2.  Page 15 of Unlock the Past- Build the Future  What else do you know about communities today?  How would you describe schools and stores in today’s communities?  What can people enjoy in their communities?

3. Theme Vocabulary lifesettlesuburb historyfutureamazing village Connect your differentiated vocabulary words to the theme vocabulary words. Example: My life is great!

4.  A strategy used to pick out the most important ideas in what we read.  Look for key words, read first and last sentences in paragraphs.  Page 8, Unlock the Past- Build the Future Determine Important Information Important IdeaDetail or Example 1 st paragraph Long ago it took a lot of time to get anywhere. -no subways -rode in a cart 2 nd paragraph

5.  Which text is nonfiction?  Which text is folklore, a made-up story that is passed on by retelling it to children?  Read pages 12-15 and record text evidence to answer Focus Question 2: What are communities like today?

6. What vowel sound do you hear in boy? What other words have the same sound? Circle the letters that stand for /oi/. Oil can hurt sea animals called oysters. I enjoy the story about a royal queen and king. An asteroid is a big rock in space.

7.  -less (without), -ness (being), -able (is or can be)  Circle the words with a suffix. A baby can hug soft toys. A toy bear is huggable. Pat is happy. His smile shows his happiness. We can describe a trip. Places are describable.

8.  High-Frequency Words: began, ear, really, today, together  Fluency: “Books of the Future? (article) Practice Companion p. 52 (phrasing)

9.  A pronoun must agree with the noun(s) it refers to.  It must agree in number (singular or plural) and gender (male or female).  Identify the pronoun and the noun(s) it refers to. Jack and Jill made their beds. Sarah has lost her favorite necklace.  Practice: 1.The box lost _______ bow. 2.Mr. Martin delivered ____ speech. 3.Jennifer gave _____ presentation to the class. 4.The athletes won _____ game. 5.Jack washed _____ car.

10. “united we stand, divided we fall” Beginning: (introduce main characters and the problem) The dolphin swim team has a big meet coming up. They really want to win. One of the dolphins, Darla, thinks she can win all by herself. Add more details about Darla and the dolphin swim team. Add details to complete middle and end of fable. Middle: (tell what happens as the characters try to solve their problem) End: (tell the solution to the problem and lesson characters learned)