2. SFA Wednesday

3. Vocabulary Can you pronounce it Do know the definition Can you use it in a sentence

4. Title: Adelina’s Whales Reading Goal: Drawing Conclusions Team Cooperation Goal: Help and encourage others Genre : Photo essay Author: Richard Sobl

5. My sister lives in California and often wakes up at night because of the rumbling sounds of thunder. rumbling: thundering

6. I got to pet a baby elephant at the zoo and felt the tough and wrinkled texture of its leathery skin. leathery: tough

7. Whenever Martha looks over at Tom, Tom glances at Martha. glances:looks

8. Mother is preparing the food for tonight’s feast. preparing:Getting ready

9. I held my breath for almost a minute and then surfaced in the pool. surfaced: Came to the top

10. The seagulls were gliding along over the boardwalk. gliding:Moving smoothly

11. Drawing conclusions is: Looking at the clues to figure out what is happening in the story.

12. Pages TE p. 460 Pages 44-50

13. Let’s predict Page 296 Why does Adelina love whales so much?

14. Team Talk Let’s preview the questions on page 116 of your treasure hunt.

15. Partner Read 15 minutes Put 2 sticky notes on words that are new or unfamiliar to you pages 300-302 Partner Read p. A:300-B:301 Restate page B:300 and A:301 Read Silently: Page 300-302 Discuss with team words you clarified Find vocabulary words

16. Team Discussion Pass out Team Discussion Cards Discuss answers to team talk questions Write answers to question 2 and 3

17. Class Discussion What are some of the words you clarified? Answer questions 1-4

18. Adventures in Writing 15 min Treasure hunt page 116 Discuss with your table first.

19. Vocabulary Practice Treasure Hunt Page 73

20. Fluency 5 min Pg 72-74, paragraphs 1-6