The Last Dragon! By: Susan Miho Nunes Problem Solvers Theme 4, Selection 3, Day 1 Taught By: Mr. Williams
Drawing Conclusions Readers often need to draw conclusions about the characters in a story in order to better understand why they act the way they do in various situations. Conclusions are drawn by analyzing details. Conclusions can change as new details are revealed by the author. More than one conclusion can be drawn from the same details. Different readers may form slightly different conclusions from the same details.
The Frog Comprehension Skill: Drawing Conclusions Where do you think this story might take place? Explain your answer. What clues might help you figure out how the frog gets out of the bucket? What can you tell about the frog from his actions in the story?
Decoding Prefixes: pre-, com-, & con- What is a prefix? pre- prepare predict present com- computer companion complete con- confuse concise concert Before With With
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crest
fierce
homage
scales
teeming
Key Chinatown Vocabulary autumn mercury The season after summer Silvery, toxic, white metal used in thermometers peculiar draft Unusual, strange, odd, or bizarre A flow of air thermometer etched An instrument that measures temperature Made a design by cutting lines timid frost Easily frightened, shy Very thin covering of ice
Heat Wave Brace Map While reading the story use practice book p. 39 to chart the various conclusions you make throughout the story and the details you use to find them. Make sure to write in complete sentences. While you are reading begin thinking about other possible conclusions readers might draw from these details. When you finish, use the information you have charted to create a Brace Map on a clean sheet of paper. When finished go back and reread this week’s selection in order to improve reading fluency.
The Last Dragon! By: Susan Miho Nunes Problem Solvers Theme 4, Selection 3, Day 2 Taught By: Mr. Williams
characters
crest
fierce
homage
scales
teeming
Key Chinatown Vocabulary autumn mercury The season after summer Silvery, toxic, white metal used in thermometers peculiar draft Unusual, strange, odd, or bizarre A flow of air thermometer etched An instrument that measures temperature Made a design by cutting lines timid frost Easily frightened, shy Very thin covering of ice