1. Warm Up
Which word below best matches the meaning of the word dissolved in the following sentence:
The sugar dissolved when I poured it into the hot coffee.
Despaired
Distracted
Melted
Sweetened
Explain why you think so

2. Title: Tryouts Author: Darnell Parker Genre: Narrative Reading Goal: Clarifying words that are hard to understand. Team Cooperation Goal: Active Listening Essential Question: How can we clarify a word we don’t know or understand?

3. knack
Special talent
My pets have a knack for
circus tricks.

4. replied
Answered, responded
Mario replied to Luigi’s phone call.

5. pitch
Throw
The coach asked Reyna
to pitch for the championship
game.

6. exclaimed Said loudly, shouted The Queen bee exclaimed,
“It is time to make some honey!”

7. nervous Worried, uneasy
Mr. Worry was nervous about going to the dentist.

8. extended Stretched Maria extended her arm to
Lynn so she could win the race.

9. chores Tasks, things that need to be done
Melissa had a list of chores to
finish before she could go out
and play.

10. approach
Come near
The students were excited to approach the lunch line.

11. Listening Comprehension
Listen to how I clarify words or phrases that I don’t understand.

12. Preview Team Talk pg. 6
Team Talk question #2 focuses on our reading goal: Clarifying

13. Partner Reading – 15 minutes
Partner Read- Page 6 Silent Read- Page 7 & 8 - As you read, stop to clarify

14. Team Discussion Clarify sticky words with your team
Take turns telling your unchecked sticky note problems
Talk about what the problems are and try your strategies and clues in the text that might help you
Check off the sticky note if you all agree
Discuss the team talk questions
Write the answers to numbers 2 and 3
Vocabulary Practice: Write a meaningful sentence with a vocabulary word from your list
If finished, practice fluency on page 4 or 7

15. Class Discussion What were some of the words your team clarified?
Let’s look at our answers for the team talk questions

16. Adventures in Writing
Page 4

17. Things I think are important in a friend
dependable
Fun to be with
kind
Things I think are important in a friend

18. DRAFT
I think that friends are very important. Before I consider someone to be my friend, I look for three things. I look for someone who is kind, fun to be around, and dependable. It is important to be kind because I want all of my friends to get along with each other. Also, if I am kind to them, I expect them to be kind back. I don’t want to have any mean friends. Next, I think it is important for friends to be fun to be around. I wouldn’t want to hang out with someone who is boring! Additionally, I think a friend should be dependable. I want to know that I can count on my friend whenever they need me because they can count on me. I can’t wait to make lots of new friends this year!