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This Week.. ELA:    Lesson  11  –    Ac+vity  –  “Technology  Wins  the  Game,”  wri3en  by  Mark  Andrews.  Informa+onal  text.  Students  will  KNOW:  • how  to  sequence  story  events  in  order  to  iden+fy  the  main  idea.    Students  will  DO:  • Students  will  iden+fy  the  main  idea  and  sequence  a  story.  • EQ:  We  interpret  informa7on  and  draw  conclusions  both  from  what  we  read  and  experience  in  life.  How  will  you  use  the  sequence  of  events  in  a  story  to  help  determine  the  main  idea?    

ELA  Homework:    Spelling,  Grammar,  &  Reading  

Science:  Human  Body  

Reading Writing Social Studies/Science

WHAT’S HAPPENING THIS WEEK

•  RI.3.2  -­‐  Determine  the  main  idea  of  a  text;  recount  the  key  details  and  explain  how  they  support  the  main  idea.  

•  RI.3.3  -­‐  Describe  the  rela+onship  between  a  series  of  events  using  language  that  pertains  to  +me,  sequence,  and  cause/effect.  

Science  • Human  Body  

Informational Writing: This  unit  teaches  students  the  wri+ng  strategies  that  are  important  in  nonfic+on  wri+ng  by  leading  them  into  an  informa+onal  piece  about  a  topic  on  which  they  are  an  expert.    

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Homework Math  Homework:  Due  as  listed  in  agendas.  ELA  Homework:    *Homework  Due  Thursday!  Monday  –    Spelling  -­‐  Write  spelling  words  3  +mes  Finish  class  worksheet  Tuesday  –  Grammar  Phonics  Prac+ce  Wednesday  –    Reading  Skill  Prac+ce  Thursday-­‐    Spelling  test    Friday-­‐  No  School  

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“Don’t let what you can’t do stop you from doing what you can do.” – John Wooden

Joey  Kemp  

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Spelling Study List Unit 3- Lesson 11: Technology Wins the Game!

Skill- Vowel Sound in joy ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Read Write Say and Spell Cover, Spell, Check

1. joy ____________________ ____________________ ____________________

2. point ____________________ ____________________ ____________________

3. voice ____________________ ____________________ ____________________

4. join ____________________ ____________________ ____________________

5. oil ____________________ ____________________ ____________________

6. coin ____________________ ____________________ ____________________

7. noise ____________________ ____________________ ____________________

8. spoil ____________________ ____________________ ____________________

9. toy ____________________ ____________________ ____________________

10. joint ____________________ ____________________ ____________________

11. boy ____________________ ____________________ ____________________

12. soil ____________________ ____________________ ____________________

13. choice ____________________ ____________________ ____________________

14. boil ____________________ ____________________ ____________________

Challenge Words

+5 poison ____________________ ____________________ ____________________

+5 destroy ____________________ ____________________ ____________________

Name: __________________

Pick 3 of the vocabulary words. Have an adult help you write them in a sentence:

1. _____________________________________________________________________

2. _____________________________________________________________________

3. _____________________________________________________________________

Lesson 11 Vocabulary contribute athletes improve power flexible process compete fraction

Read the sentences below and highlight words with the “oy” sound spelled: “oi” and “oy”.

1. Jen wants to enjoy her voyage.

2. Everyone rejoiced when he joined the team.

3. He hoisted the toy above his head.

4. Brian tried to avoid the spoiled milk.

5. Please put the oysters on the foil.

Write the vocab. words in ABC order: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.

oi

oy

Spelling: Sort the words according to their spelling patterns. joy toy point joint voice boy join soil oil choice coin boil noise come spoil are poison destroy

Story Skill: Sequence of Events Directions: Fill in the timeline using your favorite picture book or fairy tale.

Directions: Rewrite each base word below with the suffix –less, -ful, or –ous. Write a definition for your word.

Directions: Color each ball according to the plural chart. For example, if you would only add –s to

make it plural, then color the ball orange.

Base New Word Definition

care

glory

hair

orange add –s

red add –es

blue change “y” to “i” and add -es

green change spelling entirely

box couch

tail

man

bee

mouse

glass

bunny

berry

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Where Did Potato Chips Come From?  

Potato chips come in many different flavors and styles. Some are wavy.

Others are smooth. Some are big while others are broken into small pieces.

There are even some that come in a long tube. But no matter their size, shape,

or flavor, I bet you have your favorite!

So, where did these thin, crunchy, and crisp snack favorites really come

from? They actually started off as French fries! French fries were a favorite

food for many people, as they still are today. And for a chef by the name of

George Crum, it was something that he was really good at cooking.

One day, Chef Crum made a plate of French fries for a group of hungry

people dining at his restaurant. But one man didn’t like the way they were made.

He said that they were too thick. So he asked the waiter to take them back.

Chef Crum made a new plate of French fries, and this time they were

thinner. The man who ordered them still was not happy or content. He said that

they were still too thick and too soft. Once again, the waiter took them back.

Chef Crum was not happy that the man did not like his French fries.

Everyone else loved them! So Chef Crum decided that he was going to show this

man that he could make really thin slices of potatoes that were really hard and

crunchy. He was going to make sure that the man wouldn’t complain that they

were too thick or too soft.

Chef Crum sliced the potatoes as thin as he could and then fried them in

oil until they were very crunchy. He had the waiter take these to the man. Chef

Crum didn’t expect the man to like them, but he was wrong. The man loved them!

In fact, he enjoyed them so much that he let others around taste them. Soon,

everyone in the restaurant was asking for these newly made potatoes.! And this

was how potato chips were first created.

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Where Did Potato Chips Come From?

Potato chips are a good snack. But where did they come from? Did you know they began as French fries? A chef named George Crum made the first chips. It all began two hundred years ago.

One day, Chef Crum made French fries for some hungry men dining at his restaurant. But one man did not like the way they were made. He said they were too thick. So he asked the waiter to take them back.

Chef Crum made a new plate of French fries.  This time they were thinner. But the man was still not happy or content. He said they were too thick and too soft again. So the waiter took them back.

Chef Crum was not happy that the man did not like his fries. Everyone else loved them! Chef Crum wanted to show the man that he could make really hard and crunchy fries1

He sliced the potatoes as thin as he could. Then he fried them in oil until they were very crunchy. He had the waiter take these to the man.

Chef Crum did not expect the man to like them. But Chef Crum was wrong! The man loved them! In fact, he liked them so much that he shared with the people near him. Soon, everyone in the restaurant was asking for some! Chef Crum had to work fast. So he cut the potatoes in circles. These were the first potato chips. They are still as crunchy as they were that day!

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Where Did Potato Chips Come From

1.  Color 4-6 sentences in the text that explain the steps of how potato chips were first created.

2.  Write a paragraph describing how potato chips were created. Use the words first, then,

next, and finally in your paragraph.              ____________________________________________________________________________                ____________________________________________________________________________  

             ____________________________________________________________________________                ____________________________________________________________________________                  ____________________________________________________________________________

3.  Describe the CAUSE and EVENT for how French fries led to the creation of potato chips.

Yellow

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C. ________________________________ D. ________________________________  

  E. ________________________________ F. ________________________________  

5. What did you learn about potato chips from reading this article?  ____________________________________________________________________________________   ____________________________________________________________________________________   ____________________________________________________________________________________    ____________________________________________________________________________________  

Cite the Evidence

Complete Sentences

Restate the Question

Cause: Event:

NAME:

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�RESPOND� Where Did Potato Chips Come From

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1. __________________________________________________________________________  

Color the answer to your question    

2. __________________________________________________________________________    

Color the answer to your question    

3. __________________________________________________________________________  

Color the answer to your question

Pink

Green

Red

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7. Write one WORD that describes the main idea of the text: ____________________________  

8. What are three key details in the text that support the main idea?  

1. __________________________________________________________________________

2. __________________________________________________________________________

3. _________________________________________________________________________ 9. Color in a key detail that supports the main idea of the text.

Explain in your own words how this detail supports the main idea.      ____________________________________________________________________________________  

 ____________________________________________________________________________________  

Orange

10. Find the underlined word, dining in the text. Use the context clues to explain what this word means. Circle the words in the text that are a clue to the meaning of the word.

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11. Find the underlined word, content in the text. Use the context clues to explain what this

word means. Circle the words in the text that are a clue to the meaning of the word.

 ____________________________________________________________________________

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