Unit 5, Week 5 Mrs. Murray’s 4 th Grade eMINTS Classroom

Vocabulary  sanctuary- a protected place  descendants- family members born after others in a family  coaxing- gently convincing or persuading  threatened- in danger of being harmed  habitat- an area or piece of land where a plant or animal lives  fragile- easily broken or damaged  glistening- shining or sparkling in reflected light

Vocabulary: Words in Context glistening coaxing descendants fragile threatened habitat sanctuary  Dayton Hyde knew that when the horses’ ________ was taken over by humans, the horses would have nowhere to live.  The animals were alarmed at first, so he spent time ________ them into their new home.  Today’s wild horses are the ______ of horses that roamed the range for hundreds of years.

Vocabulary: Words in Context glistening coaxing descendants fragile threatened habitat sanctuary  The horses felt _________ by the unfamiliar man.  In many ways, the story is about how nature and survival can be _______.  The horses looked beautiful, their coats ________ in the sun.  Their new home is a ________where they can live safely without interference.

Vocabulary: Story Words  docile- easy to train or handle  adaptability- the ability to adapt easily  skitter- skip quickly  vigilance- watchfulness, caution and care  alliteration- the repetition of consonant sounds at the beginnings of words  figure of speech- may be a simile, metaphor, idiom, or hyperbole  hyperbole- the use of exaggeration or overstatement  Tall Tales- stories with events so exaggerated that they are beyond belief  cause- a person or thing that makes something happen  effect- a change occurring as a direct result of action by somebody or something else

Fluency: Tempo  When you come to the possibility of unfamiliar names or words in a passage you may need to slow your tempo.  We will read the following passage at a moderate pace until we come to the names; Yuskea and Magnificent Mary. We will slow our tempo to pronounce these words and then increase our tempo back to a moderate pace.

Fluency: Tempo (Choral Read)  Thousands of visitors arrive each summer to get a glimpse of wild horses in their natural habitat, a habitat that has been preserved through Dayton’s careful planning. Throughout the grazing season, he moves the herd from one area of the ranch to another so the horses don’t damage the fragile rangeland. In the process, he searches for his marker mares: Painted Lady, Medicine Hattie, Funny Face, Yuskeya, Magnificent Mary, and several others. When he spots them all, he knows the whole herd is accounted for.

Phonic: Decode Words With Final /əl/  Words that end with a vowel plus an l and have an unaccented last syllable are pronounced alike. They all sound like the –le in table. This syllable is / ə l/. It does not matter which vowel comes before the l; the syllable is often spelled, al, el, or le. It sometimes is spelled il or ol.  snorkel settle paddle medal local

Comprehension: Cause and Effect  When an author’s purpose is to explain how or why certain things happen, he or she often describes causes and their effects.  As you read the story, you should look for events that cause actions to happen. Ask yourself, “What happens because of that event?” or “What brought about the action?”  Look for signal words and phrases that the author uses to signal cause and effect. Such words include but are not limited to; because, due to, as a result, since, and therefore.  TEACHING CAUSE AND EFFECT TEACHING CAUSE AND EFFECT  CAUSE and EFFECT Lesson CAUSE and EFFECT Lesson

Comprehension: Cause and Effect Cause Effect Fires break out on Fire Dept. needs Chincoteague. to raise money. Ponies feel threatened by the water. Too many ponies means not enough grass.

Comprehension: Cause and Effect  Quiz Quiz  Using signal words Using signal words  Cause and Effect Relationships Cause and Effect Relationships  Cause and Effect Article and Graphic Organizer Cause and Effect Article and Graphic Organizer  Cause and Effect Matching Activity Cause and Effect Matching Activity  Cause and Effect Lesson and Quiz Cause and Effect Lesson and Quiz

Comprehension: Cause and Effect  Horses and Plains Indians Horses and Plains Indians

Comprehension: Summary  When you summarize a story, you simply tell the ideas for a story in a shorter way.  Often the summary includes the main idea of a selection and a few supporting details.  The summary should include ONLY the essential details.

Comprehension: Literary Elements: Figures of Speech Hyperbole, Simile, Metaphor, Idiom  Figures of Speech: Terms Figures of Speech: Terms  Hyperbole- the use of exaggeration or overstatement. The author does not expect the reader to take the events literally but uses hyperbole to create humor.  Figures of Speech: Simile and Metaphor Review Figures of Speech: Simile and Metaphor Review

 Simile Practice Simile Practice  Alliteration or Simile Quiz Alliteration or Simile Quiz  Metaphor Quiz Metaphor Quiz  Figurative Language Quiz Figurative Language Quiz  Idiom Site Idiom Site  Figurative Language: Funbrain Figurative Language: Funbrain  Smart Notebook Idiom Lesson Smart Notebook Idiom Lesson  Smart Notebook Lesson: Idioms Smart Notebook Lesson: Idioms  Smart Notebook Lesson: Similes and Metaphors Smart Notebook Lesson: Similes and Metaphors Comprehension: Literary Elements: Figures of Speech Hyperbole, Simile, Metaphor, Idiom

Vocabulary: Context Clues Paragraph Clues  Sometimes the meaning of an unknown word can be found by reading the rest of the paragraph. Read the first paragraph below. Look for clues that will help you understanding the meaning of the word descendants.  We read about the mustangs, descendants of the horses brought to America by Spanish explorers nearly five hundred years ago. At first, the number of horses was small. But as the years went by, the horses bred and gave birth to foals and the herds grew. By 1900, more than two million wild horses roamed the West. Since they were wild, they had no real home and were free to go where they pleased.