Night Letters Day 3

QUESTION OF THE DAY What could Lily say to her backyard friends about her day?

Let’s Read! Night Letters, Pages 344–350

Reader Response Open for Discussion If you could suggest another night letter for this story, what would it be? 1. Authors and artists work together on a book like Night Letters. What do you think the author might have told the artist to help him paint the pictures? Think Like an Author 2.Think about what Lily does in the story. What kind of girl do you think she is? What examples from the story helped you decide? Draw Conclusions 3.If you could interview Lily about her book of night letters, what is one question you would like to ask her? Ask Questions 4.Find some compound words in the story. Use one of the two small words in each to make a new compound word. You may want to use a dictionary. Here is a sample: hawkmoth-mothball.

Look Back and Write Look back at Night Letters. Write the words and phrases from the selection that make it seem real.

Time for the Test!!!!

Fluency Listen as I model p. 346. Notice how I read groups of words or phrases and how I pause at commas. Let’s practice as a class by doing three choral readings.

Grammar Day 3 Night Letters

Wasnt that a spider on the floor. Dew make the plant's wet in the morning.

Using strong verbs makes writing vivid. Writers must always make their verbs agree with their sentence subjects. A snake slithers out of the grass. More snakes slither out of the grass. Think about something you have written to see if you can make it more vivid by using strong verbs that agree with their subjects.

Classwork /Homework Grammar and Writing Practice Book p. 50.

READ THE WRITING PROMPT on page 351 in the Student Edition. In Night Letters, Lily makes plans for the next day. Think about a plan you have for some time in the future. Now write a friendly letter telling a friend about your plan.

Night Letters Spelling Day 3

The sound /j/ can be spelled ge and dge: large, edge. The sound /k/ can be spelled ck and k: clock, mark. There are different ways to spell the same sound.

pocket brake change ridge jacket badge orange clock large page mark kitten judge crack edge

WRITE A PERSUASIVE LETTER You are going to write a letter to persuade someone to do something. You should use at least three list words. You will get to read your letters to the class or post them on the bulletin board.

Frequently Misspelled Words our I’m I until

Yeah!!!