Unit 3, Week 3 Kid Reporters at Work O’Neal Elementary 4th Grade

Vocabulary identified – proved that you recognized something enterprising – full of ideas and willing to try new things persistence – the ability to keep trying even when you face problems venture – a project that involves some risk taking Matching Matching 2

Vocabulary: Words In Context identified. persistence. enterprising Vocabulary: Words In Context identified persistence enterprising venture Shauna is an _____________ newspaper carrier. Jim ____________ his backpack in the pile. Our ____________ into the cookie business had many challenges. It is important to have ____________ when learning to play a new instrument.

Vocabulary: Story Words promote – move forward, improve, advance priority – importance, urgency, necessity devastating – causing great ruin, extremely destructive commitment – sense of duty, dedication compare - tell how two or more things are alike contrast – tell how two or more things are different

Vocabulary: Word Endings ed ing There are three main changes when adding these endings to a base word. double the final consonant stop/stopping change the y to i envy/envied drop the silent e take/taking

Vocabulary: Word Endings Choose the rule: organized identified planning enterprising getting babysitting living double the final consonant stop/stopping change the y to i envy/envied drop the silent e take/taking

Fluency: Intonation and Pausing Good readers vary the intonation of their voices to make what is happening in the text clearer. For the same reason, they also pause at appropriate places. Choose an online story to practice your intonation and pausing: Thanksgiving Stories

Fluency: Echo Read Gidget Schultz couldn’t bear to see kids living on the streets near her Encinitas, California, home. So Gidget, now 14, started her own charity. Gidget’s Way gives backpacks, jackets, and school supplies to homeless kids. Gidget also gives teddy bears to local police to keep in their cars. Officers give the bears to kids who are scared, sad, or hurt. “Running Gidget’s Way is a full time job,” says Gidget.

Comprehension: Main Idea and Details The main idea is the most important idea of a paragraph. It is often the first sentence of a paragraph. Most of the other sentences will support the main idea. Supporting ideas are the sentences that support the main idea. Sometimes a writer includes details that do not support the main idea. These details make the passage more interesting, or they might provide a little more information.

Comprehension: Compare and Contrast A comparison tells how two or more ideas, things, or people are alike. Comparisons may not be directly stated I a text, so you will need to look for clues that the author is showing things to be similar. Some words and phrases that signal comparisons include similar, also, in addition, in the same way, likewise, and too.

Vocabulary: Compare and Contrast When two or more things, ideas, or people are contrasted, the author tells how they are different. Contrast can be shown indirectly as well. Some words and phrases that signal contrast are but, on the other hand, unlike, although, however, rather than, yet, still, different from, opposite, and or.

Compare and Contrast: The First Thanksgiving Compare and Contrast: The First Thanksgiving...The Wampanoags’ Perspective ...The English Colonists’ Perspective

Compare and Contrast Practice Compare and Contrast Workshop Compare and Contrast Study Zone Practice Interactive Venn Diagram

Phonics: Soft c and g The letters c and g can have either a hard or soft sound. The letter c has a soft /s/ sound in cement. The letter g has a soft /j/ sound in germ. When c comes before the letters i or e, it has an /s/ sound. When g comes before the letters i or e, it has a /j/ sound. Soft G and C

Reflection: Day 1 What is the meaning of enterprising as it is used in the story? What context clues helped you define the word? Use two details or examples from the story to support your answer.

Reflection: Day 2 Complete the chart to compare and contrast how the U.N. and the WCO are alike and different. Use two details and/or examples from the story for how they are alike and two details/examples for how they are different. How U.N. and WCO are alike: How U.N. and WCO are different: 1. 2.

Reflection: Day 3 Reread the article, “A World Conference Just for Kids.” Summarize the article.

Reflection: Day 4 Choose one of the articles you have read. Imagine that the article was published in your local newspaper. Write a short letter to the editor to express your agreement or disagreement with the author of the passage.

Reflection: Day 5 Read page 338. Laws in the United States require children to attend school. Do you think the United States still needs those laws? Explain your answer.

Coming Soon! Next week, we will be reading Mystic Horse. It is a Native American legend. We will be learning about sequence and homophones. Iroquois Storytelling