as a class doing three echo readings of this page.

47. GrammarMain and Helping Verbs

48. gray whales swim threw the water. At around 3 to 5 miles per hour Gray whales swim through the water at around 3 to 5 miles per hour. they migrate from the bering sea too bajacalifornia They migrate from the Bering Sea to Baja, California.
49. Main and Helping Verbs A verb of more than one word is called a verb phrase. A verb phrase consists of a main verb and a helping verb. Helping verbs include am, is, are, was, were, will, has, had, and have.
50. Homophones

    Spelling

51. Wednesday
52. Today we will learn about: Graphic Organizers Context Clues Vocabulary Fluency: Tone of Voice Grammar: Main and Helping Verbs Spelling: Homophones Science: Animal Communication Whales Animal Migration

53. Adelina’s WhalesPages 304 - 308.

54. FluencyModel Tone of Voice

55. Fluency: Tone of Voice Turn to page 302. As I read, notice how my tone changes from a whisper to excitement as the grandfather’s story builds. Now we will practice together as a class by doing three choral readings.

56. GrammarMain and Helping Verbs

57. you can see the whales, when they be swimming close to shore You can see the whales when they are swimming close to shore. if you is looking for a exciting trip go on a whale watch If you are looking for an exciting trip, go on a whale watch.
58. Main and Helping Verbs A verb of more than one word is called a verb phrase. A verb phrase consists of a main verb and a helping verb. Helping verbs include am, is, are, was, were, will, has, had, and have.
59. Main and Helping Verbs Using common verbs such as say, go, and get too often makes writing dull. Dull: The shark is going through the water. Vivid: The shark is cutting through the water. Review something you have written to see if you can improve it by replacing dull main verbs with more powerful, vivid verbs.
60. Homophones

    Spelling

61. Thursday
62. Today we will learn about: Expository Nonfiction/Text Features Reading Across Texts Content-Area Vocabulary Fluency: Partner Reading Grammar: Main and Helping Verbs Spelling: Homophones Times for Science: Salmon Life Cycle

63. “Sea Animals on the Move”Pages 310 - 313.

64. FluencyPartner Reading

65. Fluency: Partner Reading Turn to page 302. Read this page three times with a partner. Read expressively, vary tone of voice, and offer each other feedback.

66. GrammarMain and Helping Verbs

67. the people of La laguna is enjoying the visiting whales The people of La Laguna are enjoying the visiting whales. the whale’s like the people two The whales like the people too.
68. Main and Helping Verbs A verb of more than one word is called a verb phrase. A verb phrase consists of a main verb and a helping verb. Helping verbs include am, is, are, was, were, will, has, had, and have.
69. Main and Helping Verbs Test Tip: No matter what the order of the words in a sentence is or how many helping verbs the sentence has, the main verb of the verb phrase is always the last verb. The whales are swimming fast. Are the whales swimming fast? How fast the whales are swimming!
70. Homophones

    Spelling

71. Friday
72. Todaywe will learn about: Build Concept Vocabulary Fact and Opinion Author’s Viewpoint Context Clues Grammar: Main and Helping Verbs Spelling: Homophones Readers’ Guide Animal Migration
73. Fact and Opinion A statement of fact can be correct or incorrect. You can check it by doing research. A statement of opinion should be supported. A valid opinion is supported by facts or good logic. A faulty opinion is not. Some sentences contain both statements of fact and statements of opinion.
74. Author’s Viewpoint The author’s viewpoint is the way an author looks at his or her subject. Look at the statements of opinion an author expresses and the statements of fact the author chooses to include. Try to figure out the author’s viewpoint even when it is not stated directly.
75. Homonyms Homonyms are words that are spelled the same but have different meanings and origins. For example, story can be a tale or a level of a building. You can use context clues to determine appropriate meanings. Use the chart to provide other homonyms from Adelina’s Whales.List two meanings for each word and circle the meaning used in the story.
76. Homonyms
77. How can you locate articles on whales or animal migration in recent issues of magazines? The Readers’ Guide of Periodical Literature lists articles and other writing published in magazines and journals.
78. Readers’ Guide This reference is published in a series of volumes organized by date. Researchers can search for articles by subject or by author name. Each entry shows the article name, the author, the title and date of the source it is in, and the page(s) on which the article appears.

79. GrammarMain and Helping Verbs

80. whales have huge brains and it “talk” to each other in clicks and rumbles Whales have huge brains, and they “talk” to each other in clicks and rumbles. what amazing creature they is What amazing creatures they are!
81. Main and Helping Verbs A verb of more than one word is called a verb phrase. A verb phrase consists of a main verb and a helping verb. Helping verbs include am, is, are, was, were, will, has, had, and have.
82. Homophones

    Spelling

83. Story test Classroom webpage, Reading Test AR Other Reading Quizzes Quiz # We are now ready to take our story tests.