: Author: Jean Craighead George Genre: Narrative Nonfiction Big Question: How do animals and humans develop understanding and trust?

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Review Games Story Sort Vocabulary Words:  Arcade Games Arcade Games  Study Stack Study Stack  Spelling City: Vocabulary Spelling City: Vocabulary  Spelling City: Spelling Words Spelling City: Spelling Words

Spelling Words Plural or Possessive

 country’s  countries’  countries  its  ours  theirs  hers  library’s  libraries’  libraries  niece’s  nieces’  nieces  crow’s  crows’  witness’s  witnesses’  witnesses  secretary’s  secretaries’  congress’s  congresses  communities’  communities  April Fools’ Day

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Vocabulary Words  aggressive  detect  dubiously  frustration  imprinted  materialize  migration  secretive  tolerated  cacophony  elude  uncanny  message  mimics  naturalist Vocabulary Words More Words to Know

Monday Question of the Day How do animals and humans develop understanding and trust?

Today we will learn about:  Build Concepts  Fact and Opinion  Answer Questions  Build Background  Vocabulary  Fluency: Model Tempo and Rate  Grammar: Common and Proper Nouns  Spelling: Plural or Possessive  Animal Communication

Fluency Model Tempo and Rate

Fluency: Model Tempo and Rate  Listen as I read “Hearing Crows.”  As I read, notice how I alternate between speaking slowly or rapidly to demonstrate how tempo and rate can be used to express the meaning of the words.  Be ready to answer questions after I finish.

Fluency: Model Tempo and Rate  What were some facts that you learned about crows?  How could crows be helpful to humans during the months of May and June?

Concept Vocabulary  message – words or information sent from one person or group to another  mimics – imitators  naturalist - person who makes a study of living things

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Build Concept Vocabulary Build Concept Vocabulary message, mimics, naturalist Animal Communication AppearanceMovements SoundsStudy

Fact & Opinion, Answer Questions Turn to page

Prior Knowledge What do you know about crows? K (What do you know?) W (What would you like to learn?) L (What did you learn?)

Vocabulary Words

 aggressive – taking the first step in an attack  detect – discover or find out  dubiously – uncertainly; filled with doubt  frustration – a feeling of helplessness or anger caused by failure

Vocabulary Words  imprinted – fixed firmly in the mind  materialize – appear or suddenly be seen  migration – the act of going from one region to another with the change in seasonsmigration

Vocabulary Words  secretive – having the habit of secrecy; not frank or open  tolerated – allowed or permitted

More Words to Know  cacophony – series of harsh, clashing sounds; discord  elude – to avoid or escape by cleverness or quickness; slip away from  uncanny – strange and mysterious; weird  (Next Slide) (Next Slide)

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Grammar Common and Proper Nouns

 the george Family new their lifes were going to change  The George family knew their lives were going to change.  wild animals are often, in need of ade  Wild animals are often in need of aid.

Common and Proper Nouns  A large black bird might be tolerated, but one that spoke English was too much.  Bird is a common noun. A common noun names any person, place, or thing.

Common and Proper Nouns  English is a proper noun. A proper noun names a particular person, place, or thing and begins with a capital letter.

Common and Proper Nouns  A common noun names any person, place, or thing.  The feathers lay smoothly against his throat.

Common and Proper Nouns  A proper noun names a particular person, place, or thing. When a proper noun is more than one word, capitalize only the important word or words.  Belden Library is not in Bend, Oregon. UncleTim recited the Pledge of Allegiance.

Common and Proper Nouns  Some proper nouns, including titles for people, have short forms called abbreviations that begin with capital letters and end with periods.  Dr. Kaimbach did an eperiment on crows.  Contact Rev. Samuel Farb, Jr.

Common and Proper Nouns Common and Proper Nouns Find the nouns and tell whether they are common or proper nouns.  The maple trees are beautiful in October.  Common: trees, Proper: October  The children taught their bird English.  Common: children, bird, Proper: English

Common and Proper Nouns Common and Proper Nouns Find the nouns and tell whether they are common or proper nouns.  Anne is starting school.  Common: school, Proper: Anne  Our neighbor Mr. Klein moved to Oklahoma.  Common: neighbor, Proper: Mr. Klein, Oklahoma

Common and Proper Nouns Common and Proper Nouns Find the nouns and tell whether they are common or proper nouns.  The police got complaints about a crow named Crowbar.  Common: police, complaints, crow Proper: Crowbar  Aunt Sarah didn’t call her niece.  Common: niece, Proper: Aunt Sarah

Common and Proper Nouns Common and Proper Nouns Find the nouns and tell whether they are common or proper nouns.  He boarded the train in Albany, New York.  Common: train, Proper: Albany, New York  Jamie bought tickets for her grandmother.  Common: tickets, grandmother, Proper: Jamie

Common and Proper Nouns Common and Proper Nouns Find the nouns and tell whether they are common or proper nouns.  I asked Sgt. Tyler a question.  Common: question, Proper: Sgt. Tyler  Is Grant Hospital on Oakton Street?  Proper: Grant Hospital, Oakton Street

Common and Proper Nouns Common and Proper Nouns Capitalize the proper nouns in each sentence..  Did dr. pak move to ohio?  Did Dr. Pak move to Ohio?  We picked up grampa felco on elm street.  We picked up Grampa Felco on Elm Street.

Common and Proper Nouns Common and Proper Nouns Capitalize the proper nouns in each sentence..  jon spent a week in june at gilbert lake.  Jon spent a week in June at Gilbert Lake.  The birthday of martin luther king, jr., is in january.  The birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr., is in January.

Spelling Words Plural or Possessive

 country’s  countries’  countries  its  ours  theirs  hers  library’s  libraries’  libraries  niece’s  nieces’  nieces  crow’s  crows’  witness’s  witnesses’  witnesses  secretary’s  secretaries’  congress’s  congresses  communities’  communities  April Fools’ Day

Tuesday Question of the Day In what ways do crows make good pets?

Today we will learn about:  Suffixes  Fact and Opinion  Answer Questions  Vocabulary  Fluency: Echo Reading  Grammar: Common and Proper Nouns  Spelling: Plural or Possessive  Science: Crow Behavior  Talking Birds  Animal Communication

Vocabulary Strategy: Suffixes

When Crowbar Came Turn to pages

Fluency Echo Reading

Fluency: Echo Reading  Turn to page 122, paragraphs 2-4.  As I read notice how I read “Hello, hello, hello” quickly and excitedly.  Now we will practice together as a class by doing three echo readings of these paragraphs.

Grammar Common and Proper Nouns

 craig looked around for his Parents and saw noone  Craig looked around for his parents and saw no one.  miss. burton teaches at jefferson hi school  Miss Burton teaches at Jefferson High School.

Common and Proper Nouns  Common nouns name any persons, places, or things.  Proper nouns name particular persons, places, or things. Each important word in a proper noun begins with a capital letter.  Titles of people, which are sometimes abbreviated, begin with capital letters.

Spelling Words Plural or Possessive

 country’s  countries’  countries  its  ours  theirs  hers  library’s  libraries’  libraries  niece’s  nieces’  nieces  crow’s  crows’  witness’s  witnesses’  witnesses  secretary’s  secretaries’  congress’s  congresses  communities’  communities  April Fools’ Day

Wednesday Question of the Day Why do you think people fear crows?

Today we will learn about:  Fact and Opinion  Answer Questions  Author’s Purpose  Vocabulary  Fluency: Tempo and Rate  Grammar: Common and Proper Nouns  Spelling: Plural or Possessive  Science: Bandit Crows  Animal Communication

When Crowbar Came Turn to pages

Fluency Model Tempo and Rate

Fluency: Model Tempo and Rate  Turn to page 129, paragraphs 7-8.  Notice how I read “You’re a crow. You’re a crow.” in a staccato voice.  Now we will practice together as a class by doing three echo readings of this page.

Grammar Common and Proper Nouns

 luke, get down from their  Luke, get down from there.  our nieghbors don’t like crow’s  Our neighbors don’t like crows.

Common and Proper Nouns  Common nouns name any persons, places, or things.  Proper nouns name particular persons, places, or things. Each important word in a proper noun begins with a capital letter.  Titles of people, which are sometimes abbreviated, begin with capital letters.

Common and Proper Nouns  Proper nouns, which give more detail than common nouns, can make writing more vivid.  Review something you have written to see if you can improve it by changing any common nouns to proper nouns.

Spelling Words Plural or Possessive

 country’s  countries’  countries  its  ours  theirs  hers  library’s  libraries’  libraries  niece’s  nieces’  nieces  crow’s  crows’  witness’s  witnesses’  witnesses  secretary’s  secretaries’  congress’s  congresses  communities’  communities  April Fools’ Day

Thursday Question of the Day How can animals help us understand ourselves?

Today we will learn about:  Narrative Nonfiction  Reading Across Texts  Content-Area Vocabulary  Fluency: Partner Reading  Grammar: Common and Proper Nouns  Spelling: Plural and Possessive  Science: Parrots  Elephants

They’ve Got Personality Turn to pages

Fluency Partner Reading

Fluency: Partner Reading  Turn to page 129, paragraphs 7-8.  Read these paragraphs three times with a partner. Be sure to read with appropriate tempo and rate. Offer each other feedback.

Grammar Common and Proper Nouns

 this Autumn, art is moving to rochester new york  This autumn Art is moving to Rochester, New York.  crowbar flied away, and we were all witnesses’  Crowbar flew away, and we were all witnesses.

Common and Proper Nouns  Common nouns name any persons, places, or things.  Proper nouns name particular persons, places, or things. Each important word in a proper noun begins with a capital letter.  Titles of people, which are sometimes abbreviated, begin with capital letters.

Common and Proper Nouns  Test Tip: Watch out for proper nouns that have more than one word. Only the first word and all important words are capitalized.  Examples: Joel’s family always has a picnic on the Fourth of July.  The sixth grade class visited the Statue of Liberty.

Spelling Words Plural or Possessive

 country’s  countries’  countries  its  ours  theirs  hers  library’s  libraries’  libraries  niece’s  nieces’  nieces  crow’s  crows’  witness’s  witnesses’  witnesses  secretary’s  secretaries’  congress’s  congresses  communities’  communities  April Fools’ Day

Friday Question of the Day How do animals and humans develop understanding and trust?

Today we will learn about:  Build Concept Vocabulary  Fact and Opinion  Foreshadowing  Suffixes  Grammar: Common and Proper Nouns  Spelling: Plural or Possessive  Card Catalog/Library Database  Animal Communication

Fact and Opinion  Statements of fact can be proved true or false. They can be proved by reading, observing, or asking an expert.  Statements of opinion are judgments or beliefs. They cannot be proved true or false, but they can be supported by facts and logic.  Sometimes statements express both a fact and an opinion.

Foreshadowing  Hints and clues about what will happen later in the selection are called foreshadowing.  Writers often use foreshadowing to create suspense in a story about what will happen or when it will happen.  Sometimes writers use foreshadowing to create a sense of order and help readers predict what will happen later.

Suffixes  You can use suffixes to help determine the meaning of an unfamiliar word.  Use a chart to identify suffixes and explain how they help determine the meaning of the word.  You can use a dictionary to confirm word meanings.

Suffixes WordSuffixMeaning gluttonous identification laboriously communal

Card Catalog/Library Database  How could you find other books by Jean Craighead George in a library?  A card catalog or a library database provides information you need to find a library book, including its author, title, subject, publisher, copyright, and call number.

Card Catalog/Library Database  A call number is an identification number on the spine of a library book.  It is based on the Dewey Decimal System, which divides materials into ten major areas to help you find a book in the library.

Card Catalog/Library Database  You can search for a book by title, author, or subject. Some libraries have card catalogs, or drawers with cards in them, to help you find the call number.  However, many libraries today have the card catalog on an electronic database.

Grammar Common and Proper Nouns

 they fed there pet bird hamberger  They fed their pet bird hamburger.  the coins in the sandbox gleamed bright  The coins in the sandbox gleamed brightly.

Common and Proper Nouns  Common nouns name any persons, places, or things.  Proper nouns name particular persons, places, or things. Each important word in a proper noun begins with a capital letter.  Titles of people, which are sometimes abbreviated, begin with capital letters.

Spelling Words Plural or Possessive

 country’s  countries’  countries  its  ours  theirs  hers  library’s  libraries’  libraries  niece’s  nieces’  nieces  crow’s  crows’  witness’s  witnesses’  witnesses  secretary’s  secretaries’  congress’s  congresses  communities’  communities  April Fools’ Day

We are now ready to take our story tests.  Story test  Classroom webpage,  Reading Test  AR  Other Reading Quizzes  Quiz #