1. Finish circling the vowel sounds and slashing the words apart.
Warm-Up: Take a ¼ sheet.
Copy the following two words on your paper. Choose one of the activities below to complete for them.
E A S E A L T E R I N G
Finish circling the vowel sounds and slashing the words apart.
Write a synonym or symbol for each of the words.
Use both words in one sentence.
Begin working on: Interactive Reading

5. Vocabulary (ease, altering) 15
Agenda
Time
(min.’s)
Unit: Taking Chances
Essential Question: What makes some people push the limits? 10
Interactive Reading 5
Vocabulary (ease, altering) 15
Read Aloud At the Edge (Chapter 3: Smothering Chernobyl) Predictions- (Making and Modifying Predictions) and Cause and Effect Summaries
Classroom Conversation
Whole Group (Predictions and Cause and Effect) 35
Work Time (3.1 Push the Limits, 3.3 Planning a Narrative Paragraph )
Wrap-Up

6. Ease: Without difficulty.
The Hulk could _____________ with ease.
Altering: Changing or making something different.
__________ could not become ________ without altering ____________.

7. 3.1
Evacuate: Leave a place in an organized manner.
In World War II, the bombing was so bad in London that the children _____________ to evacuate.
Valiant: Full of courage. Brave.
The British soldiers were valiant when they _____________.
3.2
Piercing: Loud and shrill.
___________ gave a piercing _____ when ________________.
Mutiny: Refusal to obey orders given by someone in charge, especially sailors or soldiers against their officers.
The ship’s captain was injured when the ________ held a mutiny.
3.3
Ease: Without difficulty.
The Hulk could _____________ with ease.
Altering: Changing or making something different.
__________ could not become ________ without altering ____________.

10. At the Edge 1,
Question (Q):
CHAPTER 1
Summary (S):
Prediction (P):

12. SAMPLE:
S1: (Cause and Effect) Vincent Coleman stayed to send a message to the train about the burning Mont Blanc, so the people on the train were saved but he died.

13. Q1:
Q2:
Smothering Chernobyl
P1:
P2:
S1 (cause and effect):

14. Work Time:
3.1 Pushing the Limits, 3.3 Plan a Narrative Paragraph.
Interactive Reading
Unit 3 Grammar Study Plan
Independent Reading

15. Wrap Up
What is a major difference between Grischenko’s story and Coleman’s?