2 minute editSelect a synonym to match the underlined word.

To buy goodsa. sellb. bringc. purchased. send

Mix carefullya. combineb. separatec. joind. enter

Synonyms

A victorious teama. victoryb. creativec. hard workingd. triumphant

To fly is to a. castb. soarc.dived. shun

Vocabulary

fiddling successfulthin controlrecently confident

Rate and review the words with a partner

Pronouncing the word: blend, chunk, base word plus prefix or suffix

Defining the word: background knowledge

Using the word in a sentence: background knowledge

Text, author, and reading goal

Today you will continuing reading To Fly: The Story of the Wright Brothers by Wendie C. Old. As you read you will analyze and distinguish between facts and opinions in the text. Be smart! Know where your information comes from!

Team Cooperation Goal

• Explain your ideas/tell why

• Good readers always go back to the story to support their answers

• Good readers are able to explain their ideas using evidence from the story

• Good readers can tell why and how they came to a decision on an answer because they know where they got the information in the story.

Vocabulary

fiddling successfulthin controlrecently confident

fiddlingWhen Joshua was supposed to be

doing research for his presentation, he was actually

fiddling around on the Internet.

Playing around with something

thinThere was only a thin layer of

snow covering the ground so we couldn’t build a snowman.

Narrow; skinny

recentlyMy mom said I didn’t need a new

pair of shoes because she had recently bought me a pair.

lately

successfulMy studying for the test was

successful because I got a perfect score.

fortunate

controlThe captain of the boat gets to

control where it goes.

Steer/drive

confidentHarry was so confident in his

magical skills that he didn’t study for the potions test.

Sure; believe in one self

Vocabulary Vault

thin

recently

successful

fiddling

confident

control

Write a meaningful sentence!

Pick three words and write a meaningful sentence.

Share with the class!

Build Background:Fact and opinion

• Opinions show what people believe or feel about something

• Favorite food• How you feel about

something• What type of day you

are having

• Facts can be proved true, and they can be measured

• Dates – can be proven true

• Will contain facts

Fact or Opinion?

All German shepherd dogs are mammals.

The success of a business depends on the age of its owners.

Chicago is a city in the state of Illinois.

The Titanic was a large ship that sank in the Atlantic Ocean.

Being on salary is better than taking a percentage of the income.

Add a fact or opinion

(facts) Some birds are_________________

(opinion) All children are ______________

Why did Orville Wright start building kites to make money?

Listening Comprehension

Charlotte’s Web

Pages 113-122

Discuss facts and opinions

To Fly: The Story of the Wright Brothers

Reading Goal: Fact and OpinionTeam Cooperation Goal: Explain/Tell WhyGenre: NarrativeDiscussion:Text, illustrations and author informationPreview: Team Talk Questions

Days : 1-4

Prepare

to read!

TeamworkRead pages 721-722 with your partner. Make

sure that you restate each page after reading and add main idea and details to your story map.

Read page 723 silently. Add information to your story map

While reading clarify 2 words that are unfamiliar. Use all you strategies

Read page 722 silently – add information to story map

Class Discussion

• What words did you clarify?• Did you restate the pages (paragraphs) you

read?• Be prepared to answer the Team Talk

questions!

Teamwork Continued

• Discuss and answer all four questions• Write the answer to 1 and 2 in your journal

Adventures in Writing

• Describe your dream – what you want to do most. Give at least two details about your dream

Fluency – 5 min

Read page 719 with partner. Give fluency score using fluency rubric.