READ ALOUD : “Erh-lang and the Suns”READ ALOUD : “Erh-lang and the Suns”

GENRE: FolktaleGENRE: Folktale Folktales are stories that were first told orally. Folktales are stories that were first told orally.

They have been told and retold for many They have been told and retold for many years.years.

Many folktales are set in the past and tell how Many folktales are set in the past and tell how things came to be as they are today. things came to be as they are today.

A folktale usually reflects the values and A folktale usually reflects the values and customs of a culture. People from different customs of a culture. People from different cultures often tell different versions of the cultures often tell different versions of the same tale.same tale.

FOCUS ON VOCABULARYFOCUS ON VOCABULARY

glareglare

flingfling

plagueplague

cautiouslycautiously

glareglare I wear sunglasses to protect my eyes I wear sunglasses to protect my eyes

from the from the glare glare of the sun.of the sun.

glareglare – – bright, blinding lightbright, blinding light

What else, besides What else, besides the sun, has a the sun, has a glareglare??

What do you do What do you do about it?about it?

flingfling When I When I flingfling a ball across my yard, a ball across my yard,

my dog catches it.my dog catches it.

flingfling–to throw with force–to throw with force

What can you What can you flingfling?? When do you When do you flingfling it? it?

plagueplague The mosquitoes are a terrible The mosquitoes are a terrible plague plague

in our yard.in our yard.

plagueplague– something that is horrible – something that is horrible and harmful, such as a contagious and harmful, such as a contagious diseasedisease

What do you think are What do you think are some some plagues plagues in our in our worldworld??

Why?Why?

cautiouslycautiously I look both ways I look both ways cautiously cautiously before I before I

cross the street.cross the street.

cautiouslycautiously– doing something very – doing something very carefully to prevent something bad carefully to prevent something bad from happeningfrom happening

What do you do What do you do cautiouslycautiously??

Why?Why?

LISTENING FOR A LISTENING FOR A PURPOSEPURPOSE

Turn to a partner and discuss what you Turn to a partner and discuss what you think is happening in the picturethink is happening in the picture

After the seventh paragraph: Why might the glare be bothering Ehr-lang and the people?After eighth paragraph: Turn to a partner and predict what will happen when Erh-lang tries to fling the Seventh Sun out of the way.After the last paragraph: Explain what the authors mean when they say the Erh-lang’s heart had softened?

SOUND SPELLING CARDSSOUND SPELLING CARDS

•ow as in cow•ou as in house

•oi as in coin•oy as in boy

SOUND SPELLING CARDSSOUND SPELLING CARDS

THINK THINK ALOUDALOUD

c-o-i-nLook at the word I wrote, c-o-i-n. I see the spelling oi for the /oi/ sound. Listen and watch as I sound out the word:/koin/, coin.

PRACTICE AND APPLY

Underline the vowel spelling in each word.

householdhousehold

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joiningjoining

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aroundaround

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nightgownightgownn

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soybeansoybean

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shoutedshouted

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outlawoutlaw

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downtodowntownwn

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joyfuljoyful

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pointlepointlessss

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cloudycloudy

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howlinghowling

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MULTISYLLABIC WORD STRATEGYMULTISYLLABIC WORD STRATEGYDecoding StrategyDecoding Strategy

ourselveourselvess

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rejoicerejoice

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prowlerprowler

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soundlesoundlessss

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trouserstrousers

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crouchecrouchess

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outnumboutnumberer

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deploymedeploymentnt

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nowadaysnowadays

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nowadaysnowadays

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ChinatowChinatownn

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shiftsshiftsJuan Juan shiftsshifts in his chair so he can in his chair so he can

see the board. see the board.

shiftsshifts – to move from one – to move from one position to anotherposition to another

What is the meaning of What is the meaning of shift shift in each sentence?in each sentence?

The branches The branches shift shift in the wind.in the wind. I work a four-hour I work a four-hour shiftsshifts at the at the

restaurant.restaurant.

tremblestremblesThe whole house The whole house tremblestrembles when the when the

wind blows.wind blows.

tremblestrembles – shakes – shakes

What are some other What are some other things that things that trembletremble when it is very when it is very windy?windy?

areaareaThe The area area around my house is full of around my house is full of

trees.trees.

areaarea – an amount of space or a – an amount of space or a sectionsection

How would you How would you describe the describe the area area where you livewhere you live??

collapsedcollapsedI tried to build a tower with I tried to build a tower with

blocks, but it blocks, but it collapsedcollapsed..

collapsedcollapsed – fell down or caved – fell down or caved inin

Why do you think Why do you think houses houses collapse collapse in in an earthquake?an earthquake?

debrisdebrisAfter the house collapsed, there After the house collapsed, there

was was debris debris everywhere.everywhere.

debrisdebris – ruble or broken pieces – ruble or broken pieces left after something is destroyedleft after something is destroyed

What What debrisdebris might might you find on the you find on the ground after a ground after a windstorm?windstorm?

rescuersrescuersFirefighters are Firefighters are rescuers rescuers because they because they

save people from the harm of a fire.save people from the harm of a fire.

rescuersrescuers – people who save – people who save other people or things from other people or things from dangerous or harmful dangerous or harmful situations.situations.

What other What other rescuersrescuers might be might be at the scene of a at the scene of a fire?fire?

ComprehensioComprehensionn

STRATEGY: VISUALIZESTRATEGY: VISUALIZE

VisualizeVisualize– to use the details a writer – to use the details a writer provides to create pictures in your provides to create pictures in your mind that help you understand the mind that help you understand the texttext* It is important because when you * It is important because when you visualize, you have to pay close visualize, you have to pay close attention to identify and think about attention to identify and think about descriptive details. You use details descriptive details. You use details and your own knowledge to picture and your own knowledge to picture what is happening.what is happening.

ComprehensioComprehensionn

SKILL: DRAW CONCLUSIONSSKILL: DRAW CONCLUSIONS•Drawing conclusions – using clues in the text and your own experiences to figure out information the writer does not state•* It is important because it helps you understand characters and events in a story. To form conclusions about a story you evaluate the people and events based on your own experiences, so drawing conclusions helps you relate to the story.

VISUALIZATION VISUALIZATION CHARTCHART

see anthology p. 477see anthology p. 477