1. 4th Grade Theme 3
Lesson 11
Day 2

2. Read Aloud Listening Comprehension
Today I will read part of a folktale from India.
Folktales:
are stories that are passed down orally.
contain a plot that teaches a lesson.
reflect the customs and beliefs of a culture.
I will read part of “The Blue Jackal Who Showed His True Colors”. Listen to find out why the blue jackal is alone at the end of the story.
T28 one section on each day Modeling inner voice

3. Discussion Think of different ways that animals survive in the wild.
Share your ideas with your partner.

4. Comprehension Text Structure:
Text Structure is the way an author organizes nonfiction text.
Cause and effect is on kind of text structure.
A cause is an action or event that makes something else happen. An effect is what happens as a result.
Clue words can help readers identify the organization of the text. Some clue words are:
because, if, then, so that, when, and as a result.

5. Use Graphic Organizers
Use sequence charts to organize the order of events in a selection.
Use a cause-and-effect diagram to keep track of causes and effects in texts.
Use a Venn diagram to show how things are alike and different.
Use a web to list details related to a main idea or important concept.

10. Practice
Let’s use a graphic organizer as we read the story, “Mimicry and Camouflage to find cause-and-effect relationships in the story.
Open your reading workbook to page 62. Read the first section to decide what the effect would be.
We will continue to use this graphic organizer as we read.

11. Spelling Words with VCV
begin
vanish
bonus
legal
event
moment
motive
native
suburb
mimic
paper
pilot
raven
rival
relish
silent
solar
spider
super
virus
basis
enemy
balance
chemical
fiber
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12. Words with VCV Long Vowel Sound begin silent bonus solar legal spider
event virus
moment native
motive super
paper
pilot
raven
rival
Short Vowel Sound
vanish
suburb
mimic
relish

13. Word Attack:VCV
When a syllable breaks before the consonant, the syllable is usually pronounced with a long vowel sound. This is called an open syllable pattern.
When a syllable breaks after the consonant, it is usually pronounced with a short vowel sound. This is called a closed syllable pattern.

14. Reference Sources
*Use an ALMANAC to find current facts about places, sports, weather or events.
* Use and ATLAS to find a specific place.
*Use a DICTIONARY to learn the meanings of unfamiliar words, how to pronounce words, and how to spell them.
* Use an ENCYCLOPEDIA, NONFICTION BOOKS, and MAGAZINES to find specific information on a topic.
*Use a THESAURES to find synonyms and antonyms, and to find words that will make your writing more interesting.
* Use the INTERNET to research topics.

15. Practice Reading Workbook page 64
Let’s work together to practice when to use reference sources.

16. Vocabulary Turn to page 284 in your reading book.
Read along with me to find out what are some surprises in nature.