July+9,+2009

Review the meanings/spellings of 8 different vocabulary words.
Apply the skills of expository writing. Apply the skills of making inferences.

Week #5, Day #4 Warm-up Sentences: 1. yes the two of you have youre mothers permission 2. snowy our cat is the whiter of all of the cats on our block

Today's Agenda: 1. 2 Sentence Warm-up. (Write 2 sentences on the board and teach students that each day they will come in and copy the sentences, then correct any mistakes and underline nouns, circle verbs and put a box around any adjectives. 2. Students should take out their vocabulary list and flashcards and copy each word and the definition for each word on a separate piece of paper 2X to hand in. 3. Students can continue working on the expository paragraphs that were introduced yesterday. 4. Students should scan for vocabulary for the story on pages 453-457. After scanning, go through the reading concept on page 452 and have students practice this concept as they read the story. Students can work on groups first and then as a whole class everyone can share their answers and findings from their cause/effect chart.