the view from saturday by: e.l. konigsberg growing up theme 3, selection 4, day 1 taught by: mrs....

The View from Saturday

By: E.L. KonigsbergGrowing Up

Theme 3, Selection 4, Day 1Taught By: Mrs. Williams

Under the Rice MoonComprehension Skill:

Problem Solving/ Decision Making

What is the main problem of the story?

How does the swallow try to

solve its problem again

and again?

How is the problem finally

resolved?

commute

v. To travel back and forth regularly. My aunt and uncle commute from Gilroy to Sunnyvale every day.

hover

v. To remain close by. Helicopters hovered above the freeways so reporters could check the traffic conditions.

interfering

adj. Intruding in the business of other people; meddling. Kara did not ask why her brother was crying, because she didn't want to seem to be interfering.

permitted

adj. Allowed. Swimming is permitted from sunrise to sunset at Howe's Beach.

subtle

adj. Not obvious; hard to detect. The waiter's gesture was so subtle that none of the diners noticed it.

volunteers

n. A person who freely offers to do something. Our clubhouse was built by volunteers.

horizon

• commute– To travel back and forth

regularly.

• hover– To remain close by.

• interfering– Intruding in the business of other

people.

• permitted– allowed.

• resettling– Moving to a new place

• subtle– Not obvious; hard to detect.

• volunteers– People who offer to do something

they do not have to do, often for no pay.

• horizon– The place where the sky appears

to meet the land.

vocabulary

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PB pg. 246


regularly.



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to meet the land.

vocabulary

Step 1

•Read the Story Summery to yourself one time.

•Be sure to use good hand gestures to help you as you read.

Step 2

•Turn to your shoulder partner and partner read the story with lots of expression.

•Don’t forget the gestures that you have practiced.

Step 3

•Take turns asking and answering at least five questions each about the text.

•Remember to both ask and answer questions with high enthusiasm.

Extreme Partner Reading


regularly.



people.







to meet the land.

vocabulary

The feelings and associations that a word brings to mind

The volunteers were supervised by David.

The volunteers were bossed by David.

connotation

Ladders to Success pgs. 135-147


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to meet the land.

vocabulary

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PB pg. 247

Home Grown ButterfliesWith your shoulder partner, read

pages 348-351 from your text using the skills mentions in the yellow column on the left of page 348. When you are finished discuss these questions with your partner and write your answers in complete sentences on a piece of lined paper.

3. What steps did the children of the village take to prepare the farm?

4. How did the headings help you understand the information in this article?

2. How did Brent Davies get the butterflies to lay their eggs in the villager’s farms?

1. What would have happened to the butterflies if the villagers would have cut down the trees?

5. How is the work that the characters in The View from Saturday similar to the people of Barra del Colorado?

1. Make sure your name, date, and assignment are written clearly on the top left of the paper.

2. Turn your test paper to me and put your answer key in the reading basket.

3. Finish your Mountain Language.

4. Finish any other unfinished work.


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