Another Terrific Tuesday! Fill out your planner and have your reading log open. Bellringer: In your journal, make a T-Chart. Label left side -ion and label right side as -tion. Look through your reading story, pages 114 - 125, to find 6 examples of words that end in the suffixes -ion and -tion (3 each suffix). Write the meaning of each word you find. Work as a group. You have 10 minutes.

How can I use new vocabulary correctly in context? Turn to page 110 - 111 in your reading book. New Vocabulary Words competition, identical, routine, element, intimidated, unison, recite, qualifying, uniform, and mastered. Make a T-Chart in your journal. Left side Vocabulary, and right side Meaning. As a group, discuss each vocabulary word and the meaning of each. Be sure to check your groups meaning in the dictionary.

How can I use vocabulary correctly in context? How will creating a story help you understand and analyze your vocabulary words? Now that you know the meaning of each word, write a short non- fiction story containing 7-10 of your vocabulary words. 2 paragraphs 25 minutes to write When you finish, please exchange papers with someone in your group. Highlight the vocabulary words used in the paper you have. Comment below using the following sentence frame: I really like the way you used the word ___________ it helped me____________.

Vocabulary Quiz!

Target Skill: Sequence of Events Turn to page 112 Read our Target Skill: Sequence of Events Read our Target Strategy: Monitor/Clarify As you reread our story, “Double Dutch,” you will be create a flow chart that highlights the sequence of events in your journal. Be sure to look for time-order words and phrases, such as years ago, first, today, and Friday.

How can I demonstrate focused ideas in my writing? This week and next we will be learning about and writing a Fictional Narrative. What is that? It is an imaginative story with a plot that includes a problem and its solution. It contains a beginning, a middle, and an ending. The characters and setting are introduced at the beginning of the narrative. The sequence, or order, is clear and may use flashback. The dialogue sounds natural. It shows character responses (feelings and attitudes).

Analyze the Model Luz limped across the finish line, panting and sweating under the warm June sun. There were only a few runners behind her, but the crowd still cheered wildly, shouting, “Luz! Luz! You go, girl.” Eight months earlier, Luz Garcia had broken her leg while dodging a speeding car and falling. When she tried to stand --and couldn’t-- all she could think of was the track team. “Maybe you could try something different,” Papi suggested, “something not so hard on the legs?” Luz didn’t argue, but she did not give up her dream, either. Building up the muscles in her damaged leg was difficult, painful work. Many of the exercises hurt badly, but Luz improved bit by bit. Finally, she was able to walk normally. “For me, running is almost like breathing,” she told her parents. In the spring, Luz rejoined the team. When she ran her first race of the year in June, many people in the stands knew that no matter where she placed, Luz Garcia was a winner.

Recognizing Nouns A noun is a word that names a person, a place, or a thing. A common noun names any person, place, or thing. A proper noun names a particular person, place, or thing. EX: Reed Junior High School hosts the tournament. proper noun common noun

Recognizing Nouns Practice: Identify the common and proper nouns. 1. Francesca watches the Radio City Rockettes perform. 2. She learns dance steps from them. 3. Her dance teacher, Roma, used to be a Rockette. 4. Francesca’s mother once performed at Radio City Music Hall.

Recognizing Nouns Find all the nouns On weekends, Sarah played with the other girls on her block. The children drew hopscotch squares on the sidewalk. They played jump rope and chanted rhymes. On Tuesdays, she studied African dance and hip-hop at Bert’s Studio.