A Symphony of Whales by: Steve Schuch Genre: Vocabulary Strategy: Comprehension Skill: Comprehension Strategy: Fiction Context Clues Generalize Answer Questions

QUESTION OF THE WEEK How can people help animals that are in danger? 11/17/2018

I want you to set a purpose for reading based on the title. Listen for generalizations about the author's life and experiences. Am I reading too fast, too slow, or fluently? 11/17/2018

LISTENING COMPREHENSION What generalization does the author make about summer in the Philadelphia area? Who or what caused the deaths of so many black rhinos in Africa? 11/17/2018

BUILD CONCEPT VOCABULARY Let’s start a web to build concepts and vocabulary related to this week's lesson and the unit theme. 11/17/2018

BUILD CONCEPT VOCABULARY My family had a cottage that stood on pilings in the New Jersey salt marsh, within sight of the ocean. Salt marsh means low-lying watery ground near the ocean or other bodies of salt water Where should we place salt marsh on our web? 11/17/2018

BUILD CONCEPT VOCABULARY I loved Africa, but I seemed to be getting no closer to realizing my dream of becoming a field biologist. Field biologist is an expert in the study of life and living things who spends a lot of time outside where animals or organisms live or grow Where should we place field biologist on our web? 11/17/2018

BUILD CONCEPT VOCABULARY Poachers were killing more and more rhinos. Poachers are people who hunt or fish illegally. Where should we place poachers on our web? 11/17/2018

Objectives: Identify and make generalizations. Answer questions to identify and make generalizations. 11/17/2018

Generalize Name three kinds of dogs you are familiar with. I will write your responses on the board. How many legs, tails, and ears do dogs have? How do dogs communicate? Now that we have the information under the name of each dog, I challenge you to think about how the dogs are alike. 11/17/2018

Generalization A generalization often sums up information or states the main idea. As we read, we should ask ourselves questions about information we do not understand. Answering these questions can help us make generalizations. 11/17/2018

Let’s read pg. 354 Now let’s read The title of the selection is "Songbirds of the Sea." I wonder what animal it refers to. From the picture, I know the selection is about whales. They must be the songbirds mentioned in the title. The author says that beluga whales make lots of noise. This could be a generalization, but there's no clue word. What if I say, All beluga whales make lots of noise? The sentence still makes sense, so it must be a generalization. 11/17/2018

Let’s do WB page 133 11/17/2018

WB page 133 11/17/2018

Let’s BEGIN A WEB about whales. 11/17/2018

Multisyllabic Word Routine 1 Tell students to look for chunks in words with no meaningful parts. They should say each chunk slowly and then say the chunks fast to make a whole word. 2 Think aloud to demonstrate breaking a word into chunks, saying each chunk slowly, and then saying the chunks fast to make a word. 3 Provide examples of long words with no meaningful parts. Help students chunk the words. 11/17/2018

Vocabulary Slides Borrowed from Jennifer Greeson 11/17/2018

Say It! anxiously bay blizzard channel chipped melody supplies surrounded symphony

More Words to Know neighboring waterproof yelping

anxiously uneasily; with fear of what might happen

bay a part of a sea or lake surrounded by land

blizzards blinding snowstorms with very strong, cold winds

channel a body of water joining two larger bodies of water

to cut or break off a thin piece of something chipped to cut or break off a thin piece of something

melody a pleasing or easily remembered series of musical notes; tune

supplies the food and equipment necessary for an army exercise, camping trip, and so on

a long, complicated musical composition for an orchestra symphony a long, complicated musical composition for an orchestra

The men chipped at the wood using an ax.

The men chipped at the wood using an ax.

The violin player was ready to perform the symphony.

Ted waited anxiously for his test to be graded.

Ted waited anxiously for his test to be graded.

In Antarctica there are blizzards every day.

In Antarctica there are blizzards every day.

Jason could see the boats in the bay from his window.

John and Sue were surrounded by ants.

John and Sue were surrounded by ants.

Students go shopping for school supplies at the beginning of each school year.

Students go shopping for school supplies at the beginning of each school year.

It would be a hard task to swim the length of a channel.

It would be a hard task to swim the length of a channel.

Can you remember the melody after I sing the tune?

Can you remember the melody after I sing the tune?

Thank you Jennifer Greeson 11/17/2018

Small Group Time Read leveled readers 11/17/2018

FLUENCY MODEL PACING YOUR READING As you read "Fiddler Crabs to Rhinos," show students how to pace their reading and read at the appropriate speed. After you read the first paragraph, draw students' attention to the speed at which you read. Provide contrast by reading too fast and too slowly and discuss effectiveness of reading at the right pace. 11/17/2018

Language Objectives: Define and identify present, past, and future tenses. Use present, past, and future tenses in writing. 11/17/2018

Daily Fix-it Beautyful blue whales lives in the cold ocean waters. Theyre the bigest animals in the world. Beautiful blue whales live in the cold ocean waters. They’re the biggest animals in the world. 11/17/2018

READING-GRAMMAR CONNECTION That is the voice of Narna,the whale. The dogs stopped short. But you will know the way home. The verb in the first sentence is in present tense,the verb in the second sentence is in past tense, and the verb in the third sentence is in future tense. 11/17/2018

Present, past, and future verbs. 11/17/2018

Present, past, and future verbs. 11/17/2018

Present, past, and future verbs. 11/17/2018

Writing objectives: Identify the characteristics of a news story. 11/17/2018

READING-WRITING CONNECTION A Symphony of Whales is about the rescue of whales by using music. The story includes facts about whales and a rescue mission. You will write a news story using a variety of sentences and 5 Ws and How. 11/17/2018

READING-WRITING CONNECTION 11/17/2018

Modeling The writer has used sentence variety to make the article interesting. Sentence beginnings, such as on April 18 and at the same time, change the rhythm and sound different from sentences that begin with a subject and verb. In the middle of longer sentences, the writer has put a short sentence. Different sentence lengths and a quote add variety and interest. 11/17/2018

Spelling Objective: Spell words with suffixes -ly, -ful, -ness, -less. 11/17/2018

Generalization about spelling words with suffixes When adding -ly, -ful, -ness, or -less, most base words stay the same: safely. When the base word ends in y, change y to i: beautiful. Adding suffixes usually does not change the pronunciation of the base word. 11/17/2018

Self-check your work! 1. beautiful 9. daily 2. safely 10. suddenly* 3. kindness 11. wireless 4. finally* 12. quietly* 5. spotless 13. fairness 6. worthless 14. cheerful 7. illness 15. painful 8. helpful 11/17/2018

GREAT JOB!