Off and Running
Off and Running
Off and Running
Realistic Fiction
Big Idea
- We never stop learning.
Essential Question
- What can our differences teach us?
Target Vocabulary
- debate - a formal public discussion about specific issues
- prodded - encouraged to do something
- gradually - slowly over a period of time
- decorated - added things to make something more attractive
- beckoned - signaled in some way, often with a gesture
- scanned - quickly looked over
- inflated - filled with air
- stalled - delayed; stopped
- shaken - upset
- hesitated - paused before you said or did something
Comprehension
Target Skill
- Compare and Contrast - to find ways that two or more things are similar and different.
Target Strategy
- Infer/Predict- to figure out something that is not stated directly/figure out what might happen next.
Fluency
- Intonation - good readers read with correct intonation or rise and fall of a reader's vocal pitch. A reader's intonation should reflect the meaning of what is being read, such as an exclamation or a question.
Decoding
- VCCV Syllable Pattern - identifying vowels and consonants can help readers say unfamiliar words syllable by syllable.
Vocabulary Strategies
- Multiple-Meaning Words - words that have more than one meaning.
Grammar
- Compound Sentences - two sentence joined by a comma and conjunction such as and, but, or or. The complete subject is all the words telling whom or what a sentence is about. The complete predicate is all the words telling what the subject is or does.
Writing
Write to Express
- Focus Trait: Word Choice - the words a character says in a story -and the way those words are said- should express his or her feelings and personality
Quizlet What are context clues?
Quizlet Context Clues Sentences