Coyote School NewsUnit 2 Week 2 Presentation

bawling

VERB (-ing endings are often verbs)

crying out in a noisy way

coyoteNOUN (it’s a thing)

a small, wolf-like mammal living in many parts of North America

dudes

NOUN (person/people)

people raised in the city, especially Easterners who vacation on a ranch

roundupNOUN (it’s a thing)

the act of driving or bringing cattle together from long distance

-probably for selling, branding, or safety*similar to herding

spurs

NOUN (thing)

metal points worn on a rider’s boot heels for urging a horse onwards

Question of the WeekHow can we work together to achieve a goal?Open Reading Street book to pages 196 and 197.

How are the boys with the go-cart working as a team?How are the children in the yellow shirts working together?-Use your background knowledge: When have you worked as part of a group to achieve a goal?

*WHY work together?-why might it be more effective to work as a

team?

How do the following Amazing Words relate to working together?- convince - energetic -effort- offers - invite -organize

How can we work together

to achieve a

goal?

Reading Comprehension

StrategyDrawing Conclusions is forming a decision that makes sense.To draw a conclusion, you think about:

• facts and details in the text• background knowledge

What conclusion could you draw if you saw Mrs. Hixson and Ms. Lim laughing and talking together?

You might think that they are good friends because friends laugh and talk to each other in a nice way.