LEAD 21 Unit 5 Week 4 Day 3

Page 4 Unlock the Past- Build the Future How have people changed their communities?  How have you or someone you know helped change your community?  What have you read or heard about people doing something for other people, or for animals?  How have people changed the places in their communities?

Analogies: An analogy helps us understand something by comparing it to something else. Examples: “I saw lots of tiny ants moving in a line around the tree, like water in a tiny river.” “ These are the keys that help us unlock the past.” Classifying Words When we classify words, we determine word relationships. Examples: Pg. 10 and 11 Unlock The Past- Build the Future How are these words classified? Page 24: Rewind/fast forward, past/ future are antonyms.

Draw conclusions means using details from the text and what readers know to fill in more than what the author tells. Kumak’s Fish Page 7: What did Kumak pack in the safest place ? Why did Kumak do that? Page 12: What is Kumak still doing? Why?

What might you conclude about the events and people in these situations:  A doorbell rings  There are dark clouds in the sky  A puppy is sitting next to a torn shoe  Your friend wiggles his tooth  Someone yawns  A tear rolls down someone’s face What might you conclude about the events and people in these situations:  A doorbell rings  There are dark clouds in the sky  A puppy is sitting next to a torn shoe  Your friend wiggles his tooth  Someone yawns  A tear rolls down someone’s face

Authors write to entertain, inform, persuade, or express ideas. Which book entertains, and which book gives facts and information? Reread pages in Unlock the Past- Build the Future Why does the author start by says All kinds of people can change their community? Why did the author tell about Jane Addams, Casimiro Barela, and the Skowhegan students?

/air/ spelled are, air, ear What vowel sound do you hear in bear? Can you think of some examples and fill in the chart? airareear stairscaretear repairsquarewear chairpear

Sometimes words have four or more syllables, such as alligator. How do we separate alligator into syllables? A prefix or suffix adds syllables - able can be separated into two syllables because of the schwa sound (a) before ble comfortable believable excitable

High Frequency Words: eyes, long, practice, prepared Fluency: Practice companion page 52 “Book of the Future?” (read with expression)

When writers revise their work, they look for places to: - Add important information - Delete information that is confusing or doesn’t belong - Combine sentences to make them flow better. Use Revising and editing model 2 (model chart p. 38) Frog and Grasshopper was the best jumpers in the swamp. They could jump hi. They could jump far. They were always competing. Frog liked to boast. He told all the aminals that he is a better jumper than Grasshopper Grasshopper was tired of it. He was tired.

First check spelling Next check punctuation Finally check grammar Frog and Grasshopper was the best jumpers in the swamp. They could jump hi. They could jump far. They were always competing. Frog liked to boast. He told all the aminals that he is a better jumper than Grasshopper Grasshopper was tired of it. He was tired