Weekly Objectives
Unit 3 Week 1 Genre Focus: A fable is a traditional tale. It is short, often has animal characters, and ends with a moral, or lesson. The moral is the theme.
Story: from Fables
Essential Question: What lessons can we learn from traditional tales?
Comprehension Strategy: Identify Theme
Comprehension Skill: Determine Key Ideas
Language and Conventions: Verbs” Present Tense Verbs can tell when actions happen. Present tense verbs tell what happens now.
Writing: Author’s Purpose
Phonics: Long I Words
Spelling Words: try tried spy spied tonight dimes strike spider pirate delight earth thought
Weekly Vocabulary Words:
rage- a feeling of strong anger
hopes- are things wanted in the future
disappointments- feelings of not getting what you wanted
alarmed- to feel fearful of danger
contentment- feeling of happiness
High Frequency Words: eyes earth thought