DOL level 4 week13

• Analogy

1. _________ : above – similar : alike2. Africa : Egypt – continent : _______

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2. gerry read about india and then she started to read about africa

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country

Pledge

Fluency

6 min. reading solution

Objectives day 1

Students willIdentify Homographs and distinguish

them based on their meaning.Review spelling changes associated

with inflectional endings.Review Latin roots in words.

Word Structure day 1

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noticed transform incredible reflect

carried chopping staring gashes

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Word StructureHomographs day 1

• All the words are homographs.• They are words that are spelled alike but are different in meaning and

pronunciation.• Tear means “a transparent drop of fluid” or “to pull apart by force.”• Desert means “a dry, barren region” or “to leave or go away from”• Project means “a task” or “to jut out.”• Close means “near” or “to shut.”• Think of other homographs.

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Vocabulary lesson 5

ancestors smoldering

Direct family relations from a previous generation Burning and smoking without flames

clinging

To hold on tight

dangle

To hang; to swing loosely

I’m sure I get my good looks from my ancestors. The campfire embers were smoldering

He was clinging to the rocks to keep from falling Her large earrings would dangle from her ears.

Vocabulary lesson 5

wither pollinate

To dry up; to shrivel To spread pollen from flower to flower

oxygen

A gas in the atmosphere we must breathe to live.

The leaves wither and die. The bees pollinate the flowers

He needed extra oxygen to breathe betterstart

A jump due to a surprise.

He jumped with a start when he heard the noise.

Build Background

• 1. What do you know about rain forests? Where are they?

• What kinds of plants and animals live in a rain forest?

• What articles have you read about rain forests?

• What is happening to the rain forests? Why?

Background InformationThe Kapok tree is native to the tropical rain forest of South America and can now be found in rainforest across the world. At a height of one hundred fifty feet or more, it towers over the other trees in the rain forest. Its trunk can reach a diameter of nine feet. It bears brown seeds in pods that burst open inside, the seeds are surrounded by a white fiber that is like cotton.

The people of the rain forests use the Kapok for many purposes. Because the trunks are so long and straight, they are used for canoes called dugouts. The fluffy seed coverings are used in pillows an mattresses, as well as in flotation devices, because they are water-resistant and buoyant.

Purpose

BigIdea

What role do you play in natures delicate balance?

What happens when part of a system is removed? How does a single tree fit into natures

delicate balance.

clues problems wonderings

The man is holding an ax.The title is about a Kapok tree.

Senhor?The boy doesn’t have clothes.

Handing Off

Have you grasped the following ideas:What types of animals live in the Kapok treeWhy the Kapok tree is important to the peopleWhat would happen if the Kapok tree were

removed.

Genre

A fantasy can have one or more of these elements:

• People, animals, or things are able to do things that they cannot do in the real world; for example, an animal talks or a boy disappears.

Fantasy

Elements of a fantasy

GenreFantasy

• Events occur that could not happen in the real world; for example, straw turns into gold or wooden figures come alive.

GenreFantasy

• The story occurs in a place that does not exist; for example, Narnia or the land of Oz.

GenreFantasy

• The story has creatures that do not exist in the real world; for example, unicorns or fairies.

GenreFantasy

• Problems that do not exist in the real world may turn up in fantasies; for example, trying to capture a giant.

Inquiry ProcessStep 6 Confirm or Revise Your Conjecture

Whole-Group TimeYou will now use information you have gathered

to confirm or revise your conjectures.Your conjectures are related to the topic of how

everything in nature is related to everything else. Everything is connected to one another.

Objectives

Students willWork with two sentences on the board and

turn them into a compound sentence.Identify conjunctionsWrite compound sentences and share them

with their partners.Apply their knowledge in their skills

practice book pages 127-128

GrammarCompound Sentences

Skills Practice 1 pages 127-128

The bees’ hive is in the Kapok treeThey fly from tree to tree to get pollen

The bee’s hive is in the Kapok tree, and they fly from tree to tree to get pollen.

• A compound sentence is formed by joining two or more simple sentences with a comma and a conjunction.

• A conjunction is a word that connects groups of words or phrases. They include and, but, or, so, after, and unless.

• Let’s make up a few sentences using conjunctions.• Apply: You write a couple of sentences using conjunctions and

share them with your partner to identify if conjunctions are used to put together to simple sentences.

• I like to ride my bike.• I like to read.I like to ride my bike, and I like to read.I like to play on my tramp. I like to play on my guitar.I like to play on my tamp, and I like to play on my

guitar.

WritingPersuasive Report

• The writer expresses an opinion and tries to persuade the audience to agree with that

• It’s important that you choose a topic that you believe in. It will be difficult to persuade other people to believe in something you do not feel strongly about yourselves.

• Brainstorm some topics that could be used for a persuasive report .

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Teachers Web site

• Smart notebook• Language compound sentences• Imagine it