REVIEW FROM LAST WEEK

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REVIEW FROM LAST WEEK

• What is our unit theme?
• What have we learned about city wildlife so far??

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THEME CITY WILDLIFE

• CITY LOTS LIVING THINGS IN VACANT SPOTS
• Written by Phylis S. Busch
• Illustrated by Pamela Carroll

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PREVIEW AND PREPARE

• WHAT DOES THE TITLE TELL YOU?
• BROWSE THE ENTIRE STORY
• LOOK FOR PICTURE CLUES THAT MIGHT TELL YOU
  SOMETHING ABOUT THE STORY

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VOCABULARY

• FILL OUT VOCABULARY KNOWLEDGE CHART
• LOOK FOR 3 UNFAMILIAR WORDS IN THE STORY
• READ EACH SENTENCE AND LOOK FOR CONTEXT CLUES
  (Remember these are hints)

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discarded

• We collected the newspapers that had been
  discarded and recycled them.
• Definition unwanted, put aside as having no use
  (p.136)

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dwellings

• We could see smoke rising from the chimneys of
  the dwellings in the villages.
• Definition houses or places where people live
  (p.132)

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examine

• I am going to examine the seeds on this sunflower
  with my magnifying glass.
• Definition to look at and study carefully
  (p.134)

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flourishing

• My grandmothers vegetable garden is flourishing
  and we will soon pick the vegetables.
• Definition growing strong and healthy (p.128)

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fragrant

• Mothers peach pies are so fragrant that you can
  smell them from outside the kitchen window.
• Definition smelling pleasant good smelling
  (p.137)

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GENRE

• Informational text
• Gives information or explains something using
  facts/details

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OVERVIEW OF STORY

• City lots are homes to many different plants and
  animals.
• Describe trees, flowers, insects, and birds that
  might live in city lots
• Show how city wildlife can be different at
  different times of the year

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SET A PURPOSE FOR READING

• MAKE A CONNECTION TO THE UNIT THEME
• LOOK FOR EXAMPLES OF CITY LIFE
• WHAT IS CITY LIFE?
• WHERE IS CITY LIFE FOUND?

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FOCUS QUESTIONS

• What do good readers do while they are reading?
• What are some good reading strategies?

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READING STRATEGIES

• CLARIFYING to check your understanding of the
  story
• I reread that part because.
• I am going to look at the beginning of the story
  again because I forgort.

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READING STRATEGIES

• SUMMARZING sum up in your own words what you
  have read
• So far in our story
• So far, I have learned
• Now I understand that.

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READING STRATEGIES

• VISUALIZE form pictures in your head as you read
• I could see (smell, taste,).
• I could picture.
• I can imagine what it is like to.

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EXIT SLIP

• Finish the sentence
• I am excited to learn about .