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STRATEGY CONTEXT CLUES Context clues are the words and sentences around an unknown word. Sometimes an author uses an antonym as a context clue. An antonym is a word that means the opposite of another word. When you come across a word you don't know, look for an antonym as a context clue. The antonym can help you figure out the meaning of an unfamiliar word.
| LESSON VOCABULARY |
| bottom |
lazy |
| cheated |
partners |
| clever |
wealth |
| crops |
|
SKILL AUTHOR'S PURPOSE The author's purpose isthe reason an author writes something. Authors write for many reasons—to persuade, to inform, to entertain, or to express ideas and feelings.
STRATEGY PREDICT To predict means to guess
what you think will happen in a story and why it will happen. Often, you can also predict what the author's purpose is. Read the selection's title, look at the illustrations or photographs, glance at any charts and graphs, and read the captions. All these things give you clues about the author's purpose.
SKILL APPROPRIATE PHRASING Appropriate phrasing means pausing at the right places when you read. Punctuation marks, such as commas and periods, signal the right places to pause.
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—appropriate phrasing. Provide feedback for each student. DAY 5 249a
PRACTICE/APPLY
- Readers' Theater Read aloud selected paragraphs from Tops & Bottoms, modeling how to use your voice to bring the characters to life. Then practice in groups of three doing readers' theater readings. DAY 2 249a, DAY 3 249a
- Readers' Theater Have groups of three practice reading aloud, reading with appropriate phrasing and offering each other feedback. As students reread, monitor their progress toward their individual fluency goals. DAY 4 249a
- Listening Center Have students follow along with the AudioText for this week's selections.
ANY DAY 224j
- Reading/Library Center Have students reread a selection of their choice. ANY DAY 224j
- Fluency Coach Have students use Fluency Coach to listen to fluent readings or practice reading on their own. ANY DAY
When are respect and understanding important in solving a problem?
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 226b
Vocabulary Strategy Lesson Use the vocabulary strategy lesson in the Student Edition to introduce and model this week's strategy, context clues.
DAY 2 226–227
PRACTICE/APPLY
- Leveled Text Read the
lesson vocabulary in the
context of leveled text.
DAY 1 LR28–LR36
- Words in Context Read
the lesson vocabulary and
apply context clues in the
context of Tops and
Bottoms. DAY 2 228–237,
DAY 3 238–246
- Vocabulary Center
Create a word search
using words about
gardening. ANY DAY 224j
- Homework Practice Book
3.1 pp. 84–85. DAY 1 226b,
DAY 2 227
- Word Play Have partners use reference sources to make lists of nouns that name vegetables that people eat. Students can illustrate their favorite vegetable nouns. ANY DAY 249c
TEACH
- Skill/Strategy Lesson
Use the skill/strategy
lesson in the Student
Edition to introduce and
model author's purpose
and predicting.
DAY 1 224–225
- Extend Skills Teach idioms.
ANY DAY 249b
PRACTICE/APPLY
- Leveled Text Apply
author's purpose and
predicting to read leveled
text. DAY 1 LR28–LR36
- Skills and Strategies in
Context Read Tops and
Bottoms, using the Guiding
Comprehension questions
to apply author's purpose
and predicting.
DAY 2 228–237,
DAY 3 238–246
- Skills and Strategies in
Context Read "The Hare
and the Tortoise," guiding
students as they apply
author's purpose and
predicting. Then have
students discuss and
write across texts.
DAY 4 248–249
- Homework Practice Book
3.1 pp. 83, 87, 88. DAY 1 225,
DAY 3 245, DAY 5 249b
- Fresh Reads for Differentiated Test
Practice Have students practice author's purpose with a new passage. DAY 3
ASSESS
- Selection Test Determine students' understanding of the selection and their use of author's purpose. DAY 3
- Retell Have students retell Tops and Bottoms.
DAY 3 246–247
RETEACH/REVIEW
- Reteach Lesson If necessary, use this lesson to reteach and review context clues.
DAY 5 249c
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 personal responsibility. Post the question for students to refer to throughout the week. DAY 1 224d
- Read Aloud Read aloud "Why Possum's Tail Is Bare." 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 bragged, humiliated, and vain and have students place them on the web. Display the web for use throughout the week. DAY 1 224l–224m
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 224d–224e
- Concept Vocabulary Web Revisit the Personal Responsibility Concept Web and encourage students to add concept words from their reading and life experiences.
DAY 2 237, DAY 3 245
CONNECT
- Looking Back/Moving Forward Revisit the Personal Responsibility 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 249c
CHECK
- Concept Vocabulary Web Use the Personal Responsibility Concept Web to check students' understanding of the concept vocabulary words bragged, humiliated, and vain. DAY 1 224l, DAY 5 249c
TEACH
- Read Aloud Model fluent reading by rereading
"Why Possum's Tail Is Bare." Focus on this
week's fluency skill, appropriate phrasing.
DAY 1 224l–224m, 249a
RETEACH/REVIEW
- Reteach Lesson If necessary, reteach and review author's purpose. DAY 5 249b
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