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The Last Dragon! By: Susan Miho Nunes Problem Solvers Theme 4, Selection 3, Day 1 Taught By: Mr. Williams By: Susan Miho Nunes Problem Solvers Theme 4, Selection 3, Day 1 Taught By: Mr. Williams

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Drawing Conclusions Readers often need to draw conclusions about the characters in a story in order to better understand why they act the way they do in various situations. Conclusions are drawn by analyzing details. Conclusions can change as new details are revealed by the author. More than one conclusion can be drawn from the same details. Different readers may form slightly different conclusions from the same details.

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The Frog Comprehension Skill: Drawing Conclusions Where do you think this story might take place? Explain your answer. What clues might help you figure out how the frog gets out of the bucket? What can you tell about the frog from his actions in the story?

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What is a prefix?pre-preparepredictpresentcom-computercompanioncompletecon-confuseconciseconcert Decoding Prefixes: pre-, com-, & con- Before With

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characters

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crest

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fierce

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homage

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scales

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teeming

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Key Chinatown Vocabulary autumn The season after summer draft A flow of air etched Made a design by cutting lines frost Very thin covering of ice mercury Silvery, toxic, white metal used in thermometers peculiar Unusual, strange, odd, or bizarre thermometer An instrument that measures temperature timid Easily frightened, shy autumn The season after summer draft A flow of air etched Made a design by cutting lines frost Very thin covering of ice mercury Silvery, toxic, white metal used in thermometers peculiar Unusual, strange, odd, or bizarre thermometer An instrument that measures temperature timid Easily frightened, shy

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Heat Wave Brace Map 1.While reading the story use practice book p. 39 to chart the various conclusions you make throughout the story and the details you use to find them. Make sure to write in complete sentences. 2.While you are reading begin thinking about other possible conclusions readers might draw from these details. 3.When you finish, use the information you have charted to create a Brace Map on a clean sheet of paper. 4.When finished go back and reread this weeks selection in order to improve reading fluency. Brace Map 1.While reading the story use practice book p. 39 to chart the various conclusions you make throughout the story and the details you use to find them. Make sure to write in complete sentences. 2.While you are reading begin thinking about other possible conclusions readers might draw from these details. 3.When you finish, use the information you have charted to create a Brace Map on a clean sheet of paper. 4.When finished go back and reread this weeks selection in order to improve reading fluency.

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The Last Dragon! By: Susan Miho Nunes Problem Solvers Theme 4, Selection 3, Day 2 Taught By: Mr. Williams By: Susan Miho Nunes Problem Solvers Theme 4, Selection 3, Day 2 Taught By: Mr. Williams

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characters

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crest

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fierce

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homage

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scales

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teeming

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Key Chinatown Vocabulary autumn The season after summer draft A flow of air etched Made a design by cutting lines frost Very thin covering of ice mercury Silvery, toxic, white metal used in thermometers peculiar Unusual, strange, odd, or bizarre thermometer An instrument that measures temperature timid Easily frightened, shy autumn The season after summer draft A flow of air etched Made a design by cutting lines frost Very thin covering of ice mercury Silvery, toxic, white metal used in thermometers peculiar Unusual, strange, odd, or bizarre thermometer An instrument that measures temperature timid Easily frightened, shy