Transcript Unit 5, Week 5

Unit 5, Week 5
4th Grade
O’Neal Elementary
eMINTS4ALL Classroom
Vocabulary
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sanctuary- a protected place
descendants- family members born
after others in a family
coaxing- gently convincing or
persuading
threatened- in danger of being harmed
habitat- an area or piece of land where
a plant or animal lives
fragile- easily broken or damaged
glistening- shining or sparkling in
reflected light
Vocabulary: Words in Context
glistening coaxing descendants
fragile threatened habitat
sanctuary
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Dayton Hyde knew that when the horses’
________ was taken over by humans, the
horses would have nowhere to live.
The animals were alarmed at first, so he
spent time ________ them into their new
home.
Today’s wild horses are the ______ of
horses that roamed the range for
hundreds of years.
Vocabulary: Words in Context
glistening coaxing descendants
fragile threatened habitat
sanctuary
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The horses felt _________ by the
unfamiliar man.
In many ways, the story is about how
nature and survival can be _______.
The horses looked beautiful, their coats
________ in the sun.
Their new home is a ________where
they can live safely without
interference.
Vocabulary: Story Words
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docile- easy to train or handle
adaptability- the ability to adapt easily
skitter- skip quickly
vigilance- watchfulness, caution and care
alliteration- the repetition of consonant sounds at the
beginnings of words
figure of speech- may be a simile, metaphor, idiom,
or hyperbole
hyperbole- the use of exaggeration or overstatement
Tall Tales- stories with events so exaggerated that
they are beyond belief
cause- a person or thing that makes something
happen
effect- a change occurring as a direct result of action
by somebody or something else
Fluency: Tempo
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When you come to the possibility of
unfamiliar names or words in a passage
you may need to slow your tempo.
We will read the following passage at a
moderate pace until we come to the
names; Yuskea and Magnificent Mary. We
will slow our tempo to pronounce these
words and then increase our tempo back
to a moderate pace.
Fluency: Tempo (Choral Read)
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Thousands of visitors arrive each summer to
get a glimpse of wild horses in their natural
habitat, a habitat that has been preserved
through Dayton’s careful planning.
Throughout the grazing season, he moves the
herd from one area of the ranch to another
so the horses don’t damage the fragile
rangeland. In the process, he searches for
his marker mares: Painted Lady, Medicine
Hattie, Funny Face, Yuskeya, Magnificent
Mary, and several others. When he spots
them all, he knows the whole herd is
accounted for.
Phonic: Decode Words With Final /əl/
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Words that end with a vowel plus an l and
have an unaccented last syllable are
pronounced alike. They all sound like the
–le in table. This syllable is /əl/ . It does
not matter which vowel comes before the
l; the syllable is often spelled, al, el, or le.
It sometimes is spelled il or ol.
snorkel settle paddle medal local
Comprehension: Cause and Effect
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When an author’s purpose is to explain how or
why certain things happen, he or she often
describes causes and their effects.
As you read the story, you should look for events
that cause actions to happen. Ask yourself,
“What happens because of that event?” or “What
brought about the action?”
Look for signal words and phrases that the author
uses to signal cause and effect. Such words
include but are not limited to; because, due to,
as a result, since, and therefore.
TEACHING CAUSE AND EFFECT
CAUSE and EFFECT Lesson
Comprehension: Cause and Effect
Cause
Fires break out on
Chincoteague.
Ponies feel
threatened by
the water.
Too many ponies
means not enough
grass.
Effect
Fire Dept. needs
to raise money.
Comprehension: Cause and Effect
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Quiz
Using signal words
Cause and Effect Relationships
Cause and Effect Article and Graphic
Organizer
Cause and Effect Matching Activity
Cause and Effect Lesson and Quiz
Comprehension: Cause and Effect
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Horses and Plains
Indians
Comprehension: Summary
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When you summarize a story, you
simply tell the ideas for a story in a
shorter way.
Often the summary includes the
main idea of a selection and a few
supporting details.
The summary should include ONLY
the essential details.
Comprehension: Literary Elements:
Figures of Speech
Hyperbole, Simile, Metaphor, Idiom
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Figures of Speech: Terms
Hyperbole- the use of
exaggeration or overstatement.
The author does not expect the
reader to take the events literally
but uses hyperbole to create humor.
Figures of Speech: Simile and
Metaphor Review
Comprehension: Literary
Elements: Figures of Speech
Hyperbole, Simile, Metaphor, Idiom
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Simile Practice
Alliteration or Simile Quiz
Metaphor Quiz
Figurative Language Quiz
Idiom Site
Figurative Language: Funbrain
Smart Notebook Idiom Lesson
Smart Notebook Lesson: Idioms
Smart Notebook Lesson: Similes and
Metaphors
Vocabulary: Context Clues
Paragraph Clues
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Sometimes the meaning of an unknown word can
be found by reading the rest of the paragraph.
Read the first paragraph below. Look for clues
that will help you understanding the meaning of
the word descendants.
We read about the mustangs, descendants of
the horses brought to America by Spanish
explorers nearly five hundred years ago. At first,
the number of horses was small. But as the years
went by, the horses bred and gave birth to foals
and the herds grew. By 1900, more than two
million wild horses roamed the West. Since they
were wild, they had no real home and were free
to go where they pleased.
Day 1
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What does the word threatened
mean as used on page 634? What
information from the story supports
your answer?
Day 2
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Look at the photographs on pages
638, 639, and 640. How do they
contribute to your understanding of
the place where the wild horses
live? What emotions do they
convey?
Day 3
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What causes Dayton Hyde to hop a
train to Oregon? What effect did this
move have on Hyde?
Day 4
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What caused Dayton Hyde to spend
months searching and trying to
work with the government? What
was the effect of this?
What events caused the wild horses
from the feedlot to be protected in
the sanctuary?
Day 5
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Find two hyperboles in the
description of Pecos Bill on pages
652-653.
How does Pecos Bill come to be
riding on a mountain lion?
Day 5