1. Family Times Daily Questions Prior Knowledge Generalize Vocabulary Context Clues Predictions Guided Comprehension Drawing Conclusions Mood Independent Readers Think Dress Codes Additional Resources Language Skills

2. Study Skills Genre: Play Vocabulary Strategy: Context Clues Comprehension Skill: Generalize Comprehension Strategy: Story Structure

5. Question of the Week: How do people adapt to a new school? Daily Questions: What challenges does Stormi face as a new student? What do Stormi’s experiences teach her about making friends? Why do many students dislike dress codes?

6. Language Skills Daily Fix It Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4 Day 5 Transparency: Indefinite and Reflexive Pronouns Practice Book Page 73 Page 74 Page 75 Page 76 Spelling Strategy Page 73 Page 74 Page 75 Page 76 Writing Workshop Reading Writing ConnectionWriting Prompt Writer’s CraftEditing and Revising

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8. Day 1 Daily Fix It 1. A knew house seem strange at first. A new house seems strange at first. 2.The movers unloaded the van, by theirselves. The movers unloaded the van by themselves.

9. Day 2 Daily Fix It 1.Ryan is hospitible to both freinds and strangers. Ryan is hospitable to both friends and strangers. 2.Michigan avenue stores are fashionable. And we often shop there. Michigan Avenue stores are fashionable, and we often shop there. Language Skills

10. Day 3 Daily Fix It 1. Ever girl in the scout troop made a birdhouse by hisself. Every girl in the scout troop made a birdhouse by herself. 2.They learned how to hamer nails into would safely. They learned how to hammer nails into wood safely.

11. Language Skills Day 4 Daily Fix It 1. This locker is more harder to open than last years locker. This locker is harder to open than last year’s locker. 2.Do you carry all yur books to every class. Do you carry all your books to every class?

12. Language Skills Day 5 Daily Fix It 1.Ms. Roman told Jeff to help yourself to the pizza he ate three slices. Ms. Roman told Jeff to help himself to the pizza. He ate three slices. 2.Because Jordan is responsable, he can use the computor. Because Jordan is responsible, he can use the computer.

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17. Spelling Strategy Divide and Conquer It’s easier to remember how to spell words if you break them into parts first. Draw a line between the word and its suffix. Study the word on part at a time.

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24. Writing Prompt Pretend you are an advice columnist for your school paper. A new fifth grader has asked you for advice on how to make new friends. The student has told you his or her interests. Write a letter of advice to this student.

25. Language Skills Editing/Revising Checklist  Are the conclusions in my letter logical?  Have I used indefinite and reflexive pronouns correctly?  Did I spell words that end with – ible and –able correctly?

26. Making Friends Activate Prior Knowledge

27. Generalize To generalize is to make a broad statement or rule that applies to several examples. Active readers pay close attention to what authors tell them about story characters and make generalizations about those characters as they read. Generalization Support from text

28. Story Structure Active readers notice story structure. They note the problem characters must deal with and the rising action, climax, and outcome. Generally, authors identify the problem at the start. They work through the problem as the action rises in the middle, and then solve it with the climax and outcome.

29. Story Structure Complete a story sequence chart. Conflict Rising Action Climax Resolution Make a generalization about Stormi based on how she solves her problem.

31. Write: 1.Read “Thirty Pounds of Trouble.” Make a graphic organizer similar to the one above about the story’s main character, Tag. 2. Use your graphic organizer to decide whether you would like a dog like Tag and tell why.

35. Word Rating Chart WordKnowHave SeenDon’t Know Cavities Combination Demonstrates Episode Profile Strict

36. Cavities Hollow places; holes in teeth caused by decay.

37. Combination A series of numbers or letters dialed in opening a certain kind of lock.

38. Demonstrates Shows how a thing is done.

39. Episode One part of a story that is published or broadcast in several parts, one at a time.

40. Profile Low profile, moderate attitude or position, deliberately chosen in order to avoid notice.

41. Strict Very careful in following a rule or making others follow it.

42. More Words to Know: Audacious: Rudely bold Digressed: Turned aside from the main subject in taking or writing Scintillating: Sparkling; flashing

43. Practice Lesson Vocabulary Are cavities found in your mouth? If a teacher demonstrates an experiment, is it assigned? Is Mr. Morgan strict about writing e-mail messages in school? True/False A combination helps you find your locker. A television episode is one show from a season. Keeping a low profile means you want people to notice you.

44. Vocabulary Strategy Context Clues: Sometimes when you are reading, you come across a word you do not know. You can use the context – the words and sentences around the word – to find clues to its meaning. 1.Reread the sentence in which the unknown word appears. Does the author give you a clue, such as a synonym? 2.If not, read the sentences around the sentence with the unknown word. Does the author give clues, such as examples or explanations? 3.Put the clues together and decide what you think the word means. 4.Try the meaning in the sentence. Does it make sense? As you read “Trouble in TV Land,” look for context clues that help you figure out the meanings of the vocabulary words.

47. Genre: Play A play is a story written to be acted out for an audience. As you read, imagine the actors speaking the lines and acting out the action.

48. How will Stormi do in her new school?

49. Preview and Predict Preview the selection title and illustrations and predict what you think the title means. Use your lesson vocabulary in your discussion.

50. Guided Comprehension: What have you learned so far about Stormi? What generalization can you make about how Stormi feels about starting a new school? What conclusion can you draw about the relationship between Stormi and her friends in Chicago? In Scene II, why do you think the author includes the scenes with Stormi’s friends in Chicago? Do you think Stormi will like her new school and make new friends? What happens when Hannah tries to find out more about Stormi? Why does Stormi respond that way? Describe Hanna based on what you learn about her on pp. 468-469? Think about the main character and her problem. Does this play remind you of any other stories you’ve read?

51. Guided Comprehension Continued Summarize what happened to Stormi since she started her new school. What generalization can you make about Stormi’s friends from their e-mails? What caused Stormi to say her second day at school was worse than the first? Use the context clues to determine the meaning of passion on p. 473? Use Context clues to determine the meaning of hospitable on p. 474. Why do you think Hannah continues to be friendly to Stormi even after Stormi is rude to her and her friends? Make a generalization about Hannah and her friends. Support it with details from the play. Compare and contrast Stormi’s friends in Chicago with her new friends. Describe an experience you had with being the new person in a group. How did it feel? What did you do?

52. Drawing Conclusions Drawing conclusions means forming reasonable opinions after thinking about the facts and details of what they have read. Draw conclusions about how Stormi feels when she’s introduced to eh class.

54. Mood The atmosphere or feeling of a story is its mood. The mood of a story may be hilarious, thoughtful, sad, eerie, dreamlike, and so on. The possibilities include every emotional state. An author creates mood through characters, setting, and descriptive details of the story. Describe the mood of Scene II on pp. 466-499 of The Stormi Giovanni Club. Discuss Stormi’s state of mind and identify details that the author gives about her old friends in Chicago before agreeing on the mood of the scene. Write about the mood of Scene IV. Use the following questions to help with responses. 1.What change in the main character helps you identify the mood? 2.What descriptive details are clues to the mood?

55. SUMMARY This nonfiction selection is about what it is like to be the new student at school. It provides a lot of good suggestions of what new students can do to make the transition to a new school less difficult. It also talks about what other students can do to welcome the new student. COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS PAGE 6 What are some simple things you can do to make a new student feel at home? PAGE 6 What are some different feelings that might be a reaction to change? PAGE 12 In addition to changing schools, what major change is Marcus having to get used to? PAGE 15 What are some of the ways you can say goodbye?

58. SUMMARY This story is about a young boy, Joey, and his family who have moved many times. He gets some very good advice from his mother about making friends and adapting to the new area. Each time he moves, he has to get to know a new school and make new friends. While difficult at first, the boy learns to adapt well to all the moves by learning to trust himself. COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS PAGE 4 Why did Joey have to move around so often? PAGE 6 What ocean is San Francisco on? PAGE 8 Why was Joey’s sister more upset than he was when the family was going to move away from San Francisco? PAGE 15 What sports does Joey play while he’s in London? PAGE 16 When Joey moves back to the United States, how does he keep in touch with his friend Jarvis? PAGE 20 What was Joey’s father looking forward to in Maine?

61. SUMMARY Drew hates going to school, has very few friends, and hates lying about how he feels about school. Then Nathaniel, a boy he met at the beach the summer before, moves to town. Nathaniel tries to become friends with Drew, but Drew is embarrassed by him and rejects Nathaniel at first. By the end of the story, their friendship is patched and Drew feels better about school. PAGE 8 What did Drew think of Nathaniel after spending time with him at the beach? PAGES 17–18 When Nathaniel has lunch with Soraya instead of Drew, what emotion does Drew feel? PAGE 21 What happens when Julie tries to make dinner for their guests? PAGES 24–25 Why was Drew embarrassed by his purple basketball? 24–27 What happens between Drew and Nathaniel while they are playing basketball? COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS PAGES 4–6 List all of the reasons you can find in the first chapter of the story that Drew doesn’t like school.

64. Genre: Newspaper Article A newspaper article tells readers about current events, issues, people, and places of interest. News articles should report facts – actual events and quotations. Text Features: A news article begins with a headline that gives readers an idea of what the article is about. A dateline, which gives the day the article appeared, often follows the headline. Before reading, scan the headline and illustrations to see what the article is about.

65. What can you learn about the article from the headline? What can you learn about the article from the illustrations? What is the author’s purpose or purposes? How is a rule o kind of generalization? Look back at The Stormi Giovanni Club and this newspaper article. Make a list of problems that the students In these selections face during a typical day at school. Write some advice on how to successfully deal with each of these problems. Combine your results with classmates’ advice. Assemble a book of advice on how to get along in school.

66. Additional Resources Pronouns Powerpoint