Unit 6, Week 3

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Unit 6, Week 3
Sue at the Field Museum

• Mrs. Murrays 4th Grade
• eMINTS Classroom

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Vocabulary

• paleontologist- a scientist who studies fossils
• stumbled upon- found by accident
• fossil- the remains of a plant or animal that
  lived long ago and was preserved in rocks
• inspected- looked at closely
• Practice Quia...Matching
• Quia.....Cloze

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Vocabulary Story Words

• specimens- items of a certain type collected for
  study
• backbones- bones forming the spinal column of an
  animal or person
• professionals- people whose careers involve
  specialized knowledge
• biography- a true story about a persons life,
  written by someone else
• Latin Roots- words that are used in English that
  are made from Latin roots
• generalization- a broad statement or conclusion
• functional documents- are documents that have a
  specific purpose. Newsletters, emails, posters,
  forms, menus, surveys, flyers, and schedules are
  all examples of a functional document.

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Vocabulary Words in Contextpaleontologist
inspected stumbled upon fossil

• Last weekend I _____________ a birds nest while
  jogging through the park.
• I would love to work as a __________ and study
  fossils.
• My aunt gave me a _______ to see what kind of
  animal it was.
• I closely ___________ the fossil to see what kind
  of animal it was.

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Vocabulary Word PartsLatin Roots

• Many English words have Latin roots. If a good
  reader learns the common Latin roots, they will
  be able to figure out many unfamiliar words.
• She inspected the rocky cliffs above her head
  and saw three dinosaur backbones.
• spec means to look at, watch, see, aim at, tend
  towards

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Vocabulary Word PartsLatin Roots
aud hear audio
bene good, well benefit
cap head captain
cide kill insecticide
clud, clus shut conclusion
dic say dictionary
doc to teach document
fer bear, carry ferry
form shape uniform
ject throw eject
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Vocabulary Word PartsLatin Roots
miss send missile
mob move automobile
multi many multicolored
ped foot pedometer
port carry portable
tract draw, pull tractor
uni one unit
vert turn vertex
vis see visit
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Fluency Repeated Reading Punctuation

• Paying close attention to punctuation will help a
  good reader use proper intonation and expression.
  
• Good readers know what to do when they see
  periods, commas, question marks, exclamation
  points, and dashes.

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Fluency Repeated Reading Punctuation

• Echo Read.....
• Amber is natures time capsule. It forms a tight
  seal around whatever is trapped inside,
  protecting it from the effects of aging.
  Scientists have found insects preserved in amber
  that come from the time of the dinosaurs.
• Online Leveled Stories Read or/and Listen

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Phonics Prefixes

• A prefix is a group of letters added to a word to
  make a new word. Recognizing common prefixes can
  help good readers decode words and understand
  their meanings.
• Some common prefixes that change the meaning of a
  word to its opposite are dis, non, un
• Each of these has a short vowel sound.
• Prefixes

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Phonics Prefixes

• Practice
• Prefix Practice
• Practice With Prefixes
• Prefix Under Construction Practice
• Prefix and Suffix Practice
• Prefix Matching
• Build a Tower Prefix Game

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Comprehension Make Generalizations

• A generalization is a broad statement or
  conclusion. In nonfiction text, good readers
  should look for statements in which the author
  makes a general point based on specific facts or
  evidence.
• Good readers should then use the facts presented
  and their own knowledge to decide whether the
  generalization is valid or faulty.
• If a valid generalization is found in a piece of
  nonfiction work, good readers should also make
  sure all the facts support the broad statement
  made.

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Comprehension Make Generalizations

• Generalization All paleontologists also dive
  for sunken ships.
• True or not true? _________
• Why?
• Generalization Paleontologists need to be
  adventurous, curious, and patient.
• True or not true? ____________
• Why?
• Making Generalizations in English

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ComprehensionResearch Study Skill Functional
Documents

• Good readers can interpret details from
  functional documents for a specific purpose. For
  example We can find information in many
  sourcesarticles like Amber Natures Time
  Capsule, newsletters, posters, forms, emails,
  menus, surveys, schedules, brochures.......
• Make Your Own Form

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Comprehension Cause and Effect

• When an authors purpose is to explain how or why
  certain things happen, he or she often describes
  causes and their effects.
• As you read the story, you should look for events
  that cause actions to happen. Ask yourself,
  What happens because of that event? or What
  brought about the action?
• Look for signal words and phrases that the author
  uses to signal cause and effect. Such words
  include but are not limited to because, due to,
  as a result, since, and therefore.
• TEACHING CAUSE AND EFFECT
• CAUSE and EFFECT Lesson

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Comprehension Cause and Effect

• Quiz
• Using signal words
• Cause and Effect Relationships
• Cause and Effect Article and Graphic Organizer
• Cause and Effect Matching Activity
• Cause and Effect Lesson and Quiz

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Reflection Day 1

• Choose one of the stations you visited today.
  Write a summary about what you learned at that
  station.

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Reflection Day 2

• Generalizations are broad statements or
  conclusions. A valid generalization is supported
  by facts.
• After reading Amber Natures Time Capsule,
  make a generalization about the article. List
  two facts that support your generalization.

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Reflection Day 3

• Given the fact that Sue works underwater as well
  as digging in rocks, what generalization can you
  make about her approach to her work? Use
  information from the article to support your
  answer.

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Reflection Day 4

• The Latin root extrem- means being the most
  outside. How does this help you figure out the
  meaning of the English word extreme?

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Reflection Day 5

• What effect did discovering the dinosaur fossil
  have on Sue Hendricksons career as a
  paleontologist? Use information from the story
  to support your answer.