Friday, September 27, 2013Friday, September 27, 2013

8:10 – 8:308:10 – 8:30

Who found Who found out the out the moon moon

phase?phase?

Waning Waning CrescentCrescent

Write me a letter and let me Write me a letter and let me know of any suggestions you know of any suggestions you

have now!have now!3285 Wilson Mill Road WestLake Cormorant, MS 38641

Happy Birthday Dylan, Olivia, & Ethan (tomorrow)!Happy Birthday Dylan, Olivia, & Ethan (tomorrow)!

Word Study Word Study Test Test

Week 7Week 78:30 – 9:158:30 – 9:15

1. The Pilgrims traded metal pots for various items with the Indians.

2. Why don’t we lease a bus to carry everyone on the zoo field trip?

3. The metal rails of the railroad tracks run perfectly side by side.

4. Last winter was very hard for all of us. It was the coldest on record.

5. The bridge looked just like an upside down letter “U”.

6. When digging in the valley we found old plates and arrowheads.

7. The bible says NOAH loaded up two of each animal to survive the flood.

8. The 3 year old stood up and said, “I want my mommy.”

9. Last Halloween my Dad dressed as a monster and scared all of us.

10. We went to his office yesterday so he could help us design the house.

11. Even though we whispered, the deer’s ears moved high up in the air.

12. The doctor tried to convince him not to smoke cigarettes.

13. The rental contract said we must pay $800 per month for 12 months.

14. An excellent way to earn larger amounts of money is to own your own store.

15. After he got a flat tire his car ran off the road.

16. Yesterday I was told I was one of two people who would be president.

17. Everyone at the party will be wearing just their regular clothes.

18. The old man is fascinating. He can tell you anything about history.

19. I do not like asparagus or green beans. (substitute “or”)

20. The athlete was in tip top shape and did absolutely wonderful.

Restroom Restroom BreakBreak

9:15-9:259:15-9:25

Class Novel Class Novel Read Chapters 10 & 11Read Chapters 10 & 11& Complete T chart & Complete T chart

9:25 – 10:009:25 – 10:00

Summary Questions

Chapter 10 Chapter 11Summary Questions

Making Meaning - Making Meaning - VocabularyVocabulary

Meet at the carpetMeet at the carpet

10:00 – 10:2010:00 – 10:20

Remember the text features on these pages? Remember the text features on these pages?

Map, photographs, and captionsMap, photographs, and captions

This photo shows rain

forest trees.

Let’s read this Let’s read this captioncaption

Notice the word “guarantee”

Vocabulary

Word Focus:

“guarantee”

guaranteeguarantee – a promise or make certain that

something will happen or be done

The large amounts of rain and the varying (different) life cycles of the trees in the rain forest guaranteeguarantee, or make certain, that fruits, nuts, flowers, and seeds will

be produced all year long for animals to eat.

People sometimes guarantee, or promise, something will happen or be done.

• When has another person guaranteed something to you?

A mechanic could guarantee their work on a car.

A student could guarantee completion

of a project.

Sometimes we guarantee something to another person.

Think – Pair - Share•When have you guaranteed something to another person?

I guaranteed my daughter I would pick her up right after her

Spanish club meeting.

I guaranteed my principal

that the report would be completed

on time.

What’s the word we’re learning that means “promise or make

certain that something will happen or be done”?

guaranteeguaranteeWrite word on Word Chart

Part of the book described how rain forests are being destroyed. Part of the book described how rain forests are being destroyed.

Remember this? This cracked, dry earth used to be a lush, green rain forest.

Let’s read this captionLet’s read this caption

Notice the word

“devastate”

Vocabulary Word

Focus: “devastate

” devastatedevastate – destroy or

badly damage

Devastate and destroy are synonyms, or words that mean the same thing or almost the same thing. People

would have devastated, or destroyed, large areas of rain forest for wood and minerals and to grow cash

crops.

• What other words can you think of that are synonyms of devastate and destroy? What other words mean almost the same thing?

Did you think of …

wreckdemolishspoilruin

Imagine That!Places can be devastated by nature as well as by people. For example, an earthquake or tidal wave can devastate, or destroy, a city. Insects and droughts can devastate farmland.

Close your eyes and imagine a powerful tornado devastates a town. Afterward, you and your friends rush to the town to help.

Think – Pair - Share•What might you see after a tornado devastates a town? Open your eyes and discuss.

Imagine That!

Close your eyes and imagine a fire devastates a forest. When it is safe, you and

your friends visit the forest.

Think – Pair - Share•What might you see after a fire devastates a forest? Open your eyes and discuss.

What’s the word we’re learning that is the synonym of destroy?

devastatedevastateWrite word on Word Chart

Last Vocabulary Word Focus!Last Vocabulary Word Focus!

Remember that the last part of the book tells what happens to rainforest land when the trees are cut down.

Let’s read the first sentence.

Notice the word

“lifeless”

Vocabulary Word

Focus: “lifeless”

lifelesslifeless – without life or living things such as people, animals, or

plants.In fewer than ten years after slash-and-burn farmers

destroy a rainforest, the rainforest land becomes lifeless. Plants do not grow there, and people and

animals cannot live on the land.

lifeless

Look at the word lifeless.

Notice “-less” in the word.

“-less” is a suffix (a group of letters that is ended to the end of a word and changes the meaning of the word)

Suffix “-less” means without or having no

So lifeless means without life or living things such as people, animals, or plants.

Imagine That!Close your eyes and imagine your family is driving on the highway, and your car needs

gas. You stop in a town just off the highway. You get out of the car and look around.

Strangely, the town appears lifeless.

Think – Pair - Share•What do you see when you look around the lifeless town? What don’t you see? Open your eyes and discuss.

• Why might the town be lifeless?

What’s the word we’re learning that means without life or living

things such as people, animals, or plants?

lifelesslifelessWrite word on Word Chart

Making Meaning –Making Meaning – Recognizing Text Features! Recognizing Text Features!

10:20 – 11:00 10:20 – 11:00

Review time again for Expository Text!Review time again for Expository Text!

•What have we learned about Expository Texts?What have we learned about Expository Texts?•How has clearly explaining your thinking with How has clearly explaining your thinking with “TPW” helped your work this week?“TPW” helped your work this week?•What did you do if your partner was not explaining What did you do if your partner was not explaining his/her thinking clearly? How did that help?his/her thinking clearly? How did that help?

Expository Books & Expository Books & Unit 2 Spiral Practice!Unit 2 Spiral Practice!

Independent Reading Time – 2nd Article! Independent Reading Time – 2nd Article! Then time to Think – Pair – Then time to Think – Pair – WriteWrite!!

Unit 2 Spiral Focus!

Class Discussion

• How did your partner do explaining his/her thinking?

• What are you enjoying about working with your partner? What would you like to do the same way/differently the next time you work together?

Fall Pictures!Say Cheese!Say Cheese!

Unit 2 Project – Literature Book Club Unit 2 Project – Literature Book Club (PowerPoint Project)(PowerPoint Project)

Jordan, John, LoganJordan, John, Logan

Dylan, Anthony, Dylan, Anthony, Matthew, AustinMatthew, Austin

Ethan, Zachary, HaydenEthan, Zachary, Hayden

Viktoria, Savanna, Viktoria, Savanna, Destiny, RuthieDestiny, Ruthie

Julia, Katie, Julia, Katie, Madison, OliviaMadison, Olivia

Summary for Summary for pages/chapter(s) read daily, pages/chapter(s) read daily,

due by next school day.due by next school day.

TodayChp 7 & 8

Today pgs – 84-101

Today Chp 13, 14, 15

Today Chp 14-17

Today Chp 7

11:00 – 11:30 11:00 – 11:30

or finish Writing Projector finish Writing Project

Multiplication Multiplication Fact QuizFact Quiz

11:30 – 11:3511:30 – 11:35

Math Time!Math Time!

11:35 – 12:0011:35 – 12:00

Math Workbook p189Math Workbook p189

Math Workbook p190Math Workbook p190

Out of Classroom!•12:00 – 12:45 Activity•12:45 – 1:15 Lunch•1:15 – 1:45 Recess

Math Time!Math Time!

1:45 – 2:451:45 – 2:45

Math Workbook p191Math Workbook p191

Math Workbook p192Math Workbook p192

Math Workbook p192Math Workbook p192

2:45 – 3:102:45 – 3:10

SCIENCE TESTSCIENCE TEST

HomeworkHomework• Math Workbook Pages 193-194• Read at least 30 minutes every day

3:00 – 3:153:00 – 3:15 Wrap Up!Wrap Up!

• Pair-Up back to back and share one thing you learned in class today with your partner

• Pack-Up