1. Big Question: Why do people try to change themselves? Author: Gary Soto Genre:Autobiography

3.  Story Sort Story Sort Story Sort VocabularyWords Vocabulary Words:  Arcade Games Arcade Games Arcade Games  Study Stack Study Stack Study Stack  Spelling City: Vocabulary Spelling City: Vocabulary Spelling City: Vocabulary  Spelling City: Spelling Words Spelling City: Spelling Words Spelling City: Spelling Words

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7.  bluish  cartwheels  gymnastics  hesitation  limelight  skidded  somersault  throbbing  wincing  backflips  solitary  spindly  champion  competitive  develop  perfected Vocabulary WordsMore Words to Know

8. Question of the Day Why do people try to change themselves?

9.  Build Concepts  Draw Conclusions  Visualize  Build Background  Vocabulary  Fluency: Punctuation Clues  Grammar: Using Who and Whom  Spelling: Prefixes: Negative Prefixes  Improving Ourselves

11.  Listen as I read “The Winning Stroke.”  As I read, notice how I use punctuation as a guide to pause at certain places or raise my voice in excitement.  Be ready to answer questions after I finish.

12.  Do you think Jerry will turn out to be a champion swimmer?  Make a generalization about the sport of competitive swimming.

13.  champion – person that wins first place in a game or contest champion  competitive – involving trying to win something  develop – to work to have something  perfected - removed all faults from  (Next Slide) (Next Slide)

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16. PracticeExercise Improving Ourselves

17. Draw Conclusions, Visualize Turn to Page 484 - 485.

18. K (What do you know?) W (What would you like to learn?) L (What did you learn?)

19.  This week’s audio explores the topic of gymnastics. After you listen, we will discuss the challenges of learning the sport.

20. Vocabulary Words

21.  bluish – somewhat blue  cartwheels – sideways handsprings with the legs and arms kept straightcartwheels  gymnastics – a sport in which very difficult exercises are performedgymnastics  hesitation – act of failing to act promptly  limelight – center of public attention and interest

22.  skidded – slipped or slid sideways while moving skidded  somersault – to run or jump, turning the heels over the headsomersault  throbbing – beating rapidly or strongly  wincing – drawing back suddenly

23.  backflips – backwards somersaults performed in the air backflips  solitary – without companions  spindly – very long and slender  ( Next Slide ) ( Next Slide )

30.  my cousin, whom is two years younger, always copy me  My cousin, who is two years younger, always copies me.  serena is inpatient to grow up but she still acts imature  Serena is impatient to grow up, but she still acts immature.

31.  People admired an athlete who could somersault without hurting himself.  The underlined pronoun who acts as the subject of a dependent clause (who could somersault without hurting himself) in this complex sentence.

32.  People sometimes confuse the pronouns who and whom when they write. Who is a subject form. It is used as a subject of a sentence or clause.

33.  Who made this mess? (Who is the subject of the sentence.)  I saw a performer who could do four back flips. (Who is the subject in the dependent clause who could do four back flips.)

34.  Whom is an object form. It is used as the object of a preposition or as a direct object.  To whom did you send a letter? (whom is the object of the preposition to)  Whom will you ask? (whom is a direct object)

35.  The subject (you) does not come first in a question. Don’t be fooled if the subject does not come first.

36.  To understand why Whom is used in the second sentence, change the word order so that the subject comes first: (Whom will you ask? becomes You will ask whom?) This makes it easier to see that whom is the direct object.

37.  Who asked for athletic tape?  subject  That is the gymnast with whom I study.  object of preposition  He is an athlete who one tried out for the Olympic team.  subject

38.  Whom have you told?  direct object  I told my cousin, who is only eleven.  subject

39.  (Who, Whom) is your favorite athlete?  Who  I disagree with Alan, (who, whom) likes basketball players.  who  About (who, whom) is that article written?  whom

40.  (Who, Whom) did you choose?  Whom  I chose Tiger Woods, a golfer for (who, whom) I have great respect.  whom

41.  Have you heard of Arthur Ashe, a tennis player (who, whom) died of cancer?  who  He was a tennis champion (who, whom) the public greatly admired for his style.  whom

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44. Question of the Day Why does Gary want to take up gymnastics?

45.  Word Structure  Draw Conclusions  Generalize  Vocabulary  Fluency: Echo Reading  Grammar: Using Who and Whom  Spelling: Negative Prefixes  Social Studies: Gymnastics  Improving Ourselves

46. Vocabulary Strategy: Suffixes Turn to Page 486 - 487.

47. The Gymnast Turn to Page 488 – 493.

49.  Turn to page 493, first two paragraphs.  As I read, notice how I pause at commas, dashes, and periods.  We will practice as a class doing three echo readings of these paragraphs.

51.  do you has the equipment you need for gymnastics  Do you have the equipment you need for gymnastics?  she runned to the mat and done a back flip  She ran to the mat and did a backflip.

52.  The pronoun who is used as a subject.  The pronoun whom is used as an object (object of a preposition or direct object).  In a question that uses who or whom, change the word order so that the subject comes first. Then see if the pronoun is used as a subject or an object.

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55. Question of the Day What do you think happens to Gary’s dream of being a gymnast?

56.  Visualize  Word Structure  Vocabulary  Fluency: Punctuation Clues  Grammar: Using Who and Whom  Spelling: Negative Prefixes  Social Studies: Nadia Comaneci  Improving Ourselves

57. The Gymnast Turn to Page 494 - 498.

59.  Turn to page 497, first paragraph.  As I read, notice how I pause slightly at the commas, and longer at periods.  Now we will practice together as a class by doing three echo readings.

61.  eds somersaults is better than my are  Ed’s somersaults are better than mine are.  i learns how to do a back flip last weak  I learned how to do a backflip last week.

62.  The pronoun who is used as a subject.  The pronoun whom is used as an object (object of a preposition or direct object).  In a question that uses who or whom, change the word order so that the subject comes first. Then see if the pronoun is used as a subject or an object.

63.  By using subordinate clauses, writers add variety and complexity to their sentences. Use who and whom correctly in subordinate clauses. Who is a subject, whom is an object.  Subject of clause: Lance Armstrong is a bicyclist who survived cancer.  Direct object in clause: He is the luckiest man whom I know.

64.  Review something you have written to see whether you can improve it by using subordinate clauses with who and whom.

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67. Question of the Day What is the importance of practice in perfecting any talent or skill?

68.  Online Reference Sources  Reading Across Texts  Fluency: Partner Reading  Grammar: Using Who and Whom  Spelling: Negative Prefixes  Social Studies: Explore a New Interest

69. “All About Gymnastics” Turn to Page 488 – 493.

71.  Turn to page 497, first paragraph.  Read this paragraph three times with a partner. Be sure to read using punctuation to pause at appropriate points and offer each other feedback.

73.  the 2004 olympic games were holded in greece  The 2004 Olympic Games were held in Greece.  can you learn we how to do a handstand  Can you teach us how to do a handstand?

74.  The pronoun who is used as a subject.  The pronoun whom is used as an object (object of a preposition or direct object).  In a question that uses who or whom, change the word order so that the subject comes first. Then see if the pronoun is used as a subject or an object.

75.  Test Tip: Whom is rarely used in speaking, so we have trouble deciding when it sounds correct. When you find who or whom in a subordinate clause, make the clause into a separate sentence. Then change who or whom into a personal pronoun such as she or her. If she sounds correct, use who. If her sounds correct, use whom.

76.  No: You spoke with she.  Yes: You spoke with her.  Yes: You spoke with whom?

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79. Question of the Day Why do people try to change themselves?

80.  Build Concept Vocabulary  Draw Conclusions  Simile  Word Structure  Grammar: Using Who and Whom  Spelling: Negative Prefixes  Graphs  Improving Ourselves

81.  A conclusion is a sensible decision you make after you think about facts or details that you read.  Drawing conclusions may also be called making inferences.  Use your prior knowledge to help you draw conclusions.

82. What does the text say? What do I already know? What can I conclude?

83.  A simile is a comparison of two unlike things that are alike in at least one way.  In a simile, words of comparison such as like or as are used.  Simile is a kind of figurative language.

84.  Synonyms are words that mean the same or about the same.  Antonyms are words that are opposites.  A synonym or an antonym may appear as a context clue near an unfamiliar word.

85.  A suffix is a syllable added at the end of a base word that changes its meaning.  Common suffixes include –er, -ment, and –ish.  Make a list of words with suffixes in “The Gymnast.” Identify the base words and suffixes, and think of other words with the same suffixes.

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87.  Graphs are picture representations of information.  Name types of graphs and where you have seen them.  Graphs present information visually. Graphs compare pieces of information and can show how information changes over time.

88.  Graphs are able to show information more concisely than verbal or written explanations can.  A bar graph is used to compare numbers. The bars used to show this data can appear vertically or horizontally.

89.  The graphs usually include titles, which explain the type of information being presented. Words below the bars tell what is being compared.  A circle graph, or pie chart, is used to show the relationship of parts to a whole.

90.  Circle graphs are split into parts, called sectors, to represent parts of the whole. Other types of graphs include line graphs and picture graphs.

93.  we set with the coach, whom cheered his team loud  We sat with the coach, who cheered his team loudly.  was she the gymnast whom had a inperfect routine  Was she the gymnast who had an imperfect routine?

94.  The pronoun who is used as a subject.  The pronoun whom is used as an object (object of a preposition or direct object).  In a question that uses who or whom, change the word order so that the subject comes first. Then see if the pronoun is used as a subject or an object.

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