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TuesdayNovember 29, 2011fluencySuccessful Readers:Read with intonation appropriate for the tone and mood of the text.Use context clues to determine the proper intonation to use.Im wrestling with an octopusAnd faring less than well,One peek at my predicament Should be enough to tell.It held me in a hammerlock,Then swept me off my feet,Im getting the impressionThat I simply cant compete.

Id hoped that I could hold my own,But after just a while,I ascertained I couldnt matchAn octopuss style.It flipped me by a shoulder,And it latched onto a hip,Essentially that octopus Has got me in its grip.

I tried assorted armlocks,But invariably missed,And now Im in a headlock,And its clinging to my wrist.Its wound around my ankles,And its wrapped around my chest-When grappling with an octopus,I come out second best.

Im Wrestling with an Octopus by Jack Prelutsky

Word studyHold up the number of fingers that shows the word separated into syllables correctly.

rec/ons/id/erre/consi/derre/con/si/derWhat do you think the word reconsider means?How does the prefix re- change the word?Turn and talk.vocabulary

recoilTo recoil means to jerk suddenly.This black cat, named Spooky, recoiled when it saw something walking ahead of him. What might make a cat recoil? Turn and talk to your partner.

peskySomething that is pesky is annoying but not important. Mrs. Shoefly is trying to get rid of the pesky mosquito with bug spray. What insect do you think is pesky?Turn and talk to your partner.

internalSomething that is internal is inside a person, an object, or a place. The patient at the hospital suffered an internal injury to his lungs. Would putting a bandage on it help? Yes (thumbs up) or no (thumbs down)?Turn and talk to your partner. What are some other examples of internal organs other than lungs?Turn and talk.

debrisDebris is scattered pieces of something that has been destroyed. Panama City Beach was hit by a hurricane. The debris is scattered everywhere. What type of debris might you find on the beach?Vocabulary practice. Turn into the reading tray.Continue working on Cinderella Compare/Contrast Project due Friday.

Pioneers - Read pgs. 8-14 of Diving into Ocean Exploration. Finish comparing and contrasting the zones of the ocean using pg. 6.To do listSmall group