1. Big Question: How do people explain nature in order to understand it?
Title:
Pushing Up the Sky
Author:
Joseph Bruchac
Illustrator:
Teresa Flavin
Genre:
Play

2. Small Group
Timer

3. Spelling Words unhappy recall disappear unload mistake misspell
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4. Vocabulary Words More Vocabulary Words imagined languages narrator
antlers
imagined
languages
narrator
overhead
poked
bumped
randomly
chariot
civilization
entertainment

5. Big Question: How do people explain nature in order to understand it?
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6. How do people explain nature in order to understand it?
Monday
Question of the Day
How do people explain nature in order to understand it?

7. Today we will learn about:
Author’s Purpose
Summarize
Build Background
Vocabulary Words
Fluency: Characterization
Main and Helping Verbs
Prefixes un-, re-, mis-, dis-
Explaining Nature

8. Fluency: Characterization
Monday
Fluency:
Characterization

9. Fluency: Characterization
Listen as I read “The Class Play.”
As I read, notice how I use different voices for each character.
Be ready to answer questions after I finish.

10. Fluency: Characterization
Why do you think the author wrote this article?
Identify one comparison and one contrast the author makes between civilization today and ancient Greek civilization.

11. Build Concepts chariot, civilization, entertainment
Why We Tell Myths
Mythological Explanations of Natural Events
Who Explains and Tells Myths
Explaining Nature

12. Author’s Purpose Summarize
Pages

13. (What you already know)
Build Background Think about as many things as you can about Native Americans and Native American folk tales. K
(What you already know) W
(What you want to know) L
(What you learned)
As you read the play, look for answers to your questions that can be added to the chart.

14. Vocabulary Words
antlers – bony, branching growths on the head of a male deer, elk or moose
imagined – made a picture or idea of something in your mind
languages – human speech, spoken or written

15. Vocabulary Words overhead – over the head; on high; above
narrator – the person who tells a story
overhead – over the head; on high; above
poked – pushed with force against someone or something

16. More Vocabulary Words randomly – in no particular order
bumped – hit yourself against something hard
randomly – in no particular order
chariot - a carriage with two wheels pulled by horses; used in ancient times for fighting and racing

17. More Vocabulary Words
civilization – an advanced way of life that usually includes towns, written forms of language, and special kinds of work for people
entertainment – something that interests, pleases, or amuses people
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18. antlers

19. chariot

20. Grammar: Main and Helping Verbs
Monday
Grammar:
Main and Helping Verbs

21. all the village man were hunting on monday
All the village men were hunting on Monday.
theyd seen deers and foxs in the forest
They’d seen deer and foxes in the forest.

22. Main and Helping Verbs The word shining is the main verb.
The stars were shining through the holes poked into the sky.
The word shining is the main verb.
The verb were is a helping verb.
A verb phrase is a verb that has more than one word.
The main verb shows action.
A helping verb shows the time of the action.

23. Main and Helping Verbs The people are telling stories.
In the following sentences, telling is the main verb, and are is the helping verb.
The people are telling stories.

24. Main and Helping Verbs
The helping verbs am, is, and are show present time.
Was and were show past time.
Will shows future time.
The helping verbs has, have, and had show that an action happened in the past.

25. Main and Helping Verbs
In the following sentences, had and will are helping verbs.
He had told that story before. He will tell that story again.

26. Main and Helping Verbs Find the verb phrase in each sentence.
Native Americans had told interesting legends.
had told
They were explaining the world around them.
were explaining
I have heard legends about the sun and the moon.
have heard

27. Main and Helping Verbs Find the verb phrase in each sentence.
In some stories, animals are talking like people.
are talking
Someday I will entertain you with the stories.
will entertain

28. Main and Helping Verbs Is the underlined word a main verb or helping verb?
I am writing a legend.
main verb
I have set the story in a forest.
helping verb
The flowers are talking to the trees.

29. Main and Helping Verbs Is the underlined word a main verb or helping verb?
The huge trees will care for the little flowers.
main verb
You will hear my story soon.
helping verb

30. Spelling: Prefixes un-, re-, mis-, dis-
Monday
Spelling:
Prefixes un-, re-, mis-, dis-

31. Spelling Words unhappy recall disappear unload mistake misspell
dislike
replace
mislead
disagree
rewrite
unroll
unknown
dishonest
react
unfortunate
discourage
uncomfortable
recycle
mispronounce

32. Tuesday
Question of the Day
If you were going to create masks to represent the animals in the story, how would they look?

33. Today we will learn about:
Prefixes un-, re-, mis-, dis-
Glossary
Author’s Purpose
Summarize
Develop Vocabulary
Fluency: Readers’ Theater
Main and Helping Verbs
Moon Phases
Explaining Nature

34. Vocabulary Strategy for Unfamiliar Words: Glossary
Pages

35. Pushing Up the Sky
Pages

36. Fluency: Characterization
Tuesday
Fluency:
Characterization

37. Fluency: Readers’ Theater
Turn to page 312.
As I read the different parts of the play, notice how my tone changes.
In groups of five, do a Readers’ Theater reading of page 312.

38. Grammar: Main and Helping Verbs
Tuesday
Grammar:
Main and Helping Verbs

39. do you recal the golden eagles in the forest
Do you recall the golden eagles in the forest?
they was sitting on a pine Tree
They were sitting on a pine tree.

40. Main and Helping Verbs
A main verb is the part of a verb phrase that shows action.
A helping verb shows the time of the action.

41. Spelling: Prefixes un-, re-, mis-, dis-
Tuesday
Spelling:
Prefixes un-, re-, mis-, dis-

42. Spelling Words unhappy recall disappear unload mistake misspell
dislike
replace
mislead
disagree
rewrite
unroll
unknown
dishonest
react
unfortunate
discourage
uncomfortable
recycle
mispronounce

43. Wednesday
Question of the Day
Why aren’t the people successful in pushing up the sky the first time they try?

44. Today we will learn about:
Summarize
Glossary
Cause and Effect
Develop Vocabulary
Fluency: Characterization
Main and Helping Verbs
Prefixes un-, re-, mis-, dis-
Regions
Explaining Nature

45. Pushing Up the Sky
Pages

46. Fluency: Characterization
Wednesday
Fluency:
Characterization

47. Fluency: Characterization
Turn to page 314.
Notice how my voice changes as I read the dialogue of the different characters.
Practice doing Readers’ Theater readings of this page in groups of five.

48. Grammar: Main and Helping Verbs
Wednesday
Grammar:
Main and Helping Verbs

49. the hunters spoted a broun bare among the trees
The hunters spotted a brown bear among the trees.
they went after the animal but it dissapeared into the woods
They went after the animal, but it disappeared into the woods.

50. Main and Helping Verbs
Describing the precise time of an action makes writing clearer.
Helping verbs express time.
The men have seen bears many times before.

51. Spelling: Prefixes un-, re-, mis-, dis-
Wednesday
Spelling:
Prefixes un-, re-, mis-, dis-

52. Spelling Words unhappy recall disappear unload mistake misspell
dislike
replace
mislead
disagree
rewrite
unroll
unknown
dishonest
react
unfortunate
discourage
uncomfortable
recycle
mispronounce

53. Thursday
Question of the Day
How do make-believe stories help us wonder about real things, like thunder and lightning and the seasons?

54. Today we will learn about:
Contractions
Myth
Reading Across Texts
Content-Area Vocabulary
Fluency: Readers’ Theatre
Main and Helping Verbs
Prefixes un-, re-, mis-, dis-
Social Studies: Fire

55. Literature in Reading: Myth
Pages

56. Fluency: Characterization
Thursday
Fluency:
Characterization

57. Fluency: Characterization
Turn to page 317.
Groups of five will choose parts and practice reading aloud page 317 three times.
Remember to read with proper characterization.

58. Grammar: Main and Helping Verbs
Thursday
Grammar:
Main and Helping Verbs

59. two woman unlode wood, and then they build a fire
Two women unload wood, and then they build a fire.
the fire will kept every one in the village warm
The fire will keep everyone in the village warm.

60. Main and Helping Verbs Test Tip:
Sometimes one or more words come between a main verb and a helping verb.
Example: Hummingbirds are always moving their wings.
In this sentence, moving is the main verb, and are is the helping verb. The word always is not part of the verb.

61. Spelling: Prefixes un-, re-, mis-, dis-
Thursday
Spelling:
Prefixes un-, re-, mis-, dis-

62. Spelling Words unhappy recall disappear unload mistake misspell
dislike
replace
mislead
disagree
rewrite
unroll
unknown
dishonest
react
unfortunate
discourage
uncomfortable
recycle
mispronounce

63. How do people explain nature in order to understand it?
Friday
Question of the Day
How do people explain nature in order to understand it?

64. Today we will learn about:
Build Concept Vocabulary
Author’s Purpose
Steps in a Process
Glossary
Main and Helping Verbs
Prefixes un-, re-, mis-, dis-
Thesaurus
Explaining Nature

65. Author’s Purpose
The author’s purpose is the reason the author writes something.
An author may be trying to persuade, to inform, to entertain, or to express ideas and feelings.
Different parts of a piece of writing may have different purposes.

66. Steps in a Process
When we look at steps in a process, we are looking at the order in which things happen, or the order in which we have to do something to do it correctly.
Directions are an example of steps in a process.

67. Steps in a Process
Sometimes there are clue words in the text, such as first, second, next, then, and finally.
Other times, we have to use what we already know to determine which steps come first, second, third, and so on.

68. Vocabulary Strategy: Reference Sources
You can use a glossary at the back of a book to determine the meaning of unfamiliar words.
List any unknown words you find as you read “Pushing Up the Sky.”
Create a chart showing the unknown word and its definition in the glossary.

69. Vocabulary Strategy: Reference Sources
Word
Glossary Definition

70. Drama Words
Some words such as play, refer to acting on the stage or putting on a play or drama.
Use reference sources to make lists of drama words and their definitions.
Write a paragraph, using your drama words, about staging a play.

71. Drama Words drama comedy scene actor costume role dialogue director
stage
drama
comedy
scene
actor
prop
costume
role
dialogue
director

72. Grammar: Main and Helping Verbs
Friday
Grammar:
Main and Helping Verbs

73. the two man is making a boat out of branchs
The two men are making a boat out of branches.
it will flowt on a long voiage
It will float on a long voyage.

74. Prefixes un-, re-, mis-, dis-
Prefixes are word parts added at the beginning of a base word that changes it meaning.
What does the prefix un- mean?
What does the prefix re- mean?
What does the prefix mis- mean?
What does the prefix dis- mean?

75. Prefixes un-, re-, mis-, dis-
unhappy
What is the base word?
The prefix un- means “not” or “do the opposite of.” Adding un- to a word will change the meaning of the base word.

76. Prefixes un-, re-, mis-, dis-
The first thing you do when you come to a word like unhappy is break it into its word parts.
Take off un- and have happy.
You know what happy means.
The prefix un- means “not,” so unhappy must mean “not happy.”
Use it in a sentence: I was unhappy I had to leave.
That makes sense, so you know that unhappy means “not happy.”

77. Prefixes un-, re-, mis-, dis-
What is the prefix and base word of each of these words and what do they mean?
rewrite
misplace
disagree

78. Prefixes un-, re-, mis-, dis- Find the prefixes and base words
Prefixes un-, re-, mis-, dis- Find the prefixes and base words. Tell what the words mean.
unstable
distaste
reorder
misrepresent
recheck
unlucky
discomfort
misconduct
They were uninterested in the dishonest activity.
The lost book had been mislabeled and replaced on the wrong shelf.

79. Contractions We studied contractions. can’t
Look at the word can’t. What two words is this contraction made from?
cannot
What letters do the apostrophe stand for? no

80. Contractions I’ll I will - wi let’s let us - u I’m I am - a they’re
What two words are these contractions made from?
What letters do the apostrophe stand for?
I’ll
I will - wi
let’s
let us - u
I’m
I am - a
they’re
they are - a

81. Contractions should not what’ll what will don’t do not doesn’t
shouldn’t
should not
what’ll
what will
don’t
do not
doesn’t
does not
oughtn’t
ought not
couldn’t
could not
she’s
she is
mightn’t
might not

82. Contractions What is the contraction for the underlined words?
Abigail was not in the library.
wasn’t
Pat could not have broken this glass.
couldn’t

83. Contractions What is the contraction for the underlined words?
Shane did not know where the book was.
didn’t
Put the milk in the refrigerator where it will stay cold.
it’ll

84. Thesaurus
What kind of reference source can be used to find words that have similar meanings?
You can use a print or electronic thesaurus.
A thesaurus is a book of synonyms—words that mean the same or almost the same as another word.

85. Thesaurus
In a print thesaurus, you usually look up the word for which you want synonyms.
The thesaurus might give a list of synonyms with different meanings.
Make sure you choose the synonym with the correct meaning.
A dictionary can help.

86. Thesaurus Many word processing programs have a thesaurus.
You can highlight a word on the screen and click on the thesaurus under the Tools menu.
You will get a list of different meanings for the word.
Click on the meaning you want, and a list of synonyms will come up.

87. Spelling: Prefixes un-, re-, mis-, dis-
Friday
Spelling:
Prefixes un-, re-, mis-, dis-

88. Spelling Words unhappy recall disappear unload mistake misspell
dislike
replace
mislead
disagree
rewrite
unroll
unknown
dishonest
react
unfortunate
discourage
uncomfortable
recycle
mispronounce

89. Review Games Spelling City: Spelling Words Vocabulary Words
Other Vocabulary Words

90. We are now ready to take our story tests.
Classroom webpage,
Reading Test AR
Other Reading Quizzes
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