SFA Wednesday

Record your Comprehension and Vocabulary score. File your test and old vocabulary check Write names on new recording sheet Set a goal for this weeks comprehension

Vocabulary Can you pronounce it Do know the definition Can you use it in a sentence

Title: How Night Came from the Sea Reading Goal: Plot Team Cooperation Goal: Everyone Participates Genre: Narrative Author: Mary-Joan Gerson

Jennifer washed the kitchen floor until it gleamed brightly. Reflected light Jennifer washed the kitchen floor until it gleamed brightly.

shimmering: shining At summer camp I could look up at night and see all the stars shimmering in the dark sky.

The flowers in my house were drooping because I forgot to water them. Hanging down The flowers in my house were drooping because I forgot to water them.

Tremble: shake It was so cold outside that I began to tremble even in a coat and gloves.

They say that music can calm the angriest animal. Make still calm: They say that music can calm the angriest animal.

Flickered: Flash quickly The light from the film projector flickered overhead in the movie theater.

Reading Goal: Plot

Reading Goal: plot In a story there is usually a main character. The main character has to do things in the story. The plot of the story is the action, or the events that take place. Some plot events are more important than others. The problems and the solutions are part of the plot. The events that take place in the story.

Pages TE p. 494 Pages 63-73

Let’s predict Page 319 Why does Iemanja’s daughter grow sad in the land of daylight?

Team Talk Let’s preview the questions on page 126 of your treasure hunt.

Partner Read 15 minutes Put 2 sticky notes on words that are new or unfamiliar to you pages 323-326 Partner Read p. A:323-B:325 Restate page B:323 and A:325 Read Silently: Page 323-326 Discuss with team words you clarified Find vocabulary words

Team Discussion Pass out Team Discussion Cards Discuss answers to team talk questions Write answers to question 1 and 3

Class Discussion What are some of the words you clarified? Answer questions 1-4

Adventures in Writing 15 min Treasure hunt page 125 Discuss with your table first.

Vocabulary Practice Treasure Hunt Page 73

Fluency 5 min Pg 72-74, paragraphs 1-6