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Author: Ken Mochizuki

Genre: Biography

Big Question: Why do we help others even if there

are risks?

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Big Question: Why do we help others even if

there are risks?

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Vocabulary Words

agreement

cable

diplomat

issue

refugees

representatives

superiors

visa

Hanukkah

Nazis

Soviets

poses

officers

hiding

Vocabulary Words More Words to Know

Monday

Question of the Day

Why do we help others even if there are risks?

Today we will learn about:

Build Concepts

Author’s Purpose

Monitor and Fix Up

Build Background

Vocabulary

Fluency: Model Tone of Voice

Grammar: Possessive Nouns

Spelling: Irregular Plurals

Taking Risks

FluencyModel Tone of Voice


Listen as I read “Number the Stars.”

As I read, notice how I use my tone of voice to model reading with expression that conveys the feelings of fear, anger, and relief in the story.

Be ready to answer questions after I finish.


Is the author writing to entertain, to inform, to persuade, or to express her opinion?

What happened before Papa gave the photographs to the German officers?

Concept Vocabulary

poses – pretends to be something

officers – members of the armed forces who command others

hiding – putting or keeping out of sight(Next Slide)

officers

Concept Vocabulary

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Build Concept Vocabulary poses, officers, hiding

War Time

Courage

DangerTaking Risks

Author’s Purpose, Monitor/Fix Up

Turn to page 162 - 163.

Prior KnowledgeWhat do you know about the Holocaust?

K (What do you know?)

W (What would you like to learn?)

L (What did you learn?)

Prior KnowledgeThis week’s audio builds background about World War II. You will find out how Hiroki Sugihara’s father helped Jewish refugees escape from Lithuania during World Ward II.

After you listen, we will discuss what you found out and what surprised you most about the selection.

Vocabulary Words

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Don’t Know

agreement cable diplomat issue refugeesrepresentatives superiors visa

Vocabulary Words agreement – harmony in feeling or opinion

cable – message sent through wires by electric current; also called a telegram

diplomat – person whose work is to manage relations between nations

Vocabulary Words issue – to send out; put forth

refugees – people who flee to another country for safety

representatives – people appointed or elected to act or speak for others

Vocabulary Words superiors – people who are higher in rank or position

visa – official signature or endorsement upon passport or document, showing it has been examined and approved

More Words to Know

Hanukkah – yearly Jewish festival lasting eight days, celebrating the rededication of the temple in Jerusalem

Nazis – members of the National Socialist Party, a fascist political party in Germany led by Adolf Hitler

More Words to Know

Soviets – persons belonging to or fighting for the former Soviet Union(Next Slide)

refugees

representatives

Hanukkah

GrammarPossessive Nouns

the childrens eyes was sadThe children’s eyes were sad.them fled from the nazisThey fled from the Nazis.

Possessive NounsThat boy looked into my father’s eyes.

Father’s is a possessive noun. To make a singular noun show possession, add an apostrophe and an –s.

Possessive NounsA possessive noun shows ownership.

A singular possessive noun shows that one person, place, or thing has or owns something.

A plural possessive noun shows that more than one person, place, or thing has or owns something.

Possessive NounsTo make a singular noun show possession, add an apostrophe and –s.

the baby’s crib

To make a plural noun that ends in –s show possession, add an apostrophe

the soldiers’ uniforms

Possessive NounsTo make a plural noun that does not end in –s show possession, add an apostrophe and –s.

the men’s shoes

Possessive NounsWhat is the possessive form of each singular and plural noun?

family

family’s

brother

brother’s

suitcase

suitcase’s

child

child’s

government

government’s

pen

pen’s


train

train’s

tree

tree’s

woman

woman’s

refugee

refugee’s

families

families’

brothers

brothers’


suitcases

suitcases’

children

children’s

governments

governments’

pen

pens’

trains

trains’

trees

trees’


women

women’s

refugees

refugees’

Possessive NounsChoose the correct possessive noun in ( ).

A (pen’s, pens’) point can be sharp.

pen’s

This (author’s, authors’) story is powerful.

author’s


The (Nazi’s, Nazis’) goal was to destroy or drive out all Jews.

Nazis’

Most (refugee’s, refugees’) stories were heartbreaking.

refugees’


A Japanese (family’s, families’) compassion saved many lives.

family’s

Tuesday

Question of the Day

Why did Mr. Sugihara ask the family

members what he should do?

Today we will learn about:Author’s Purpose

Dictionary/Glossary

Sequence

Vocabulary

Fluency: Choral Reading



Social Studies: World War II

Taking Risks

Vocabulary Strategy:

Dictionary/Glossary

Turn to pages 164 - 165.

Passage to Freedom


FluencyChoral Reading

Fluency: Choral Reading

Turn to page 169.

As I read, notice how I pause at dashes and change the expressiveness of my voice for the different characters.

We will practice as a class doing three choral readings of this page.

the many travelers belongings were left behine

The many travelers’ belongings were left behind.

thay could not save theirself

They could not save themselves.

Possessive Nouns

Singular possessive nouns show that one person, place, or thing has or owns something. Add an apostrophe and –s to form singular possessive nouns.

Possessive Nouns

Plural possessive nouns show that more than one person, place, or thing has or owns something. Add an apostrophe to a plural noun ending in –s to form the possessive. If the plural noun does not end in –s, add an apostrophe and –s.

Wednesday

Question of the Day

Why was Mr. Sugihara’s help to the refugees so important?


Author’s Purpose

Monitor and Fix Up

Vocabulary




Social Studies: Diplomacy

Taking Risks

Passage to Freedom


FluencyModel Tone of Voice


Turn to page 173, first four paragraphs.

As I read, notice how I pause at commas and how my voice changes when I read questions.

Now we will practice together as a class by doing three choral readings of these paragraphs.

two mens’ clothing stores had its windows broken

Two men’s clothing stores had their windows broken.

brave citizens hided refugees in several house

Brave citizens hid refugees in several houses.

Possessive Nouns


Thursday

Question of the Day

For what possible reasons might

someone risk death or bodily injury to help

another person?


Autobiography/Text Features

Reading Across Texts

Fluency: Partner Reading



Social Studies: World War II

I Wanted My Mother


FluencyPartner Reading

Fluency: Partner Reading

Turn to page 173, first four paragraphs.

Read these paragraphs three times with a partner. Be sure to read with proper expression. Offer each other feedback.

the boy had no belt for he pantz

The boy had no belt for his pants.

if she had a pare of scisors, mama would fix them

If she had a pair of scissors, Mama would fix them.

Possessive Nouns


Possessive Nouns

Possessive nouns reduce wordiness so that writing flows more smoothly

Wordy: the eyes of my father

Not Wordy: my father’s eyes

Possessive Nouns

Review something you have written to see if you may be able to improve it by using possessive nouns in place of prepositional phrases.

Friday

Question of the Day

Why do we help others even if there are risks?


Build Concept Vocabulary

Author’s Purpose

Point of View

Dictionary/Glossary



Parts of a Book

Taking Risks

Author’s Purpose

An author may write to persuade, to inform, to entertain, or to express himself or herself.

You can infer an author’s purpose from the text features and specific language the author chose.

Author’s Purpose

Text feature

s

Author’s Purpose: persuad

e inform

entertain

express

Specific languag

e

Point of View

The author’s point of view is the way an author presents the actions and characters of a story. In Passage to Freedom, Hiraki Sugihara tells the story from a personal, first-person point of view.

Identify the point of view of a selection by thinking about who is telling it.

Dictionary/GlossaryYou can use a dictionary or glossary to determine the correct meaning of an unfamiliar word. Some words have more than one meaning.

List unfamiliar words from Passage to Freedom and “I Wanted My Mother.”

Look up their meanings, and write the definitions that most closely match the meanings in the selections in the chart.

Dictionary/GlossaryWord Best Dictionary Definition

Parts of a BookHow do you decide if a particular reference book is appropriate for a research report you are working on?

Knowing the parts of a book can help you decide.

Parts of a BookA title page gives the title, author, and publisher of the book, and sometimes, the name of the illustrator and date and place of publication.

A copyright page tells the year a book was published, who is the copyright holder (having the rights to the text or illustrations), and the publisher.

Parts of a BookA table of contents is a list of chapters, articles, or stories in a book. It shows the page on which each chapter or selection begins.

A chapter title often appears in both the Table of Contents and at the beginning of each chapter, and tells what the chapter will be about.

Parts of a BookA glossary is a list of words at the back of a book. Glossaries contain only words that are found in the book in which they appear.

An index is an alphabetical listing of topics covered in a book followed by the page number or numbers where the topic can be found.

Parts of a BookAn appendix provides more information and is found at the back of some books.

poland was attacked, by the german army

Poland was attacked by the German army.

Ain’t it a shame people cant’ get along

Isn’t it a shame people can’t get along?

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