WELCOME Please begin your bellwork from your newsletter at a VL0. Be sure to… Spelling in the baskets, please! Record your homework THANK YOU! Get your slates out Please complete a Pink Poster Activity when you are done.

Slates Speaking and Listening: Organizing Content 1. Plan what you will say beforehand. 1. FINAL DRAFT 2. Decide whether or not you want to use gestures and facial expressions. 3. Think about the words you will use. If you want to remember a specific vivid word or phrase, make note of it. 4. Select a speaking style that matches your speech.

Speaking and Listening: Speaking Strategies Make eye contact with more than one person in the audience. Speak in your natural voice, as if you were just talking about your viewpoints and feelings. Vary your speed and the volume of your voice when appropriate.

Listening and Speaking: Listening Strategies Try to understand the viewpoints and feelings that the speaker is expressing. Ask yourself if the speaker’s nonverbal message matches what he or she is saying. Evaluate the speaker’s word choice and tone.

How do you… Find information about your Science Fair idea? Figure out the best word to use in your writing? See how to pronounce that vocab word?

Guided Practice: Which one would you choose to find… A chart of the world’s ten tallest mountains A synonym for the word select An idea of where India is in relation to the United States A detailed explanation of how volcanoes are formed How to pronounce the word papyrus Independent Practice Slates

Fluency Fun: Echo Reading The more of us that read at a VL1, the less other people hear Tomorrow, we have partner reading! YAY! ST: p 87

Vocabulary: Extend Word Meanings 1. What you ever exerted yourself in a sport? What did you do? 2. What is one of the most astounding facts you know? 3. Why do people enjoy building replicas of famous planes? 4. Would it work to stabilize a crooked chair by putting a phone book under one leg? Why or why not? 5. What are some schemes for planning a surprise? 6. How would you feel if your favorite music group disbanded? 7. What materials might you use to rig up a model airplane? Clap Groups

Review Writer’s Craft Identify the lively verbs and figurative language in the model. Thing about what these words tell the audience. 1. Circle the words that explain Wilma’s illness. 2. Underline the lively verbs that describe the excitement of Wilma’s race. 3. Draw a box around the figurative language that describes Wilma’s speed. Think of specific words the writer used. What do they tell you about how she feels about Wilma? Use specifics from the sheet to help you answer. Half sheet: 26

Review Writer’s Craft 1. Circle the figurative language that describes the basketball players. 2. What does it tell you about Tatiana and Alexandra? 3. Underline the lively verbs that describe the crowd’s reactions. 4. Who might be the audience for the paragraph? Why would the writer’s lively verbs and figurative language appeal to them? Half sheet: 27

1. Which statement describes Sentence 1? A. It has two simple predicates. B. It has three simple predicates. C. It has two simple subjects D. It has three simple subjects. Conventions Test Slip 2. Which two sentences can be combines into one sentence with a compound predicate? A. Sentence 1 and 2 B. Sentences 2 and 3 C. Sentences 3 and 4 D. Sentences 4 and 5 3. Which of the following has a compound subject? A. Sentence 2 B. Sentence 3 C. Sentence 5 D. Sentence 6

4. Which statement is missing two commas? A. Sentence 2 B. Sentence 3 C. Sentence 4 D. Sentence 5 Conventions Test Slip 5. How many simple subjects does Sentence 4 have? A. Two B. Three C. Four D. Five 6. Which statement describes Sentence 6? A. It has two simple predicates B. It has three simple predicates C. It has two simple subjects D. It has three simple subjects