Warm Up Which word below best matches the meaning of the word dissolved in the following sentence: The sugar dissolved when I poured it into the hot coffee. Despaired Distracted Melted Sweetened Explain why you think so

Title: Tryouts Author: Darnell Parker Genre: Narrative Reading Goal: Clarifying words that are hard to understand. Team Cooperation Goal: Active Listening Essential Question: How can we clarify a word we don’t know or understand?

knack Special talent My pets have a knack for circus tricks.

replied Answered, responded Mario replied to Luigi’s phone call.

pitch Throw The coach asked Reyna to pitch for the championship game.

exclaimed Said loudly, shouted The Queen bee exclaimed, “It is time to make some honey!”

nervous Worried, uneasy Mr. Worry was nervous about going to the dentist.

extended Stretched Maria extended her arm to Lynn so she could win the race.

chores Tasks, things that need to be done Melissa had a list of chores to finish before she could go out and play.

approach Come near The students were excited to approach the lunch line.

Listening Comprehension Listen to how I clarify words or phrases that I don’t understand.

Preview Team Talk pg. 6 Team Talk question #2 focuses on our reading goal: Clarifying

Partner Reading – 15 minutes Partner Read- Page 6 Silent Read- Page 7 & 8 - As you read, stop to clarify

Team Discussion Clarify sticky words with your team Take turns telling your unchecked sticky note problems Talk about what the problems are and try your strategies and clues in the text that might help you Check off the sticky note if you all agree Discuss the team talk questions Write the answers to numbers 2 and 3 Vocabulary Practice: Write a meaningful sentence with a vocabulary word from your list If finished, practice fluency on page 4 or 7

Class Discussion What were some of the words your team clarified? Let’s look at our answers for the team talk questions

Adventures in Writing Page 4

Things I think are important in a friend dependable Fun to be with kind Things I think are important in a friend

DRAFT I think that friends are very important. Before I consider someone to be my friend, I look for three things. I look for someone who is kind, fun to be around, and dependable. It is important to be kind because I want all of my friends to get along with each other. Also, if I am kind to them, I expect them to be kind back. I don’t want to have any mean friends. Next, I think it is important for friends to be fun to be around. I wouldn’t want to hang out with someone who is boring! Additionally, I think a friend should be dependable. I want to know that I can count on my friend whenever they need me because they can count on me. I can’t wait to make lots of new friends this year!