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VocabularyVocabulary overheardoverheard- heard something when you were not - heard something when you were not

supposed tosupposed to borderborder- a line where one country ends and another - a line where one country ends and another

beginsbegins opportunitiesopportunities- good chances; favorable times- good chances; favorable times citizencitizen- a person who was born in, or chooses to be - a person who was born in, or chooses to be

a member of, a countrya member of, a country unionsunions- groups of workers joined together to protect - groups of workers joined together to protect

their intereststheir interests strikesstrikes- work stoppages to fight together for better - work stoppages to fight together for better

work conditionswork conditions boycottsboycotts- agreement to join with others in refusing - agreement to join with others in refusing

to deal with a person, nation, or businessto deal with a person, nation, or business Vocabulary Game Vocabulary Game

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Vocabulary:Vocabulary:Words in ContextWords in Context1.1. We learned that people in many cities organized We learned that people in many cities organized

_____ to protest the rules for riding buses._____ to protest the rules for riding buses.2.2. The fight for Civil Rights happened on both sides of The fight for Civil Rights happened on both sides of

the _____ between the northern and southern states.the _____ between the northern and southern states.3.3. Some _____ of Montgomery, Alabama, decided to Some _____ of Montgomery, Alabama, decided to

stop riding the buses until they had equal _____ .stop riding the buses until they had equal _____ .4.4. In other cities, there were workers who went on _____ In other cities, there were workers who went on _____

..5.5. Finally, a _____ was created to help change the laws Finally, a _____ was created to help change the laws

in the United States.in the United States.6.6. I _____ there might be a strike in our city tomorrow.I _____ there might be a strike in our city tomorrow.

Vocabulary:Vocabulary:Word OriginsWord Origins Some words come from the names of Some words come from the names of

people. For example, the Fahrenheit people. For example, the Fahrenheit temperature scale is named after temperature scale is named after Gabriel Daniel Fahrenheit, who Gabriel Daniel Fahrenheit, who invented it.invented it.

The meaning of words is found in their The meaning of words is found in their history. Spelling preserves the history. Spelling preserves the meaning and holds keys to meaning and holds keys to understanding words deeply.understanding words deeply.

Practice: Word Origins

Vocabulary: Vocabulary: Story WordsStory Words escalatorsescalators- mechanical staircases that - mechanical staircases that

continually move up or downcontinually move up or down hummingbirdhummingbird- a tiny bird whose wings move so - a tiny bird whose wings move so

fast they make a humming soundfast they make a humming sound immigrationimmigration- the movement of people from their - the movement of people from their

native country to live in another countrynative country to live in another country immigrantsimmigrants- people who leave their country to - people who leave their country to

live in another countrylive in another country regionregion- an area or district- an area or district ethnicethnic- group of people sharing the same culture- group of people sharing the same culture overcrowdedovercrowded- - when a place had too many when a place had too many

peoplepeople

Comprehension: Comprehension: Generate QuestionsGenerate Questions

You can generate questions as you You can generate questions as you read by asking yourself what is read by asking yourself what is happening and what might happen happening and what might happen next in the story.next in the story.

Good readers ask themselves Good readers ask themselves questions as they read to help them questions as they read to help them to check their understanding of the to check their understanding of the story and focus on important ideas.story and focus on important ideas.

Comprehension:Comprehension:Make InferencesMake Inferences Good readers draw on clues provided by the author Good readers draw on clues provided by the author

and their own experiences to help them understand and their own experiences to help them understand what the author has not stated directly.what the author has not stated directly.

For example, the author may tell about only a few For example, the author may tell about only a few of a character’s thoughts and actions, but a reader of a character’s thoughts and actions, but a reader may have experienced something similar and will may have experienced something similar and will be able to use that experience to predict what be able to use that experience to predict what could happen nextcould happen next

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Comprehension:Comprehension:Analyze CharacterAnalyze Character A character is a person or animal in a story.A character is a person or animal in a story. A major character is necessary to the story; a A major character is necessary to the story; a

minor character just adds flavor.minor character just adds flavor. Traits are the special qualities of the character’s Traits are the special qualities of the character’s

personality.personality. Developing an understanding of a character helps Developing an understanding of a character helps

readers relate to that character. It also enables readers relate to that character. It also enables them to appreciate the character’s feelings and them to appreciate the character’s feelings and predict how he or she will behave.predict how he or she will behave.

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Genre:Genre:Realistic FictionRealistic Fiction

It is a made-up story that could have It is a made-up story that could have happened in real life.happened in real life.

Genre:Genre:Textbook ExcerptTextbook Excerpt Provides information about a specific Provides information about a specific

subjectsubject Contains headings, paragraphs, and Contains headings, paragraphs, and

bold-faced words that organize the bold-faced words that organize the informationinformation

Usually includes photographs or other Usually includes photographs or other visual sources of informationvisual sources of information

Are short nonfiction pieces taken from Are short nonfiction pieces taken from a textbooka textbook

Text Feature:Text Feature:Primary SourcesPrimary Sources

Primary sources give readers Primary sources give readers glimpses of what life was like for glimpses of what life was like for people living in other time periods.people living in other time periods.

Primary sources are first-person Primary sources are first-person accounts.accounts.

Are first person accounts of historical Are first person accounts of historical events in letters, journals, or oral events in letters, journals, or oral historieshistories

Fluency:Fluency:Punctuation/Quotation MarksPunctuation/Quotation Marks

Pay close attention to punctuation Pay close attention to punctuation this will help you with intonation and this will help you with intonation and expression.expression.

When reading with a partner, take When reading with a partner, take turns reading the sentences aloud turns reading the sentences aloud and practice pausing for commas, and practice pausing for commas, dashes, and ellipses.dashes, and ellipses.

Phonics:Phonics:Decode Words with Decode Words with th, sh, wh,th, sh, wh, and and phph Diagraphs are two letters that Diagraphs are two letters that

represent one sound.represent one sound. The digraph The digraph thth represents the first represents the first

sound in sound in thisthis or or thingthing.. The digraph The digraph shsh represents the first represents the first

sound in sound in shoeshoe.. The digraph The digraph whwh usually represents /w/ or usually represents /w/ or

/hw/ in /hw/ in whistlewhistle. It sometimes stands for . It sometimes stands for the /h/ in the /h/ in wholewhole..

Phonics:Phonics:Create a list of words that end in Create a list of words that end in sh, th, sh, th, or or phph

shsh thth phph