1. A One-Room School Written by Bobbie Kalman Expository Grade 4

2. Instructional Goals Reading –Main Ideas and supporting details (MI) _ Writing Write a persuasive advertisement

3. Active Instruction- Day 1 Vocabulary Boarding Ensure Distracted Smothered Tending Artificial Shamed Eager

4. boarding Base word = ending board + ing Giving someone food and a place to stay The country inn was known for boarding many tired travelers from Canada.

5. ensure Chunk: en-sure Make certain, guarantee To ensure that the vase did not break, Sam packed it in bubble-wrap.

6. distracted Base word + ending distract + ed Made it hard to pay attention The class clown was always in trouble because he distracted other students.

7. smothered Base word + ending smother + ed Covered thickly The ice cream sundae was smothered in chocolate sauce.

8. tending Base word + ending tend + ing taking care of Bill was busy tending the plants in the garden, while his mother removed the weeds.

9. artificial Chunk: ar-ti-fi-cial man-made, not naturally made After the accident, the man wore an artificial leg so that he could walk again.

10. shamed Base word + ending sham (e) + ed Disgraced, embarrassed The teacher shamed Tia by punishing her in front of her friends in class.

11. eager /ea/= /e/ Chunk: eag-er Expecting with excitement The little boy was eager for the rain to end, so that he could play outside with his friends.

12. Build Background Predicting the topic and using self-questioning to find the main idea. Use Think-Pair-Share to identify supporting details for the main idea of the second paragraph. Identify the main idea and supporting details of the paragraph titled “Just Swinging Around.” Review expository texts. How are they different from narrative texts? Review steps of the SQRRRL Process

13. Listening Comprehension Imagine what it would be like to go to school during colonial times. Make up a question to ask after surveying the book. Read page 5. Summarize the main ideas and details from your reading and write them on the Idea Tree.

14. Teamwork Partner read pages 6-9. Fluency Read page 6. -clarify words or sentences that hard to understand. -discuss team talk questions Team Talk Extender Although some schools taught only the “three Rs,” other schools taught more subjects. What’s your favorite subject in school? Why?

15. Team Practice Vocabulary Meaningful Sentence Practice Divide your vocabulary list with your partner. Choose a word from your list to use in a Meaningful Sentence.

16. Adventures in Writing Write an advertisement to convince a teacher to work at your school. The opening sentence should state the main idea of the advertisement, which is that your school is a great place to teach. Include at least three details that support this main idea. Give additional information about your three supporting details to make your school sound like the ideal place to work. Write your ideas in complete sentences.

17. Graphic Organizer Sample Graphic Organizer Smith Elementary Great location Nice principal Easy to work with Great students Well-behaved Safe neighborhood Willing to learn