Reading/ Lang. Arts Weeks 20 & 21 Ms. Brittany, Ms. Vanessa, and Ms. Sarabeth

Essential Question What ideas can we get from nature?

Vocabulary (test 1/29) If you imitate a person or animal, you try to be like that person or animal. Something that is effective works well. Cognate: efectivo An example is a thing that is used to show what other similar things are like. Cognate: ejemplo Things that are identical are exactly the same. Cognate : identico Material is the stuff used to make something. If something is a model, it is a small copy of something. Cognate : modelo When something is observed, it is looked at closely. Cognate: observar Similar things are alike but not exactly the same.

Spelling (test 1/28) Misprint precut distrust Misread preview discount Mistrust prepaid dishonest Misspell preplan discover Mistreat preheat disable Review: stairs, rear, where Challenge: prejudge, disconnect

Expository Text An expository text gives facts and information about a topic. It may include text features such as photographs, captions, and diagrams that help readers better understand the text.

Comprehension Strategy: Summarizing Explain to students that when they read, they may come across difficult facts and explanations. Tell students they can summarize the main ideas and key details in a section to increase their understanding and remember new information. Good readers ask themselves what the sentences in a paragraph or passage have in common. They can use these details to determine the main idea. Students can examine each detail. They should ask themselves, Would I understand the main idea without this detail? If the answer is no, then the detail is important. Students should write summaries in their own words. They should include events and details in order of importance and omit their own opinions. Point out that summarizing will help students recognize and remember what they have learned.

Comprehension Skill: Main Idea and Key Details Explain to students that the main idea is the most important point the author makes about a topic. Key details tell about the main idea. To find the main idea, students must first review the key details, or the information the author presents, and decide which details are the most important. Then they can decide what these details have in common, or how they are connected. This will help determine the main idea.

Grammar: (Test 1/28) Future Tense Words Verbs can show actions that happen in the present or in the past. They can also show action in the future: They see the shore. They saw the shore. They will see the shore. A future-tense verb describes an action that is going to happen: Hank will speak to her. Use the special verb will to write about the future.

Grammar: Future-Tense Verbs Review future-tense verbs. Tell students to discuss the difference between verbs that show action in the past, present, or future. Introduce Subject-Verb Agreement with Future Tense A verb in the future tense tells about an action that will happen. Use will with a verb to form the future tense. A future-tense verb must agree with its subject : I will meet you there. They will meet you there. Remind students that the same future-tense verb is used for both singular and plural nouns.

Mechanics and Usage: Book Titles The important words in a book or magazine title are always capitalized. The words the, and, in, of, and a are not capitalized in a title unless they are the first word. Ex: Matilda Ex: The Cat in the Hat

Fix the following sentences: 1.when spring arrives, flowers will bursts from the buds. They will grows until autumn 2.captain knowles sailed to japan. When he arrivved, the emperor was there to greet him. 3.The ball will bounced down the street if no one gets it,” cried Candice. “Dan will gets it,” said lucy. 4.mister evans read The story of King Arthur to us. We wills write a report about it.

Proofread 1. have you read Forest friends? 2. “My favorite book is the Indian in the cupboard,” said April 3. The little book of riddles is so funny that I reads it four times. 4. I read my book tomorrow

Martin Luther King Jr. 1. Essential Question: What was MLK Jr.’s dream for the world? 2.What is your dream for the world?

Brain POP- MLK/ Civil Rights Movement s/martinlutherkingjr/ s/martinlutherkingjr/ /civilrights/ /civilrights/

Kid President Videos nE (Kid President- all about MLK) nE (Kid President- I have a dream, what’s yours?)