Big Question: What patterns in nature guide the lives of animals? Author: Chris Van Allsburg Genre: Photo Essay.
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Big Question: What patterns in nature guide the lives of animals? Author: Chris Van Allsburg Genre: Photo Essay Story Sort Vocabulary Words: Arcade Games Study Stack Spelling City: Vocabulary Spelling City: Spelling Words Homophones • piece • peace • break • brake • threw • through • by • bye • beat • beet • thrown • throne • aloud • allowed • past • passed • weight • wait there • their • principal • principle • symbol • cymbal • stationary • stationery • Vocabulary Words biologist More Words to Know encounter bluff exhaling lagoon altitude massive ascent rumbling swans tropical zone Question of the Day What patterns in nature guide the lives of animals? Build Concepts Fact and Opinion Graphic Organizers Build Background Vocabulary Fluency: Model Tone of Voice Grammar: Main and Helping Verbs Spelling: Homophones Animal Migration FLUENCY Listen as I read “The Trumpet of the Swans.” As I read, notice how I vary my tone of voice as I read dialogue to reflect characters’ emotions and make the reading lively. Be ready to answer questions after I finish. Father Swan says, swans “leave their nesting site at summer’s end and travel south…” Is this a statement of fact or an opinion? How do you know? Father Swan says nature designed the Red Rock Lakes “especially for swans.” Is this a statement of fact? How did you decide? altitude – height above sea level ascent – act of going up swans – large water birds with long, slender, curving necks zone – any of the five great regions of Earth’s surface, bounded by imaginary lines parallel to the equator (Next Slide) (To add information to the graphic organizer, click on end show, type in your new information, and save your changes.) Flying Animal Migration Where animals go Animals that migrate K (What do you know?) W (What would you like L (What did you learn?) to learn?) This week’s audio explores the lives of whales. After you listen, we will discuss what you found out about whales and why they need to be protected. biologist – scientist who studies living things, including their origins, structures, activities, and distribution bluff – a high, steep slope or cliff lagoon – a pond or small lake, especially one connected with a larger body of water massive – big and heavy; bulky rumbling – making a deep, heavy, continuous sound tropical – of or like the regions 23.45 degrees north or south of the equator where the sun can shine directly overhead encounter – an unexpected meeting exhaling – breathing out (Next Slide) the average wait of a gray whale is from 30 to 40 tons The average weight of a gray whale is from 30 to 40 tons. a gray whale tail measures 10 to 12 foot across A gray whale tail measures 10 to 12 feet across. The whales are swimming in the bay. Are swimming is a verb phrase. It consists of a main verb (swimming) and a helping verb (are). A verb that has more than one word is called a verb phrase. A verb phrase is made up of a main verb and one or more helping verbs. The The main verb shows action. helping verb or verbs tell more about the action. Common helping verbs are am, is, are, was, were, will, would, should, has, have, had, do, does, did, can, and could. In the following sentenced, the main verb is underlined once and the helping verb is underlined twice. Adelina has lived in La Laguna all her life. The whales were swimming under the boat. The helping verbs am, is, and are show present time. Was and were show past time. Will shows future time. The helping verbs has, have and had show that an action started in the past. In the following sentences, the helping verb have shows action that started in the past, and the helping verb will shows future time. The whales have returned to La Laguna every year. The whales will continue their journey north. Adelina’s grandfather will photograph the whales. will photograph The whales are playing in the bay. are playing One whale is swimming close to the boat. is swimming Many people could visit the bay. could visit I am writing a letter to Adelina. am writing Adelina has learned a lot about whales. has learned More visitors have arrived in buses. have arrived Everybody is taking photographs. is taking Some whales are diving deep into the bay. are diving Those whales were watching us. were watching I will look at a whale up close. will look The village of La Laguna did become famous. did become Homophones • piece • peace • break • brake • threw • through • by • bye • beat • beet • thrown • throne • aloud • allowed • past • passed • weight • wait there • their • principal • principle • symbol • cymbal • stationary • stationery • Question of the Day What is the migration pattern of the gray whales Adelina sees? Context Clues Fact and Opinion Graphic Organizers Generalize Vocabulary Fluency: Choral Reading Grammar: Main and Helping Verbs Spelling: Homophones Science: Tides Migration Animal Migration FLUENCY Turn to page 301, paragraph 1. As I read, notice how I convey Adelina’s pride and affection. Notice how my tone of voice matches the content and mood of the text. We will practice as a class doing three echo readings of this page. gray whales swim threw the water. At around 3 to 5 miles per hour Gray whales swim through the water at around 3 to 5 miles per hour. they migrate from the bering sea too baja california They migrate from the Bering Sea to Baja, California. A verb of more than one word is called a verb phrase. A verb phrase consists of a main verb and a helping verb. verbs include am, is, are, was, were, will, has, had, and have. Helping Homophones • piece • peace • break • brake • threw • through • by • bye • beat • beet • thrown • throne • aloud • allowed • past • passed • weight • wait there • their • principal • principle • symbol • cymbal • stationary • stationery • Question of the Day What mysteries of the whales might Adelina try to unlock some day? Graphic Organizers Context Clues Vocabulary Fluency: Tone of Voice Grammar: Main and Helping Verbs Spelling: Homophones Science: Animal Communication Whales Animal Migration FLUENCY Turn to page 302. As I read, notice how my tone changes from a whisper to excitement as the grandfather’s story builds. Now we will practice together as a class by doing three choral readings. you can see the whales, when they be swimming close to shore You can see the whales when they are swimming close to shore. if you is looking for a exciting trip go on a whale watch If you are looking for an exciting trip, go on a whale watch. A verb of more than one word is called a verb phrase. A verb phrase consists of a main verb and a helping verb. verbs include am, is, are, was, were, will, has, had, and have. Helping Using common verbs such as say, go, and get too often makes writing dull. Dull: The shark is going through the water. Vivid: The shark is cutting through the water. Review something you have written to see if you can improve it by replacing dull main verbs with more powerful, vivid verbs. Homophones • piece • peace • break • brake • threw • through • by • bye • beat • beet • thrown • throne • aloud • allowed • past • passed • weight • wait there • their • principal • principle • symbol • cymbal • stationary • stationery • Question of the Day Does your family visit a favorite lake in the summer or travel to Florida every winter? Expository Nonfiction/Text Features Reading Across Texts Content-Area Vocabulary Fluency: Partner Reading Grammar: Main and Helping Verbs Spelling: Homophones Times for Science: Salmon Life Cycle FLUENCY Turn to page 302. Read this page three times with a partner. Read expressively, vary tone of voice, and offer each other feedback. the people of La laguna is enjoying the visiting whales The people of La Laguna are enjoying the visiting whales. the whale’s like the people two The whales like the people too. A verb of more than one word is called a verb phrase. A verb phrase consists of a main verb and a helping verb. verbs include am, is, are, was, were, will, has, had, and have. Helping Test Tip: No matter what the order of the words in a sentence is or how many helping verbs the sentence has, the main verb of the verb phrase is always the last verb. The whales are swimming fast. Are the whales swimming fast? How fast the whales are swimming! Homophones • piece • peace • break • brake • threw • through • by • bye • beat • beet • thrown • throne • aloud • allowed • past • passed • weight • wait there • their • principal • principle • symbol • cymbal • stationary • stationery • Question of the Day What patterns in nature guide the lives of animals? Build Concept Vocabulary Fact and Opinion Author’s Viewpoint Context Clues Grammar: Main and Helping Verbs Spelling: Homophones Readers’ Guide Animal Migration A statement of fact can be correct or incorrect. You can check it by doing research. A statement of opinion should be supported. A valid opinion is supported by facts or good logic. A faulty opinion is not. Some sentences contain both statements of fact and statements of opinion. The author’s viewpoint is the way an author looks at his or her subject. Look at the statements of opinion an author expresses and the statements of fact the author chooses to include. Try to figure out the author’s viewpoint even when it is not stated directly. Homonyms are words that are spelled the same but have different meanings and origins. For example, story can be a tale or a level of a building. You can use context clues to determine appropriate meanings. Use the chart to provide other homonyms from Adelina’s Whales. List two meanings for each word and circle the meaning used in the story. Word from Story light (p. 298) kind (p. 298) trails (p. 299) calf (p. 299) Meaning 1 Meaning 2 How can you locate articles on whales or animal migration in recent issues of magazines? Readers’ Guide of Periodical Literature lists articles and other The writing published in magazines and journals. This reference is published in a series of volumes organized by date. Researchers can search for articles by subject or by author name. entry shows the article name, the author, the title and date of the source it is in, and the page(s) on which the article appears. Each whales have huge brains and it “talk” to each other in clicks and rumbles Whales have huge brains, and they “talk” to each other in clicks and rumbles. what amazing creature they is What amazing creatures they are! A verb of more than one word is called a verb phrase. A verb phrase consists of a main verb and a helping verb. verbs include am, is, are, was, were, will, has, had, and have. Helping Homophones • piece • peace • break • brake • threw • through • by • bye • beat • beet • thrown • throne • aloud • allowed • past • passed • weight • wait there • their • principal • principle • symbol • cymbal • stationary • stationery • Story test Classroom webpage, Reading Test AR Other Reading Quizzes Quiz #