SFA Wednesday

Vocabulary Can you pronounce it Do know the definition Can you use it in a sentence

Title: Adelina’s Whales Reading Goal: Drawing Conclusions Team Cooperation Goal: Help and encourage others Genre : Photo essay Author: Richard Sobl

My sister lives in California and often wakes up at night because of the rumbling sounds of thunder. rumbling: thundering

I got to pet a baby elephant at the zoo and felt the tough and wrinkled texture of its leathery skin. leathery: tough

Whenever Martha looks over at Tom, Tom glances at Martha. glances:looks

Mother is preparing the food for tonight’s feast. preparing:Getting ready

I held my breath for almost a minute and then surfaced in the pool. surfaced: Came to the top

The seagulls were gliding along over the boardwalk. gliding:Moving smoothly

Drawing conclusions is: Looking at the clues to figure out what is happening in the story.

Pages TE p. 460 Pages 44-50

Let’s predict Page 296 Why does Adelina love whales so much?

Team Talk Let’s preview the questions on page 116 of your treasure hunt.

Partner Read 15 minutes Put 2 sticky notes on words that are new or unfamiliar to you pages Partner Read p. A:300-B:301 Restate page B:300 and A:301 Read Silently: Page Discuss with team words you clarified Find vocabulary words

Team Discussion Pass out Team Discussion Cards Discuss answers to team talk questions Write answers to question 2 and 3

Class Discussion What are some of the words you clarified? Answer questions 1-4

Adventures in Writing 15 min Treasure hunt page 116 Discuss with your table first.

Vocabulary Practice Treasure Hunt Page 73

Fluency 5 min Pg 72-74, paragraphs 1-6