Theme 8: Week 1 Day 1

1. Theme 8: Week 1 Day 1 Theme Question: How do people set and meet goals? Focus Questions: Week 1: What things do people strive for? Week 2: What kinds of challenges do people face when working toward their goals? Week 3: How do people stick with their goals, even when they face challenges? Week 4: What does it feel like to achieve something you’ve worked hard for?

2. Theme Vocabulary goal motivation strive

3. Suffixes -tion -ture -ure Spelling examples: attention, culture, measure

4. ReadPreview and PredictPp. 442-449PurposeFind answers to the Theme Question: How do people set and meet goals?Set your own purpose.

5. Theme 8: Week 1 Day 2 Theme Question: How do people set and meet goals? Focus Questions: Week 1: What things do people strive for? Week 2: What kinds of challenges do people face when working toward their goals? Week 3: How do people stick with their goals, even when they face challenges? Week 4: What does it feel like to achieve something you’ve worked hard for?

6. Theme Vocabulary definition: goal when: why: motivation strive

7. Make Inferences What does this mean? Use page 449 to make inferences.

8. Suffixes -tion -ture -ure Spelling examples: _________, _________, ________

9. ReadPreview and PredictPp. 450-456PurposeFind answers to the Theme Question: How do people set and meet goals?Set your own purpose.

10. Theme 8: Week 1 Day 3 Theme Question: How do people set and meet goals? Focus Questions: Week 1: What things do people strive for? Week 2: What kinds of challenges do people face when working toward their goals? Week 3: How do people stick with their goals, even when they face challenges? Week 4: What does it feel like to achieve something you’ve worked hard for?

11. Use Antonyms Antonyms are words that have ___________ meanings. A short-term goal, such as finishing your homework, may take only a day to complete. A long-term goal, such as working toward a career, can take several years.

12. Draw Conclusions Drawing a conclusion means forming a new idea using facts or ideas from the text. Use theme reader pages 450-452 to draw conclusions. On page 452 it says that several years of hard work paid off, because Danielle earned the rank of black belt. Use what you’ve read to draw a conclusion about earning a black belt. Your conclusion:

13. ReadUse Text FeaturesPp. 442-456PurposeIdentify the text features found on these pages.

14. Adverb Suffixes -ly -ways -wise Meaning – in a particular way Suffix: Example: Meaning: -ly carefully in a careful way -ways sideways with one side forward -wise clockwise the way a clock moves

15. Theme 8: Week 1 Day 4 Theme Question: How do people set and meet goals? Focus Questions: Week 1: What things do people strive for? Week 2: What kinds of challenges do people face when working toward their goals? Week 3: How do people stick with their goals, even when they face challenges? Week 4: What does it feel like to achieve something you’ve worked hard for?

16. Theme Vocabulary goal motivation strive

17. Make Inferences What does this mean?

18. ReadFind Text EvidencePp. 442-456PurposeFind text evidence to answer the theme question: How do people set and meet goals?

19. Adverb Suffixes -ly -ways -wise Meaning – in a particular way Suffix: Example: Meaning: -ly quickly -ways lengthways -wise widthwise