Theme 4: Person to Person336K

•Read the proverb on Anthology pg. 342.

•In what ways is one person helping another person in the painting?

•How might the teacher benefit from this experience?

•What does the title of the theme suggest?

Mariah Keeps Cool•Genre: Realistic Fiction

•Realistic characters and events come to life in a fictional plot.

•Summary:•With the help of her friends and

family, Mariah plans a surprise birthday party for her sister Lynn.

Background 342A

•This theme is about rewards and problems that come with close

relationships.•You will read about a girl who must

overcome several problems as she tries to organize a surprise

birthday party.

Background (cont) 342A

• On pg. 342, read “Volunteering”

•Explain to me the meaning of these words:

•volunteered•amazing•decorate

•celebration

Phonics/Decoding Skills 343A

•What are our Phonics/Decoding skills?

•They are chunking, words we know, beginning and endings, affixes, syllables, try different

vowel sounds, base words or root words, blending, look carefully

Phonics/Decoding Skills 343A

• That was the only thing Denise made successfully since she had started to

learn to cook.•Help me figure out this word.• I look for word parts I know. I see cc

and it probably stands for the s sound when followed by an e. I see full and ly. I try the word all together and it sounds correct.

Decoding

Vocabulary 343A

• Trans 4-1 PB 197

•amazingly: in a way that causes surprise or wonder

•celebration: a special activity that honors a person, event or idea

•decorate: to adorn; to make festive with beautiful things

Vocabulary 343A

•detain: to delay; to hold back

•festive: joyful•honor: to show respect for•reluctant: unwilling; slow to take a necessary action

Vocabulary 343A

•spectators: people who watch an event or performance

•suspects: imagines that something secret or wrong going on

•volunteered: offered to do something of one’s own free will

Vocabulary Link• Festivities: activities that are part of a

celebration• Sumptuous: very rich and wonderful• Exchange: to give one thing for another;

trade• Procession: a parade• Papier-mache: shredded paper mixed with

paste that is molded while wet and painted when dry

Reading StrategyPredict/Infer 343B

•After we read the title and introduction, what can you infer about Mariah? How do you predict her plans will turn out?

•How do you make a good inference and prediction?

• Review inferences and predicitons.

Predict/Infer

Predicting – look at the pictures and title to hypothesize about thestory.

Inference – makingpredictions or guessesusing your knowledgeand experience withthe information fromthe story.

Comprehension Skill 343C 363A

Problem Solving and Decision Making

• Trans. 4-2 PB 198 read pgs. 346-347

•1. define the problem•2. consider the possible solutions•3. examine the possible solutions,

and evaluate which one works best•4. choose the best solution•5. carry out the solution

Information and Study Skills 363C

Note TakingGood students take notes as they research to help them organize and remember important info.

Use a heading, write important details

• Make a new slide using te – don’t forget synthesising

Decoding Longer Words 363E

•Syllabication – VCCCV pattern•“Lynn’s friends all think we’re too

young,” Trina complained.• In the word complained, the p and l are

blended together. In the VCCCV pattern the syllable break comes after the first consonant because the sounds of the remaining consonants are blended together.

Syllabication VCCCV pattern

Remember to clap the word out first to decide how many syllable it will have.

Then decide which pattern you will use to divide the word into syllables

Decoding Longer Words (cont) 363E

• Using this Phonics/Decoding Strategy will help you decode longer words with VCCCV patterns.

•“Whew!” Mariah exclaimed.•Help me decode this word.• I see the –ed, I recognize the ex, and I

will blend the c and l, I see the VCCCV pattern, I sound it out, it sounds correct.

Decoding Longer Words 363E

•Help me find the VCCCV pattern in these words.

•control•surprised•exclude•supplied

•equipment• PB 202

Phonics – Consonant Clusters363F

• Recognizing consonant clusters can help you decode unfamiliar words.

• A Consonant Cluster is a group of 2 or 3 consonants appearing together in a word that blend together when pronounced.

• Many consonant blends are made with the letter l or r.

• Springboard – I see the first 3 letters and I blend them together and add them board.

Phonics 363F

•Help me find the consonant clusters in these words.

•Mariah and I will make breakfast.•Mariah and Denise responded quickly.

•The Friendly Five huddled with Brandon.

Spelling 363G

•These words have 2 syllables with the VCCCV pattern: laughter and complain.

• laughter: (gh) has one sound•complain: (pl) is a cluster•You should divide before or after when 2

consonant form one sound or a cluster. • Explain, improve, farther, simply, hundred,

orphan, constant, sandwich, employ. dolphin• PB 203

Vocabulary 363G

•Meaning•PB 204

Vocabulary Skills Dictionary: Base Words and Inflected

Forms Trans. 4-3 PB 206

• In the word inflected, the ed is an inflected ending (it changes the form of the word, as from singular to plural

or present to past). •Words with their own inflected ending

may not have their own dictionary entries.

•They may be found under the base word.

Vocabulary Skills (cont)Dictionary: Base Words and Inflected

Forms Trans. 4-3 PB 206•Insisted can not be found as an entry, you must look under the word insist.

•By recognizing inflected endings can help direct the search

•Some inflected endings are –s, -es, -ed, -er, -ing,and –est.

•What word do I look up for the word realizing.

Precise Words 363J

• Writers often choose words from among several similar meaning words in order

to express a precise idea. • “Not you, Denise,” Mariah commanded.• “Let me see them for a little while,”

Lynn pleaded.• By the use of these specific words, the

author is able to include information about how the characters are feeling

Grammar Skills 363K

Comparing with Adjectives• Trans. 4-5 PB 207

• Comparing adjectives• Add –er to compare 2 things, for short

adjectives• Use more with long adjectives to compare

2 things• Add –est to compare 3 or more things, short

adjectives• Use most with long adjectives to compare

3 or more things

Adjectives

Adjectives describenouns or pronouns.

Comparing with good and bad• Trans. 4-6 PB 208

• Better is a form of good• Better is also a form of good, used to

compare 2 things• Worse is a form of bad, used to compare 2

things• Adjectives good and bad have irregular

comparative forms• Use better to compare 2 things, and best

compare 3 or more • Use worse to compare 2 things, worst to

compare 3 or more things

Improving Your Writing 363L •Combining Sentences with adjectives•A good writer avoids short, choppy

sentences.•ex. Deena’s new bike is sturdier than

her old one. It is more handsome too.•Improved: Deena’s new bike is

sturdier and more handsome than her old one.

• PB 209

Combining Sentences

Changing Positions of Adjectives 363N

•An adjective describes a noun/pronoun and that adjectives are important words to include when writing descriptions.

•Adjectives are often written before the words they describe, they may also follow them.

• Trans. 4-8 PB 211

Spiral Review 363Q

Comprehension: Predicting Outcomes•Look at the details the author gives

about the action and characters.•Think about your own knowledge and life experiences.

•Put details and experiences together to predict and outcome.

Grammar: Nouns 363R

•A Common Noun names any person, place, thing, or idea.

•ex. student, beach, school•A Proper Noun names a particular

person, place, or thing and is always capitalized.

•ex. Juan, Newport Beach, Beswick Elementary School

Nouns

Common and propernouns

Nouns

Grammar: Nouns (cont) 363R

•A singular noun names one person, place, thing, or idea.

•ex. writer, North Dakota, puppy, tomato•A plural noun names two or more

people, places, things, or ideas. Add –s or –es to form the plural of most nouns.

•ex. writers, Dakotas, puppies, tomatoes

Grammar: Nouns (cont) 363R

• A singular possessive noun shows that one person, place, or thing has or owns something. To make a singular noun possessive, add and apostrophe and s.

• ex. Man’s hat, book’s cover• A plural possessive noun show that two or

more people, places, or things have or own something. To form a plural possessive noun, add an apostrophe if noun ends with s (s’)

• ex. Men’s hats, books’ covers

Spelling Test• 1. district• 2. address• 3. complain• 4. explain• 5. improve• 6. farther• 7. simply• 8. hundred• 9. although• 10. laughter

• 11. mischief• 12. complex• 13. partner• 14. orphan• 15. constant• 16. dolphin• 17. employ• 18. sandwich• 19. monster• 20. orchard

Challenge Words

• control

• abstain

• conscience

• function

• extreme

Study Guide• Predict and infering• Problem solving• Note taking• Vcccv pattern• Base words• Adjectives• Comparing good and bad• Nouns and pronouns• Singular and possessive nouns