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THEME: THEME: Neighborhoods & Neighborhoods &

CommunitiesCommunitiesEnglish Language ArtEnglish Language Art

Treasures Unit 2 Week 2 – Treasures Unit 2 Week 2 – Home-Grown Home-Grown ButterfliesButterflies

Created by Mrs. Ha Corsentino, YES AcademyDay 1

Strong Paragraphs: Strong Paragraphs: Replacing Telling with Replacing Telling with

ShowingShowingShowingShowing is a writer is a writer’’s ability to use s ability to use precise observations, descriptive precise observations, descriptive details, and expressive language details, and expressive language to communicate emotion, evoke to communicate emotion, evoke images, and present evidence.images, and present evidence.

ShowingShowing is describing so that the is describing so that the readers know and understand, readers know and understand, without you having to tell them without you having to tell them what is going on.what is going on.


Writing

W3.1.1 Create a single paragraph. Develop a topic sentence. Include supporting facts and details.


ShowingShowing

Today, we are going to Today, we are going to compare a piece of compare a piece of writing that writing that ““showsshows”” to a to a piece that only piece that only ““tellstells””..


Writing



ShowingShowing

A wolf came to town and saw animals A wolf came to town and saw animals reading. He tried to scare them, but reading. He tried to scare them, but the animals liked their books too the animals liked their books too much to be distracted by him. The much to be distracted by him. The wolf decided to go to school to learn wolf decided to go to school to learn how to read. He practiced a lot and how to read. He practiced a lot and read a book to the farm animals. He read a book to the farm animals. He made friends with the animals.made friends with the animals.


Writing


You have read Wolf! Here is a passage from Wolf! Except I rewrote it by taking out all the showing.


ShowingShowing

LetLet’’s compare that s compare that passage to passage to Wolf!Wolf! By By Becky Bloom.Becky Bloom.

How are they different? How are they different? What makes What makes Wolf! Wolf! Better?Better?


Writing



ShowingShowingCConversation – No. Please write quietly.onversation – No. Please write quietly.

HHelp – Raise your hand if you are stuck or elp – Raise your hand if you are stuck or you need help.you need help.

AActivity – Write about a time you tried ctivity – Write about a time you tried something difficult or challenging. something difficult or challenging. Remember to show, not tell.Remember to show, not tell.

MMovement – Stay in your seat.ovement – Stay in your seat.

PParticipation – I know you are on-task if I articipation – I know you are on-task if I see you writing quietly. When you are see you writing quietly. When you are done, go back and proofread using your done, go back and proofread using your proofreading marksproofreading marks..


Writing


Daily Language Daily Language ActivitiesActivities

1.1. Do seels live in the Do seels live in the Zoo?Zoo?

2.2. what a scary Wolf I what a scary Wolf I saw!saw!

3.3. the movie about foxes the movie about foxes is on Friday.is on Friday.


Writing

LC3.1.1 Use complete declarative, interrogative, imperative, and exclamatory sentences.

Grammar:Grammar:Singular and Plural Singular and Plural

NounsNounsSingular nounsSingular nouns

Names one person, Names one person, place, or thing.place, or thing.

Can be compound Can be compound words.words.

Plural nounsPlural nouns

Names more than one Names more than one person, place, or thing.person, place, or thing.

Add Add –s –s to form the to form the plural of most singular plural of most singular nouns.nouns.

Add Add –es –es if the singular if the singular nouns ends in nouns ends in s, ch, sh, s, ch, sh, or xor x

Can be compound Can be compound words.words.


Writing

LC3.1.3 Understand and use complete declarative, interogative, imperative, and exclamatory sentences.

Grammar:Grammar:Singular and Plural Singular and Plural

NounsNounsSingular nounsSingular nouns

FriendFriend

WishWish

GrandmotherGrandmother

wristwatchwristwatch

Plural nounsPlural nouns

FriendFriendss

WishWisheses

GrandmotherGrandmotherss

wristwatchwristwatcheses


Writing

LC3.1.3 Understand and use complete declarative, interogative, imperative, and exclamatory sentences.

Focus Question:Focus Question:Focus Question:Focus Question:Butterflies are born on Butterflies are born on

their own in nature. How their own in nature. How can people help them can people help them

grow?grow?


Oral Language

““The Sure-Footed The Sure-Footed Shoe FinderShoe Finder””

““The Sure-Footed The Sure-Footed Shoe FinderShoe Finder””

Genre: Genre: Nonfiction ArticleNonfiction Article

A A nonfiction articlenonfiction article presents presents factsfacts about a topic.about a topic.

The purpose of a The purpose of a nonfiction article nonfiction article is to is to informinform the reader about real the reader about real people, places, and things.people, places, and things.

Nonfiction articles Nonfiction articles may include may include quotes from people interviewed quotes from people interviewed who are experts on the topic.who are experts on the topic.


Oral Language

R3.3.1 Distinguish common forms of literature.

VocabularyVocabularyVocabularyVocabulary

PursuitPursuit

ElusiveElusive

Field guideField guide


Oral Language

R1.4 Vocabulary – Use antonyms, synonyms to determine meanings.

Listen for a PurposeListen for a PurposeListen for a PurposeListen for a Purpose

Listen carefully to Listen carefully to ““Chasing Chasing ButterfliesButterflies””..

Listen for the vocabulary Listen for the vocabulary words (pursuit, elusive, field words (pursuit, elusive, field guide).guide).

Ask questionsAsk questions in your head in your head and be prepared to share and be prepared to share using this sentence frame: using this sentence frame: ““I I wonder…wonder…””


Oral Language

RC2.0 Reading comprehension.

Build Background Build Background Page 90-91Page 90-91

Build Background Build Background Page 90-91Page 90-91

A farmerA farmer’’s market is s market is where local farmers where local farmers come to sell their come to sell their produce.produce.


Oral Language

RC2.0 Reading Comprehension.

local

Business

produce

On-Demand WritingOn-Demand WritingOn-Demand WritingOn-Demand Writing

Write in your WriterWrite in your Writer’’s s Notebook about local Notebook about local businesses in our businesses in our community.community.

Write as much as you Write as much as you can for 8 minutes.can for 8 minutes.


Oral Language

WS1.1 Write a single paragraph. Develop a topic sentence.

Big IdeaBig IdeaBig IdeaBig Idea

Communities form businesses around Communities form businesses around local needs.local needs.

How do local businesses help a How do local businesses help a neighborhood and a community?neighborhood and a community?

What local businesses are in your What local businesses are in your neighborhood?neighborhood?


Oral Language


Let’s write the Big Idea in our Unit Theme Foldables. Add details as you continue reading this week.

Lesson VocabularyLesson VocabularyLesson VocabularyLesson Vocabulary

DisappearDisappear

ProtectProtect

HarmingHarming

SupplySupply

CaptureCapture

enclosureenclosure


Word Study


Lesson VocabularyLesson VocabularyLesson VocabularyLesson Vocabulary

LetLet’’s do Practice Book, s do Practice Book, page 83.page 83.

We will do a little bit We will do a little bit and finish the rest and finish the rest during IWT.during IWT.


Word Study


Academic Academic VocabularyVocabularyAcademic Academic

VocabularyVocabularyMultiple-Multiple-meaningmeaning

Draw Draw conclusionconclusionss

sequencesequence

NonfictionNonfiction

personificatpersonificationion


Word Study


Strategy: Dictionary Strategy: Dictionary and Multiple-and Multiple-

Meaning WordsMeaning Words

Strategy: Dictionary Strategy: Dictionary and Multiple-and Multiple-

Meaning WordsMeaning WordsM&M has more than one meaning.M&M has more than one meaning.

If you canIf you can’’t figure out the t figure out the meaning of the word by using meaning of the word by using word parts or context clues, you word parts or context clues, you can look up the word in a can look up the word in a dictionary.dictionary.


Word Study

R3.1.8 Use knowledge of prefixes to determine meanings of words.

Let’s find the word enclosure in the dictionary.Let’s find the word enclosure in the dictionary.

Spelling PretestSpelling PretestSpelling PretestSpelling Pretest

CConversation – No. Please spell quietly.onversation – No. Please spell quietly.

HHelp – Raise your hand if you donelp – Raise your hand if you don’’t t understand the word or did not hear it.understand the word or did not hear it.

AActivity – Spell the words correctly on ctivity – Spell the words correctly on your list.your list.

MMovement – Stay in your seat.ovement – Stay in your seat.

PParticipation – I know you are on-task if I articipation – I know you are on-task if I see you writing quietly. When you are see you writing quietly. When you are done, thumbs up to show that you are done, thumbs up to show that you are ready for the next word.ready for the next word.


Word Study

LC 3.1.8 Spell correctly one-syllable words.

Spelling Practice Spelling Practice StrategyStrategy

Spelling Practice Spelling Practice StrategyStrategy

LOOK at the word.LOOK at the word.

SAY the word aloud.SAY the word aloud.

STUDY the letters in the word.STUDY the letters in the word.

WRITE the word.WRITE the word.

CHECK the word. Did you spell CHECK the word. Did you spell the word right? If not, go back the word right? If not, go back to step 1.to step 1.


Word Study


SpellingSpellingSpellingSpelling


We will do a little and We will do a little and finish the rest during finish the rest during IWT.IWT.


Word Study


Purpose for ReadingPurpose for Reading““Save Our ButterfliesSave Our Butterflies””, page 192-, page 192-

193193

Purpose for ReadingPurpose for Reading““Save Our ButterfliesSave Our Butterflies””, page 192-, page 192-

193193

What are some new things we can What are some new things we can learnlearn from this selection? from this selection?

Look for clues, such as Look for clues, such as multiple-multiple-meaning wordsmeaning words, to help you find , to help you find the meanings of highlighted the meanings of highlighted words.words.

You will read these words again in You will read these words again in Home-Grown ButterfliesHome-Grown Butterflies..


Reading


Reread for Reread for ComprehensionComprehension

Reread for Reread for ComprehensionComprehension

Strategy: Monitor Strategy: Monitor ComprehensionComprehension

Skills: Draw ConclusionsSkills: Draw Conclusions


Reading


Strategy: Strategy: Monitor Monitor

ComprehensionComprehension

Strategy: Strategy: Monitor Monitor

ComprehensionComprehensionMonitor comprehension Monitor comprehension is checking is checking for understanding as you read.for understanding as you read.

Why is it important? Why is it important? Good Good readers monitor their readers monitor their comprehension to make sure they comprehension to make sure they understand what they are reading. understand what they are reading. This will also help you remember This will also help you remember what you read.what you read.


Reading

R3.2.2 Ask questions and support answers by connecting prior knowledge with literal information found in, and inferred from, the text.

Skill: Draw Skill: Draw ConclusionsConclusionsSkill: Draw Skill: Draw ConclusionsConclusions

Drawing conclusions Drawing conclusions is using is using facts, details, and our own facts, details, and our own experiences to come up with a experiences to come up with a new understanding.new understanding.

Why is it important? Why is it important? This This helps you figure out ideas and helps you figure out ideas and information that the author information that the author does not tell you directly.does not tell you directly.


Reading




Reading


Reread for Fluency: Reread for Fluency: Pacing and PhrasingPacing and PhrasingReread for Fluency: Reread for Fluency: Pacing and PhrasingPacing and Phrasing

Read Read slowlyslowly and and clearlyclearly for nonfiction article.for nonfiction article.

PausePause at at commascommas and and stopstop at at periods.periods.

I will be listening for your I will be listening for your pacingpacing and and phrasingphrasing this this week.week.


Oral Language

LAS3.1.9 Read prose and poetry aloud with fluency, rhythm, and pace.

Focus Question:Focus Question:Focus Question:Focus Question:Butterflies are born on Butterflies are born on

their own in nature. How their own in nature. How can people help them can people help them

grow?grow?


Oral Language

Rotation/Rotation/Independent Independent

Workshop Time Workshop Time (IWT)(IWT)Students will work Students will work

independently.independently.By yourselfBy yourselfWith a partnerWith a partnerIn a groupIn a groupOr with the teacher.Or with the teacher.


IWT

RC1.0 Reading Comprehension


Workshop Time Workshop Time (IWT)(IWT)Green Go TimeGreen Go Time

DO NOT DISTURB THE DO NOT DISTURB THE TEACHER.TEACHER.

When you are done, When you are done, read a book from inside read a book from inside your desk.your desk.


IWT



Workshop Time Workshop Time (IWT)(IWT)MUST DOMUST DO

Practice BookPractice Book, pages 83, , pages 83, 89, and 84 only.89, and 84 only.RereadReread ““Save Our Save Our ButterfliesButterflies””, pages 192-, pages 192-193. Be careful with your 193. Be careful with your pacing pacing and and phrasingphrasing..


IWT


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