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4th GradeTheme 3
Lesson 11Day 2
Read AloudListening Comprehension
• Today I will read part of a folktale from India.• Folktales:– are stories that are passed down orally.– contain a plot that teaches a lesson.– reflect the customs and beliefs of a culture.
I will read part of “The Blue Jackal Who Showed His True Colors”. Listen to find out why the blue jackal is alone at the end of the story.
Discussion
• Think of different ways that animals survive in the wild.
• Share your ideas with your partner.
ComprehensionText Structure:
• Text Structure is the way an author organizes nonfiction text.
• Cause and effect is on kind of text structure.• A cause is an action or event that makes
something else happen. An effect is what happens as a result.
• Clue words can help readers identify the organization of the text. Some clue words are:
because, if, then, so that, when, and as a result.
Use Graphic Organizers
• Use sequence charts to organize the order of events in a selection.
• Use a cause-and-effect diagram to keep track of causes and effects in texts.
• Use a Venn diagram to show how things are alike and different.
• Use a web to list details related to a main idea or important concept.
Practice• Let’s use a graphic organizer as we read the
story, “Mimicry and Camouflage to find cause-and-effect relationships in the story.
• Open your reading workbook to page 62. Read the first section to decide what the effect would be.
• We will continue to use this graphic organizer as we read.
Spelling Words with VCV• begin• vanish• bonus• legal• event• moment• motive• native• suburb• mimic• paper• pilot• raven
• rival• relish• silent• solar• spider• super• virus• basis• enemy• balance• chemical• fiber
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Words with VCV• Long Vowel Sound• begin silent• bonus solar• legal spider• event virus• moment native• motive super• paper• pilot• raven• rival
• Short Vowel Sound• vanish• suburb• mimic• relish
Word Attack:VCV• When a syllable breaks before the consonant,
the syllable is usually pronounced with a long vowel sound. This is called an open syllable pattern.
• When a syllable breaks after the consonant, it is usually pronounced with a short vowel sound. This is called a closed syllable pattern.
Reference Sources
• *Use an ALMANAC to find current facts about places, sports, weather or events.
• * Use and ATLAS to find a specific place.• *Use a DICTIONARY to learn the meanings of unfamiliar
words, how to pronounce words, and how to spell them. • * Use an ENCYCLOPEDIA, NONFICTION BOOKS, and
MAGAZINES to find specific information on a topic.• *Use a THESAURES to find synonyms and antonyms, and to
find words that will make your writing more interesting.• * Use the INTERNET to research topics.
Practice
• Reading Workbook page 64
• Let’s work together to practice when to use reference sources.
Vocabulary
• Turn to page 284 in your reading book.• Read along with me to find out what are some
surprises in nature.
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