The Stormi Giovanni Club

Day 1

Concept Talk

How do people adapt to new places?

PARTNER SHARE• Think about why it is important for

people to have the ability to adapt to new and different places.

• Consider this week’s question.• How have you adapted to the place

where you live?

Let’s get our books1-56-1011-1516-2021-27

Let’s Talk About• Turn to page 104-105• How do maps help you in unfamiliar

surroundings?• What did the person in the truck do before

beginning to relocate?• What is the teacher doing?• How do people adapt to new places?

Immigration• How hard do you think it would be to start

over in another country? • Do you think it would be harder if you didn’t

speak English?• Immigration Video

Listen:

• The story “A Legacy of Courage” is about a woman who immigrated to the United States from Russia. Listen for the words:• Opportunities• Courageous• Obstacles• perseverance

Amazing Words• Opportunities- good chances• I had several opportunities to learn about

plants.• Courageous- is the act of being brave in

the face of danger• She was so courageous when she rescued

the family from the fire.

• Teach your partner these words.

Amazing Words• Obstacles- barriers that prevent you from

reaching something• She had to overcome many obstacles before

joining the boys’ team. • Perseverance- continuing to do something even if

it is hard to achieve success• It took great perseverance to learn to speak

English and start a new life.

• Teach these words to your partner.

Generalize Collect information about the topic: Gather as many facts as you can about a topic

or event Look for relationships among the facts: Ask yourself what the facts have in common

and what links them?

Generalize Form a general statement about the related

facts: Remember that when forming a generalization,

all of the specific evidence must lead to the same general conclusion

Make sure your generalization is valid: Keep in mind that your generalization must

take into account all of the facts but must not make claims that the facts do not support.

Generalize

• Today we are going to read about a girl whose friend has moved away.

• Let’s read the first paragraph.• We can generalize about April by using

information in the text and our prior knowledge . Infer to make a generalization about April.

• She usually makes friends easily.

Generalize• Finish reading the story. • Make generalizations about the story. Use the

graphic organizer on page 106 to help you.

Vocabulary• Cavities-holes in teeth• I had no cavities at my dental exam.

• Combination- set of numbers to open a lock

• I forgot the combination for my locker.

• Teach your partner these words.

Vocabulary• Demonstrates- shows• She demonstrates how to kick a soccer

ball.• • Episode- part of a series• We watched the final episode together.

Teach your partner these words.

Vocabulary• Profile- public image• Her job was to improve the profile of

the restaurant. • Strict- tough• His dad was really strict on his bed

time.

Teach your partner these words.

Spelling• Suffix –able – means “able to be”

commonly added to complete words to form adjectives

• Adapt + able = adaptable• Forget + able = forgetable

Spelling• Suffix-ible- commonly added to roots

than to complete words• Vis + ible = visible• leg + ible = legible• Tang + ible = tangible

Indefinite Pronouns• Pronouns that don’t take the place

of a particular noun.

ALL are welcome to the birthday party tonight.

ANYONE can play the game as long as they follow the rules.

Let's play a game!

Reflexive Pronouns

• Singular: myself, yourself, himself, herself, itself

• Plural: ourselves, yourselves, themselves

• Reflects back on the subject• John saw me. • Why does he blame you?

• Let's answer these questions

WritingPersuasive writing;Introductory paragraph-your positionEach paragraph should focus on your

evidenceDescribe and then prove the

opposing views key points wrongRestate and reinforce the thesis and

supporting evidence

Writing• Your topic is:• You are being asked to plan a

surprise party for a friend. The party can be inside or outside. Which is better? Why?