Mailing

May Day 2 Pages 306-309

Day 2 Goals: Summarize

Review Figurative Language

Define Vocabulary

Find Spicy Words

Let’s Get Started!

Summarize what you read yesterday to your face partner.

Who can share what your partner told you?

Who can define alliteration?

Read page 307. Look for an example of alliteration. Record your finding on your follow along.

Reread any page already read while your waiting

Excerpt from the text:

“ Let’s find out exactly how much you and your valise weigh.”

Predict what you think a valise is. Tell your shoulder partner. Take turns and the person closest to the Smartboard predicts first.

Who will share your partner’s prediction?

Ooooo! Who used the picture clues??

Dictionary definition of a valise:a small overnight bag for short trips

Use those picture clues!!

Read page 307 silently.

Read the sentence from the story.

“Well, Leonard, looks like you’ll be in charge of some poultry on this mail run.”

What does the word poultry mean as it is used in the sentence? What clue from the story helped you figure out the meaning?

Meaning:___________________________________

Clue:______________________________________

Record your answer on number two of your follow along.

Personification: Giving human traits to objects or animals

Simile: Comparing two unlike objects with words such as “like” or “as”

Read page 309. Look for a sentence with an example of personification and a simile. Record the sentence on your follow along.

Underline the personification words.

Circle the simile phrase.

Illustrate the figurative language in the box.

Reread page 309. Look for five interesting, juicy, or spicy words and list them on your follow along.

Stand up and say, “That’s Me,” if you listed on of these words.

hissing

snorting

boar hog

tingly

steel steps

chugged

adventuresome

curled

Predict what you think is going to happen tomorrow.

Go around your team sharing your prediction, starting with team member one.