Lesson 20

Day 1

Discuss the meanings of the spelling words.

Remember that an unstressed vowel sound in the last syllable is a schwa.

Say “arrival” and “single.”

Point the different letter combinations that can make the schwa sound.

Listening Comprehension

Genre - mystery center around a problem that the main character has to solve challenge the reader to think along with the main character to find the

solution

This mystery is about a famous violin.

You should listen to this mystery for the enjoyment of it.

Purpose: To find out how the main character uses clues to solve a mystery about a violin.

Good readers vary their pace to fit the action of the story and read aloud with appropriate phrasing by pausing between groups of words that go together.

Why was a tree detective needed to solve this mystery?Violins are made from wood. A tree detective can analyze the wood the violin is made from.

The grain of a piece of wood is the pattern of lines in the wood.

Why might the tree rings be different in tow trees that lived at the same time but in different areas?The weather would be different in the two areas, so the trees’ grain patterns would be different.

What clues did Dr. Henri use to solve the violin mystery? He compared the violin’s rings to those of trees from

the same region and time period.

How are fingerprints like tree rings? Each person’s fingerprints are distinctive, as are the

ring patterns of trees from a certain place and time.

This week’s story is about two friends who solve mysteries.

Background Knowledge

This week’s story is a mystery about the temperature of two cups of apple cider.

What do you know about temperature?

temperature

can be hot or cold

measured in degrees

can be measured in degrees

Fahrenheit or Celsius

measured with a thermometer

Develop Concepts

Heat escapes from warm things into the air.

Some materials insulate, or keep heat in.

Heat passes between things that are touching.

Wind can cool things down faster by carrying away the heat.

R74Why might smoke be an ominous sight?

What kind of question might confound you?

How might a cold make you feel miserable?

What would be a gracious way to thank someone for a gift?If a teacher beams at you, what might you just have done?What is a sign that a speaker has self-assurance?

How would you monitor someone’s temperature?

What might happen if your feet are exposed to the sun for a long time?Why might you need to install a battery in a toy?

What clues might tell you that a thunderstorm is looming in the distance?

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Vocabulary Review

If the narrator is confounded by the case, does he or she know what happened?

Why had the author and Sasha monitored security videotapes?

How was the curator gracious to the detectives?

If the deadline is looming, is it getting closer or moving further away?

Why are the detectives miserable?

What signs indicate that Sasha wasn’t feeling self-assured?

Why was Sasha beaming as he talked?

What happened after the program was installed?

Do you think Solve-o-Matic will expose the thief? Why or why not?

Why do you think the author describes the puff of smoke as ominous?

Listen to the Story

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Day 2

Say “collar,” “doctor,” and “pasture.”

The / r/sound can be spelled ar, or, ure, or er.e

Baseball Game

Form 2 teams.

Draw a baseball diamond on the board for each team.

A team member from each team will write a spelling word on the board.

If correct, the player gets to color the base on their team’s baseball diamond.

The team with the most homeruns wins.

Read the Story

Discuss the Story

Thinking Critically

About the Author and Illustrator

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Day 3

Review over-, under-, and sub-.

The spelling of the root word does not change when these prefixes are added to the spelling words.

Go Fish Game

In groups of 3, divide the words overboard, overheat, underbrush, undergo, submarine, and subway between the prefix and the root word and write each part on a separate index card.

Shuffle the deck and deal four cards to each player.

Play by spelling aloud the part of the word you need to your opponent.

If the opponent has it, you collect the card and get to go again.

If your opponent does not have a match, then it is the next players turn.

The player who ends up with the most complete spelling words wins.

Vocabulary Review

How is the setting described as ominous?

Why would Maggie and Noah’s sign say “Try to confound us if you dare?”

Why is it a miserable night?

What causes Reggie to act gracious?

What causes Noah to beam?

How does Noah’s self-assurance show?

How did the detectives monitor the temperature of the cider?

Why doesn’t Noah want to leave Reggie exposed to the rain?

If you had a robot like Reggie, what would you install in it?

What are the first clues in the story that a storm is looming?

Read page 532

Genre – biography Tell about a person’s life Tell why the person is or was important The author may include opinions and personal judgments he or she has

made based on facts.

You should adjust your reading rate as needed.

Slow down when you are reading factual information.

Self correcting is an important part of reading.

Stop and correct any mistake or misunderstanding that makes the meaning of the text unclear.

Page through the biography and look at the illustrations.

Predict what you think you will learn.

Good readers set a purpose for reading, based on your preview and what you know about the genre.

What is your purpose for reading this selection?

Think Aloud: The title and illustrations indicate that this selection is about a Native American man named Sequoyah who had “talking leaves.” One reason for reading would be to find out what his “talking leaves” are.

Look at the features of a biography on page 533.

Time Order – The events in a biography are usually told in the order in which they happened.

Facts – Look for facts that tell about real events and places that were important to the person.

Opinions – The author of a biography may present his or her own opinions and personal judgments in the text.

Read pages 534-535.

Find one fact and one opinion. Fact: Sequoyah was born around 1780. Opinion: It seems like an enormous job for one person.

How were the Cherokee different from the white settlers? The Cherokee had only a spoken language.

What caused Sequoyah to decide to invent a writing system? The Cherokee were losing their land to the white settlers.

Sequoyah believed a writing system would make the Cherokee more powerful.

Read pages 536-537.

What problems might you face if you tried to create a pictogram for every word in English? There are too many words to be able to easily create and

remember a pictogram for each one.

How did Sequoyah’s writing system change the lives of the Cherokee people? They learned to read and write. They printed a newspaper.

What is the theme of “Sequoyah’s Talking Leaves?” A great effort to help one’s people, even if it doesn’t accomplish

all it set out to do, should still be appreciated and honored.

Assign Roles and Rehearse

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Day 4

Review forming possessives when the root word is an irregular plural.

Adding an apostrophe to a plural noun that ends in s.

Adding an apostrophe and an s to a plural noun that does not end in s.

Complete the patterns.

one sheep, two _____ sheep

one fish’s bowl, two _____ bowls fishes’

one woman, two _____ women

one goose, two _____ geese

Vocabulary Review

What are some ominous sounds?

If a puzzle confounded you, what might you do?

What weather makes you miserable?

What is a gracious host like?

What might make you beam?

Which sport or activity do you do with the most self-assurance?

What do you use to monitor the time?

In cold weather, do you leave your ears exposed? Explain.

Why does a washing machine need to be installed before use?

What do you do when test is looming?

Fact and Opinion

Writers of nonfiction text sometimes include their own opinions about their topics.

A fact is something that can be proved.

An opinion is a statement of feeling or belief.

Identify some facts and opinions from “The Case of the Too Hot Apple Cider.”

Theme

A story’s theme is its most important message, or moral.

All the elements in a story work together to reveal the theme.

The theme can be stated directly or indirectly.

To figure out an unstated theme, think about what the main character learns or does.

Discuss how the setting, characters, and plot develop the theme and complete the graphic

organizer.

setting characters

character’s motive

theme

Rehearse

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Day 5

Vocabulary Review

Is it easy to act confidently in an ominous situation?

If you were participating in a trivia match, what questions would you ask to confound your opponent?

Would you be miserable or gracious if someone inadvertently roused you at 3 a.m.?

Would winning an exotic vacation make you beam?

How could perfecting your skills affect your self-assurance?

How would you monitor a magnificent meteor shower?

Is an exposed flower bed at risk of being trampled? Explain.

Why might you tinker with a radio once it has been installed?

How would a resourceful person meet a looming deadline?

Follow Written Directions

Written directions tell how to make or do something.

Steps for following written directions: Carefully read all the steps. Ask questions about anything unclear. Gather all the materials you will need. Follow the steps in order.

Read aloud the directions on one of the center pages and have the students paraphrase the steps.

Bring in a Recipe

Read the recipe.

What tools will you need that are not mentioned in the recipe?

What would happen if you switched the order of two steps?

Narrative Forms

Review the characteristics of a fable, myth, folktale, tall tale, fairy tale, and pourquoi tale.

Have the students name some examples of each of these types of narrative forms.

What are the similarities can differences in these forms?

Perform

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