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

2. Imagine… Hannah Montana in kindergarten. Sandra Bullock being annoyed by her teacher. Lebron James studying for his spelling test.

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6. Talk Show Host ask questions. Members of the audience may also be invited to ask questions. Hosts and guests try to make their conversation sound natural and engaging. Members of the audience respond to what they see and hear.

7. Vocabulary What animal would be intimidating to you? Who would you want to be with during a calamity? Explain. Why might be choosing between two afterschool activities be a quandary?

8. Vocabulary What is your most invaluable talent or skill? Why is it good to maintain your composure during an emergency situation? Why might locks and alarms be a hindrance to a burglar?

9. Objective and Purpose This week, we’ll read Show Time. You will show you understand the talk show’s plot, setting and sequence while practicing fluency. We will find out what actors do and how they prepare for their roles.

10. ST: 134

11. blue comp book

12. slates

13. Name the form of fiction 1. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs 2. The Legend of John Henry 3. Paul Bunyan and Babe, His Blue Ox 4. It Came from Planet Xeno 5. A Day in the Life of a Farmer 6. Hercules: Ancient Greek Hero 7. When George Washington Was a Boy 8. Why Fox has a Bushy Tail 9. John Jakes: Basketball Player 10. The Legend of Tarzan slates

16. Revise and Publish Why revise and revise again?

17. What is Strong Word Choice?

18. Revising for Word Choice We will be revising our short stories from last week. Please read your final copy to yourself. Then, find a place to: Use sensory language (revise 4 words minimum) Alliteration (use alliteration twice) If you’re finished early, please edit the following on your slate: 1.Who’s homework is this. 2.You and me should have went to the movies.

19. Speaking and Listening: Organizing Content 1. Plan what you will say beforehand. 1. USE YOUR POSTER 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.

20. 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.

21. 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.