Word Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4 Spurts perish flock scan roamed typical project release

Title: Animals in Trouble: Endangered Species and How to Help Them Author: Tanya Jackson Genre: Expository Reading Goal: Clarifying words in expository text. Team Cooperation Goal: Explain your ideas, and tell why Essential Question: How can we clarify words in expository text?

Think Pair Share What does “explain an idea” mean? How can that help your team or your partner?

spurts Short bursts The water came out in short spurts as Joe turned the faucet on and off quickly.

perish Die, vanish Tanya knew the pigeons in the park would perish if the trees were cut down.

Flock Group, usually of birds The flock of penguins sat on the iceberg

scan search The teacher asked me to scan my paper for mistakes before I handed it in.

roamed wandered A lost dog roamed the neighborhood for days.

typical Usual, normal On a typical day, I wake up at seven, but sometimes I wake up a little earlier.

project Plan, activity The company started working on the project to build a new dam across the river.

release Let go You can release the bird by opening its cage.

Think Pair Share What does it mean to clarify? What are some strategies you can use to clarify words you don’t understand? Another strategy we can use is to “think about it” . “What is the big idea?”

This is a passage from a book about animals in the South Pole Just off the floating icecaps, the great orcas swim in packs, hunting for prey. Their black and white skin gleams in the sun when they come to the surface of the water.

SQRRRL Survey Question Read Restate Review Learn

Add to your Idea Tree Survey the book…… What do you think is the main idea? Write down a question that you have about the topic

Listening Comprehension Page 49 of the Text

Idea Tree What was the main idea from what I read? What are the supporting details?

Preview Team Talk pg. 23 Team Talk questions #1 and #2 focus on our reading goal: Clarifying

Partner Reading – 10 minutes Partner Read- Page 50 As you read, stop to clarify As you read, add to your idea tree

Team Discussion Clarify sticky words with your team Discuss the team talk questions Write the answers to numbers 1 and 2 ONLY 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