1. READ ALOUD : “Darkness is My Friend” READ ALOUD : “Darkness is My Friend” n GENRE: Poetry n Poems use rhythm and sound patterns to help express meaning. n Poems paint a picture by using colorful, descriptive language. n Poems may also use figurative language, such as personification and metaphors.

2. FOCUS ON VOCABULARY rustleoutsiderslend

3. rustle The wind made the leaves on the tree rustle. The wind made the leaves on the tree rustle. rustle – to make a light noise like dry leaves blowing in the wind. n Which sound is louder - a rustle or a crunch?

4. outsiders My sister and I felt like outsiders at our new school. My sister and I felt like outsiders at our new school. outsider – people who are not included in a certain group n How could you make an outsider feel welcome?

5. lend I asked my friend to lend me his baseball mitt. I asked my friend to lend me his baseball mitt. lend– to loan or provide n What other kinds of things could you lend to a friend?

6. LISTENING FOR A PURPOSE n After the seventh line: Turn to a partner, and discuss why the narrator likes darkness. n After the last line: Turn to a partner, and tell what animal you think is narrating the story and how you know.

7. INFLECTIONAL ENDINGS -ed and –ing are added to verbs to create new verb forms and tenses For many base words just add the ending: laugh becomes laughing and laughed For base words that end in a consonant and the letter e, drop the e before adding –ed or –ing: save becomes saved and saving For most words that end in a vowel and a consonant, double the final consonant before adding –ed or –ing: stop becomes stopped and stopping

8. THINK ALOUD grip gripped Look at the words. I see the letter p at the end of the first word. When a base word ends in a vowel and a consonant, the consonant doubles when an ending is added. To find the base word, I cover up the second p and the ending –ed to get the base word grip. I know grip means hold tightly. When –ed is added it makes the verb past tense, so gripped means held tightly.

9. whispered letting rip tapped save vote watching darted ripped tapping saving voted tapped exploring flip nap spray train enjoyed scuffling flipping napping sprayed training PRACTICE AND APPLY Underline the inflectional ending in each word.

10. disappeared THINK ALOUD – Multisyllabic Word Strategy SOUND OUT AND BLEND TOGETHER THE WORD PARTS

11. THINK ALOUD – Multisyllabic Word Strategy SOUND OUT AND BLEND TOGETHER THE WORD PARTS disappearing

12. participated THINK ALOUD – Multisyllabic Word Strategy SOUND OUT AND BLEND TOGETHER THE WORD PARTS

13. THINK ALOUD – Multisyllabic Word Strategy SOUND OUT AND BLEND TOGETHER THE WORD PARTS participating

14. regretted THINK ALOUD – Multisyllabic Word Strategy SOUND OUT AND BLEND TOGETHER THE WORD PARTS

15. THINK ALOUD – Multisyllabic Word Strategy SOUND OUT AND BLEND TOGETHER THE WORD PARTS regretting

16. scrounged THINK ALOUD – Multisyllabic Word Strategy SOUND OUT AND BLEND TOGETHER THE WORD PARTS

17. scrounging THINK ALOUD – Multisyllabic Word Strategy SOUND OUT AND BLEND TOGETHER THE WORD PARTS

18. hiccupped THINK ALOUD – Multisyllabic Word Strategy SOUND OUT AND BLEND TOGETHER THE WORD PARTS

19. THINK ALOUD – Multisyllabic Word Strategy SOUND OUT AND BLEND TOGETHER THE WORD PARTS hiccupping

20. measured THINK ALOUD – Multisyllabic Word Strategy SOUND OUT AND BLEND TOGETHER THE WORD PARTS

21. measuring THINK ALOUD – Multisyllabic Word Strategy SOUND OUT AND BLEND TOGETHER THE WORD PARTS

22. MULTISYLLABIC WORD STRATEGY Decoding Strategy

23. forbidding THINK ALOUD – Multisyllabic Word Strategy SOUND OUT AND BLEND TOGETHER THE WORD PARTS

24. dripped THINK ALOUD – Multisyllabic Word Strategy SOUND OUT AND BLEND TOGETHER THE WORD PARTS

25. fascinating THINK ALOUD – Multisyllabic Word Strategy SOUND OUT AND BLEND TOGETHER THE WORD PARTS

26. clasped THINK ALOUD – Multisyllabic Word Strategy SOUND OUT AND BLEND TOGETHER THE WORD PARTS

27. thrilling THINK ALOUD – Multisyllabic Word Strategy SOUND OUT AND BLEND TOGETHER THE WORD PARTS

28. assembling THINK ALOUD – Multisyllabic Word Strategy SOUND OUT AND BLEND TOGETHER THE WORD PARTS

29. enabled THINK ALOUD – Multisyllabic Word Strategy SOUND OUT AND BLEND TOGETHER THE WORD PARTS

30. discontinued THINK ALOUD – Multisyllabic Word Strategy SOUND OUT AND BLEND TOGETHER THE WORD PARTS

31. eavesdropping My little sister is good at eavesdropping on telephone conversations. – to listen to other people talking without letting them know you are listening eavesdropping – to listen to other people talking without letting them know you are listening n How are eavesdropping and spying similar and different?

32. acquaintance The new student looked happy to be making another student’s acquaintance. acquaintance – a person you know, but who is NOT a close friend n What is a good way to make someone’s acquaintance?

33. route The postman follows a daily route. route – a road, course or way used for traveling n What is the fastest route to the library?

34. jumble His room is a messy jumble of toys and books. jumble – a messy pile of things n What could you do with a jumble of bottles?

35. scornfully The critic did not like the book and wrote scornfully about it. scornfully – to show disgust or dislike n What is the opposite of saying something scornfully?

36. logical When is rains, we are logical and put up our umbrellas. logical – sensible; an action or result that you expect n What is something that is NOT logical?

37. Comprehension STRATEGY: MAKE INFERENCES AND ANALYZE Inferences – stated about the character or plot. Inferences – You use clues provided by the author and your own knowledge to understand what the author has not directly stated stated about the character or plot. SKILL: THEME Theme is the overall message or idea the author wants the reader to understand.

38. THEME CHART see anthology p. 409