Oct. 28– Nov. 1, 2013 Tues.- Thurs. Outline: I.Morning Work: a.Complete Monday’s work in Daily Comprehension Book. b.Make sure your spelling words are written in your agenda. c. Write words and definitions on note cards. d. Intro./ Review skill, strategy, and genre of the week. II.Answer Essential Question III.View the Weekly Opener Video IV.Small reading book pg V.Small Groups/Centers I.Morning Work: a.Complete Monday’s work in Daily Comprehension Book. b.Make sure your spelling words are written in your agenda. c. Write words and definitions on note cards. d. Intro./ Review skill, strategy, and genre of the week. II.Answer Essential Question III.View the Weekly Opener Video IV.Small reading book pg V.Small Groups/Centers Vocabulary: 1.energetic – person is active and full of life. 2.behaviors – ways that animals or human beings act. 3.disappearance– happens when something or someone can no longer be seen or found. 4.flurry–many; things happening all at once. 5.migrate– travel to another place to escape cold air. 6.observation– you notice or carefully look at something. 7.theory – an idea or opinion that has not been proven to be true. 8.transformed - changed how it looked. Spelling: jogging easing countries liberties dripping regretted forbidding referred injured deserved applied relied renewing complicated qualified gnarled threatening envied regretted fascinated Monday Outline: I.Review weekly concepts II.Close read III.Skill practice IV.Small Groups/Centers I.Review weekly concepts II.Close read III.Skill practice IV.Small Groups/Centers

Reading Skills and Concepts of the Week Comprehension Strategy: Reread [RF. 5.4c] If you encounter a section of text that is difficult or unclear, they should stop and reread that section. You may need to reread a section more than once or go back and reread an earlier text. Comprehension Skill: Sequence [RI.5.5] Biographies usually describe the events of a person’s life in sequence, or order. Signal words include: first, then, later, and finally, as well as specific times and dates. Genre: Biography[RL.4.7] A biography is a type of informational text. It tells the true story of a real person’s life. Events in the person’s life are described in the third person, using the pronouns he or she. Vocabulary Strategy: Greek and Latin Suffixes[L.5.4b] A suffix is added to the end of a word to change its meaning. Many suffixes originally come from Greek and Latin.

“ Growing in Place” {pgs } TT = Turn and Talk NB = Answer in your notebook Close Read pg !!!! After about minutes you will go back and reread certain parts of the passage to answer questions!

“ Growing in Place” {pgs } TT = Turn and Talk NB = Answer in your notebook Page 123 (NB) - Why did Lucy want to start naming things; specifically flowers? Page 123(NB) - When did Lucy develop her own herbarium? What inspired her to develop her own herbarium? Page 124(NB) - What does Lucy become interested in while in college? [Be specific by providing the definition] Page 124 (NB) – What hobby does Lucy and her sister enjoy? Page 125 (NB) – How did Lucy share her expertise with other scientists that studies plants as well? Page 125 (NB) – If someone was a interested in seeing Lucy’s work; where would he/she go to find information?

“ The Boy Who Drew Birds” {pgs } TT = Turn and Talk NB = Answer in your notebook Close Read pg !!!! After about minutes you will go back and reread certain parts of the passage to answer questions!

“ The Boy Who Drew Birds” {pgs } YOU DO – Independent Work! [Wednesday – Thursday] Page 139- How old was John when he made that lonely journey in the woods of Pennsylvania? What was Papa Audubon main reason for sending his son to America? Page 140 What time of year is the author basing the events on pages ? What words indicate this time of year to the reader? Page 141 [Stop and Check Question]- Why did John James visit the cave? Page 142 – How does John’s action show that he is passionate about birds? Page 143 – What did John do every year on his birthday that signified the high expectations he had for himself? Page Remember, John starts observing the birds in April. Approximately how many months passed between the events on page 144 up unto the events on page 145? Page 147 [Stop and Check Question] – How did John James know that his friends had returned? Pages What did John discover about the baby birds he had during the previous spring?

Language Arts Skills and Concepts of the Week Grammar: More Plural Nouns[L.3.1b] To form the plural of some nouns ending in f or fe, change the f to v and add –es: loaf ; loaves To form the plural of nouns ending in the vowel o, add –s: rodeo; rodeos To form the plural of nouns ending in a consonant followed by o, add –s or –es: echo; echoes Some nouns, like crew, council, and class, name a group. A collective noun can be considered singular or plural.

Writing Skills and Concepts of the Week Writing: Ideas Good writers choose details that support and explain the main idea of their text. Good writers support their ideas with facts, examples, definitions of unfamiliar words and quotations. * Let’s look at pages 130– 131. {We do!} * Think of a question you have about nature. Give examples of ways scientist can investigate this question.