1. Theme 4 Re-teach Week Day 2

2. Read Aloud: Listening Comprehension Mystery Today I will read a portion of a Mystery titled “Solving the Violin Mystery”. ~~~ MYSTERies ~~~ * center around a problem that the main character has to solve. * challenge the reader to think along with the main character to find the solution. One Purpose for listening is to find out how the main character uses the clues to solve a mystery about a violin.

3. Focus Skill: Fact and Opinion

4. Focus Skill: Fact and Opinion

5. Some words and phrases that signal an opinion are: should, must be, best, worst, I think, & I believe

6. FactOpinion Evidence ***Can be proven Evidence *** Expresses feeling or belief

7. Focus Skill Theme

8. Focus Skill: Theme

9. Focus Skill: Adjust Reading Rate

10. READING RATE

12. Focus Skill: Self Correct

15. Focus Skill: Follow Written Directions

16. When GOOD READERS follow written directions: -They carefully read the list of materials and all the steps in order. -They ask questions about anything you do not understand. -Gather all materials needed. -Reread the steps as you follow them in order.

17. Focus Skill: Narrative Forms

18. Comprehension: Narrative Forms of Literature A fable is a very short story that states a moral at the end. Folktales contain simple characters whose actions reveal basic truths. In folktales, events often happen in threes. Fairy tales are highly imaginative stories that may contain fanciful imaginary creatures. Most fairy tales have a happy ending. A myth is a story that contains gods and goddesses whom ancient cultures believed in. Many myths explain the origins of things. A tall tale is a humorous story featuring a larger-than-life main character. Tall tales are structured in episodes, like TV shows. A pourquoi tale is a traditional story that tells how something in the natural world came to be.

19. SPELLING (review words) arrival gentle national single level collar doctor checkers power overboard overheat underbrush undergo subway sheep class’s fishes’ women jeans fish

20. Ominous A sign of trouble or a warning that something bad is about to happen. Why might smoke be an omnious sight?

21. Confound To surprise or confuse someone. What kind of question might confound you?

22. MISERABLE To feel uncomfortable or unhappy. How might a cold make you feel miserable?

23. GRACIOUS A pleasant and polite person. What would be a gracious way to thank someone for a gift?

24. BEAMS Someone who is grinning. Why might a teacher beam at you?

25. SELF-ASSURANCE Someone who is confident and sure of themselves. What is a sign that a speaker has self-assurance?

26. MONITOR To regularly check something's progress. How would you monitor someone's temperature?

27. EXPOSED Something that has been uncovered and has lost its protection from its surroundings. What might happen if your feet are exposed to the sun for a long time?

28. INSTALLED To put something in and make it ready for use. Why might you need to install a battery in a toy?

29. LOOMING Something that is likely to happen soon. What clues might tell you that a thunderstorm is looming in the distance?

30. Read the passage. Pay attention to the bold print vocabulary words as we read.

34. Turn to page 113 in your Practice Book. Work with a partner to complete the page.

38. Suggestion: Read the script with a partner. Take turns being every-other character.