MondayNovember 7, 2011

FLUENCY

Good Readers:

EXPRESSION AND PHRASINGVary their

expression by changing their

volume or pace.

Group words into meaningful

phrases, or chunks. Punctuation can help with this.

Let’s echo read this passage.From “Mangia!” by Ira Rosofsky

Italian cuisine is the most popular ethnic food in the

United States, according to the National Restaurant Association. It is so much a part of our culture that

we hardly think of it as ethnic at all.

Everybody thinks that they know a great deal about

Italian food. For example: Marco Polo, an Italian, brought back spaghetti

from China. The Italians invented pizza. Tomatoes have been a long-time staple of Italian

cooking.All of these myths are wrong.

Word Study

Look at these words: grumble goggles grum/ble gog/gles Remember:

Divide the word into syllables before the consonant plus le.

Pronounce the final vowel sound as a schwa (ŭ)

Consonant plus le (review of lesson 6)

Let’s try it!Write the word grapple in your

journal. Underline the consonant –le.

grapple

Hold up the number of fingers that shows grapple divided into syllables correctly.

1)grap/ple2)gra/ple3)grapp/le

Vocabulary

eminentAn eminent person is well known and important.

Coaches Nick Saban and Gene Chizik are eminent football coaches in our state.

eminentAn eminent person is well known and important.

Why would an eminent chef be a good choice to host a cooking show?

1. He looks good on t.v.2. People would know that he is

an expert.

charityCharity is showing kindness by giving money or gifts to organizations that need them.

The fifth graders at our school showed charity by collecting clothes, food, and money for tornado victims who had lost their homes.

charityCharity is showing kindness by giving money or

gifts to organizations that need them.

If I name an example of showing charity, say, “Charity!”

• donating clothes to a shelter• serving food to the homeless

• watching a tv show about charities (like “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition”)

• collecting money for “Toys for Tots”

• reading your favorite book

modestA modest person does not brag or show off.

Although Joseph knew he had played a great game, he was being very modest when he was interviewed after the game.

modestA modest person does not brag or show off.

What would be a modest way to respond to praise? 1.Smile and say, “Thank

you very much!”2. Reply with, “Yeah…I

know I’m good!”

TO DO LIST:•Separate words in the –le section of the Word Study Review 4-Square into syllables.•Complete the vocabulary quilt using eminent, charity, and modest.•Continue working on your gist booklet. It is due Thursday. Small GroupColonists and Loyalists-Journal, PencilPatriots and Abolitionists- Journal, PencilPioneers- Read pgs. 3-7 in The Egg Drop Egg-speriment and begin working on theme practice.