1. Amelia and Eleanor Go For a Ride  Author: Pam Munoz Ryan  Reading Goal: Characterization  Team Cooperation Goal: Everyone participates

2. Amelia and Eleamor  Summary:Two ground-breaking American women go for a nighttime plane ride. Amelian Earhart and Eleanor Roosevelt were mutual admirers. Pam Munoz Ryan documents an exciting encounter of the two friends.  Reading Goal: Characterization  Team Cooperation Goal: Everyone participates

3. Vocabulary Rate and review the vocabulary words independently Review Vocabulary

4. pierced: Crystal got her ears pierced so she could wear earrings. Made a hole through

5. cramped: Lorena crawled into a cramped space in back of the closet while she was playing hide and seek. Small, tight

6. effortlessly: Carlos did the skate board trick effortlessly because he practiced so many times. easily

7. luxurious: Amairani’s family won the lottery and they now live in a luxurious mansion in Beverly Hills. fancy

8. paused: Isela paused the video game so she could get a snack and start the game again. Stopped for a moment

9. gently: Denise handled the baby elephants and monkeys at the zoo very gently because they are so delicate. softly

10. Partner Rate & Review-5 mintues Divide your words between you and your partner and test each other on the vocabulary. If your partner doesn’t know the word read them the definition and meaningful sentence.

11. Build Background- 10 minutes Reading goal: Cause and Effect: What causes a car to stop? What causes a car to go through? What causes a car to slow down at a light? Use think-pair-share to think to find the causes to these effects Good readers are able to identify the cause and effect relationships in text. This makes what they are reading more meaningful.

12. Cause and Effect Aunt Franny was walking down the steps when she tripped over her cat, Slinky. Slinky slept on the stairs sometimes and this time Aunt Franny stepped on her and fell all the way down the stairs. For a week Aunt Franny was on crutches with a sprained ankle, and slinky had to sleep in the garage. What is the cause in the story(what causes Aunt Franny to fall?) What is the effect in the story (what happens to Aunt Franny?)

13. Listening Comprehension- 15 minutes Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing  Read pages 37-42  Discuss cause and effect  Clarify words  Retell story  The Unsinkable Wreck of the R.M.S. Titanic is a narrative nonfiction. It tells something that happened in real life. As you read pay attention to the cause and effect connections in the text  Preview Team Talk Questions

14. Teamwork-15 minutes Take 2 minutes to survey the text and pick 2 words you want to clarify Partner read 543 aloud with your partner. Clarify words retell page find cause and effect relationships Identify any cause and effect relationships on the page Discuss and Answer team talk questions Answer questions 2 and 4 in your journals

15. Adventures in Writing-10 minutes Writing prompt: If you could visit a famous place or thing, which one would you pick? Describe the place or thing and explain why you would pick it.

16. Vocabulary Activity-5 minutes Meaningful sentences: Pick three words and write a meaningful sentence for each word in your journal.

17. Fluency – 10 minutes Read page 543 Rate your partner fluency based on fluency rubric Be positive and constructive.

18. The Unsinkable Wreck of the R.M.S. Titanic  Author: Robert D. Ballard and Rick Archbold  Reading Goal: Cause and Effect  Team Cooperation Goal: Help and encourage others Vocabulary crampedluxurious piercedpaused effortlesslygently