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DOL level 4 week13. Analogy _________ : above – similar : alike Africa : Egypt – continent : _______ 1. 1806 bland avenue denver co 80200 july 21 1990 2. gerry read about india and then she started to read about africa. over. country. Pledge. Fluency.
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DOL level 4 week13 • Analogy • _________ : above – similar : alike • Africa : Egypt – continent : _______ 1. 1806 bland avenue denver co 80200 july 21 1990 2. gerry read about india and then she started to read about africa over country
Fluency 6 min. reading solution
Objectives day 1 Students will Identify Homographs and distinguish them based on their meaning. Review spelling changes associated with inflectional endings. Review Latin roots in words.
Word Structure day 1 Line 1 Line 2 Line 3 Line 4
Word StructureHomographs day 1 • All the words are homographs. • They are words that are spelled alike but are different in meaning and pronunciation. • Tear means “a transparent drop of fluid” or “to pull apart by force.” • Desert means “a dry, barren region” or “to leave or go away from” • Project means “a task” or “to jut out.” • Close means “near” or “to shut.” • Think of other homographs. Line 1
ancestors smoldering I’m sure I get my good looks from my ancestors. The campfire embers were smoldering Vocabulary lesson 5 Direct family relations from a previous generation Burning and smoking without flames clinging dangle He was clinging to the rocks to keep from falling Her large earrings would dangle from her ears. To hang; to swing loosely To hold on tight
wither pollinate The leaves wither and die. The bees pollinate the flowers Vocabulary lesson 5 To dry up; to shrivel To spread pollen from flower to flower oxygen start He needed extra oxygen to breathe better He jumped with a start when he heard the noise. A gas in the atmosphere we must breathe to live. A jump due to a surprise.
Build Background • 1. What do you know about rain forests? Where are they? • What kinds of plants and animals live in a rain forest? • What articles have you read about rain forests? • What is happening to the rain forests? Why?
Background Information The Kapok tree is native to the tropical rain forest of South America and can now be found in rainforest across the world. At a height of one hundred fifty feet or more, it towers over the other trees in the rain forest. Its trunk can reach a diameter of nine feet. It bears brown seeds in pods that burst open inside, the seeds are surrounded by a white fiber that is like cotton. The people of the rain forests use the Kapok for many purposes. Because the trunks are so long and straight, they are used for canoes called dugouts. The fluffy seed coverings are used in pillows an mattresses, as well as in flotation devices, because they are water-resistant and buoyant.
Purpose Big Idea What role do you play in natures delicate balance? What happens when part of a system is removed? How does a single tree fit into natures delicate balance.
Handing Off Have you grasped the following ideas: What types of animals live in the Kapok tree Why the Kapok tree is important to the people What would happen if the Kapok tree were removed.
Genre Fantasy A fantasy can have one or more of these elements: • People, animals, or things are able to do things that they cannot do in the real world; for example, an animal talks or a boy disappears. Elements of a fantasy
GenreFantasy • Events occur that could not happen in the real world; for example, straw turns into gold or wooden figures come alive.
GenreFantasy • The story occurs in a place that does not exist; for example, Narnia or the land of Oz.
GenreFantasy • The story has creatures that do not exist in the real world; for example, unicorns or fairies.
GenreFantasy • Problems that do not exist in the real world may turn up in fantasies; for example, trying to capture a giant.
Inquiry ProcessStep 6 Confirm or Revise Your Conjecture Whole-Group Time You will now use information you have gathered to confirm or revise your conjectures. Your conjectures are related to the topic of how everything in nature is related to everything else. Everything is connected to one another.
Objectives Students will Work with two sentences on the board and turn them into a compound sentence. Identify conjunctions Write compound sentences and share them with their partners. Apply their knowledge in their skills practice book pages 127-128
GrammarCompound SentencesSkills Practice 1 pages 127-128 The bees’ hive is in the Kapok tree They fly from tree to tree to get pollen The bee’s hive is in the Kapok tree, and they fly from tree to tree to get pollen. • A compound sentence is formed by joining two or more simple sentences with a comma and a conjunction. • A conjunction is a word that connects groups of words or phrases. They include and, but, or, so, after, and unless. • Let’s make up a few sentences using conjunctions. • Apply: You write a couple of sentences using conjunctions and share them with your partner to identify if conjunctions are used to put together to simple sentences.
I like to ride my bike. • I like to read. I like to ride my bike, and I like to read. I like to play on my tramp. I like to play on my guitar. I like to play on my tamp, and I like to play on my guitar.
WritingPersuasive Report • The writer expresses an opinion and tries to persuade the audience to agree with that • It’s important that you choose a topic that you believe in. It will be difficult to persuade other people to believe in something you do not feel strongly about yourselves. • Brainstorm some topics that could be used for a persuasive report .
Teachers Web site • Smart notebook • Language compound sentences • Imagine it
