Family Times Daily Questions Prior Knowledge Drawing
Conclusions Vocabulary Suffixes Predictions Guided Comprehension
Generalize Simile Independent Reader All About Gymnastics
Additional Resources Language Skills
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Study Skills Genre: Autobiography Vocabulary Strategy: Word
Structure Comprehension Skill: Draw Conclusion Comprehension
Strategy: Visualize
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Question of the Week Why do people try to change themselves?
Daily Questions: Why does Gary want to take up gymnastics? What do
you think happens to Garys dream of being a gymnast? What kinds of
skills and talents do you think are required to become a good
gymnast?
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Language Skills Daily Fix It Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4 Day 5
Transparency: Using Who and Whom Practice Book Page 77 Page 78 Page
79 Page 80 Spelling Strategy Page 77 Page 78 Page 79 Page 80
Writing Workshop Reading Writing ConnectionWriting Prompt Writers
CraftEditing and Revising
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Language Skills
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Day 1 Daily Fix It 1. My cousin, whom is two years younger,
always copy me. My cousin, who is two years younger, always copies
me. 2.Serena is inpatient to grow up but she still acts immature.
Serena is impatient to grow up, but she still acts immature.
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Day 2 Daily Fix It 1.Do you has the equipment you need for
gymnastics. Do you have the equipment you need for gymnastics?
2.She runned to the mat and done a back flip. She ran to the mat
and did a back flip. Language Skills
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Day 3 Daily Fix It 1. Eds somersaults are better than my are.
Eds somersaults are better than mine are. 2.I learns how to do a
back flip last weak. I learned how to do a back flip last week.
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Day 4 Daily Fix It 1.The 2004 Olympic Games were holded in
greece. The 2004 Olympic Games were held in Greece. 2.Can you learn
we how to do a handstand? Can you teach us how to do a handstand?
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Day 5 Daily Fix It 1.We set with the coach, whom cheered his
team loudly. We sat with the coach, who cheered his team loudly.
2.Was she the gymnast whom had an inperfect routine? Was she the
gymnast who had an imperfect routine? Language Skills
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Spelling Strategy Divide and Conquer Its easier to remember how
to spell words if you break them into syllables first. Draw a line
between the word and its suffix. Study the word one part at a
time.
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Writing Prompt Describe a time when you achieved a goal that
was important to you. Use precise nouns, strong action verbs, and
vivid adjectives to tell how you accomplished your goal. Use
language that appeals to the senses.
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Language Skills Editing/Revising Checklist Do precise words
create pictures for readers? Have I used sensory details to involve
the reader? Have I used who and whom correctly as subjects and
objects? Are words with negative prefixes, il-, in-, im-, and ir-
spelled correctly?
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Activate Prior Knowledge KWL Gymnastics Gymnastics is a
difficult sport.What does it take to be a gymnast? Why would
someone want to be a gymnast? It takes a lot of practice.
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Draw Conclusions: A conclusion is a sensible decision you make
after you think about facts or details that you read. Drawing
conclusions may also be called making inferences. Use your prior
knowledge to help you draw conclusions. What does the text say?
What do I already know? What can I conclude?
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Visualize Active readers visualize as they read. They make
pictures in their mind. Visualizing can help you understand what is
happening in what you read. It can also help you draw conclusions
about what is happening and why.
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Write: 1.Read How to Do a Cartwheel. Use a graphic organizer
like the one above to draw a conclusion about which way to start a
cartwheel. 2.Describe how to do a handstand, a somersault, or some
other action without naming it. Exchange papers with a classmate.
Try to visualize and draw a conclusion about what your classmate is
describing.
Compound Words: Two words this week are compound words. Which
two words are they? Limelight Cartwheels What two smaller words
make up each compound word. Look for compound words as you read The
Gymnast Lime and lightCart and wheel
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Bluish Somewhat blue
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Cartwheels Sideways handsprings with the legs and arms kept
straight.
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Gymnastics A sport in which very difficult exercises are
performed.
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Hesitation Act of failing to act promptly
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Limelight Center of public attention and interest
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Skidded Slipped or slid sideways while moving.
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Somersault To run or jump, turning the heels over the head
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Throbbing Beating rapidly or strongly
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Wincing Drawing back suddenly.
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More Words to Know: Backflips: backwards somersaults performed
in the air. Solitary: without companions Spindly: Very long and
slender
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Practice Lesson Vocabulary: True or False Gymnastics is easy to
learn. Cartwheels dont involve using your hands. Someone would be
wincing in pain if he had fallen off his bike. Fill in the blank.
As he walked in the slippers, Garys feet were _______________.
Garys ankles turned ________________ in color. Garys first
_____________made him feel a little dizzy. Issac loved the
______________________, so he looked around for an audience. Gary
was nervous, but he finally tried a back flip after much
_________________.
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Vocabulary Strategy: Suffixes: -ion, -ish, -tion A suffix is a
syllable added to the end of a base word that changes the base
words meaning. The spelling of the base word may also change when
the suffix is added. For example, when the suffix ion is added to
appreciate, the final e is dropped: appreciation. Adding this
suffix adds the meaning the act or state of being ____. The suffix
ish adds the meaning somewhat or like, as in brownish. Recognizing
a suffix can help you figure out the meaning of an unknown word.
1.Look at the unknown word. See if you recognize a base word in it.
2.Check to see if the suffix ion, -tion, or ish has been added to
the base word. 3.Ask yourself how the suffix changes the meaning of
the base word. 4.Try the new meaning in the sentence to see if it
makes sense. As you read Its Easier in Daydreams, look for words
that end with suffixes. Analyze the base words and the suffixes to
figure out the meanings of words you do not know.
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Genre: Autobiography An autobiography is the story of a persons
life or of a single event in ti, told by the person who lived it.
As you read, notice how the author looks back at himself from a
humorous point of view.
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Will Gary succeed in becoming the person he wants to be?
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Preview and Predict Read the opening question and the title on
pp. 488-489. Do a picture walk through the selection. When you
finish, identify the subject of the selection. What do you think
the The Gymnast is about? Use your lesson vocabulary in your
discussion.
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Guided Comprehension: Reread p. 490, paragraph 1. What makes
Gary feel jealous? From whose point of view is The Gymnast told?
How do you know? Make a generalization about gymnasts based on what
you read about Issac. What does Gary seem to think is most
interesting about gymnastics? Does Gary remind you of anyone in
your own life? Explain why. How do you think the selection will
end? What helped you make your prediction? What is the base word in
hesitation? What suffix has been added to the base word? What does
the word mean? What details on p. 497 help you visualize the scene?
What is the author trying to tell you when he says, I ate a plum
and pictured my cousin, who was probably cartwheeling to the
audience of one sleeping dog? Does the autobiography remind you of
any other nonfiction selections youve read? Think about events,
characters, and the point of view from which its told.
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Generalize: Generalizations are broad statements or rules that
apply to many examples. Model: In this story, Issac practices a
lot. I know that gymnastics is very hard. I can generalize that
gymnasts spend a lot of time practicing. Reread the second
paragraph on p. 493. What generalization does Issac make about
gymnasts?
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Simile A simile is a comparison of two unlike things that are
alike in at least one way. In a simile, words of comparison such as
like or as are used. Simile is a kind of figurative language. On
p.494, paragraph 1, .admiring my feet, which looked like bloated
water balloons is a simile. Write the simile in your notebook, as
well as an explanation of the two things being compared. Find
another simile in The Gymnast on p. 493, paragraph 3. Write the
simile and answer these questions. 1.What comparison word is used
in the simile? 2.What two things are being compared? 3.What other
items could have been used to compare the two things?
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SUMMARY This book discusses strange sports that use unusual
gear. It describes the sports of curling, rhythmic gymnastics, and
jai alai. COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS PAGE 11 What conclusions can you
draw about why changes in curling were made? PAGE 12 What are the
two main parts of rhythmic gymnastics? PAGE 23 What gear do jai
alai players wear? PAGE 20 What effect would playing jai alai with
no equipment have on its players?
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SUMMARY This book describes the history of the Olympic Games
and how the games have changed through the years. It focuses on the
historic 1904 Olympics and its memorable athletes like Felix
Carvajal. COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS PAGES 11 AND 13 What conclusions
can you draw about Felix Carvajal? PAGES 14 AND 15 What made the
1904 marathon difficult? PAGE 18 Why was it amazing that Ray Ewry
competed in the Olympics? PAGE 19 Based on the chart, in which
events did George Eyser win the gold medal?
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SUMMARY This book discusses what it takes to be a great
athlete. It tells about the demands of training and competing that
athletes have to endure to prepare for a major competition. It also
highlights various notable athletes, such as Jim Thorpe and Babe
Didrikson Zaharias. COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS PAGE 6 About how many
years ago did the first Olympic games occur? PAGE 8 What conclusion
can you draw about what the Ancient Greeks thought about athletes?
PAGE 8 What details helped you come to your conclusion in the
question above? PAGE 13 How many miles would Jim Thorpe run to get
home from school? PAGE 15 What made Babe Didrikson Zaharias such a
good athlete?
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Genre: Online Reference Sources You can find reference sources,
such as almanacs and dictionaries, on Internet Web sites. Some Web
sites give you several different reference sources all in one
place. Text Features: These electronic references sources look a
lot like printed sources, and theyre organized the same way.
Instead of turning pages by hand, you click through them with a
mouse.
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How does Alice get from the search result screen to the
encyclopedia entry for gymnastics? How are the dictionary entries
on pp. 502-503 like an entry in a printed dictionary? Picture steps
Alice takes as she does her search. A definition and picture help
you understand the term. Look back at The Gymnast to see what kinds
of moves the your Gary Soto was practicing. Compare them with the
information here. Which event do you think Gary was practicing for,
and why do you think so? Describe your thinking and illustrate it
with drawings.
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Additional Resources http://www.garysoto.com/ Double Negatives
PowerPoint Who and Whom Interactive