Author: Marietta D. Moskin

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Toto

• Author Marietta D. Moskin
• Illustrator Rocco Negri

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Word Knowledge

• 1 protect protected unprotected
• 2 patch watched hutch
• 3 envious furious mysterious
• 4 The endangered wildlife is unprotected
  here.
• 5 Suku watched the lion inch closer.
• 6. Toto was a curious little elephant.

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These words all have a common root word or base
word.

• protect
• protected
• unprotected

The root word protect means to keep someone or
something from being harmed or hurt.
If we add the suffix ed, -ed tells us this
happened in the past, what does protected mean?
If we add the prefix un-, un- means not, what
does unprotected mean?
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The /ch/ sound is spelled tch preceded by a short
vowel

• patch
• watched
• hutch

What other words have the /ch/ sound spelled tch?

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These words have the suffix ous, which means
full of and is pronounced /u//s/.

• envious
• furious
• mysterious

The suffix ous turns root words into adjectives.
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These words contain the long a sound spelled a_e,
ai_, and _ay.

• midday
• claim
• sailed
• brave
• plains

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Which word in the sentence has a prefix and a
suffix?

• The endangered wildlife is unprotected here.

unprotected
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Which word in the sentence has the /ch/ sound
spelled tch?

• Suku watched the lion
• inch closer.

watched
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• He was following a mysterious
• path.

Which word in the sentence has the ous suffix?
mysterious
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• People sailed in tall ships in
• the olden days.

The word sailed contains the long a sound spelled
ai_. What other word in the sentence has the long
a sound?
days
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What do these words have in common?

• nowhere doorknobs stairway waterfall
• blackbird cattail outside riverbank
• The words are compound words. What two words
  make up each compound word?
• no where
• door knobs
• stair way
• water fall
• black bird
• cat tail
• out side
• river bank
• Does each word separately help us understand the
  meaning of the compound word?

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What do these words have in common?

• know no I eye sun son
• These words are homophones.
• Homophones are words that sound the same but have
  different meanings and usually different
  spellings.
• Give examples of other homophones you know.
• Lets read each pair of homophones and give the
  meaning of the words.
• Now, lets put the words in sentences.

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Verbs Regular or Irregular

• A verb shows an action.
• A verb tells what someone or something is, was,
  or will be.

Verb Rap
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Verbs Regular Past, Present, Future

• Regular Past Present Future
• played plays will play
• directed directs shall direct
• learned learns will learn
• danced dances shall dance

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Verbs Irregular Past, Present, Future

• Irregular Past Present Future
• ate eat shall eat
• was is will be
• were are will be
• did does shall do

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R/W Workbook p. 21 22Verbs

• Brainpop Verbs and their objects
• Verb Rap (Itunes)
• Verb Activities (Parts of Speech Folder)
• Notebook Files, Songs, etc.
• Schoolhouse Rock Activities

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Objective Today we will learn new words so that
we can better understand what we read.
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How can we figure out the meaning of a word?

• apposition the definition of a word is found
  between two commas.
• prefix
• base word (Show word structure posters)
• suffix
• context clues help you figure out the meaning
  of a word, by using the other words in the
  sentence as clues.
• The porcelain doll my late great grandmother gave
  me is priceless.

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timid
mock
snare
enviously
cunning
haughty
menacing
mustering
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timid
Use context clues

• Deep in Africa lived a timid,
• young boy named Suku.

• The new girl in school was too timid to speak in
  class.

timid- shy feeling or showing a lack of courage
(page 32)
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timid

• Definition shy, feeling or showing a lack of
  courage
• Synonym shy, fearful
• Antonym courageous, brave, daring, haughty
• Part of Speech adjective

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enviously
Use context clues

• Toto watched enviously as the birds sailed off
  into the sky.

• Sam stared enviously at
• Tom on his three wheeler.

enviously- with jealousy (page 36)
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enviously

• Definition with jealousy
• Base envy
• Suffixes -ious -ly
• Synonym jealously, resentfully
• Antonym kindly, generously
• Part of Speech adverb

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mock
Use context clues

• The young males of the heard fought mock battles
  with each other.

I wore a mock diamond ring because I couldnt
afford a real one.
mock- pretend fake (page 36)
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mock

• Definition pretend, fake
• Synonym fake, artificial
• Antonym genuine, real
• Part of Speech adjective

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snare
Use context clues

• The rope of a poachers trap had been
• pulled so tight that the snare had bitten
• deeply into the flesh.

The spiders web is an effective snare.
snare- a trap (page 39)
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snare

• Definition a trap
• Synonym trap, lure, bait
• Antonym free
• Part of Speech noun

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cunning
Use context clues

• Suku was angry at the poachers who had
• set their cunning trap so close to the
• game reserve.

The cunning mouse stole the cheese out of the
trap without getting caught.
cunning - tricky (page 40)
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cunning

• Definition to be tricky
• Suffix -ing
• Synonym tricky, devious, sly
• Antonym naïve, gullible, shy
• Part of Speech adjective

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haughty
Use context clues

• The lion looked haughty, strong, and very big.

The young boy looked haughty as he flexed his
muscles.
haughty- full of pride (page 43)
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haughty

• Definition full of pride
• Synonym proud, snobbish, arrogant
• Antonym humble, shy, timid
• Part of Speech adjective

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menacing
Use context clues

• The lion looked at the menacing group of
  elephants .

The man wore a menacing look on his face as he
walked into the room.
menacing- threatening (page 44)
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menacing

• Definition threatening
• Base Suffix menace -ing
• Synonym threatening, intimidating
• Antonym unthreatening, helpful
• Part of Speech adjective

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mustering
Use context clues

• Mustering what dignity he could, the lion
  stalked slowly away.

Mustering a deep breathe, the girl tried to
inflate the pink balloon.
mustering- gathering (page 44)
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mustering

• Definition gathering (gathering strength)
• Base Suffix muster ing
• Synonym gathering
• Antonym leaving
• Part of Speech verb

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Vocabulary Review

• timid- shy feeling or
• showing a lack of courage
• enviously- with jealousy
• mock- pretend fake
• snare- a trap
• cunning tricky
• haughty full of pride
• menacing - threatening
• mustering - gathering

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Vocabulary Quiz

• _____shy feeling or showing
• a lack of courage
• _____ with jealousy
• _____ pretend fake
• _____ a trap
• _____ tricky
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cunning
timid
enviously
mock
snare
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• Toto is a fiction story.
• The genre realistic fiction.
• Characters do things that real people and real
  animals might do.
• The setting (place and time) in a story are real
  or seem real.
• The story is made up, but it tells about things
  that could really happen!

Copy in Footprint Notebook
Genre Handout
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Toto

• Genre- Realistic Fiction
• Point of View- Third Person
• Authors Purpose- Entertain
• Concern for others can help us overcome own
  fears and take risks.
• There is a boy named Suku, who is called a
  coward because he is afraid to walk through the
  bush with only a spear for his protection.
  Instead, Suku stays in the village where it is
  safe.
• Toto, the elephant, on the other hand, has no
  fear at all. He strays far from the safety of the
  animal reserve and falls into a trap set by
  poachers.
• Who will take the risk and have the courage to
  help Toto?

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Selous Game Reserve (Tanzania)
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Selous Game Reserve (Tanzania)

• A game reserve is an area of land set aside for
  maintenance of wildlife for tourism and/or
  hunting purposes. Many game reserves are located
  in Africa. Most are open to the public, and
  tourists commonly take sightseeing safaris or
  hunt wild game.
• A game reserve is more than just a piece of land
  or a place to keep wildlife it is a place where
  ecosystems are protected and conservation is a
  key.

Poacher someone who illegally hunts animals or
plants, usually while trespassing.
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Clues, Problems, Wonderings

• Lets browse the realistic fiction story Toto and
  look for clues about the story, problems you may
  have while reading the story, and wonderings you
  have about the story.
• This is a fiction story, so we only want to
  browse the first few pages so as not to give away
  the ending.
• We want to write our findings in note form.

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CLUES PROBLEMS WONDERINGS

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Big Ideas

• Being fearless can lead a person into risky
  situations.
• Concern for others can help us overcome our own
  fears and take risks.
• Courage sometimes comes with need.

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Suku
Toto
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Suku
Toto
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R/W Workbook p. 17 18Characterization
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Short Vowel Sounds

• Good spellers learn to recognize and use
  spelling patterns as they read or write. (Use the
  sound/spelling cards!)
• The letter a spells the vowel sound heard in
  pan.
• The letter e spells the vowel sound heard in
  bed.
• The letter i spells the vowel sound heard in
  big.
• The letter o spells the vowel sound heard in
  frog.
• The letter u spells the vowel sound hear in fun.

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Short Vowel Sounds

• When a word or syllable has one vowel and ends
  in one or two consonants, the vowel is usually
  short.
• Ex) sat end miss hop buck
• The letters ea can be used to spell the short
  e sound.
• Ex) meadow steady treasure feather
• The vowel before the letter x is always short.
• Ex) tax flex mix ox
• The vowel before the letters ck is always
  short.
• Ex) sack peck pick block cluck

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R/W Workbook p. 19 20Short Vowel Sounds

• Brainpop Jr. Short Vowels
• Short Vowel Activities (Unit 1 Workbook)

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Inquiry Journal p. 20 21Using Alphabetical
Order
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timid

• Definition shy, feeling or showing a lack of
  courage
• Synonym shy, fearful
• Antonym courageous, brave, daring, haughty
• Part of Speech adjective

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enviously

• Definition with jealousy
• Base Word envy
• Suffixes -ious -ly
• Synonym jealously, resentfully
• Antonym kindly, generously
• Part of Speech adverb

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mock

• Definition pretend, fake
• Synonym fake, artificial
• Antonym genuine, real
• Part of Speech adjective

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snare

• Definition a trap
• Synonym trap, lure, bait
• Antonym free
• Part of Speech noun

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cunning

• Definition to be tricky
• Suffix -ing
• Synonym tricky, devious, sly
• Antonym naïve, gullible, shy
• Part of Speech adjective

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haughty

• Definition full of pride
• Synonym proud, snobbish, arrogant
• Antonym humble, shy, timid
• Part of Speech adjective

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menacing

• Definition threatening
• Base Suffix menace -ing
• Synonym threatening, intimidating
• Antonym unthreatening, helpful
• Part of Speech adjective

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mustering

• Definition gathering (gathering strength)
• Base Suffix muster ing
• Synonym gathering
• Antonym leaving
• Part of Speech verb