Vocabulary

Can you pronounce itDo know the definition Can you use it in a sentence

Title: Beyond the SkyReading Goal: QuestioningTeam Cooperation Goal: Active ListeningGenre: ExpositoryAuthor: Tanya Jackson

the outer edgeThe limits of the yard are marked with a

bright fence.

limits:

the centerThe core of the apple has seeds, and the

skin is shiny and green.

core:

continue After the telephone interruption, we decided to proceed with the lesson and finish our work.

proceed:

be able to liveA camel can survive for days without

water.

survive:

appropriate“Happy” is a fitting nickname for Joanne,

she is in a good mood all the time.

fitting:

smallDwarf rabbits are good pets because they

are small and can fit in a cage.

dwarf:

Figure outWe determined how to find our friends

apartment by looking on the map.

determined:

Without proofI assumed the new kid would be nice, but I

wasn’t sure until I met him.

assumed:

Vocabulary Vault

Building Background

What was one thing you did yesterday?Remember we have been talking about summarizing. Summarizing helps us understand what we have read.We can make a tree map to help us organize our summary.Remember: use texts features to help you find main ideas.

Title

Main Idea Main Idea Main Idea

Sonic BOOM!• The year was 1947. on an October morning, test pilot Charles

“Chuck” Yeager sealed himself into his X-1 plane. It was a rocket-powered plane. Yeager and the plane shot down the runway. His plane soared into the air. Yeager pressed sown on the throttle. The plane went faster and faster through the air. Them all of a sudden, the X-1 hit the speed of Mach 1. A deafening BOOM rang out. Until that day, no pilot had ever flown a plane faster than the speed of sound. The sound the plane made was the sonic boom. It’s the sound that occurs whenever something goes faster than the speed of sound, or breaks the sound barrier. Many planes can now travel that fast, or faster.

Beyond the Sky

Page 39 Preview team talk questions page 19

Partner Read- 15 minutesPut 2 sticky notes on words that are new or

unfamiliar to youRead and restate pages 39Read page 39 silentlyFill in one main idea and supporting details Discuss with team words you clarified find vocabulary words

Titl e

Ma in Idea Ma in I dea Main Idea

Team Discussion-15minutes

• Discuss answers to team talk questions• Write answers to question 2 and 4

Class Discussion

• What words did your group clarify?• Why does India show Winn Dixie how to stand

up and look in the window?• Why does India run up to the library?

Writing Adventures- 15 min

Think about one of your friends. Do you remember how you meet and became

friends? Tell how you met your friend. Tell why you are friends with this person.

Vocabulary Practice-10 min

• Divide your words with partner. Choose a word from your list to use in a meaningful sentence.

Fluency – 5 min

• Pg 25, paragraphs 1 and 3