1. Word
Day 1
Day 2
Day 3
Day 4
Spurts
perish
flock
scan
roamed
typical
project
release

2. Title: Animals in Trouble: Endangered Species and How to Help Them Author: Tanya Jackson Genre: Expository Reading Goal: Clarifying words in expository text. Team Cooperation Goal: Explain your ideas, and tell why Essential Question: How can we clarify words in expository text?

3. Think Pair Share What does “explain an idea” mean?
How can that help your team or your partner?

4. spurts Short bursts The water came out in short spurts
as Joe turned the faucet on and off quickly.

5. perish Die, vanish Tanya knew the pigeons in
the park would perish if the
trees were cut down.

6. Flock
Group, usually of birds
The flock of penguins sat
on the iceberg

7. scan search The teacher asked me to scan
my paper for mistakes before I
handed it in.

8. roamed
wandered
A lost dog roamed the neighborhood for days.

9. typical Usual, normal On a typical day, I wake up at seven,
but sometimes I wake up a little earlier.

10. project
Plan, activity
The company started working on the project to build a new dam across the river.

11. release
Let go
You can release the bird
by opening its cage.

12. Think Pair Share What does it mean to clarify?
What are some strategies you can use to clarify words you don’t understand?
Another strategy we can use is to “think about it” .
“What is the big idea?”

13. This is a passage from a book about animals in the South Pole
Just off the floating icecaps, the great orcas swim in packs, hunting for prey. Their black and white skin gleams in the sun when they come to the surface of the water.

14. SQRRRL
Survey
Question
Read
Restate
Review
Learn

16. Add to your Idea Tree Survey the book……
What do you think is the main idea?
Write down a question that you have about the topic

17. Listening Comprehension
Page 49 of the Text

18. Idea Tree What was the main idea from what I read?
What are the supporting details?

19. Preview Team Talk pg. 23
Team Talk questions #1 and #2 focus on our reading goal: Clarifying

20. Partner Reading – 10 minutes
Partner Read- Page 50
As you read, stop to clarify
As you read, add to your idea tree

21. Team Discussion Clarify sticky words with your team
Discuss the team talk questions
Write the answers to numbers 1 and 2 ONLY
Vocabulary Practice: Write a meaningful sentence with a vocabulary word from your list
If finished, practice fluency on page 4 or 7

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