By: Pam Muñoz Ryan American Stories Theme 2, Monitoring Student Progress, Day 1 Taught By: Mr. Williams By: Pam Muñoz Ryan American Stories Theme 2, Monitoring Student Progress, Day 1 Taught By: Mr. Williams

license

elevations

solo

cockpit

airstrip

Secret Service

license – Document showing that a person has legal permission to do something elevations – Heights above the ground solo – Doing something alone cockpit – The part of a plane where the pilot sits airstrip – A flat area where planes take off and land Secret Service – people who protect government officials and their families license – Document showing that a person has legal permission to do something elevations – Heights above the ground solo – Doing something alone cockpit – The part of a plane where the pilot sits airstrip – A flat area where planes take off and land Secret Service – people who protect government officials and their families Key Flight Vocabulary

Amelia and Eleanore Go For a Ride Story Comparison Map 1.After reading the story, use practice book page 178 to map out the story’s structural elements. 2.Then on the back of page 178, describe at least one inference from the story about each of the characters. 3.Save this page in your folder. It will be reused for the next selection that we will be reading tomorrow. 4.When finished go back and reread this week’s selection in order to improve reading fluency. Story Comparison Map 1.After reading the story, use practice book page 178 to map out the story’s structural elements. 2.Then on the back of page 178, describe at least one inference from the story about each of the characters. 3.Save this page in your folder. It will be reused for the next selection that we will be reading tomorrow. 4.When finished go back and reread this week’s selection in order to improve reading fluency.

By: Andrea Davis Pinkney American Stories Theme 2, Monitoring Student Progress, Day 2 Taught By: Mr. Williams By: Andrea Davis Pinkney American Stories Theme 2, Monitoring Student Progress, Day 2 Taught By: Mr. Williams

ragtime

melodies

jazz

orchestra

improvise

blues

ragtime – A type of jazz with an irregular rhythm. melodies – Pleasing music or tunes. jazz – A type of music with complex melodies started in the United States. orchestra – A large group of musicians who play different instruments improvise – To make up something as you go along, unplanned blues – Sad feelings, depression ragtime – A type of jazz with an irregular rhythm. melodies – Pleasing music or tunes. jazz – A type of music with complex melodies started in the United States. orchestra – A large group of musicians who play different instruments improvise – To make up something as you go along, unplanned blues – Sad feelings, depression Key Flight Vocabulary

Duke Ellington Story Comparison Map 1.After reading the story, use practice book page 178 to map out the story’s structural elements. 2.Then on the back of page 178, describe at least one inference from the story about each of the characters. 3.Use the information gathered about both stories to create a double bubble map that compares and contrasts both selections from this week. 4.When finished go back and reread this week’s selection in order to improve reading fluency. Story Comparison Map 1.After reading the story, use practice book page 178 to map out the story’s structural elements. 2.Then on the back of page 178, describe at least one inference from the story about each of the characters. 3.Use the information gathered about both stories to create a double bubble map that compares and contrasts both selections from this week. 4.When finished go back and reread this week’s selection in order to improve reading fluency.

By: Pam Muñoz Ryan American Stories Theme 2, Monitoring Student Progress, Day 3 Taught By: Mr. Williams By: Pam Muñoz Ryan American Stories Theme 2, Monitoring Student Progress, Day 3 Taught By: Mr. Williams

license – Document showing that a person has legal permission to do something elevations – Heights above the ground solo – Doing something alone cockpit – The part of a plane where the pilot sits airstrip – A flat area where planes take off and land Secret Service – people who protect government officials and their families license – Document showing that a person has legal permission to do something elevations – Heights above the ground solo – Doing something alone cockpit – The part of a plane where the pilot sits airstrip – A flat area where planes take off and land Secret Service – people who protect government officials and their families Key Flight Vocabulary

ragtime – A type of jazz with an irregular rhythm. melodies – Pleasing music or tunes. jazz – A type of music with complex melodies started in the United States. orchestra – A large group of musicians who play different instruments improvise – To make up something as you go along, unplanned blues – Sad feelings, depression ragtime – A type of jazz with an irregular rhythm. melodies – Pleasing music or tunes. jazz – A type of music with complex melodies started in the United States. orchestra – A large group of musicians who play different instruments improvise – To make up something as you go along, unplanned blues – Sad feelings, depression Key Flight Vocabulary