Lesson 8 Day 2

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Read Aloud

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Question of the Day

• How do you let your family and friends know how you feel about things?

• When I _________, I am showing a feeling of ____________.

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Read Aloud

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• What is the purpose of reading a poem?

• for enjoyment• You will enjoy the poem even more if you try

to picture what is happening.• Listen as I read. Listen for rhythm and the

changes in my voice.

Read Aloud

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• What is happening in the poem?• What mental picture does it create?• How can you tell what the lion is doing?• How do the author’s words tell you this?• What are some of the rhyming words in the

poem?

Phonics and Spelling

• found• cow• The ou in found and the ow in cow stand

for /ou/.• boil• soy• The oi in boil and the oy in soy stand for /oi/.

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Phonics and SpellingIdentify the letters that stand for the /ou/ sound in each word.

• pound• how• down• about• south• tower

• ou• ow• ow• ou• ou• ow

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Phonics and Spelling

• It is sometimes difficult to know whether to use ou or ow in a word.

• Read these words: crowd, cloud.• Spellings of many /ou/ words must simply be

memorized. • There are a few spelling patterns that may help you

determine when to use ow and when to use ou.

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OW

• OW is almost always used when the /ou/ sound is at the end of the word, as in now and how.

• The letters ow are also used just before a final n, as in town and brown.

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OU

• OU usually comes before consonant combinations such as nt, nce, and nd.

• count• pounce• found

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Write the following words on your paper and underline the letters that stand

for the /ou/ sound.

• gown• loud• round• house• bounce• clown• growl

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Build Robust Vocabulary• communicate- When two people or

animals communicate, they share information.• Say the word with me, communicate.

• Do you communicate well with

animals ?

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Build Robust Vocabulary

• flick- When you flick something, you move it or snap it quickly. • Say the word with me, flick. • Do you ever flick your tongue across

your lips when you are nervous?

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Build Robust Vocabulary• alert- If you alert people to

something, you get their attention and let them know to be careful. • Say the word with me, alert.• How does a rattlesnake signal an

alert when someone is too close?• How might a ranger alert people?

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Build Robust Vocabulary• signal- A signal is a sound or action

that sends a message.• Say the word with me, signal. • What signal could you give a friend if

you saw a sea turtle?

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Build Robust Vocabulary

• chatter- When animals chatter, they repeat their sounds quickly.• Say the word with me, chatter. • Why is it not a good idea to chatter

in the library?• What could visitors be saying as they

chatter?

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Build Robust Vocabulary• grooms- When an animal grooms

itself, it makes itself neat and clean. • Say the word with me, grooms.• How do cats groom themselves?

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Build Robust VocabularyRead page 226 with me.

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Fluency• Commas, periods, question marks, exclamation

points, and quotation marks tell readers how long to pause, whether to read a sentence as a statement, a question, or an exclamation, and when someone else’s words are being used.

• Turn to page 239 in your book. • Listen as I read this page paying close attention to

punctuation.• Now read this page with me.

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Build Robust Vocabulary• Two bull elks crash horns to see who is

dominant.• Dominant- The strongest or most

powerful member of a group is dominant.

• Say the word with me, dominant.• Which is dominant, a puppy or a grown

cat?

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Build Robust Vocabulary• Two arctic hares hit each other because they

are in a conflict.• Conflict- If two animals are fighting, they are

in a conflict. • Say the word with me, conflict. • Do you talk about a conflict, or argue about it? • Think about dominant animals and some

conflicts that they might get into. Describe an animal or a conflict, using vivid or precise words.

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Robust Vocabulary• The crocodile went charging home because its nest

was in danger. • charging- If an animal is charging, it is rushing or

moving quickly towards something or someone. • Say it with me, charging.• If a strange dog were charging you, would you run

or stand still?

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Robust Vocabulary• The ferocious crocodile protected the “water thick-

knees” bird.• ferocious- A ferocious animal is angry and

dangerous. • Say the word with me, ferocious.• Are most dogs you know gentle or ferocious?

• Name some ferocious animals.• Choose one of the ferocious animals and write a

sentence about that animals.

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Robust Vocabulary• The ferocious crocodile protected the “water thick-

knees” bird.• ferocious- A ferocious animal is angry and

dangerous. • Say the word with me, ferocious.• Are most dogs you know gentle or ferocious?

• Name some ferocious animals.• Choose one of the ferocious animals and write a

sentence about that animals.

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DOL

• Our teacher is mrs lavell.

• dr Morris looked in my ear.

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M.L

D.

Grammar• Mr. Ms. Dr. • These are abbreviations of titles of people.• St. Ave. Pl. • These are abbreviations for types of streets. • CA FL TX• These are abbreviations of states. They are made

with two capital letters and no period.

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Grammardr Malik Pinder105 Wingate rd

Trenton, njWhich word in line one is an abbreviation. What is wrong with

it?Dr. Line 2?Rd.Line 3NJ

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Grammar

• Write your own address in envelope form. Write Mr. or Ms. with your name.

• WB pg. 27

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Writing

A Description• Uses vivid words that appeal to the senses. • Uses precise words that give specific

information about the topic.• Uses different types of language.

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Writing

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Writing• When you write a description, you use different

types of language. • Striking language grabs the reader’s attention, often

using similes or metaphors. • For example: Quick as a flash. • Exact language uses precise words. For example: A

golden lioness stood proudly. Language should suit the description.

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Writing

Cheetah

StrikingLanguage:(quick as a flash)

Exact Language(runs)

Natural Language:(fast)

Beautiful Language(sleek)

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Writing

• Choose a topic about an animal. Create a word web to brainstorm different words or phrases that are vivid and precise.

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