Guiding Comprehension

If you are teaching the selection in two days, discuss the story so far, including elements of plot structure, and review the vocabulary.

Generalize
• Inferential

On p. 126, the farmer's friend explains that they are going to watch the sun rise over the mountains. What generalization is the farmer's friend making about eagles?

(All) eagles belong to the sky, not to the earth.

then… use the skill and strategy instruction
on p. 127.

If… students have difficulty identifying the
generalization,

Generalize

Simile • Literal

Reread p. 126, paragraph 7. To what is the river being compared?

A long, thin ribbon; a snake (indirectly).

Whole Group Discuss the Question of the Day.

Group Time
Differentiated Instruction

Fly, Eagle, Fly! See
pp. 112f–112g for the small
group lesson plan.

Reading

Language Arts
Use pp. 137e–137h and
137k–137m.

Whole Group Discuss the
Reader Response questions
on p. 130. Then use p. 137a.

Grouping Options

SKILLS
STRATEGIES IN CONTEXT

Generalize

TEACH

Remind students that when we make generalizations, we are grouping things together and looking at how they are the same.
Often, but not always, clue words such as all, none, always, never, and generally signal a generalization. If there is no clue word, try adding one. If the statement makes sense, it is probably a generalization.
We should always check that a generalization can be supported by facts and details.
Model identifying the
generalization about eagles on
p. 126.

MODEL The farmer's friend says the eagle will follow the sun "into the sky where it belongs." There is no clue word there but I can try adding one: into the sky where it always belongs. That makes sense. That must be the generalization.

PRACTICE AND ASSESS

Have students make a generalization about something on pp. 124–125. To assess, check that the generalization can be backed up by facts and details from the selection.
To assess students, use Practice Book 3.2, p. 46.

Practice Book 3.2 p. 46

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"Fly, Eagle, Fly! An African Tale"
retold by Christopher Gregorowski

Student Edition
Unit 4, pp. 116–129

This is a folk tale, a story or legend from another land that is handed down from one generation to the next.

One day a farmer went to search for a lost calf. He looked and called by the river and in the reeds. He searched the hillside, the valley, and the forest. Finally he began to climb the mountain. His voice echoed. Nothing. He looked in a gully to see if the calf was hiding there. Instead, on a rocky ledge, he saw something very strange. It was the day-old chick of an eagle, the king of birds. The farmer gently picked up the frightened baby bird. He would take it home. "We shall train it to be a chicken," he said.
The baby bird got along with the chickens. It learned to scratch in the dirt for food. But it began to look different as it grew older. One day a friend came by. He saw the bird with the chickens and said that it was an eagle. The farmer smiled. It was a chicken, he insisted.
The friend asked to show he was right. He caught the bird. Holding it high above his head, he told the bird it was an eagle. "You belong not to the earth but to the sky. Fly, eagle, fly!" he said. The bird stretched out its wings. Then it looked down and saw the chickens scratching. It jumped to the ground. The farmer laughed.
The next day the friend came back to try again. He asked for a ladder and took the bird with him to the top of the tallest hut. Again the friend told the eagle, "Fly, eagle, fly!" Again the bird scrambled back to the chickens. The farmer laughed even harder.
Very early the next day, before it was light, the friend woke the farmer. This time, he begged, they would go to the mountain. They would let the eagle see the sunrise. The farmer finally agreed. The two friends walked until the path grew narrow. They began to climb. The friend found a ledge and carefully set down the bird. He talked to the bird about the sun. "When it rises, rise with it," he said. Sunlight began to fill the sky. "Fly, eagle, fly!" he called one last time.
The bird slowly stretched its neck. It straightened its wings. It leaned forward, and its claws clutched the rock. Then, as the wind rose, the eagle leaned forward even more and was carried up into the sky. It disappeared, never to live with the chickens again.

From Fly, Eagle, Fly! Text copyright © 2000 by Christopher Gregorowski. Reprinted with permission of Margaret K. McElderry Books, an Imprint of Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing Division. All rights reserved.



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	Extend Language Have students read through pp. 126–127 and identify any new words. Encourage them to use context clues to figure out the meanings. If they are still having difficulty, allow them to check with their peers or in dictionaries, either English or bilingual, for the meanings. Geography Africa is a big continent with many different features. There are deserts and plains, mountains and valleys, fertile farmland and thick forests, lakes and rivers, sandy beaches and swamps. A small part of Africa is covered by jungle; the majority of Africa's land is grasslands, or savannas. It is here that lions, elephants, zebras, and giraffes typically live.

"Fly, Eagle, Fly! An African Tale" retold by Christopher Gregorowski

"Fly, Eagle, Fly! An African Tale"
retold by Christopher Gregorowski