March 7, 2013 Reading Foundations. What can you catch but not throw?

March 7, 2013

Reading Foundations

What can you catch but not throw?

What can you catch but not throw?

A cold

Don’t catch cold.

I caught a cold.

You don’t throw a cold…

Today

• Turn in stories• Review for Quiz • Take Quiz• New Vocabulary• Fiction Stories - predicting

Sherlock Holmes

1. A mystery is a style of fiction. What is another style of fiction?

a. non-fictionb. authorc. folklored. inventor

Sherlock Holmes

2. What does network mean here?a. many computers hooked up to one

thingb. a group of people connected together

with similar interests

c. to talk to other people

Sherlock Holmes

3. What does “Sometimes, Holmes and Watson donate all their free time to figure out the answer to these interesting crimes” mean?

a. Holmes and Watson can take many days to solve a crime.

b. Holmes and Watson don’t take many days to solve a crimec. Holmes will take many days to solve a crime, but

Watson will take only a few days.d. Holmes takes his time, but Watson is quick at

solving crimes

Sherlock Holmes

4. What is a synonym for popular?a. famousb. dislikec. troubled. character

Sherlock Holmes

5. “Yellow Fever is a very serious disease.” What part of speech is each of these words?

____1. Yellow Fever a. common noun____ 2. is b. proper noun____ 3. very c. verb____ 4. serious d. adjective____ 5. a disease e. adverba

b

c

d

e

Sherlock Holmes

6. What is the main idea of the first paragraph?a. Sherlock Holmes is a great dectetive.b. Sherlock Holmes has a partner named

Watson.c. Sherlock Holmes is a book and a movied. Sherlock Holmes was made because

many people had Yellow Fever.

Quiz

• Take Quiz. You have 20 minutes.

• Take a new vocabulary sheet and try to figure out the meaning using the context clues.

recognize

I recognize you. Do I know you? I think I have seen you before.

VERB

To know who or what somethingis; you have seen it

swiftly

Alice was very late. She dressed swiftly and rushed out the door.

ADVERB

Quick and smooth

valuable

The painting was very valuable. It is worth a lot of money.

ADJECTIVE

Worth a lot of money

shock

“No,” she responded. I was shocked at the response. She never says no. It was surprising and weird to hear her say that.

ADJECTIVE

Surprised in a bad way

amazingly

Amazingly, the shoes were on sale for only $20. I was so surprised and happy to see the new price.

ADVERB

Surprising in a good way

frightened

The lights went out during the thunderstorm. I heard scary noises and was frightened.

ADJECTIVE

Scared

immediately

The price of the cruise went from $900 to $350. When I saw this, I immediately called the cruise company. I had to go on this cruise now!

ADVERB

Without delay; at once; NOW!

suddenly

I was walking down the street when suddenly I realized someone was following me.

ADVERB

UnexpectedWithout warning

A right to

You have the right to speak freely. You can say anything you want to and there is no punishment.

PHRASE

Allowed to by law

tape

Make sure to tape the game. I won’t be home, but I want to watch it later.

VERB

To record

legal

The legal age to drink in the United States is 21 years old. You cannot drink earlier than that.

ADJECTIVE

Allowed to do itDo it by law

privacy

When seven people all live in one house, you don’t get much privacy. I like to be alone sometimes.

NOUN

Wanting to be alone

permission

The teacher gave the students permission to use their dictionaries. She agreed it was OK.

NOUN

Someone says it is OK to do something

focus

When driving, you should focus on the road. If you text and make phone calls you will not be paying attention to the road. You could hurt yourself and others.

VERB

To put in the centerTo pay the most attention to

sue

His dog bit me. I will sue him for the hospital bills and trauma.

VERB

To take to court

Adverbs

• Many adverbs have –ly on the end.• They describe verbs, adjectives and other

adverbs.

Adverbs

Part of SpeechNouns Verbs Adjectives Adverbs Phrases

2Nouns

4Verbs

4Adjectives

4Adverbs

1Phrase

Part of SpeechNouns Verbs Adjectives Adverbs Phrases

Privacy

permission

recognize

Tape

Focus

sue

valuable

Shock

Frightened

Legal

swiftly

amazingly

Immediately

suddenly

A right to

Last Week

• Focused on fiction story: mystery• Talked about conclusions.

• What is a conclusion?

Conclusion

• Use the clues from the reading to assume information.

• Mystery – Mr. Potts and the interruption

The great love I have for youis gone, and I find my dislike for yougrows every day. When I see you,I do not even want to see your face;the one thing that I want to do is tolook at other girls. I never wanted tomarry you. Our last conversation was very boring and has notmade me look forward to seeing you again.You think only of yourself. If we were married, I know that I would findlife very difficult, and I would have nopleasure in living with you. I have a heartto give, but it is not something thatI want to give to you. No one is morefoolish and selfish that you, and you are notable to care for me and help me.I sincerely want you to understand thatI speak the truth. You will do me a favorif you think this is the end. Do not tryto answer this. Your letters are full ofthings that do not interest me. You have notrue love for me. Good-bye! Believe me,I do not care for you. Please do not think thatI am still your boyfriend.

The Love Letter

Why was the girl happy?

The great love I have for youis gone, and I find my dislike for yougrows every day. When I see you,I do not even want to see your face;the one thing that I want to do is tolook at other girls. I never wanted tomarry you. Our last conversation was very boring and has notmade me look forward to seeing you again.You think only of yourself. If we were married, I know that I would findlife very difficult, and I would have nopleasure in living with you. I have a heartto give, but it is not something thatI want to give to you. No one is morefoolish and selfish that you, and you are notable to care for me and help me.I sincerely want you to understand thatI speak the truth. You will do me a favorif you think this is the end. Do not tryto answer this. Your letters are full ofthings that do not interest me. You have notrue love for me. Good-bye! Believe me,I do not care for you. Please do not think thatI am still your boyfriend.

The Love Letter

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Odd numbers you can’t divide by 2.Even numbers you can divide by 2.

Reading Between the Lines

• When you read between the lines, you are concluding.

• The author tells you what he or she is thinking, but he or she does it in a way that is not direct.

• The author wants you to think about it.

Read Between the Lines

• A boss doesn’t like his employee. “I didn’t give you the work because you are so busy.”– Read between the lines: “You won’t do a good job

at the task.”• A boy doesn’t like a girl. He tells her, “I am just

not ready for a relationship right now.”– Read between the lines: “I’m not interested in you.”

Beginning Reading Practices

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If it’s done, erase it! Do it again!

Complete 1-4

What can you CONCLUDE?

Penguins move very, very slowly on land. However, they can move very fast under the water or on top of the water.

a. They are warmer on land than in water.b. It is more dangerous when they are on land.c. Penguins cannot fly and they cannot swim well.d. These animals can move faster under the

water than on top of the water.


Penguins move very, very slowly on land. However, they can move very fast under the water or on top of the water.

a. They are warmer on land than in water.b. It is more dangerous when they are on land.c. Penguins cannot fly and they cannot swim well.d. These animals can move faster under the

water than on top of the water.


The flag of that country has thirteen stripes. Seven are red and the others are white.

a. Some of the stripes are blue.b. Six of the stripes are white.c. Twenty-three of the stripes are white.d. There are twenty-three stripes on the

flag.


The flag of that country has thirteen stripes. Seven are red and the others are white.

a. Some of the stripes are blue.b. Six of the stripes are white.c. Twenty-three of the stripes are white.d. There are twenty-three stripes on the

flag.


There are many kinds of penguins, but all them live in the southern half of the world.

a. This kind of penguin only lives in one part of the world.

b. There are no penguins that live in the northern half of the world.

c. Some of the penguins live in the north; the others live in the south.

d. The penguins in the north are not the same as the penguins in the south.


There are many kinds of penguins, but all them live in the southern half of the world.

a. This kind of penguin only lives in one part of the world.

b. There are no penguins that live in the northern half of the world.

c. Some of the penguins live in the north; the others live in the south.

d. The penguins in the north are not the same as the penguins in the south.

Opposites!


The blue box in the upper left-hand corner of the flag contains fifty white stars, and there is one star for each of the states.

a. The white stars are in the blue box.b. When there were only thirty states, there

were fifty stars on the flag.c. The blue box is next to the stars.d. There are some blue stars in the white box.


The blue box in the upper left-hand corner of the flag contains fifty white stars, and there is one star for each of the states.

a. The white stars are in the blue box.b. When there were only thirty states, there

were fifty stars on the flag.c. The blue box is next to the stars.d. There are some blue stars in the white box.

Predicting

• Predicting is thinking about what will happen next. You make a guess as to what you think will happen in the story.

• Concluding is using the information in the story to make a guess or assume something.

Predicting

• As you read, try to think about what will happen next. Ask yourself:– Why did the author tell me this?– How is this important information in the story?– What could happen next?

Fiction – Predicting

Beginning Reading Practices

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Exercise 3

The Woodcutter and His Axe

• This folktale is from Thailand but it is also told in Korea and Japan. It is about a poor woodcutter and a special problem.

• We will read the reading until Question 3. Then we will make a prediction.

A Woodcutter and His Axe

Once upon a time there was a poor woodcutter. He didn’t have much money, but he was a very happy man. He didn’t have a big house, and he didn’t have many possessions. However, he did have one possession that was very, very important to him. This was his axe. It was an old axe, and the man had used it for many, many years. However, the woodcutter’s axe was a very good axe.


• Do you know this story already?

• Why do you think the axe was so important to him?

• What is a “possession”?


The man did not have much education or special training, but he was very hardworking. The only thing that he knew how to do was to cut wood. His axe was very important to him. Axes were very expensive, and he had had his axe for a long time. Without his axe, he couldn’t do any work at all.


One day the woodcutter went to the forest to cut down wood as he did every day. He was walking in the forest, looking for a good tree to cut down. Finally, he chose a tree that was near the river. He began to cut down the tree.


The river is an important part of this story. What do you think is going to happen at the river? Why do you think the river is important in this story?

What is your prediction?Write it on the board.


• Read the next paragraph. When you are done, close your book.

• Was your prediction correct?

• Why was this such a bad thing for the man?


• Read until Question 8. Think about how you can explain the story in your own words.

• Close your book. Share your words with your partner.


• Read until Question 10.

• Close your book.

• Make a prediction as to what will happen next. Tell the person sitting next to you.


• What do you think will happen next?

• Make a prediction.

• We are going to read the next paragraph together.


The neighbor saw the ghost was holding a golden axe in his hand. The ghost pointed to the golden axe and asked the neighbor, “Is this your axe?”

“Yes, that’s my axe,” the neighbor said.

The ghost held up a second axe. This one was the same size as the first one, but this one was a silver axe. The ghost pointed to the silver axe and said to the neighbor, “Is this your axe?”


The neighbor replied, “Yes, oh yes! That’s my axe too!”

Then the ghost held up the third axe. This axe was wet and water was dripping from it. The ghost pointed to this axe and asked the man again, “Is this your axe?”

When the neighbor saw this axe, he recognized it at once. This really was his axe, but he did not want this poor axe now. He wanted the golden and silver axes. The neighbor replied, “Oh, no, that’s not my axe. My axe is very different from that.”


• Why did the neighbor say that the axe was not his?

• Discuss with your partner. Write a prediction on the board.

• Read the last paragraph on your own. When done, close your book.

The Woodcutter and the Axe

• What is the moral of the story?

• A moral is a story with a teaching. The story teaches you something.

• Folktales have morals.

Moral

Don’t be greedy.

OR

Don’t lie.

A Crane’s Payment

for a Man’s Kindness

Write Your Own Prediction

For homework, I want you to write the ending to this story.

Use 3-5 vocabulary words in your prediction.

Give it a moral.

Be ready to share your prediction with the class next week.

A Crane’s Payment for a Man’s Kindness

You will get the ending to the story

next week.

New Course Outline

• 3/14 Non-fiction; Book Report #2• 3/21 Spring Break• 3/28 Non-fiction; Quiz 4• 4/4 Research Project; Meet in Library• 4/12 Dictionary Needed; Quiz 5• 4/20 Presentations; Book Report #3• 4/27 Review; Quiz 6• 5/3 Final Exam

Homework

• Predict the ending to the story. Use 3-5 new vocabulary words from the list.

• Complete Book Report #2. Due 3/14

• Spring Break is 3/21

• Quiz on 3/28

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March 7, 2013 Reading Foundations. What can you catch but not throw?