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Lesson 11 Day 2

Phonics and Spelling Look at the words in part A. What is similar about the words? Part A1. ripple2. bundle3. kettle4. idle5. cable6. staple Remember the –le and the consonant that comes before it form a

syllable. Where are the words in 1-3 divided into syllables? Between the consonants When a word has two consonants before –le, the vowel sound in the first

syllable is short. Where are the words in 4-6 divided into syllables? After the first vowel When a word has one consonant before –le, the vowel sound in the first

syllable is long. Read the sentence below. Dan’s uncle sat at the table. He cut the apple down the middle with no

trouble.

Phonics and Spelling Part B: Which spelling is right? Remember that a consonant and –le form

the final syllable, and the presence of two consonants before –le usually means the vowel sound in the first syllable is short.

1. Another word for small is ___. little litle2. The name of the book is its ___. tile title3. A __ is a baby’s toy. rattle ratle4. A light rain is a ___. drizle drizzle5. ___ syrup is made from tree sap. Maple

Male6. A small bite is a ___. nible nibble

VocabularyOpen your Reading book to page 304.

Read the selection titled “Jacob’s Journal.”

encouragingSomething that is encouraging gives someone hope or confidence.

Would you want to hear encouraging words? Explain.

How do you think the writer felt when his brother was encouraging him?

briefIf something is brief, it does not take much time.

If you ran for a brief time, would you be tired?

Why was the writer’s success at free shots so brief?

chucklingIf you are chuckling, you are laughing quietly to yourself.

Would you hear chuckling at a funny movie or a sad movie?

How did Vince’s chuckling make the writer feel?

soothingSomething that is soothing makes you feel calm.

Would the sound of a loud motor or the sound of a fountain be soothing?

Why did the writer day that Gary’s voice was soothing?

sobbedSomeone who sobbed cried very hard.

Why might someone have sobbed at the end of a day? Explain.

How did Gary keep the writer from sobbing?

praisedIf you have praised someone, you have told that person that he or she did something well.

When have you been praised?

What did Gary say to praise the writer?

PlotOpen your book to pg. 306.Read the Genre Study information on page 306.Realistic fiction has characters and events that

are like people and events in real life.Look for…Characters who behave as real people might.Problems that are similar to problems in real life.Realistic fiction has a setting and characters that

seem real. One of the characters usually has a realistic problem, and the story shows how that problem gets solved.

Comprehension StrategyRead the information on page 306 about

Comprehension Strategy.Use story structure to help you understand the

problem and the solution of the problem.Good readers pay attention at the beginning of

a story to find out about characters, the setting, and the problem faced by the characters. In the middle of the story, good readers look for important events that lead to the problem being solved at the end.

Use a story map (Practice book page 93) to keep track of information as you read.

PlotRead “Loved Best” on pages 306-320 and use the chart below as you determine the problem the characters have and what the solution is.

SCharacters Setting

Problem

Important Events

Solution

PLOT

“Loved Best”•You are going to read a story about a girl who performs a play.

•What experiences have you had with rehearsing and performing?

•One purpose for reading a story is to get to know the characters.

•Turn to page 307 in your Student Edition.

•Let’s read the title and the introduction to the story together.

•Which character in the picture is Carolyn?

•Do you think Carolyn’s parents could love one of their children better than others?

•Read on to find out whether Carolyn discovers who her parents love best.

Check Comprehension: RetellingRemember the plot is made up of the

events, or things that happen, in a story. Keeping track of what is happening and

when it happens can help a reader understand the story better. The plot includes the main character’s problem and the solution.

What is Carolyn’s main problem in the story “Loved Best”?

Write a short summary of the story, including all of the important events.

Fluency: ExpressionGood readers show feeling and mood, or

expression, as they read, matching what the writer has the characters say or think.

For example, when a character is scared, a good reader will make his or her voice go higher. Readers can make their voices fierce for anger or squeaky and fast to show excitement.

Turn to page 311 of “Loved Best” and listen as I read with expression.

Notice how reading with expression makes the story more interesting.

Robust VocabularyCarolyn felt envious of the way her parents

treated her brother and sister.If you feel envious, you want something that

someone else has.Would you be envious of a friend’s toy that

you also had or a toy that you didn’t have?Carolyn feels a rivalry with her brother and

sister because she thinks she is competing against them for her parents’ love.

People who have a rivalry are competing against each other for something.

Would there be a rivalry between players on the same team or on two different teams?

Grammar: Possessive NounsPlural means “more than one.”A plural noun names more than one

person, place, or thing.Most plural nouns end in s. If I want to

shoe that one of these plural nouns owns or has something, I just add an apostrophe (‘) after the final s.

The students desks are in a row.The word students is a plural noun. The

students have the desks.The sentence should read: The students’

desks are in a row.

Grammar: Possessive Nouns The boys poems were good ones. Boys should be made possessive because

the poems belong to the boys. Where should the apostrophe go? boys’ The girls performances were wonderful. Where should the apostrophe go to make

girls possessive? girls’ Make each of the following words

possessive: mothers friends tigers

teachers mothers’ friends’ tigers’ teachers’

Writing: Paragraph that ComparesWriting Prompt

•Write 3 ways an apple and orange are alike.