What is something that you are especially good at?

There are some things I am good at and some things that I am not so good at. For example, I ______ well, and I’m especially good at ______.

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Theme 6 Lesson 28 Day 1

• Genre- Realistic Fiction

What’s it called?

“New Ears for Ani”What’s the purpose of reading a poem again?

To enjoy it!

Fluency Tip: Change the pitch and volume of your voice to express the characters’ feelings.

Listen for how the character is feeling and thinking.

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New Ears for Ani

Jayda and Ani were talking about the school musical when the bell rang. Tryouts were later in the afternoon, and everyone was excited.

“Why don’t you try out for the school musical?” asked Jayda. “I’m going to try out for the role of the hero.”

“You’re a better singer than I am, and the hero sings a lot,” said Ani. “Anyway, I can’t try out. I’m too shy.”

“But you’re so funny,” said Jayda.“Kate is funnier than I am,” said Ani. “She’s

going to try out for the carnival announcer. The announcer is supposed to be really funny.”

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Later that day, Ani watched from the back of the auditorium while her friends tried out for the musical. She wished she could sing like Jayda or be confident enough to tell jokes like Kate.

“Great job, everyone,” said Mrs. turner. “What we need now is someone to play the shy rabbit, but there’s no one left to audition.” She turned and saw Ani. “Excuse me. You, in the back of the auditorium,” she called. “How would you like to wear these rabbit ears?”

Ani smiled and walked to the stage.

1. What’s Ani’s problem?2. What do you think will

happen?

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Suffixes –able, -ible, -less, -ous

Suffixes are added to the end of a word. Recognizing suffixes in words

can help readers pronounce and understand words.

Open your book to pg. 352. Read along with me the

information about suffixes.

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doable famous careless various endless reliable nervous useless

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• flexible• washable• helpless• terrible• valuable• dangerous• powerless

• suitable• restlessly• countless• responsibl

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Comprehension Focus Skill:

Make Predictions

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Good readers make predictions about what happens in the story.

Prior knowledge- what someone already knows about a topic or situation- helps readers make

predictions. Making and checking predictions helps readers keep track

of what is happening in a story.

Listen as I read pg. 304 of Charlotte’s Web.

What I Read

Prior Knowledg

e

My Prediction

What Happened

As I read, I find that Wilbur

wants to make a spider web.

I already know that Wilbur is a pig, and I also know that pigs cannot make spider webs.

My prediction

is that Wilbur will

not be able to make a web.

As I read on, I will see if my

predictions are

correct.

Get ready to listen…Get ready to listen…

Today you will hear a biography about

the life of a famous person

named Benjamin Franklin.

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Genre Study: BiographyGenre Study: Biography

Biographies give details and facts about the life of a real person. Facts are usually written in sequential order.

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As you listen, make predictions about Benjamin Franklin. Listen

for clues about his contributions to

the world.

Think about the story…1. How did the title of help you predict

that Benjamin Franklin would make many different important contributions to the world?

2. How can you tell that “The Many Lives of Benjamin Franklin” is a biography?

It tells about a real person. It tells facts about his life in time order. It tells about his achievements.

3. Did you enjoy the biography? Why or why not?

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When you have a sense of humorhumor, it means that you enjoy telling and hearing about things that are funny.

As Benjamin Franklin grew, his curiosity, his sense of humorhumor, and his brilliant mind turned him into a man with many lives.

The word is… humorWhat is the word? humorIf you have a sense of

humorhumor, do you laugh a lot or cry a lot?

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If you go abroadabroad, you go overseas to a different country.

Benjamin Franklin had served abroadabroad long enough.

The word is… abroadWhat is the word? abroadIf your older sister studied

abroad, did she study in another city or another country?

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Preparation Preparation is everything you do to get ready for something.

The chef checked the ingredients of the recipe in preparation preparation for cooking it.

The word is… preparationWhat is the word? preparationWhat do you need to do in

preparationpreparation for a vacation?

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AA gimmick gimmick is a trick or a way to grab a person’s attention.

The magician’s gimmickgimmick was to use special magic words to perform his trick.

The word is… gimmickWhat is the word? gimmickWhat gimmick might a

car salesman use to get people to buy a car?

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Something that has been sprinkled sprinkled has had tiny pieces or drops of something scattered all over it.

Alex sprinkled sprinkled glitter on his project.

The word is… sprinkledWhat is the word? sprinkledWhat other kinds of things

could Alex have sprinkled sprinkled on his project?

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When things expandexpand, they get bigger.

If you put a full water bottle in the freezer it will expandexpand.

The word is… expandWhat is the word? expandHow can you expand

your prior knowledge?

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Something that eruptserupts, breaks out of something that holds it.

A volcano might erupt erupt under the right conditions.

The word is… erupteruptWhat is the word? erupteruptHave you ever seen

toothpaste erupt erupt from a tube or soda erupterupt from it’s bottle?

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If you do something in a thoroughthorough way, you do a careful and complete job.

The doctor did a thorough thorough examination of his patient.

The word is… thoroughthoroughWhat is the word? thoroughthoroughWhy is it important to do a

thorough thorough job on your homework?

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DeliberationDeliberation is thought and discussion that comes before making a decision.

The judges’ deliberationdeliberation about the winner of the about the winner of the science fair was science fair was long and difficult because of all the great projects.

The word is… deliberationdeliberationWhat is the word? deliberationdeliberationWhat situations might a

team need to spend time in deliberation?deliberation?

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If something is grainygrainy, it is not smooth but has many small, hard pieces.

The grainy grainy beach felt good on my feet.

The word is… grainygrainyWhat is the word? grainygrainyWhat can you add to plain

vanilla ice cream to make it grainygrainy?

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sprinkled– Something that has been sprinkled has had tiny pieces or drops of something scattered all over it.

grainy– If something is grainy, it is not smooth but has many small, hard pieces.

expand– When things expand, they get bigger.

humor– When you have a sense of humor, it means you enjoy telling and hearing about things that are funny.

erupt– Something that erupts breaks out of something that holds it.

abroad– If you go abroad, you go overseas to a different country.

thorough– If you do something in a thorough way, you do a careful and complete job.

preparation– Preparation is everything you do to get ready for something.

deliberation– Deliberation is thought and discussion that comes before making a decision.

gimmick– A gimmick is a trick or a way to grab people’s attention.

DOLDOL1.they’s working together

2.itw’ll be a good show

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Grammar: Grammar: ContractionsContractionsContractions are two or more words

shortened into one. When you make a contraction you drop a letter or letters and use an apostrophe instead.

Remember that subject pronouns are words that identify the subject of a sentence, such as I, you, he, she, it, we, and they. Subject pronoun contractions combine and shortens a subject pronoun and its verb.

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We’re handing out stickers.

we’re = we + are

Notice that the a in are has been dropped and

replaced by an apostrophe.

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Read the sentence below. How do you write a contraction for the

underlined words?

She will probably win the talent show.

She’ll

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Combine the underlined words in each sentence to make

contractions.

1.They have done a lot of preparation. 2.She is really nervous about the science fair.3.You are going to win first place.4.It is the most exciting project!5.We had done everything we could to win the game.

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Check your work.

1.They’ve done a lot of preparation. 2.She’s really nervous about the science fair.3.You’re going to win first place.4.It’s the most exciting project!5.We’d one everything we could to win the game.

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