What obstacles do we face in our daily lives? Get Ready to Read What obstacles do we face in our daily lives? Turn to page 448-449. Discuss times when disorganization has been an obstacle for you. Are complications inevitable when you work with a group? Why? What disasters have befallen people and affected their daily lives?

Get Ready to Read Amazing Words Bewilderment – a feeling of complete confusion or puzzlement. Why does bewilderment describe how you feel when you can’t find something you just had or saw? Would you feel bewilderment if you were in sight of your destination and couldn’t get down the street because of traffic? Why might a person who missed a bus feel bewilderment about how to get to an appointment? How can bewilderment become an obstacle to achieving a goal? Catastrophe – a sudden, extraordinary disaster or misfortune The tsunami that followed the earthquake caused a catastrophe on the islands. Name and describe an event that is a true catastrophe.

The result of being connected Get Ready to Read Suffixes –ion and –less -ion means the act or process or, the result of or the state or condition of being -less means without Base Word Suffix New Word Meaning Connect -ion Connection The result of being connected Thought Locate Interrupt Hope Fear

Get Ready to Read Foreshadowing Turn to page 451. There is no foreshadowing in this piece. How could we add foreshadowing to hint at its outcome? Look for foreshadowing when you read Morning Traffic.

Rising Action and Climax Get Ready to Read Rising Action and Climax Rising action – occurs as the main character begins to battle the conflict and achieve the goal or solve the problem Climax - the turning point, or crisis that forces the main character to take decisive action that brings about the conclusion What is the rising action in Twice Lost; Twice Won? What is the climax?

Use context clues to figure out what remote means (antonyms). Read and Comprehend Antonyms Using context clues sometimes involves using antonyms to figure out a word’s meaning. We wanted to stay near the city, but we could find rooms only in a remote hotel. Use context clues to figure out what remote means (antonyms). City skyscrapers often lead to interference on cell phones. However, my cell phone’s reception is good. What does reception mean? How did you use context clues to figure it out?

Read and Comprehend Read page 453. Use antonym context clues to show the meaning of resume and other vocabulary words.

Read and Comprehend Fluency Practice Read paragraphs 1 and 2 of Lost and Found out loud with your group. Use expression as you read.

How can family members interrupt your plans? Read and Comprehend How can family members interrupt your plans? What is something you tried to accomplish today that turned out to be more difficult than you expected? A play, or drama, is a story written to be performed for an audience. Preview the title, text and illustrations of Morning Traffic. What do you think will happen in the play?

We’re going to read Morning Traffic out loud together. Read and Comprehend We’re going to read Morning Traffic out loud together. As you read pages 456-457, think about: Why does David’s mother say that her husband is a good liar when he says he is looking forward to the concert? When Karen states that Juan Carlos Manuel is the voice of the century, is she stating a fact or opinion? What traits best describe David’s mother, Karen? What clues help you figure this out? In your opinion, is a drama easier or more difficult to read than a story?

As you read pages 458-459, think about: Read and Comprehend As you read pages 458-459, think about: What do you learn from the exposition, (the details that provide the reader with important background information) about the setting, the characters, and the situation in which the story opens? Read the stage directions about Gil on page 459. What do Gil’s actions reveal about the character? What does David’s dressing up foreshadow about how his guest will be?

As you read pages 460-461, think about: Read and Comprehend As you read pages 460-461, think about: If you knew nothing about the game of chess, how could you use antonyms to find the meaning of the word pawns on page 460? Are the events on these pages part of the rising action or the climax? How do you know? What does Uncle Gil mean when he says that chess had robbed him of his childhood? Consider how you feel when you are trying to accomplish something and many small obstacles get in your way. How do you think David feels at this point in the story?

Language Arts Prepositions A neighbor of David’s flew his airplane over everyone’s head. What are the prepositions in this sentence? Underline the preposition and circle the object in these sentences: David had a book about chess under his arm. Gil raced around the room with his cell phone in his hand. The boy say on his uncle’s shoulders.

Paper used to write letters Language Arts Spelling Take your spelling list and write the meaning of each of the pairs of words. Spelling word Meaning Stationery Paper used to write letters Stationary Standing still

Writing a Personal Narrative Language Arts Writing a Personal Narrative Twice Lost; Twice Won is an example of a Personal Narrative Look back at the story and find the key features of a Personal Narrative in the selection. Make a list of possible topics you could write about. Friends or Family Members Funny Incidents Vivid Adjectives Aunt Brother Best friend My aunt’s dog got muddy as I walked it home My brother and I made a mess trying to surprise my mom Spotless, muddy, messy