Deep Sea Danger

Question of the Week: Why do explorers seek out other worlds?

Book Online: Go to your online textbook to hear the story and/or concepts read to you and for you to practice.

Vocabulary Words:

Skills/Concepts:

- Genre: Drama

- Drawing Conclusions:

- when you draw a conclusion, you form a reasonable opinion about what you have read.

- use what you know in real life to help you draw conclusions.

- make sure you have enough facts and pieces of information to support your conclusions.

- Drawing Conclusions quia game rags to riches: http://www.quia.com/rr/332704.html

- Drawing Conclusions quia Reading Detective: http://www.quia.com/quiz/336079.html

- Predict and Set Purpose:

- good readers try to predict the kinds of facts or details they will find in the text, in doing so you will set a purpose for reading.

- when you have predicted what you will read, go back after you have finished reading to see if you were correct.

- Predicting worksheets: predicting practice

- Context Clues:

- multiple-meaning words

- some words have more than one meaning

- use words or sentences around the multiple-meaning word to help you figure out which meaning the author is using

- Expression:

- read out loud and think of the story events

- think about how the character is feeling and thinking; it will help you say the words in a natural, believable way

- Listening and Speaking - Dramatization

Small Groups:

- leveled readers

- main selection reading

- reinforce skills/concepts

- expand the skills/concepts

- extend the skills/concepts

- independent practice

“There is more treasure in books, than in all the pirate’s loot on Treasure Island.”

-Walt Disney

Contact Info:

Mrs. Gail Boe

6th Grade Teacher

gboe@newulm.k12.mn.us