Lesson 15 Day 4Lesson 15 Day 4

You will need your textbook, You will need your textbook, workbook, journal, and pencil.workbook, journal, and pencil.

Phonics and SpellingPhonics and Spelling The baby saw the shadow.The baby saw the shadow. baby: This word has a consonant between two baby: This word has a consonant between two

vowels. When you see this pattern, you can try vowels. When you see this pattern, you can try dividing the word after the first vowel and then dividing the word after the first vowel and then pronounce the word with a long vowel sound. pronounce the word with a long vowel sound.

ba/by V/CVba/by V/CV Does this sound like a familiar word?Does this sound like a familiar word? If the word does not sound familiar, you can try If the word does not sound familiar, you can try

dividing it after the second consonant and then dividing it after the second consonant and then pronounce a short vowel sound.pronounce a short vowel sound.

shadowshadow shad/ow VC/Vshad/ow VC/V

Phonics and SpellingPhonics and Spelling

finalfinal fi/nal V/CV longfi/nal V/CV long habithabit hab/it VC/V shorthab/it VC/V short color color col/or VC/V shortcol/or VC/V short musicmusic mu/sic V/CV longmu/sic V/CV long

Phonics and SpellingPhonics and Spellingbroken, given, Friday, begin, cabin, riverbroken, given, Friday, begin, cabin, river

V/CV Long VowelV/CV Long Vowel

brokenbroken

FridayFriday

beginbegin

VC/V Short VowelVC/V Short Vowel

givengiven

cabincabin

riverriver

Syllabication RulesSyllabication Rules Words with a consonant and –le at the end are Words with a consonant and –le at the end are

divided so that one consonant and –le form a divided so that one consonant and –le form a syllable. If the first syllable has a long vowel syllable. If the first syllable has a long vowel sound, there is only one consonant before –le. If sound, there is only one consonant before –le. If the first syllable has a short vowel sound, there the first syllable has a short vowel sound, there are two consonants before –le, and a syllable are two consonants before –le, and a syllable division is between them.division is between them.

VCV two-syllable words with a long vowel sound VCV two-syllable words with a long vowel sound in the first syllable are divided after the first in the first syllable are divided after the first vowel.vowel.

VCV two-syllable words with a short vowel sound VCV two-syllable words with a short vowel sound in the first syllable are divided after the middle in the first syllable are divided after the middle consonant.consonant.

Comprehension StrategiesComprehension Strategies

Turn to pages 440-441. Scan these pages.Turn to pages 440-441. Scan these pages. These pages tell about the important parts These pages tell about the important parts

of chapter books and how you can use of chapter books and how you can use those parts as you read.those parts as you read.

Your purpose for reading these two pages Your purpose for reading these two pages is to get information about chapter books.is to get information about chapter books.

Read the information about reading a Read the information about reading a chapter book on p. 440.chapter book on p. 440.

Look at the first two pages of a chapter Look at the first two pages of a chapter book on p. 441. Let’s read aloud the book on p. 441. Let’s read aloud the explanatory boxes.explanatory boxes.

Comprehension StrategiesComprehension Strategies

The The titletitle often gives clues to the plot of the often gives clues to the plot of the book.book.

Since chapter books are divided into parts Since chapter books are divided into parts called chapters, each chapter has a called chapters, each chapter has a chapter chapter number and/or a titlenumber and/or a title..

Chapter books have one long Chapter books have one long plotplot broken broken into chapters. The important events in the into chapters. The important events in the chapters lead to the big problem being chapters lead to the big problem being solved, or the goal being reached, by the solved, or the goal being reached, by the end of the book.end of the book.

Comprehension StrategiesComprehension Strategies

Read the information on p. 440 about Read the information on p. 440 about using story structure and asking questions.using story structure and asking questions.

The main characters, setting, and problem The main characters, setting, and problem are usually introduced in the first chapter.are usually introduced in the first chapter.

When you read a chapter book, you have When you read a chapter book, you have to keep the big problem in mind and think to keep the big problem in mind and think about the important events.about the important events.

Remember to ask yourselves questions Remember to ask yourselves questions about what has happened, is happening, about what has happened, is happening, and will happen.and will happen.

Comprehension StrategiesComprehension Strategies

““Iris and Walter, True Friends” is a Iris and Walter, True Friends” is a chapter book about a boy, a girl, and chapter book about a boy, a girl, and a horse.a horse.

What do you already know about What do you already know about horses?horses?

What is our purpose for reading?What is our purpose for reading?

Robust VocabularyRobust Vocabulary

ExpertiseExpertise If someone commented on your If someone commented on your

expertise in science, would that expertise in science, would that probably mean you were a scientist?probably mean you were a scientist?

In what areas do you feel that you In what areas do you feel that you have expertise?have expertise?

correspondencecorrespondence

How do you feel when you receive How do you feel when you receive correspondence from someone?correspondence from someone?

What type of correspondence do you What type of correspondence do you like to receive?like to receive?

lusciousluscious

If you told your mom that something If you told your mom that something she fixed for dinner was luscious, she fixed for dinner was luscious, does that mean you liked it?does that mean you liked it?

What type of dessert do you think is What type of dessert do you think is the most luscious?the most luscious?

shuddershudder

Does thunder make you shudder?Does thunder make you shudder? What other things might make What other things might make

someone shudder?someone shudder?

GrammarGrammar

A pronoun takes the place of a nounA pronoun takes the place of a noun

Think of some examples of pronouns Think of some examples of pronouns

(me, he, she, it, we, they)(me, he, she, it, we, they) An antecedent is the noun that is An antecedent is the noun that is

referred to by a pronoun.referred to by a pronoun.

Grammar continuedGrammar continued

Identify the pronoun and the antecedent in this sentence.Identify the pronoun and the antecedent in this sentence.

Maria gave the puppies a bath. They Maria gave the puppies a bath. They werewere

very wet.very wet.

puppiespuppies is the antecedent. is the antecedent.

TheyThey is the pronoun that refers to is the pronoun that refers to puppies.puppies.

Grammar continuedGrammar continued

Pronouns and antecedents must match or Pronouns and antecedents must match or agree.agree. Singular pronouns are used to replace Singular pronouns are used to replace

singular antecedents .singular antecedents . Plural pronouns are used to replace plural Plural pronouns are used to replace plural

antecedents.antecedents.If an antecedent is a male, the pronoun If an antecedent is a male, the pronoun

must be male.must be male.If the antecedent is a female, the pronoun If the antecedent is a female, the pronoun

must be female.must be female.If the noun is a thing or place, the pronoun If the noun is a thing or place, the pronoun

must match.must match.

Grammar continued (guided practice)Grammar continued (guided practice)

1. Amar and Sue went to the park. He 1. Amar and Sue went to the park. He played catch together.played catch together.Amar and SueAmar and Sue is a plural antecedent is a plural antecedent

and needs a plural antecedent such and needs a plural antecedent such as as theythey..

2. Mr. Green says she will teach math 2. Mr. Green says she will teach math next year.next year.

Mr. Green is a male antecedent and Mr. Green is a male antecedent and needs a male pronounneeds a male pronoun

Grammar continued (guided practice)Grammar continued (guided practice)

3. Mother wore a new dress today. 3. Mother wore a new dress today. They They

likes it very much.likes it very much.

TheyThey must be replaced with the must be replaced with the singular pronoun singular pronoun sheshe. .

4. The players felt good because he 4. The players felt good because he won the game.won the game.

HeHe must be replaced with the plural must be replaced with the plural pronoun pronoun theythey. .