Monday Warm-Up

• Use the glossary in your literature book to define the following words:– Interplanetary– Wonderment– Awe

Monday, October 7

• Warm-Up/Housekeeping/Roll Call

• Mini-Lesson: “Making Inferences”

• Review reciprocal teaching roles and read page 339 in literature text.

• Learning teams read and discuss Zoo on pages 340-343 using the reciprocal teaching roles.

• Complete workbook page105

Tuesday Warm-Up

• Use the glossary in your literature book to define the following words:– garments– expense– babbled

Tuesday, October 8

• Warm-up/Roll call/Housekeeping

• Review “Making Inferences” and answer the inference questions from “Zoo” on page 343.

• Complete Lesson 11 in the SOL Coach book (Making inferences from non-fiction text) Students write answers on small white boards.

Wednesday Warm-up

• Use the context clues and knowledge of the Latin suffix “ment” (the act of, the state of) to answer the following questions:– What type of performance might you watch in

amazement?– What are you expected to do with an

assignment?

Wednesday October 9

• Warm-Up/Housekeeping/Roll Call

• Mini Lesson: “Theme”

• Learning Teams complete workbook page 106.

• Read Chapter 3 of My Life in Dog Years by Gary Paulsen. Make text-to-text, text-to self-, and text-to-world connections on your large white paper.

Thursday Warm-Up

• List the three main purposes for which an author might write.– Hint: to_____________, to_____________,

or to __________________

Thursday, October 10

• Warm-up/Housekeeping/Roll Call

• Read Chapter 3 of My Life in Dog Years by Gary Paulsen. Complete “Sketch to Stretch” activity.

• Visit library to check out, return, and renew books

Friday Warm-Up

• Read the paragraphs on “Making Inferences” and “Theme” on page 337 silently. Be ready to discuss with class.

Friday, October 11

• Warm-Up/Housekeeping/Roll Call

• Assessment: making inferences, predictions, and author’s purpose

• Friday Folk Tale: Taily-Po