Good Morning! Today is Friday, August 22, 2014! As you come in
this morning, please do the following: 1.Find your seat quietly.
2.Take care of your morning needs. This includes signing in,
completing the Climate of the Class chart, sharpening pencil,
checking out/in a library book, etc. 3.If you finish 1-2, then read
quietly until class starts. Trivial Fact of the Day: Fathers tend
to determine the height of their children, mothers the weight.
Interesting Quote of the Day: Never give up, for that is just the
place and time that the tide will turn. --Harriet Beecher Stowe
(American novelist)
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Restroom Break
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Morning Meeting The Clown Got Sick Stand in a circle around the
room. The class chants together, The clown got sick, the clown got
sick! The teacher says, How did the clown get sick? The first
student says, The clown got sick from doing this!. The student
demonstrates a motion and the rest of the class imitates. Repeat
the process. But the second student adds another motion to the
first. Then the third student. Finally the teacher says, Stop,
everyone! That is how the clown really got sick! 8:35 8:45
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Unit 1: Playing With Words
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Figurative Language There are 8 types of figurative Language.
In the table of contents we need to list them in order to allow 8
pages for notes. 1.Simile 2.Metaphor 3.Hyperbole 4.Personification
5.Alliteration 6.Idiom 7.Onomatopoeia 8.Allusion
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Invitation to Combine My skin is fair and clear where it isnt
freckled. I have hair the color of carrots in an apricot glaze. My
eyes are like summer storms. The three sentences above come from
the book, Everything on a Waffle, by Polly Horvath. In the book,
however, the sentences are combined into one sentence. How might we
combine these sentences?
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Move to Learn http://www.movetolearnms.org/how-do-i-do-
it/fitness-videos-4-6/brain-ercize/
http://www.movetolearnms.org/how-do-i-do-
it/fitness-videos-4-6/brain-ercize/
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Story Devices Notes for Writing Inside Story Devices Foldable
Flashback interrupting the plot of the story to recreate an
incident of earlier time Suspense the anxiety a reader feels about
what may happen next in a story Cliffhanger an ending to a section,
chapter, or book that leaves the reader in suspense Foreshadowing
hints or clues suggesting what may happen later in a story Story
Devices are techniques that writers use to make a story more
interesting and to enhance the experience for the reader.
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Part Two Via Pages 81 - 119 Part One August Pages 51-80 1.Talk
it through with your classmates. 2.We will talk it through with the
class. 3.Do you feel differently about Via now? 4.So farWhat are
the main themes in Wonder?
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Vividly Describing Characters Building theories about
characters takes effort. You are stepping outside your stories and
looking back in, just as a researcher does, to study your
characters. Today we are going to learn a technique that readers
use to select just the right words to build wise and sophisticated
theories about characters. Strive for precise, exact words to
describe your characters and their actions.
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Describe Characters with Precise, Exact Words When you begin to
describe a character, you describe the character and their actions;
then you reach for precise, exact words to describe her. This helps
you think more deeply about what the character is really like.
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Story Character Analysis First: First: Olivia seems to take
care of herself. She is self-reliant. She knows that her mom and
dad have their hands full with August, so she tries to avoid
burdening them with the problems in her world. Then: Then: The word
self-reliant isnt the most precise word I could use. I rewind and
think more carefully about Olivia. Olivia is very insightful. She
can look at the big picture and realize what is important and what
is not. She understands that everyone has spent so much time trying
to make August think hes normal that he actually thinks he is
normal. And the problem is, hes not (p90). She realizes that she
has the capacity to take care of herself, and she does. She also
has tenderness for August that seems to rise above everything else
in her life. Yet, she has a slight bit of resentment for him
because the world of her family revolves around him. Olivia makes
sacrifices in her life because she is Augusts sister.
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Create an Anchor Chart: Building Theories about Characters We
step outside of the story to help us build theories about the
characters. We pay attention to characters actions to reveal what
kind of people they are. We pay attention to the ways in which
other characters treat the main character. We use precise, exact
words to describe our characters and their actions.
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Small Group Use Context Clues to Determine Meaning Part Two Via
p81-117
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Figurative Language Search!! Find the metaphor on page 82!
Metaphor August is the Sun. Me and Mom and Dad are planets orbiting
the Sun.
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Classwork/PCR Answer one of the following questions by writing
a detailed paragraph or two. Cite the evidence that supports your
answer from the page and paragraph in the book. Inferring Questions
p81-117 1.What do you think Via means when she says the galaxy is
changing? 2.Which of the 3 Augusts do you think August sees himself
as being? 3.Why do you think Via wanted to have Daisy sleep with
her that night (p97-98)? Do you think August would have liked
Daisys company also?
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Reading Focus
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Independent Reading and Level Check
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RESTROOM
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Math Focus Lesson 11:35 to 12:00
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Math Test Today
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Animal Adaptations and Defenses
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Adaptations
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Hibernation When an animal becomes dormant in the winter
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Mimicry When an animal looks like another animal
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Protective Resemblance (camouflage) When an animal looks like
its surroundings
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Protective Coloration (camouflage) When an animal can change
colors to blend in
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Migration When an animal moves to a new location
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Body Covering When an animal has special outer coverings
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Chemical Defense When an animal uses chemicals to defend
itself
