Mimicry and Camouflage Day 1 Students need : Textbook, practice book, pencil

Read Aloud You will be listening to a folktale from the country of India called “The Blue Jackal Who Showed His True Colors.” Folktales: -are stories that are passed down orally. -contain a plot that teaches a lesson. -reflect the customs and beliefs of a culture.

To pay homage to a person or thing is to show great respect to that person or thing.

How do you think the animals of the jungle treated the blue jackal before his fur was dyed blue?

To be crestfalledn means to feel very disappointed after feeling very happy or confident.

Model Oral Fluency: Good readers read aloud at a pace they would use in a conversation. Good readers do not read too quickly or too slowly for listeners to understand. Listen as I read the passage, then we will choral read it together…

Turn to page 282 in students’ books.

Using Graphic Organizers When reading a nonfiction text, you should first identify the text structure, such as cause-and-effect, and then select the appropriate graphic organizer to keep track of the information. Let’s look at some graphic organizers: