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ORAL LANGUAGE

VOCABULARY

COMPREHENSION

FLUENCY

STRATEGY DICTIONARY

A dictionary is a book that gives words and their meanings. The words in the dictionary are listed in alphabetical order. You can use the dictionary to learn the meaning of unfamiliar words.

LESSON VOCABULARY
beneath	fireworks
buried	force
chimney	trembles
earthquakes	volcanoes

SKILL COMPARE/CONTRAST To compare means to

tell how two or more things are alike. To contrast means to tell how two or more things are different.

STRATEGY MONITOR AND FIX UP To compare and

contrast things, check your understanding as you read. Read more slowly so that you'll notice details, key words, and other clues the author uses to explain how things are alike and different.

SKILL READ SILENTLY To read silently means to read to yourself. As you read silently, read with accuracy; that is, say the words correctly and don't put in or leave out any words. Correct yourself when you misread.

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—read silently. Provide
feedback for each student. DAY 5 399a

PRACTICE/APPLY

Silent Reading Read aloud selected
paragraphs from Volcanoes: Nature's
Incredible Fireworks, modeling how to
read with accuracy and self-correcting when
you misread. Then practice reading the
selected paragraphs silently. DAY 2 399a,
DAY 3 399a
Echo Reading Have the class echo read
"Cloud Dragons" three times. As students
reread, monitor their progress toward their
individual fluency goals. DAY 4 399a
Listening Center Have students follow along
with the AudioText for this week's selections.
ANY DAY 380j
Reading/Library Center Have students
reread a selection of their choice. ANY
DAY 380j
Fluency Coach Have students use Fluency
Coach to listen to fluent readings or practice
reading on their own. ANY DAY

How can people use a scientific understanding of nature to protect themselves from natural disasters?

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 382b
Vocabulary Strategy
Lesson Use the
vocabulary strategy
lesson in the Student
Edition to introduce and
model this week's
strategy, using a dictionary.
DAY 2 382–383

PRACTICE/APPLY

Leveled Text Read the
lesson vocabulary in the
context of leveled text.
DAY 1 LR37–LR45
Words in Context Read
the lesson vocabulary and
apply using a dictionary
in the context of Volcanoes:
Nature's Incredible
Fireworks. DAY 2 384–389,
DAY 3 390–394
Vocabulary Center Use
a thesaurus to choose
words to complete
sentences. ANY DAY 380j
Homework Practice Book 3.1
pp. 144–145. DAY 1 382b, DAY 2 383
Word Play Have partners use reference
sources to make lists of words that describe
powerful things that happen, and then use
a dictionary to find the meanings. Students
can write descriptive paragraphs using
these words. ANY DAY 399c

CONCEPT VOCABULARY
authorities	debris	evacuate

TEACH

Skill/Strategy Lesson Use
the skill/strategy lesson in
the Student Edition to
introduce and model
compare/contrast and
monitor and fix up.
DAY 1 380–381
Extend Skills Teach
graphic sources. ANY DAY 399b

PRACTICE/APPLY

Leveled Text Apply
compare/contrast
and monitor and fix up to
read leveled text.
DAY 1 LR37–LR45
Skills and Strategies in
Context Read Volcanoes:
Nature's Incredible
Fireworks, using the
Guiding Comprehension
questions to apply
compare/contrast
and monitor and fix up.
DAY 2 384–389,
DAY 3 390–394
Skills and Strategies in
Context Read "Natural
Disasters," guiding
students as they apply
compare/contrast and
monitor and fix up. Then
have students discuss
and write across texts. DAY 4 396–399
Homework Practice Book 3.1 pp. 143, 147,
148. DAY 1 381, DAY 3 393, DAY 5 399b
Fresh Reads for Differentiated Test
Practice Have students practice
compare/contrast with a new passage. DAY 3

ASSESS

Selection Test Determine students’
understanding of the selection and their use
of compare/contrast. DAY 3
Retell Have students retell Volcanoes:
Nature's Incredible Fireworks. DAY 3 394–395

RETEACH/REVIEW

Reteach Lesson If necessary, use this lesson
to reteach and review using a dictionary.
DAY 5 399c

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 surviving natural disasters.
Post the question for students to refer to
throughout the week. DAY 1 380d
Read Aloud Read aloud "Hurricane." Then
begin a web to build concepts and concept
vocabulary related to this week's lesson and
the unit theme, People and Nature. Introduce
the concept words authorities, debris, and
evacuate and have students place them on
the web. Display the web for use throughout
the week. DAY 1 380l–380m

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 380d–380e
Concept Vocabulary Web Revisit the
Surviving Natural Disasters Concept Web and
encourage students to add concept words
from their reading and life experiences.
DAY 2 389, DAY 3 393

CONNECT

Looking Back/Moving Forward Revisit the
Surviving Natural Disasters Concept Web and
discuss how it relates to this week's lesson
and the unit theme. Create a Unit Concept
Web. DAY 5 399c

CHECK

Concept Vocabulary Web Use the Surviving
Natural Disasters Concept Web to check
students' understanding of the concept
vocabulary words authorities, debris, and
evacuate. DAY 1 380l, DAY 5 399c

TEACH

Read Aloud Model fluent reading by
rereading "Hurricane." Focus on this
week's fluency skill, reading silently.
DAY 1 380l–380m, 399a

RETEACH/REVIEW

Reteach Lesson If necessary, reteach and
review compare/contrast. DAY 5 399b