Vocabularyfiddling successfulthin controlrecently confident

Write vocabulary words on chart and rate your knowledge of each word. Things to think about:

Pronouncing the word: blend, chunk, base word plus prefix or suffix

Defining the word: background knowledge

Using the word in a sentence: background knowledge

Text, author, and reading goal

Today you will start reading To Fly: The Story of the Wright Brothers by Wendie C. Old. As you read you will analyze and distinguish between facts and opinions in the text. Good readers distinguish between facts and opinions to understand what the author wants them to learn and what the author wants them to think.

Team Score Sheet

• Write in names• Write in strategy – Fact and Opinion• Set new goals

Team Cooperation Goal

• Explain your ideas/tell why

Vocabulary

fiddling successfulthin controlrecently confident

fiddlingWhen Joshua was supposed to be

doing research for his presentation, he was actually

fiddling around on the Internet.

Playing around with something

thinThere was only a thin layer of

snow covering the ground so we couldn’t build a snowman.

Narrow; skinny

recentlyMy mom said I didn’t need a new

pair of shoes because she had recently bought me a pair.

lately

successfulMy studying for the test was

successful because I got a perfect score.

fortunate

controlThe captain of the boat gets to

control where it goes.

Steer/drive

confidentHarry was so confident in his

magical skills that he didn’t study for the potions test.

Sure; believe in one self

Build Background

What are your favorite foods?When you talk about your favorite foods you are telling your opinion about these foods

Opinions show what people believe or feel about something

Facts are different from opinions. Facts can be proved true, and they can be measured

Fact and opinion

• Opinions show what people believe or feel about something

• Favorite food• How you feel about

something• What type of day you

are having

• Facts can be proved true, and they can be measured

• Dates – can be proven true

• Will contain facts

BroccoliBroccoli is full of vitamins and minerals. It is green and firm. It has a thick stem with several growths sprouting out and forming what looks like a cross between flowers and cabbage heads. Most people eat these growths. Broccoli can be eaten raw, steamed, fried, or boiled. It can be frozen and cooked in the microwave.

BroccoliJames says: “Broccoli tastes bad. My mother puts broccoli in salads, and I have to pick it out because I don’t like it. When my mother cooks broccoli it smells up the whole house. I think broccoli is gross!”Ethan says: “Broccoli is awesome! I eat broccoli every day. It is a perfect food. I mix it in with a bag of celery and carrots and take it to lunch. It tastes good. It’s crispy, and it’s good for me. I love steamed broccoli with a little melted cheese on top. That’s my favorite side dish in the whole world!”

Listening Comprehension

Charlotte’s Web

Pages 113-122

Discuss facts and opinions

To Fly: The Story of the Wright Brothers

Reading Goal: Fact and OpinionTeam Cooperation Goal: Explain/Tell WhyGenre: NarrativeDiscussion:Text, illustrations and author informationPreview: Team Talk Questions

Days : 1-4

Prepare to read!

TeamworkRead pages 718 with your partner. Make

sure that you restate each page after reading and add main idea and details to your story map.

While reading clarify 2 words that are unfamiliar. Use all you strategies

Read page 719 silently – add information to story map

Teamwork Continued

• Discuss and answer all four questions• Write the answer to 1 and 2 in your journal

Class Discussion

• What words did you clarify?• Did you restate the pages (paragraphs) you

read?• Be prepared to answer the Team Talk

questions!

Adventures in Writing

• Describe your dream – what you want to do most. Give at least two details about your dream

Fluency – 5 min

Read page 719 with partner. Give fluency score using fluency rubric.