2 minute edit – combining sentences and or but then so What is the best way to combine the following sentences: First they kicked the ball to a player. They scored a goal. 1. First they kicked the ball to a player, so they scored a goal. 2. They scored a goal, first they kicked the ball to a player. 3. First they kicked the ball to a player, then they scored a goal. 4. First the kicked the ball to a player, and they scored a goal.

The students studied for the test. The students got an excellent grade 1. The students studied for the test, so they got an excellent grade. 2. The students got an excellent grade, but they studied for the test. 3. The students studied for the test, because they got an excellent grade. 4. The students studied for the, but they got an excellent grade.

How Tia Lola Came to Visit Stay By Julia Alvarez

Set the Stage! Today you will continuing reading How Tia Lola Came to Visit, Stay, by Julia Alvarez. As you read you will draw conclusions from information in the text. Good readers know that authors don’t tell them everything, and that a lot of information can guessed from information in the text. Drawing conclusions helps good readers better understand stories

Reading/Team Cooperation Goal Today’s reading objective will be drawing conclusions. Students will draw conclusion based on the information they have read. Today’s team cooperation goal is everyone participates. Good readers make sure all team members are participating and have a say in the work that is being done.

How Tia Lola Came to Stay By Julia Alvarez Reading Goal: Drawing conclusions Team Cooperation Goal: Everyone participates Genre: Realistic Fiction Days : 1-4

Review Vocabulary with Partner- 5min Can you pronounce it Can you give the definition Can you use it in a sentence

Check out our vocabulary words!

faded The bright light of the sun faded away as the sun went down over the horizon. Became less bright Prefix? Suffix? Identification strategy: Blend Prefix + Base word Base word + suffix chunk

discovers While searching in Siberia, scientist discovers a baby wooly mammoth that was buried in a glacier thousands of years ago. finds Identification strategy: Blend Prefix + Base word Base word + suffix chunk Prefix? Suffix?

trimmed My little brothers hair had gotten so long that he had to go to the barber and have it trimmed. clipped Identification strategy: Blend Prefix + Base word Base word + suffix chunk Prefix? Suffix?

wobbly Anthony was a wobbly rider when he first began to ride his bike but he soon got the hang of it. shaky Identification strategy: Blend Prefix + Base word Base word + suffix chunk Prefix? Suffix?

odd The star nosed mole is an odd little animal that most people never see. strange Identification strategy: Blend Prefix + Base word Base word + suffix chunk Prefix? Suffix?

gazes The little girl gazes up into the sky waiting anxiously for Santa and his reindeer to fly by. looks Identification strategy: Blend Prefix + Base word Base word + suffix chunk Prefix?Suffix?

Vocabulary Vault faded odd discovers trimmed gazes wobbly

Building Background- Drawing conclusions How do mom’s know what their babies need? Does a one month old say “Hey mom, I am starving? No, they can’t talk. Moms have to be detectives and look for the clues. They draw conclusion based on the evidence. Tyrone had a guitar, a harmonica, a drum, and a flute at home. He took piano lessons at this grandmother’s house on her old upright piano with family pictures on the top. Tyron’s piano teacher never had to lecture him about practicing his scales, because he learned them all and could play them backwards and upside down. What conclusion can you draw about what Tyrone likes to do? What is your evidence (clues)?

Building Background- Drawing conclusions Why is Mami surprised when the Colonel lets Miguel and his team play baseball in the pasture?

Listening Comprehension: Charlotte’s Web Read Pages Remember you are going to draw conclusion from the information in Charlotte’s Web based on the information in the story. You have to look for clues !

How Tia Lola Came to Visit Stay Realistic Fiction: Text that is made up, but the characters and events are so lifelike that the story seems as if it must be true. As you read, think about what makes this story seem as if it could happen in real life. Preview Team Talk questions

Partner Read- 15 minutes Read pages 695 and 696 with your partner. Make sure that you restate each pages after reading and add main idea and details to you story map. While reading clarify 2 words that are unfamilar. Use all you strategies Read page 697 silently – add information to story map Reciprocal teaching- summarize what you read on the summary sheet

Team Talk Questions – 10 minutes Discuss and answer all team talk questions Write the answers to __ and __ in your journal

Class Discussion-10 minutes  What words did you clarify?  Who wants to restate the information?  Lets answer the Team Talk questions!

Vocabulary Practice-10 min Complete vocabulary practice on page

Adventures in Writing- 15 min Page in Treasure Hunt Imagine your house was a boat and that you lived on the sea. What would your life be like? What kinds of things would your do for fun?

Fluency – 5 min Read page 494 with partner. Give fluency score using fluency rubric.