1. Tryouts Story by Darnell Parker Illustrations by James Bravo

2. Title: Tryouts Reading Goal: Clarifying words Team Cooperation Goal: Active Listening Genre: Narrative Author: Darnell Parker

3. knack Special talentSpecial talent My pets have a knack forMy pets have a knack for circus tricks.

4. replied Answered, respondedAnswered, responded Mario replied to Luigi’s phone call.Mario replied to Luigi’s phone call.

5. pitch ThrowThrow The coach asked ReynaThe coach asked Reyna to pitch for the championship game.

6. exclaimed Said loudly, shoutedSaid loudly, shouted The Queen bee exclaimed,The Queen bee exclaimed, “It is time to make some honey!”

7. nervous Worried, uneasyWorried, uneasy Mr. Worry was nervous about going to the dentist.Mr. Worry was nervous about going to the dentist.

8. extended StretchedStretched Maria extended her arm to Lynn so she could win the race.

9. chores Tasks, things that need to be doneTasks, things that need to be done Melissa had a list of chores toMelissa had a list of chores to finish before she could go out and play.

10. approach Come nearCome near The students were excited to approach the lunch line.The students were excited to approach the lunch line.

11. Build Background Sentence #1 We knew a juffer was coming because the clouds were getting darker and the wind was blowing more strongly. Sentence #2 The meteorologist predicted that we would have a strong winds and possible flooding on Saturday.

12. Preview Team Talk Team Talk question #4 focuses on our reading goal: Clarifying

13. Partner Reading Daniel wanted to pick some flowers from his garden to make a bouquet for his mother. He picked some tall sunflowers and some purple primulas. He thought irises would look nice, so he clipped some of those, too. Daniel went inside and put all the flowers in a vase.

14. Partner Reading Partner Read- Page 3 Silent Read- Page 4 & 5

15. Team Discussion Discuss and clarify team talk questions with your teamDiscuss and clarify team talk questions with your team

16. Class Discussion