1. What is the bond between humans and animals?
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What is the bond between humans and animals?
How do people and animals communicate?
When do people and animals interact?
How do people and animals benefit from their relationships?

2. What trait does the dog demonstrate?
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What trait does the dog demonstrate?
What traits do the two girls demonstrate?

3. Bond between animals and humans
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Bond between animals and humans
Animal traits
Human traits
Shared traits

4. Getting Ready to Read

5. Amazing Words Dependable
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Amazing Words
Dependable
In An Unforgettable Friend, we learn about a dependable pet. What context clues help clarify this word?
How can a pet be dependable?
How do people show that they are dependable?
Give an example of a dependable person.
Dedication
The act of setting something apart for a purpose
Everyone respected the firefighter’s dedication to his job.
Think of ways people show their dedication.
Substantial
Something substantial is real, actual, solid or important
Those windows are substantial enough to last many years.
What kinds of things need to be substantial in life?
Conscientious
To be careful to do what you know is right
The team was conscientious about playing by the rules.
When is it important to be conscientious?

6. Choose from the bucket. Maximum time: 2 minutes
Brain Break
Choose from the bucket. Maximum time: 2 minutes

7. Read and Comprehend
A statement of fact can be proven true or false. How can I determine whether a statement of fact is true?
Unlike a fact, a statement of opinion cannot be proven true or false. When I read, how can I tell that a statement is an opinion?
Follow along as we read Dogs Versus Cats.

8. Read and Comprehend

9. Read and Comprehend
The second paragraph contains Doug’s opinion of dogs and cats. Rose reveals her opinion by disagreeing with Doug. They each have a different opinion about whether dogs or cats make better pets, and neither of these judgments can be proven true or false.
Now finish reading Dogs Versus Cats. Copy the chart on page 140 to identify and distinguish between statements of fact and statements of opinion.

10. Read and Comprehend
As you read Dogs Versus Cats, it helps to use questioning to increase your understanding.
For instance, the names can be confusing. Ask yourself which names would refer to animals and which would refer to humans.

11. Read and Comprehend
Fluency Practice
Read paragraph 2 of Dogs Versus Cats out loud several times with your partner. Use expression and speak clearly.

12. Do you know the meanings of each word? Use your glossary to be sure.
Read and Comprehend
Vocabulary
Fixed
Furious
Morsel
Nudge
Quietly
Ruff
Stooped
Vigil
Do you know the meanings of each word? Use your glossary to be sure.

13. Read and Comprehend
Vocabulary
Look at each list – which vocabulary word goes with the list?
Paws, head, tail
Steadied, focused
Scrap, bit, piece
Prod, press, shove
Loudly, softly, silently
Lookout, observation
Upright, hunched, erect
Loud, fierce, uncontrolled

14. What is the bond between animals and humans?
Language Arts
Research and Inquiry
Identify Questions
What is the bond between animals and humans?
You will research how an animal communicates with humans through its actions.
You will present your findings to the class in a spreadsheet on Friday.
Brainstorm some open-ended inquiry questions.
Examples:
How do animals show that they need something?
How do pet owners understand their pets?
How do animals convey a change in their mood?

15. country’s countries’ countries its ours theirs hers library’s
Language Arts
Spelling Pre-Test
country’s
countries’
countries
its
ours
theirs
hers
library’s
libraries’
libraries
niece’s
nieces’
nieces
crow’s
crows
witness’s
witnesses’
witnesses
secretary’s
secretaries’

16. Language Arts
Common and Proper Nouns
A common noun names any person, place or thing
A proper noun names a particular person, place or thing.
Proper nouns are capitalized, common nouns are not.

17. This week, you will write a journal entry.
Language Arts
Journal Entry
This week, you will write a journal entry.
A journal entry is a personal account written in a journal, diary, or daily log. In a journal entry, a writer describes his or her personal experiences, observations or feelings.
Key features:
Tell about experiences, feelings or observations
Includes information about feelings
Written in the first person