SFA Wednesday

Vocabulary Can you pronounce it Do know the definition Can you use it in a sentence

Title: Marvin of the Great North Woods Reading Goal: Compare and contrast Team Cooperation Goal: Explain your ideas Genre : Biography Author: Kathryn Lasky

My mother manages her own business, and has fifteen people working for her. manages: controls

When Mr. Applebaum showed us a pie chart I finally realized what fractions were. realized: understood

Don’s fish usually swims slowly around the tank, but when he sprinkles food on the water they get very lively. lively:active

The cat became frantic when we pulled out a ball of yarn. frantic:Overly excited

Greta’s dog is so shaggy that when she had its hair cut, it looked half as big as before. shaggy: Very hairy

Fred didn’t know how to ice skate, so after he ties on the skated he shuffled across the ice in them. shuffled:Walked clumsily

Reading Goal: Compare and Contrast Compare: Look for ways things are the same. Contrast: Look for ways things are different.

Pages TE p. 328 Pages

Let’s predict Page 218 Why do you think Marvin is nervous about waking up the lumberjacks? TE P. 334

Team Talk Let’s preview the questions on page 84 of your treasure hunt.

Partner Read 15 minutes Put 2 sticky notes on words that are new or unfamiliar to you Pages Partner Read p. A:222-B:224 Restate page B:222 and A:224 Read Silently: Page Discuss with team words you clarified Find vocabulary words

Team Discussion Pass out Team Discussion Cards Discuss answers to team talk questions Write answers to question 1 and 3

Class Discussion What are some of the words you clarified? Answer questions 1-4

Adventures in Writing 15 min Treasure hunt page 84 Discuss with your table first.

Vocabulary Practice Treasure Hunt Page 73

Fluency 5 min Pg 72-74, paragraphs 1-6