2.4 marven of the great north woods

Author: Kathryn Lasky

Genre: Biography

Big Question: What is the value of a job well

done?

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Big Question: What is the value of a job well

done?

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WednesdayThursday

Friday

Vocabulary Words

cord dismay grizzly (bear) immense payroll

lumberjack silhouettes business resourceful team trustworthy

Vocabulary Words More Words to Know

Monday

Question of the DayWhat is the value of a

job well done?

Today we will learn about:Build ConceptsFact and OpinionMonitor and Fix UpBuild BackgroundVocabularyFluency: VolumeGrammar: Singular Possessive NounsSpelling: Consonant Pairs ng, nk, ph,whCitizenship and Responsibility

FluencyModel Volume

Fluency: VolumeListen as I read “Counting on Johnny.”

As I read, notice how I vary my volume to make the story interesting and lively.

Be ready to answer questions after I finish.

Fluency: VolumeIs the statement “starting your own business isn’t easy” a statement of fact or opinion? How do you know?

Why do you think the author included exaggerations such as “bunk beds stacked ten high”?

Concept Vocabulary business – a place that makes or sells goods and services

resourceful – good at thinking of ways to do things; quick-witted

team – people working or acting together

trustworthy – able to be depended on

Concept Vocabulary

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Build Concept Vocabulary business, resourceful, team, trustworthy

Work

Qualities of a

responsible person

Community

Citizenship and

Responsibility

Fact and Opinion,Monitor and Fix Up

Turn to page 212 - 213.

Prior KnowledgeWhat do you know about lumbering?

Lumbering in the Past Lumbering Today

Prior KnowledgeThis week’s audio explores logging in the 1900s. After you listen, we will discuss what you found out and what surprised you most about logging in the 1900s.

Vocabulary Words

Vocabulary Words cord – measure of quantity for cut wood, equal to 128 cubic feet. A pile of wood 4 feet wide, 4 feet high, and 8 feet long is a cord.

dismay – sudden helpless fear of what is about to happen or what has happened

Vocabulary Words grizzly (bear) – a large, gray or brownish bear of eastern North America

immense – very large; huge; vast

payroll – list of persons to be paid and the amount that each one is to receive

More Words to Knowlumberjack – person whose work is cutting down trees and sending the logs to the sawmill; woodsman; logger

silhouettes – dark images outlined against a lighter background

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grizzly bear

lumberjack

silhouettes

GrammarSingular Possessive Nouns

marven felt very small amung the enormous lumberjack’s

Marven felt very small among the enormous lumberjacks.

what a huge amount of food they eated for breakfast

What a huge amount of food they ate for breakfast!

Singular Possessive Nouns

Marven’s bed was in the office.

The word Marven’s is a singular possessive noun. The apostrophe and –s at the end show ownership or possession—the bed belongs to Marven.


A possessive noun shows ownership. A singular possessive noun shows that one person, place, or thing has or owns something. Add an apostrophe and the letter s to a singular noun to make it possessive.


Singular Nouns: Marven worked in the same office as his boss.

Singular Possessive Noun: Marven’s workplace was his boss’s office.


What is the possessive form of each underlined singular noun?

lumberjack ax lumberjack’s forest trees forest’s boy job boy’s Mr. Murray planMr. Murray’s plan



bear dinner bear’s camp location camp’s lake water lake’s Minnesota winters Minnesota’s



building entrance building’s ax blade ax’s



Marven life changed at the logging camp.

Marven’s His first day work was difficult.

day’s A bookkeeper job was a challenge for a young boy.

bookkeeper’s



Marven learned each man signature of symbol.

man’s Jean-Louis symbol was his thumbprint.

Jean-Louis’s


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Tuesday

Question of the DayWhat were working conditions like for

Marven at the logging camp?

Today we will learn about:Dictionary/GlossaryFact and OpinionMonitor and Fix UpMain IdeaVocabularyFluency: Echo ReadingGrammar: Singular Possessive NounsSpelling: Consonant Pairs ng, nk, ph, whSocial Studies: MinnesotaCitizenship and Responsibility

Vocabulary Strategy: Dictionary/Glossary

Pages 214 - 215.

Marven of the Great North Woods

Pages 216 - 223.

FluencyEcho Reading

Fluency: Echo Reading

Turn to page 222, paragraphs 1-7.

As I read, notice how I vary my volume to reflect the booming lumberjack and Jean Louis’s mutterings.

We will practice as a class doing three echo readings.

marven slid smoothly. Over the wite carpet of snow

Marven slid smoothly over the white carpet of snow.

he thought jean louis was a grizzly bear but he laughed when he found out her mistake

He thought Jean Louis was a grizzly bear, but he laughed when he found out his mistake.


A possessive noun shows ownership or possession.

A singular noun that shows ownership is called a singular possessive noun.

To form a singular possessive noun, add an apostrophe and -s.


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Wednesday

Question of the DayHow do Marven and

the lumberjacks make sure their jobs are

done well?

Today we will learn about:Fact and OpinionMonitor and Fix UpDictionary/GlossaryMain IdeaVocabularyFluency: Model VolumeGrammar: Singular Possessive NounsSpelling: Consonant Pairs ng, nk, ph, whSocial Studies: CitizenshipA Bookkeeper’s JobChild Labor LawsCitizenship and responsibility

Marven of the Great North Woods

Pages 254 - 233.

FluencyModel Volume

Fluency: Model VolumeTurn to page 231, paragraphs 1-3.

As I read, notice I raise and lower my voice when I see clue words such as whispered and gasped.

Now we will practice together as a class by doing three echo readings.

marven made a list of each mans name. And recorded his signature

Marven made a list of each man’s name and recorded his signature.

marven and mr. murray enjoyed the cooks beans and pies at lunch

Marven and Mr. Murray enjoyed the cook’s beans and pies at lunch.


Possessive nouns can make writing smoother and less wordy. Marven’s bed is shorter and sounds more natural than the bed of Marven.

Review something you have written to see if you can replace prepositional phrases with singular possessive nouns.


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Thursday

Question of the DayHow does a person show qualities of citizenship and responsibility?

Today we will learn about:Email/Text FeaturesReading Across TextsFluency: Partner ReadingGrammar: Singular Possessive Nouns

Spelling: Consonant Pairs ng, nk, ph, wh

Social Studies: Make a Job List

“Logging Camps”Pages 236 - 239.

FluencyPartner Reading

Fluency: Partner Reading

Turn to page 231, paragraphs 1-3.

Partners practice reading aloud these paragraphs. Be sure to vary your volume appropriately and offer each other feedback.

when the men returned from a days work they ate supper

When the men returned from a day’s work, they ate supper.

if marven finished his work early. He could go out skiing

If Marven finished his work early, he could go out skiing.


Test Tip: Add an apostrophe with a singular possessive noun. Do not add an apostrophe with a plural noun. Ask yourself: Do I mean more than one of this noun, or do I mean something belongs to this noun?


Example: The universe has many suns. (more than one sun)

The sun’s rays melted the snow. (rays belong to the sun)


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Friday

Question of the DayWhat is the value of a

job well done?

Today we will learn about:Build Concept VocabularyFact and OpinionNarrative WritingDictionary/GlossaryGrammar: Singular Possessive NounsSpelling: Consonant Pairs ng, nk, ph, wh

GraphsCitizenship and Responsibility

Fact and OpinionA statement of fact can be proved true or false by looking in a reference book, asking an expert, or using your own knowledge and experience.

Fact and OpinionA statement of opinion cannot be proved true or false. It is a belief or judgment. It often contains a word of judgment, such as best, should, or beautiful. It may being with the words In my opinion or I believe.

Narrative WritingWhen a storyteller describes an event or series of events, the text is called narrative writing. The storyteller may be called the narrator of the story. Narrative writing can be fiction or nonfiction.

Narrative WritingIn a biography, such as “Marven of the Great North Woods,” the narrator describes a series of real-life events in another person’s life.

It is important to remember that a story is told from the narrator’s point of view, and others may view the events differently.

Dictionary/GlossaryWhen you look up a word in a glossary or a dictionary, you can also find out how to pronounce it.

For practice, choose two or three glossary words and carefully copy the pronunciations shown in parentheses. Exchange pronunciations with a partner and use the glossary’s key to identify each other’s words.

GraphsWhere have you seen graphs?A graph shows data, or information, in visual form. The title and labels tell what information the graph shows and compares.

A bar graph used vertical or horizontal bars to compare data.

A circle graph is a circle that shows how a whole is divided into parts.

GraphsA line graph contains lines that connect a series of points. Line graphs often show changes over time.

A picture graph, or pictograph, uses pictures to represent amounts.

do you think that marven saw any moose or wolfes in the forest

Do you think that Marven saw any moose or wolves in the forest?

marvens work w as hard, he did it well

Marven’s work was hard, but he did it well.


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