2. Theme 5: Family Time (Focus on Biography)

4. Selection 1: Title: Brothers and Sisters Author: Ellen B. Senisi

5. Genre: Nonfiction factual writing about real things, people and events

6. Comprehension Strategy: Evaluate to decide if what we are reading is entertaining, informative, or useful for us.

7. Comprehension Skill: Making Generalizations A generalization is a statement about a group that is true for most of the group most of the time.

8. Comprehension Skill Review: Information & Study Skills: Timelines 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

9. Phonics review: Vowel Pairs oa, ow boat cold road blow gold old load snow hold most toe* do*

10. Spelling Focus: Two Syllable Words That End With -er Basic: flower water under over better sister brother mother father after Review: Challenge: that other shop center

11. Key Vocabulary: newborn- just born; only a few days or weeks old distract- to draw a person’s attention away from something twins- two children born at the same time to the same parents

12. newborn

13. distract

14. twins

15. Other Vocabulary: pest- someone who is a bother or causes trouble teenage- between the ages of twelve and twenty

16. pest

17. teenage

18. Other Vocabulary: enemies- people who do not like each other; not friends great-aunt- your grandmother or grandfather’s sister

19. enemies

20. great-aunt

21. Vocabulary Skills: Word Families talk talking talked talker

22. High-Frequency Words: middle trouble uncle

23. High-Frequency Review: brother clothes friend guess listen thought young

24. Grammar Skills: Verbs A verb can name an action. Examples are: run, talk, smile, and drink. A verb can name an activity that cannot be seen. Examples are: hear, think, and worry

25. Writing: An Opinion Paragraph Voice Writer’s feelings, believes and opinion about a subject.

26. I Reading Books: 47 Phonics Library: My Sister Joan The Big Party Plan by Becky Ward