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A Day’s WorkA Day’s Work

• Author: Eve Bunting

• Illustrator: Ronald Himler

• Skill: Character and Visualization

• Genre: Realistic Fiction

Question of the DayQuestion of the Day

What do you think will happen the next time Francisco and his abuelo are looking for work?

Words to Know

•excitement

•gardener

•motioned

•sadness

•shivered

•shocked

•slammed

More Words to KnowMore Words to Know

•convinced•coarse

excitementexcitementa condition of having strong, lively a condition of having strong, lively

feelings about something that you likefeelings about something that you like

gardener gardener someone who cares for a garden or lawnsomeone who cares for a garden or lawn

motionedmotionedmade a movement, as of the hand or head, made a movement, as of the hand or head,

to get someone to do somethingto get someone to do something

sadnesssadnessunhappiness; sorrowunhappiness; sorrow

shiveredshiveredshook with cold, fear, or shook with cold, fear, or excitementexcitement

shockedshockedcaused to feel surprise, horror, or caused to feel surprise, horror, or

disgustdisgust

slammedslammedthrew or hit something with great threw or hit something with great

forceforce

Small GroupSmall Group

• Read “A Day’s Work”, pages 186 – 192

• Before we take our selection test, we will do the Reader Response at the end of the story together.

Reader ResponseReader Response• Open for Discussion What do you think happened to Francisco

and his grandfather the next day and the day after that and the day after that?

• The author, Eve Bunting, has written more than a hundred stories. How do you think she got the idea for A Day's Work? Think Like an Author 1.

• What can you say about Francisco? What was he like? What words would you use to describe him? Character 2.

• What picture did you have in your mind of Francisco and his grandfather working in the hot sun? How did that help you as you read? Visualize 3.

Look Back and WriteLook Back and Write

• On page 191 Ben says, "The important things your grandfather knows already." Explain what Ben means when he says that. Use details from the story. Write in your writing journal.

Test Time!Test Time!

• It’s time for the selection test. Do you very best!

FluencyFluency

• I will read aloud p. 188.

• Notice how I pretend to be the characters as I read what they say.

• Let’s practice as a class by doing three choral readings.

GrammarGrammarDay 3Day 3

5. Most farmers don't work in citys but some gardeners do.

Most farmers don’t work in cities, but some gardeners do.

6. What pritty plants those are.

What pretty plants those are!

• Using specific nouns, both singular and plural, makes writing more vivid.

• Review something you have written to see if you can improve it by changing general nouns to more vivid, specific ones.

SpellingSpellingDay 3Day 3

Write a ListWrite a List

• Write a list using at least three spelling words.

• The topic could be a shopping list, a list of things to do, or a list of favorite things.