1. Theme 2

2. Author’s Purpose Authors write to: 1.Entertain 2.Inform 3.Persuade 4.Teach a Lesson **Many authors have more than one purpose for writing.

3. Author’s Purpose and Perspective: Purpose: why the author wrote the text Perspective: how the author feels about the topic he/she has written (their opinion)

4. Comprehension Work with a partner to discuss the read aloud story. Use the graphic organizer to guide your discussion. Conflict Plot Events Resolution

5. Prefixes, Suffixes, And Roots A root is the basic part of a word and gives the word its meaning. A root that can stand on its own is called a root word. A prefix is a word part that is added to the beginning of the root word. A suffix is a word part that is added to the end of a root.

6. Locating Information Some electronic Sources: – Library Database is a collection of records about all the books and other resources in the library. – CD ROM encyclopedia the text of an encyclopedia stored in a CD ROM disc – Online Magazine and newspapers have been especially designed to be read on a computer that has an internet connection

7. Practice Locating Information 1. Which is the best way to search a library data base for books by David Shannon? A. book title B. by author’s name C. keyword 2. Which is the best way to search a library database for “Weaving a California Tradition”? A. book title B. by author’s name C. Keyword

8. Sequence: Story Events Event 1 Event 2 Event 3 Event 4

9. Main Idea and Detail Main Idea Detail

10. Drawing Conclusions Story DetailsWhat you knowDraw a Conclusion Take details from the story, combine with what you already know (based on your own experiences) and determine what isn’t directly told to you in the story to draw a conclusion.

11. darted An animal that darted moved suddenly and quickly in a particular direction. If someone darted out of a room, was the person acting serenely? Explain.

12. jostling If the people in a crowd push or knock against you, they are jostling you. Would extensive jostling in a crowd be likely to cause consternation? Explain.

13. untangled If you untangled something, you untied knots in it or straightened it if it was twisted. What kind of animal needed to be untangled from the fence?

14. inspecting Someone who is inspecting something is looking at it very carefully. Why might a farmer inspect a crop?

15. Bond A bond is a feeling or interest that unites two or more people or groups. What bond do California Native Americanweavers share?

16. solitary To live in a solitary way is to be alone most of the time. What is one activity that you prefer to do in a solitary way?

17. nimble If someone is nimble, he or she moves quickly, lightly, and easily. Do you think you are nimble? Why or Why not?

18. slick If something is slick, it is presented in an attractive way. What are some things about computers that you think are slick?

19. nurture If you nurture a living thing, you care for it while it is growing and developing. What might a mother animal do to nurture its baby?

20. Preserve To preserve something is to keep it from being harmed or changed. How do Carly Tex and her family preserve Western Mono culture?

21. Spelling Words Fable Candle Battle Lesson Soccer Bottom Ladle Jungle Sizzle Juggle Ankle Circle Pizza Rabbit Supper Accent College Hollow Number Harvest Subject Problem Blanket Welcome Mattress Kitchen Pumpkin Thursday Surprise Sandwich

22. Compound Subjects and Predicates

23. Simple and Compound Sentences

24. Complex Sentences

25. Prepositional Phrases

26. Clauses and Phrases