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