1. Grade 4.3 Reading Street Student Edition pgs. 378-391
How Night Came from the Sea A Story from Brazil Retold by: Mary-Joan Gerson Illustrated by: Carla Golembe
Grade 4.3
Reading Street
Student Edition pgs

2. Team Talk
Before reading…preview the title and illustrations to predict what the story’s about. With your elbow buddy…share and discuss your prediction.
Teachers: Click to advance the definition of MYTH, after a class discussion.

3. With your elbow buddy…discuss what you know about myths.
Team Talk
With your elbow buddy…discuss what you know about myths.
A myth is…
An old story shared by word of mouth that often explains something that occurs in nature, such as thunder.
Teachers: Click to advance the definition of MYTH, after a class discussion.

4. Vocabulary Book Sample
My Vocab. Book
Inside
Teachers: Here’s an optional lesson to accompany the introduction of new vocabulary. On a large piece of construction paper, have the students fold the paper in half and complete two circle maps per page. (Front, 2 inside pages, and back.) They can either begin on the front page or inside. For fun, have them design a front cover.
Back

5. Discovering Vocabulary
For each vocabulary word, complete your own circle map.
Page number from the text, on where you found the word.
Definition
chorus
Teachers: On a large piece of construction paper, have the students fold the paper in half and complete two circle maps per page. (Front, 2 inside pages and back.) They can either begin on the front page or inside. For fun, have them design a front cover.
Using the word in your own sentence.
Illustration

6. Discovering Vocabulary
EXAMPLE:
Singers or speakers who perform as a group.
Pg. #
chorus
The chorus performed at the school assembly.

7. Selection Vocabulary:
brilliant chorus coward
gleamed shimmering
Click PLAY when you’re ready for a review!

8. Shining brightly, sparkling
brillant
Shining brightly, sparkling

9. Singers or speakers who perform as a group.
chorus
Singers or speakers who perform as a group.

10. Person who lacks courage or is easily made afraid.
coward
Person who lacks courage or is easily made afraid.

11. Flashed or beamed with light.
gleamed
Flashed or beamed with light.

12. Gleaming or shining with a flickering light.
shimmering
Gleaming or shining with a flickering light.

13. Now, try a vocabulary review!

14. What words did you discover?
Vocabulary Words
Fill in the Blank
While admiring the night sky, the bright moon light __________ down towards my face.
brilliant
chorus
coward
gleamed
shimmering
Teachers: Try the following slides as a vocabulary review. The buttons are linked to the correct choice and/or a try again slide. 14

16. What words did you discover?
Vocabulary Words
Fill in the Blank
After the wave reached the coast, the water began ___________ on the sand…as it went back out to sea.
brilliant
chorus
coward
gleamed
shimmering
Teachers: Try the following slides as a vocabulary review. The buttons are linked to the correct choice and/or a try again slide. 16

18. What words did you discover?
Vocabulary Words
Fill in the Blank
I felt like a _________ , while walking through the rainforest in the middle of the night.
brilliant
chorus
coward
gleamed
shimmering
Teachers: Try the following slides as a vocabulary review. The buttons are linked to the correct choice and/or a try again slide. 18

20. What words did you discover?
Vocabulary Words
Fill in the Blank
The toucan’s _________ colors stood out from all the rest.
brilliant
chorus
coward
gleamed
shimmering
Teachers: Try the following slides as a vocabulary review. The buttons are linked to the correct choice and/or a try again slide. 20

22. What words did you discover?
Vocabulary Words
Fill in the Blank
After the _________ concert , the audience applauded with glee.
brilliant
chorus
coward
gleamed
shimmering
Teachers: Try the following slides as a vocabulary review. The buttons are linked to the correct choice and/or a try again slide. 22

24. gleamed
While admiring the night sky, the bright moon light gleamed down towards my face.

25. shimmering
After the wave reached the coast, the water began shimmering on the sand…as it went back out to sea.

26. coward
I felt like a coward, while walking through the rainforest in the middle of the night.

27. brilliant
The toucan’s brilliant colors stood out from all the rest.

28. chorus
After the chorus concert , the audience applauded with glee.

29. I hope you enjoy reading…