DOL level 4 week 5

• Analogy

1. goose : flock – bee : ________

2.

1. my parents didn’t find nothing at lincoln park2. he has broke the table over their

swarm

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Pledge

Fluency

6 min. reading solution

Objectives

Students will• read the words in the four lines.• make sentences from the words.• extend the sentence with another

word from the same line• brainstorm a short list of one-

syllable nouns whose plurals are formed by adding –s or –es.

WORD STRUCTURE

One student will point to one word in Lines 1-4, and then select a classmate to read the word and use it in a sentence.The classmate should have another student extend the sentence with another word from the same lines.Make a list of regular, one-syllable verbs on the board; for example, talk, run, joke, and reach.Have student go to the board, underline a word, and say the past-tense form of the verb. Working in pairs, brainstorm a short list of one-syllable nouns whole plurals are formed by adding –s or –es.

finished arrived decided tried

writing rising sitting trying

hours opportunities courses classes

curved setting stripped controlled

Line 1

Line 2

Line 3

Line 4

Word Structure

Line 3 hours opportunities courses classes

Give the singular form of the nouns in the line.Which noun had spelling changed when pluralizing was added? Form groups and think of four singular nouns. Exchange your words and change the nouns into the plural forms.Discuss spelling changes that each group found.

point out the spelling changes that occurred when –ed was added to the base form to make the past-tense form.

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The final y in opportunity changed to i before –es was added.

hour opportunity course class

Inquiry Process

Why are some people more wiling to take risks than others?

Conjecture:Some people are more willing to take risks than others

because they feel that the alternatives are worse. Resources

the internet, nonfiction books, encyclopedias, magazines, newspapers, and interviews, classmates,

etc.

Inquiry Process

• Create individual lists of sources that you can use to gather facts and ideas.

• As students practice reading a section of a resource and summarize the information in your own words.

• You should not copy directly when you are taking notes from other sources. You must use your own words.

• If you use a direct quotation, you must put quotes around it and provide the complete reference information.

• After taking notes, you should organize your notes in a logical sequence.

Language ArtsExamine the different parts of a play using “Langston Hughes: Poet of the

People.• The beginning of the play, where the characters, first scene, and setting

are described. • Student Reader page 90 look at the stage directions. These words

describe the action of the characters, including how they say something , as well as other events, such as a door slamming.

• Be careful: be sure to describe the setting and list the cast of characters at the beginning of the play Don’t burry the story under unnecessary dialogue.

• As a class, make a list of characters and a setting for a play based on “Mrs. Frisby and the Crow.” Write stage directions based on the first two pages of the story.

• Continue to work on your drafts

Spelling

pleading building painting finished worried unplugged

opening insisted controlled leaving danced shedding

rating striped stripped fitting ringing setting

bleached curved concerned beginning preoccupied

He is (employed, employing) the best candidate.The carpenter stripped, stripping) the worn finish off the cabinets.Identify each base word.

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Grammar, Usage, and MechanicsMaps and Atlases

Maps have different uses. They can show location, distance, landforms, climates, and special features such as state parks.

On the classroom map, find the map key, the compass rose, and the map scale.

An atlas is a book of maps. it often includes special maps that show population distribution, climate, and products produced.

Grammar, Usage, and Mechanicsmaps and Atlases

Guided Practiceusing a map that includes the United States and

Mexico. List the kinds of information found on the map. trace a route that Langston may have taken.

ApplyCreate a map to a familiar location, such as a library

Create directions to that location using cardinal directions, natural or artificial landmarks, and distances. Include a compass rose on your maps

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