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Theme: Nature’s Theme: Nature’s FuryFury

Theme is about the power of nature and how people cope with it.

Story: Eye of the Storm: about a person who photographs lightning and tornado storms. Pg. 54/55

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Eye of the Storm 53O

Chasing Storms with Warren Faidley Genre:

Nonfiction selection on storm photography

Selection Summary

Warren Faidley discusses the challenges involved in

photographing tornadoes, lightning, and hurricanes.

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BackgroundBackground 54A54A

This theme is about the power of nature.

Find the “Storm Route” and what seasons.

What are some things you know about tornadoes, lightning, and hurricanes?

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VocabularyVocabulary 55A55A Trans 1-9

collide: to bump into another mass with force

funnel cloud: tornado cloud that is wide at the top and narrow where it touches the ground

lightning: the flash of light in the sky when electricity passes between clouds or between a cloud and the ground

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VocabularyVocabulary (cont) (cont) 55A55A

rotate: to swirl in a circular motion

sizzling: crackling with intense heat

tornadoes: rotating columns of air accompanied by whirling funnel-shaped downspouts that can cause great damage

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VocabularyVocabulary (cont)(cont) 55A55A

prairies: flat, open grasslands

jagged: having a sharp , pointed edge or outline

severe: serious or extreme in nature

Vocabulary Vocabulary LinkLink atmosphere: the air that surrounds atmosphere: the air that surrounds

EarthEarth vapor: gas formed from a liquid, such as vapor: gas formed from a liquid, such as

water vaporwater vapor condenses: changes from a gas to a condenses: changes from a gas to a

liquidliquid precipitation: water that falls to the precipitation: water that falls to the

earth as rain, snow, sleet, or hailearth as rain, snow, sleet, or hail downdraft: a downward movement of downdraft: a downward movement of

airair77

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Phonics and Phonics and DecodingDecoding

What are our Phonics/Decoding skills?

They are chunking, words we know, beginning and

endings, look carefully, affixes, syllables, try

different vowel sounds, base words or root words

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Phonics/DecodingPhonics/Decoding 55A55A

He slid a few feet down the rough concrete embankment, using his hands and the soles of his shoes as brakes.

How should we figure out this word? Use your Phonics and Decoding skills.

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DecodingDecoding

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Phonics Phonics TE__TE__

Understanding long vowel sounds can help you decode unfamiliar

words People listened to the howling winds

of a hurricane. How can we use our phonics and

decoding skills to figure out this word?

Practice: meantime, exclaim, chaser, microphone

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Long Vowel /a/,/e/,/i/ Long Vowel /a/,/e/,/i/ TETE

Long a vidLong e vidLong I vid

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Reading Strategy 55B

Question By asking yourself questions as you

read or after you read, you can help yourself understand what the author is trying to get across.

Does anyone have any questions about this story before we read it?

Why, what, how, when questions?

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Writing Writing TE81 M

Response to LiteratureResponse to Literature Prompt-

directions, can be in the form of a question, give the topic and format for a piece of writing

Topic – what a selection is mostly about

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WritingWriting

Steps for writingSteps for writing

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Comprehension Skills Comprehension Skills TETE

Trans 1-10 Text can be organized by main

ideas or Text can be organized according

to sequence of events. Authors will use text features such

as heading as a guide to the organization of information.

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Fact and Opinion TE73

Fact is something that can be proven true.

Opinion is something that deals with feelings, beliefs, or

thoughts.

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Decoding Longer Words

Syllabication 81E81E Warren wasn’t looking for cactus wrens. Divide cactus into syllables. Where does it get

divided? cac/tus -each syllable needs its own vowel

sound The VCCV syllable pattern needs a break

between the CC, the c and t in cactus. The CVVC syllable pattern – diary – gets divided

di/a/ry – each syllable gets its own vowel sound. Let’s divide these words: radio, spectacular,

tornado, horizon, organize Practice book pg. 28

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Syllabication

What are your strategies for finding the syllables of a word?

Clap Look for patterns

Trust yourself

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Syllabication TESyllabication TE

Need syllable vid need Need syllable vid need to downloadto download

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Long a vowel sound 81F PB29

The rule: the letters a-consonant-e, ai, and ay can all stand for the /a/ sound

ex. cake, mail, and play

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Long Long ee vowel vowel 81F PB2981F PB29

the letters ea and ee can stand for the /e/ sound ex. feet and heat

These are the vowel sounds for long e

Spelling patterns are ie and ei ex. relief, receive

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Long Long ii vowel vowel soundsound 81F PB2981F PB29

Spelling patternsSpelling patterns: the letters : the letters i-consonants-e, ighi-consonants-e, igh, and , and i i

can stand for the can stand for the /i//i/ sound sound

ex. Tex. Tiimmee & Br & Brighightt

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Vocabulary Vocabulary Dictionary: Alphabetical Order and Guide Dictionary: Alphabetical Order and Guide

WordsWords 81G81G

The words defined in a dictionary are known as entry words, and are arranged in alphabetical order

The guide words are at the top of the page indicate the first and last entry on each page. The guide words are used to quickly locate the words.

Practice book 32 trans 1-12

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Grammar Skills 81K

Conjunctions and compound sentences

Conjunctions may be used to join words in a sentence. (and, or, or but) Trans 1-14 Trans 1-14 PB 33PB 33

Joe went home. Jane went home too.

Joe and Jane went home.

Conjunctions may Conjunctions may be used to join be used to join sentences. (and, sentences. (and, or, or but)or, or but)

Trans 1-15 PB 34

Jill looked out the window. She saw the kids playing.

Jill looked out the window, and she saw the kids playing.

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ConjunctionsConjunctions

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compound sentencescompound sentences

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ConjunctionsConjunctions 81K81K

Trans 1-14 PB33

Conjunctions may be used to join words in a sentence.

A conjunction may be used to join sentences.

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Compound Sentences Compound Sentences 81K81K

Compound Sentences If two sentences are related,

they can be combined to make one compound sentence.

Use a comma and the conjunctions and, but, or or to combine the sentences.

Trans 1-15 PB 35

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Capitalizing andCapitalizing and 81N81N

Punctuating SentencesPunctuating Sentences

It’s important when writing in a response to a prompt, it’s important to use correct capitalization

and punctuation. Trans 1-17 PB 37Trans 1-17 PB 37

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Capitalizing andCapitalizing and 81N81N

Punctuating SentencesPunctuating Sentences

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Run-on Sentences Sentences

Run-on: Jill usually rode her bike to soccer practice, in this weather she would get a ride

with the Carltons. Correct: Jill usually rode her bike to soccer practice, but in this weather she would get a

ride with the Carltons.

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Dictionary and Structural Analysis: Prefixes re-, dis-, un-, 81R

A prefix is a word part added to the beginning of a base word. For

example, the prefixes re-, dis-, un-, can be added to the words name,

appear, and load to form the words rename, disappear, and unload.

Prefixes can change the meaning of word. .

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Dictionary and Structural Dictionary and Structural Analysis:Analysis: Suffixes –ness, -ment, -

less, -ion 81R 81R

A suffix is a word part added to the end of a base word. For example, the suffixes –ness, -ment, -ful, -less, and –ion can be added to the words happy, require, meaning, and act to form the words happiness, requirement, meaningful, action.

Suffixes can change the meaning of a word.

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Think About pg.76pg.76

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Science ConnectionScience Connection

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Fluency Reading like you are speaking.Reading like you are speaking. Combine volume, tone, and pitch Combine volume, tone, and pitch

to show the author’s meaning. to show the author’s meaning. Montone is reading with no Montone is reading with no

expression, like a robot.expression, like a robot. Tips: vary pitch, tone, and volume Tips: vary pitch, tone, and volume

to reflect author’s meaning.to reflect author’s meaning.

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Response to LiteratureResponse to Literature

Writing about some topic.Writing about some topic. Include main ideas with details.Include main ideas with details.

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Spelling TestSpelling Test 1. speech1. speech 2. claim2. claim 3. strike3. strike 4. stray4. stray 5. fade5. fade 6. sign6. sign 7. leaf7. leaf 8. thigh8. thigh 9. thief9. thief 10. height10. height

11. mild11. mild 12. waist12. waist 13. sway13. sway 14. beast14. beast 15. stain15. stain 16. fleet16. fleet 17. stride17. stride 18. praise18. praise 19. slight19. slight 20. niece20. niece

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Challenge WordsChallenge Words

campaign describe

cease sacrifice

plight

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Study Guide for the testStudy Guide for the test

Long a, e, and i soundLong a, e, and i sound QuestionQuestion Text organizationText organization Guide wordsGuide words ConjunctionsConjunctions Compound sentencesCompound sentences Capitalizing and punctuationCapitalizing and punctuation Prefixes and suffixesPrefixes and suffixes

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United Streaming United Streaming VideosVideos Long a, e, i vowelsLong a, e, i vowels SyllablesSyllables ConjunctionsConjunctions Compound sentencesCompound sentences CapitalizingCapitalizing PunctuationPunctuation PrefixesPrefixes suffixessuffixes