Lesson 12 Day 2Genre: Realistic Fiction

Read Aloud

• Why might you read a poem?• for enjoyment• to listen to the sound of words• Think about how the person speaking is

feeling.

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Read Aloud

• Why do you think the speaker writes back right away?

• What do the words “my head like a drum” mean in the poem?

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Phonics

• Words with silent letters such as letter pairs kn and gn can make spelling difficult.

• There are no good ways to tell for sure which words are spelled with kn, gn, or n, to stand for /n/.

• Most words use r, not wr, to stand for /r/.• Most words use f, not gh, to stand for /f/.• You will have to learn individual words that

use kn, gn, wr, and gh.

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PhonicsWhich spelling looks right?1. Meg is _________________ a scarf for her mother. knitting

gnitting nittingknitting2. The bird flies _____________ for the summer and south for the winter.

knorth gnorth northnorth3. She _________________ all the words to my favorite song. Knows

gnows nowsknows4. Try no to _____________ on your fingernails. knaw gnaw

nawgnawChoose 3 kn or gn spelling words. Use the words to write sentences in

your journal.

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Listening Comprehension/PlotThe plot is the events in a story.Remember a plot has a beginning, a middle, and an

ending. It tells about the problem that the characters face and the solution to that problem.

The beginning introduces the characters, setting, and a bit about the main character’s problem. The problem or goal is fully explained in the middle and then solved or reached at the end of the story. Knowing the important events helps readers understand the story.

What was the most important event in the story? an earthquake hits Max’s village.

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DOL

3. The sandwich was so good that Billy ate them all.

4. nora's friend visited it.

5. I saw Mr. and Mrs. wells and waved at it.

it

N her

W them

Grammar: Singular and Plural Pronouns

A pronoun is a word that takes the place of a noun.A singular pronoun replaces a singular noun, or a noun

that names one person, place or thing.I you he she me her him itMatt threw it away.It –stands for something Matt threw awayHe ran to the store.He – the name of a person such as Matt, or boyTom ate the pie. He ate it.Anjali talked to Jane. She talked to her.I asked Nyesha for help. I asked her for help.

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Writing: Realistic Story

Realistic StoryIncludes characters and

settings that could be realIncludes events that could

happenTells about a problem and how

it is solved

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