2 minute edit – 5 minutes

Multiple meaningsSome words have more than one meaning. You can use clues in the sentence to tell which meaning the word has. (use context clues)

 EXAMPLE: produceMeaning A: fresh fruit and vegetables.

We bought produce at the market.

Meaning B: to bring forth.

We watched the magician produce a rabbit out of thin air!

Review Vocabulary with Partner- 5min

Can you pronounce itCan you give the definitionCan you use it in a sentence

Encyclopedia Brown and the Case of the Slippery Salamander

By Donald J. Sobol

Encyclopedia Brown and the Case of the Slippery

SalamanderDay 3

Reading Goal: Problem and solution

Team Cooperation Goal: Completing Tasks

Genre: Narrative-Realistic Fiction

Reading Objective

Today’s reading objective will be to identify the problem that is in the story and figure out how the characters solve that problem. Good readers identify problem and solution so that they understand the story and characters better.

Check out our vocabulary words!

Exhibit: Our class went to the science center and

saw an exhibit on static electricity.

display

Ordinary:Ms. Cook lived an ordinary life on a farm

and had little excitement.

normal

Talent: The trapeze artist was skillfull and had an

unusual talent of flying through the air while being caught by a partner.

ability

Stolen:My bike was stolen last week when I left it

outside over night.

Taken illegally

$100 reward for information

Volunteered:Even though he loves money, Mr. Krabs

volunteered to cook 100 crabby patties for Ms. Cook’s students

Worked without pay

examining: The scientist was examining the germ

under the microscope to see if it was what was making everyone sick.

inspecting

Vocabulary Vault

Listening Comprehension: Tales of a Fourth

By Judy BlumeWhat are some problems and solutions Peter

faces?

Problem and Solution

What are some problems Peter faced in the reading today? What were some of this solutions?

Building Background

Story retell- Retell what has happened in the story up to this point-the main events in the plot.

Who are the suspects in the story?

Recipicol Teaching Questioning – On the surface questions- who, what, where and when Under the surface questions- how,

why, should, could, would

Summarizing

Clarifying- Pick a word from the reading to day and clarify the word. Use context clues,(reread, read on) word structure, apposition or dictionary skills to clarify the word

Predicting

Encyclopedia Brown and the Case of the Slippery Salamander

Partner Read- 15 minutes As you read look through identify an unfamiliar word. Put 1 sticky note on

word that is new or unfamiliar to you. As you read you will use your clarification strategies to define the word or idea. Then use you RT chart to show the word you clarified.

Read and restate pages 498 with partners

New skill-Recipicol Teaching

Clarifying-Context clues (read on, reread) word structure, apposition, dictionary

Questioning-on the surface and under the surfacePredictingSummarizing

Team Discussion-10 minutes

• Discuss answers to team talk questions 1 - 4

• Write answers to questions 1-4

Class Discussion

• What words did your group clarify?

• What were some problems and solutions?

Writing Adventures- 15 min

Page 40 in Treasure HuntToday you will draft your paragraph

Imagine you are Encyclopedia Brown and that you are going to solve the crime at the aquarium. What questions would you need to ask? How

would you start your investigation?

Vocabulary Practice-10 min

• Complete vocabulary practice on page 41

Fluency – 5 min

Read page 496 with partner. Give fluency score using fluency rubric.