1. You will need your book, journal, pencil and workbook.
Lesson 14 Day 1
Expository Nonfiction – explains information and ideas
You will need your book, journal, pencil and workbook.

2. Question of the Day Where do animals make their homes?
What creatures live in trees?

3. Read Aloud a Nonfiction Article
What information did the author want you to know?
Why do you think the author felt this information was important?
What are some of the animals that depend on snags?
PURPOSE: to learn about a subject
For enjoyment
to do research

4. Phonics: v/cv and vc/v syllable patterns
habit
ha /bit
seven
se/ ven
river
ri /ver
closet
clo /set
upon
u /pon
tiger
ti /ger
begin
be /gin
lady
la /dy
robot
ro /bot
tulip
tu /lip
The 1st syllable stands for the short sound. The second syllable follows the cvc pattern and stands for the short sound.
The 1st syllable has the long sound and the 2nd syllable has the short sound.

5. Spelling Pretest robin petal seven solid final given color hotel wagon
music
total
cabin
taken
pupil
broken

7. Author’s Purpose is as easy as PIE! Persuade, Inform, Entertain!
Turn to page 404 and let’s read the information about Author’s Purpose.
If the author is telling a story, the author’s purpose is usually to entertain.
An author’s purpose for writing nonfiction is usually to give information.
If the author is telling you should do or think, the author’s purpose is to persuade.
To figure out the author’s purpose, think about what you read and what you know about purposes for writing.

8. Author’s Purpose is as easy as PIE! Persuade, Inform, Entertain!
Turn to page 404 and let’s read the information about Author’s Purpose.
If the author is telling a story, the author’s purpose is usually to entertain.
An author’s purpose for writing nonfiction is usually to give information.
If the author is telling you should do or think, the author’s purpose is to persuade.
To figure out the author’s purpose, think about what you read and what you know about purposes for writing.
Now look at page 405 and read the passage. Let’s use the chart to help us figure out what the author’s purpose is.
What I Know
What I Read
Author’s Purpose

9. Listening Comprehension: Read Aloud
Today you will be listening to a nonfiction selection about the life of a tree and the animals that depend on the tree.
What do you know about trees and the creatures that live in and near them?
When you listen to nonfiction, you should listen for information.
Even though nonfiction is written to tell about something, it can also be enjoyable.
I know nonfiction selection is not made up, so I will listen for facts about the topic. I will pay attention to how the selection is organized to help me understand it.
Listen as I read.
After reading:
Thumbs up if you enjoyed the story.
The author wrote this to entertain as well as to inform.
How do you know the article is nonfiction?

10. sprout
Toadstools and other fungi such as mildew, molds, and mushrooms sprout in these damp places.
The word is…
sprout
What is the word?
When something sprouts, it begins to grow.
If you planted flower seeds, would you expect them to sprout in a few days or float away in a few days?
How is a sprouting acorn different from an oak tree?

11. damp Toadstools and other fungi sprout in damp places. The word is…
What is the word?
Would your swimsuit be damp right after you have been swimming, or a little while later?
If something is damp, it is a bit wet.
In your kitchen, what would you expect to be dry and what would you expect to be damp?

12. transformation
A butterfly and a frog both go through a life cycle and make a transformation.
The word is..
transformation
What is the word?
If someone or something has gone through a transformation, it has been changed.
What do both butterflies and frogs begin as?
Would the life cycle or the water cycle be a transformation?

13. harmony Animals and plants live in harmony.
If two things are living in harmony, they are in agreement, living peacefully.
The word is..
harmony
What is the word?
Would an argument in the car with your sister or playing “I spy” be living in harmony?

14. DOL
him
I told he to come over
Me and Jan walked there. .
Jan and I

15. Grammar A pronoun takes the place of a noun.
What are some pronouns we have learned?
I, you, he, she, it, they, me, him, her, them
The old oak bends and shakes.
It crashes to the forest floor.
What is the pronoun?
It – the old oak
Antecedent
An antecedent is the noun that is referred to by the pronoun.
For example oak is the antecedent.
Find the pronoun and it’s antecedent.
When the hole has water in it, you can sometimes see a tree frog there.
it –hole
After the grubs become beetles, they eat their way out of the chambers.
they –grubs
A bear digs at the tree until it finds insects to eat.
it – bear
Many woodpeckers visit the oak tree to eat, and they have made the hole even bigger.
they – woodpeckers
The young boy watched the bluebird until he saw the babies.
he-boy

16. Cause and Effect Paragraphs
Include the cause or the effect in the first sentence
Use key words to show a relationship between the cause and the effect
Paul could watch TV last night because he had done all his homework.
Cause- he had done his homework
Effect – Paul could watch TV
Student Model: Cause and Effect Paragraph
My grade on this week’s spelling test was my best ever! Because I studied my spelling words every day. I got an A on my test. On Monday and Tuesday, I wrote each of the words ten times. On Wednesday, I made a word search with the words. On Thursday, I asked my mom to give me a practice test. This showed me that if I study my spelling words every day, then I will do well on Friday’s test.
Write a cause and effect sentence. Share with your neighbor.
Write what might cause you to miss the bus.
Notice that the 1st sentence tells the effect and the second sentence tells the cause, or why something happened.
The word because shows how the cause and effect are related.