Unit 1 Week 2 Itinerary 09.doc
Unit 1 Week 2 Powerpoint 09.ppt
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Fluency
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Vocabulary
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A Walk in the Dessert
pg. 48-65
Vocabulary
| shimmer- to shine with a soft light
eerie- strange in a scary way
lurk- to lie hidden
swallows- takes in food or liquid through the mouth and passes to the stomach
climate- the average weather conditions of a place or region throughout the year.
silken - soft, smooth, and shining
lumbering- moving about in a clumsy way
biome - a community of living things
survival - life
saguaro - a type of cactus that is tall and has few branches
nocturnal - staying awake at night and sleeping during the day
crevices - narrow cracks
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Centers
Reading: Fluency Center; Select a paragraph from the Fluency passage on page 11 of your practice book. With a partner take turns reading the sentences aloud. Adjust your reading pace so that you are reading at the right speed.
Word Study: What does it mean? Look up these words in the dictionary: climate, crevices, nocturnal, shimmer. Write one definition for each word. use each of the words in a sentence. Include context clues. Write a story using your favorite words - with your partner.
Word Study: Find Long a words: Find long a words in "A Walk in the Dessert". Write down each word on the wipe erase board. Sort them by long vowel sounds.
Computer Research: Do a google seach on deserts. List 5 facts about deserts on the chart paper.
Writing Center: Use the guide to write a cinquain about deserts or an animal in the desert.
| Main Idea |
Details |
| Deserts have a very dry climate. |
Deserts get little rain.
A single storm might be heavy.
Months or years may pass between rains. |
| Other creatures use old woodpecker holes for homes. |
Two flycatchers live in one hole.
Bees live in another.
An owl lives in third. |
| Wood rats use various materials to build large nests for protection. |
The nests are enormous. They are made of just about anything. They protect the wood rats from predators and heat. |
| Some desert animals are active during the day. |
Insects, such as ants, beetles, and grasshoppers, are on the move.
Spiders spin webs. |
| At midday, it is extremely hot in the desert. |
Coyotes pant.
It is over 100 degrees.
The sun is a fireball.
Animals move into shade. |
Cinquains
Cinquain ("cin-kain") is a five-line form that uses a syllable count of two-four-six-eight-two. A "cinquain" (from cinq the French word for five) usually follows this organization:
Line 1: a one-word line, a noun, that gives the poem its title
Line 2: two adjectives that describes what the poem is about
Line 3: three action -ing verbs that describe something the subject of the poem does
Line 4: a phrase that indicates a feeling related to the subject of the poem
Line 5: a one-word line, noun, that sums about the poem is about, essentially renaming it
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