2. Ask yourself if you can say the word. Do you know what it means? Can you put it in a sentence? After you have done this, you should either put a + or a ? next to each word in box 1. This should be done by 8:25 everyday!

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4. Steve could finally relax after he was finished with her project, he loosened up after a long day.

5. Taking a walk is a great cure for when you’re feeling down, it usually fixes any ailments.

6. The pony’s legs were stiff after it was first born, but they loosened up after a while.

7. The audience was impatient and began chanting for the performers to start the show.

8. It was frustrating for Sean to try to build the model airplane without directions.

9. The nimble gymnast easily flipped through the air.

10. Remember: Cause makes things happen Effects are the things that happen as a result of something else

11. To be informed To follow directions To be entertained

12.  Fluency  Adventures in Writing  Student Test  Team Score Sheets  During the day, put your scores on the Team Score Sheets  Let me assign numbered heads!

13. Help and Encourage Others

15.  What happens if nobody mows the lawn all summer?  What are some things that make you thirsty?  What happens if you stay up too late at night?  What might make you be late for school?

16.  To identify cause and effect relationships as you read.

17. The helicopter flew through the snowy mountains, taking tourists on a sightseeing trip. As the helicopter flew past an especially tall mountain, the loud sound of the rotors triggered an avalanche. The pilot told the passengers to watch the amazing sight. The sliding snow gathered speed as it roared down the mountainside. It crushed an abandoned lookout station in its path. The passengers were worried until the pilot said, “Don’t worry. Nobody’s use that lookout stations for decades.” The passengers breathed sighs of relief.

18. The avalanche started when the helicopter flew past a tall mountain. The loud noise of the helicopter caused the avalanche. So that’s a cause-and-effect connection. The noise was the cause, and the avalanche the effect.

19. What caused the destruction of the lookout station? The avalanche What happened because the pilot told the passengers that the station was unused? The passengers breathed sighs of relief You will identify cause and effect relationships this week!

21. Think Pair Share What are fractured fairy tales? The are fractured fairy tales. They are based on an original fairy tales but some things are changed to make them funnier!

22. “The Obsolete Dragon” by: Carole G. Vogel This story contains elements of various fairy tales Obsolete means no longer in use

23. I think that I can make a cause and effect connection here. Maid Gwendolyn comes to see Sir Dragon. Why does she do this? She tells him that she does not want to marry Sir Grimbald. She tells the dragon that she wants him to fight and defeat Sir Grimbald. So the cause is that Maid Gwendolyn wants Sir Dragon to defeat Sir Grimbald. The effect is that she goes to see Sir Dragon. I connected why a character did something with the thing she did.

25. 1. Why does Emily need to stretch? 2. What happens to the muscles of people with cerebral palsy? 3. What things do people with CP have trouble doing? 4. What does the author include in order to help the reader understand?

26. Page 418 (up to last sentence) aloud with partners Page 419-421 (last sentence) Put 2 sticky notes on words that are new or unfamiliar to you Discuss with team words you clarified Find vocabulary words

27. #1 Reads the Question #2 Answers the Question #3 Agrees or disagrees with evidence from the text #4 Summarizes what the groups discussed

28.  Discuss answers to team talk questions  Write answers to question 1 and 3

29.  What are some of the words you clarified?

30. Imagine you met someone with cerebral palsy. What types of things could you do to help this person in class? Give at least two examples in your response.

31. You answer the question25 points Your answer explains or describes with at least two details25 points Your answer makes sense and has Part of the question in it20 points Your answer is written in complete, correct sentences20 points Your writing has correct capitalization and punctuation10 points

32. If I met someone with cerebral palsy, I would do two things to help this person in class. First of all, if they needed to have something done, I would volunteer to help them do it. Second of all, I would ensure that if they needed help in getting somewhere, I would volunteer as well.

33. Meaningful Sentence Practice relaxcurestiff impatientfrustratingnimble Divide your vocabulary word list with your partner. Choose a word from your list to use in a meaningful sentence.

34.  Pages 418-421

35. 100 pointsExpressiveness Smoothness Rate and correctness 90 pointsSmoothness Rate and correctness 80 pointsRate and correctness 70 pointsCorrectness