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Review Vocabulary with Partner

Can you say it?Can you define it?Can you say it in a sentence?

Shutting Out the Skyby

Deborah Hopkinson

Team Cooperation GoalEveryone Participates

Title: Shutting Out the SkyReading Goal: Cause and Effect (CE)

Team Cooperation Goal:Everyone Participates

Genre: Expository-nonfictionAuthor: Deborah Hopkinson

Vocabulary

• The meaning of vocabulary words will be tested today.

• Review vocabulary words.• Make sure that you use your vocabulary

words in meaningful sentences.

Precious: valuableJean feels that his car is precious, it is

valuable to him.

Dreadful: terribleTaking my test was dreadful, it was a

terrible experience.

Awkwardly: uncomfortablyCarlos sat in awkwardly on a chair that was

rough, he felt uncomfortable.

Realized: understood I realized that I needed to do my homework,

I understand that it is important.

Extraordinary: wonderfulMy mom went outside to look at the extraordinary

flowers, they looked absolutely wonderful.

Ashamed: embarrassedThe catcher was ashamed when he split his pants,

he felt embarrassed in front of his “amigos”.

Team TalkLet’s preview the questions.

Use the table of contents to help you find the page.

Day 1 P. 118-119Day 2 P. 120-122Day 3 P. 123-124

Test DayPut 2 sticky notes on words that are new or

unfamiliar to youRead Silently: Page 126-127Finish filling out your Idea TreeAnswer questions 1,2,3,6Vocabulary 1-6Challenge 7-10Find vocabulary wordsRead a book Quietly

What were the elements of Shutting Out the Sky?

• Create a story map in your partnerships.

This week we’ve read about Marcus and his arrival to New York. Today we will find out if

he decides to stay.

Test

• 20 minutes

Team Discussion

• Discuss strategies you used to answer the test questions

• Share information that you used in your story maps.

Class Discussion

• Team Discussion celebration• Vocabulary vouchers

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