1. The Mystery of Saint Matthew Island
Day 1

2. What unexpected affects can humans have on nature?
Concept Talk
What unexpected affects can humans have on nature?

3. Partner share Think about how human beings might affect nature.
Which human actions can affect nature?
What movies, TV shows, or books have you seen about the ways people can influence the course of nature?

4. Listen:
The story “All the King’s Animals” is about the unexpected affects humans can have on nature. Listen for the words:
Accommodates
Refuge
Domesticated
Contaminated

5. Let’s get our books
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6. Anchored Talk Pp
How does the sign pictured here show humans helping wildlife?
How does this photograph of the factories show the negative effects of human actions?

7. Anchored Talk
What does this huge stone sculpture indicate about how humans can directly shape nature?
What unexpected affects can humans have on nature?

8. Amazing Words Accommodates- to provide for, supply with
The grocery store accommodates vegetarians.
Refuge- is a shelter or protections from danger
They took refuge in an abandoned cabin during the storm.

9. Amazing Words Domesticated-a change from a wild to a tame state
People have domesticated many animals.
Contaminated-means to make impure or polluted by contact
The factory contaminated the water.

10. Vocabulary Bleached- dyed He bleached his hair blond in the front.
Carcasses- bodies of dead animals
The island was covered with the carcasses of the animals.

11. Vocabulary Suspicions- conclusions
The detective had his suspicions about who was responsible for the break in.
Starvation- hunger
Every year, dozens of rabbits die of starvation.

12. Vocabulary Scrawny- bony
The cat was so scrawny it’s ribs were showing.
Decay- wearing away
The barn stood in ruins and decay.

13. Vocabulary Tundra- cold, flat, treeless land
The reindeer cross the tundra to their winter habitat.

14. Spelling -ant (important) -ent (consistent) -ance (instance)
-ence (difference)

15. Spelling Rule: Use –ance when the first part of the word has meaning
Attend + ance
Use –ence when the first part of the word has NO meaning
Evid + ence

16. Spelling
Words ending in soft c (sounds like s), or soft g (sounds like j) -ent (magnificent, recent) Words ending in a hard c (sounds like k) or g (like in good) -ant (elegant, applicant)

17. Word Analysis
Russian word origins: many of the words with Russian origins relate to the Russian culture.
Steppes- grasslands, plains
Czar-emperor
Mammoth- huge
Blintzes-pancakes filled with fruit or cheese
Samovar- large tea pot

18. Language
conjunction junction Let's play a game!

19. Language Coordinating conjunction:
And, but, or—combines two sentences or phrases
Subordinating conjunctions:
While, because, if –connects a subordinate clause to a main clause or sentence

20. Comprehension
How do we tell the main idea from the details that support it?
Look for a direct statement or find the small pieces of information that tell more about the main idea
The main idea is not always directly stated

21. Let’s check our daily fix it.