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STRATEGY CONTEXT CLUES Context clues are the words and sentences around a word whose meaning you don't know. When you come to a word you don't know, look for clues in the context around the word to help you figure out what the unknown word means.
| LESSON VOCABULARY |
| excitement |
shivered |
| gardener |
shocked |
| motioned |
slammed |
| sadness |
|
SKILL CHARACTER Characters are people oranimals in a story. To learn what a character is like,
look at what he or she says and does.
STRATEGY VISUALIZE To understand what
a character is like, you can visualize–make a picture in your mind while you are reading. When you read how a character acts, picture it. When you read what a character says, hear it.
SKILL CHARACTERIZATION Characterization is the way an author describes or portrays a character. You show characterization by reading as if you are the character, feeling and speaking as the character would.
ASSESS
- Selection Test Use the Selection Test to determine students' understanding of the lesson vocabulary words. DAY 3
ASSESS
- Check Fluency WCPM Do a one-minute timed reading, paying special attention to this week's skill—characterization. Provide feedback for each student. DAY 5 197a
PRACTICE/APPLY
- Choral Reading Read aloud selected paragraphs from A Day's Work, modeling voice changes as you read the dialogue of the characters. Then practice as a class, doing three choral readings. DAY 2 197a, DAY 3 197a
- Partner Reading Have partners practice reading aloud, reading with characterization and offering each other feedback. As students reread, monitor their progress toward their individual fluency goals. DAY 4 197a
- Listening Center Have students follow along with the AudioText for this week's selections. ANY DAY 174j
- Reading/Library Center Have students reread a selection of their choice. ANY DAY 174j
- Fluency Coach Have students use Fluency Coach to listen to fluent readings or practice reading on their own. ANY DAY
When is a solution the wrong solution?
TEACH
- Words to Know Give students the opportunity to tell what they already know about this week's lesson vocabulary words. Then discuss word meaning. DAY 1 176b
Vocabulary Strategy
Lesson Use the vocabulary
strategy lesson in the
Student Edition to introduce
and model this week's
strategy, context clues.
DAY 2 176–177
PRACTICE/APPLY
- Leveled Text Read the
lesson vocabulary in the
context of leveled text.
DAY 1 LR10–LR18
- Words in Context Read
the lesson vocabulary and
apply context clues in the
context of A Day's Work.
DAY 2 178–185,
DAY 3 186–192
- Vocabulary Center
Explore the meaning of
vocabulary words by
answering questions that
use them. ANY DAY 174j
- Homework Practice Book 3.1 pp. 64–65.
DAY 1 176b, DAY 2 177
- Word Play Have partners use dictionaries and online reference sources to make lists of words
of Spanish and other origins. ANY DAY 197c
| certainty |
honestly |
victims |
TEACH
- Skill/Strategy Lesson
Use the skill/strategy
lesson in the Student
Edition to introduce and
model characterization
and visualization.
DAY 1 174–175
- Extend Skills Teach
paraphrasing. ANY DAY 197b
PRACTICE/APPLY
- Leveled Text Apply
characterization and
visualization to read
leveled text.
DAY 1 LR10–LR18
- Skills and Strategies in
Context Read A Day's
Work, using the Guiding
Comprehension questions
to apply characterization
and visualization.
DAY 2 178–185,
DAY 3 186–192
- Skills and Strategies in
Context Read "What Is
a Weed?" guiding students
as they apply
characterization and
visualization. Then have
students discuss and
write across texts.
DAY 4 194–197
- Homework Practice Book 3.1
pp. 63, 67, 68. DAY 1 175,
DAY 3 191, DAY 5 197b
- Fresh Reads for Differentiated Test
Practice Have students practice characterization with a new passage. DAY 3
ASSESS
- Selection Test Determine students' understanding of the selection and their use of characterization. DAY 3
- Retell Have students retell A Day's Work.
DAY 3 192–193
RETEACH/REVIEW
- Reteach Lesson If necessary, use this lesson to reteach and review context clues. DAY 5 197c
BUILD
- Question of the Week Introduce and
discuss the question of the week. This week
students will read a variety of texts and work on
projects related to the concept right and wrong.
Post the question for students to refer to
throughout the week. DAY 1 174d
- Read Aloud Read aloud "The Honest-to-
Goodness Truth." Then begin a web to build
concepts and concept vocabulary related to
this week's lesson and the unit theme, Smart
Solutions. Introduce the concept words
certainty, honestly, and victims and have
students place them on the web. Display
the web for use throughout the week.
DAY 1 174l–174m
DEVELOP
- Question of the Day Use the prompts from the Weekly Plan to engage students in conversations related to this week's reading and the unit theme. EVERY DAY 174d–174e
- Concept Vocabulary Web Revisit the Right and Wrong Concept Web and encourage students to add concept words from their reading and life experiences.
DAY 2 185, DAY 3 191
CONNECT
- Looking Back/Moving Forward Revisit the Right and Wrong Concept Web and discuss how it relates to this week's lesson and the unit theme. Then make connections to next week's lesson. DAY 5 197c
CHECK
- Concept Vocabulary Web Use the Right
and Wrong Concept Web to check students'
understanding of the concept vocabulary
words certainty, honestly, and victims.
DAY 1 174l, DAY 5 197c
TEACH
- Read Aloud Model fluent reading by rereading
"The Honest-to-Goodness Truth." Focus on
this week's fluency skill, characterization.
DAY 1 174l–174m, 197a
RETEACH/REVIEW
- Reteach Lesson If necessary, reteach and review characterization. DAY 5 197b
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