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Charlottes Web

• Theme 6 Lesson 26
• Day 2

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Question of the Day

• What do you know about pigs?
• Who can tell me things pigs might do in real life
  as well as in books?
• What I know about pigs is _______.
• Write two or three sentences describing what pigs
  are like, how they act, and where you have seen
  them.

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Todays Read Aloud

• Set a purpose Why might you read or listen to a
  poem?
• For enjoyment, to learn something new.
• Listen and follow along as I read the poem aloud.
  Try to imagine that you are the pig in the poem.

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A Pig I Never Blamed

• A pig is never blamed in case
• He forgets to wash his face.
• No dirty suds are on his soap,
• Because with soap he does not cope.
• He never has to clean the tub
• After he has had a scrub.
• For whatever mess he makes,
• A bath is what he never takes.
• But then, what is a pool to him?

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• Poor pig, he never learns to swim.
• And all the goodies he can cram
• Down his gullet turn to ham.
• Its mean
• Keeping clean.
• You hardly want to, till youre very big.
• But its worse to be a pig.

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• What do you know about pigs before reading this
  poem?
• What does the poet tell us about pigs?
• Why do you think pigs are never blamed?

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Words with tion and -sion
Review Words in Context Listen as I say the
first two words in part A. What do you notice
about these two words?

• Word with Endings tion and -sion
• Part A
• section
• caution
• Remember that many words end in tion or sion,
  sometimes these letter combinations are suffixes
  and sometimes they are simply part of the word.

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Words with tion and -sion
Review Words in Context -tion and sion are
usually pronounced /sh n/. Now look at 3-6 and
lets complete the word by adding tion or sion.
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Word with Endings tion and -sion Part A 3.
vaca 4. ses 5. ques 6. deci
tion
sion
tion
sion
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Words with tion and -sion
Review Words in Context Notice in vision and
decision the sion is pronounced /zh n/. Say
these words with me now. vision decision
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Words with tion and -sion
Review Words in Context Now look at Part B and
choose the correct spelling for each word.

• Part B
• We went to the bus (stassion/station).
• Charlottes Web is a (ficsion/fiction) story.
• Hockey games have lots of (action/achun).
• Enricos stamp (collecsion/collection) is very
  valuable.

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Words with tion and -sion
Word Sort Remember that a suffix is added to
the end of a root word. prevent
prevention recess recession Notice the final t
and s are usually dropped from a root word before
adding sion or tion.

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Build Robust VocabularyWords from the Selection

Teach/Model Was anyone summoning you to
breakfast this morning? What noises can be a
nuisance when you are studying? Is it better for
your health to be active or sedentary?
summoning when you are calling for a person to
come
nuisance  when something or someone bothers you
sedentary  when you are sitting down most of the
time
  oblige when you help a person  
  boasting when someone is telling others
wonderful things about himself or herself  
  sway when something swings slowly back and forth
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Build Robust Vocabulary

Teach/Model Do you oblige your friends when
they need help with homework? Have you been told
that you are boasting? Do you sway back and forth
as you dance?
summoning when you are calling for a person to
come
nuisance  when something or someone bothers you
sedentary  when you are sitting down most of the
time
  oblige when you help a person  
  boasting when someone is telling others
wonderful things about himself or herself  
  sway when something swings slowly back and forth
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Build Robust VocabularyNow lets read page 298
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Build Robust Vocabulary

Teach/Model What sound is summoning the farmer
at the start of the day? Is the roosters crowing
helpful or is it a nuisance? Why cant a farmer
be sedentary? Why is the farmer glad to oblige?
summoning when you are calling for a person to
come
nuisance  when something or someone bothers you
sedentary  when you are sitting down most of the
time
  oblige when you help a person  
  boasting when someone is telling others
wonderful things about himself or herself  
  sway when something swings slowly back and forth
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Build Robust VocabularyNow lets read page 299
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Build Robust Vocabulary

Teach/Model About what might a farmer be
boasting? What do stalks of wheat look like when
they sway in the wind?
summoning when you are calling for a person to
come
nuisance  when something or someone bothers you
sedentary  when you are sitting down most of the
time
  oblige when you help a person  
  boasting when someone is telling others
wonderful things about himself or herself  
  sway when something swings slowly back and forth
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ReadingStudent Edition Charlottes Web

Genre Study Fantasy is a story about events that
could not happen in real life. Its characters,
setting, and events take place in make-believe
world. Like fairy tales, fables, and myths,
fantasies often have talking animals as
characters. Look on page 220 at the genre study
and read the information. Remember that a fantasy
is a story with characters, a setting, and plot
events.
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Reading

Genre Study Introduce Graphic Organizer Make
this graphic organizer and as you read
Charlottes Web fill in the information.
Characters
Setting
PLOT
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Comprehension Strategy

Discuss Reading on page 300 at the
Comprehension Strategy information. Asking
questions is a good way to identify the most
important information in a story. For example,
after reading the title, you might ask Who is
Charlotte? Why is her web important? Asking
questions should help you better understand what
is happening in a story.
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Now lets at page 300 and 301. Build
Background

• Discuss Competitions
• Spider build webs using special body parts. The
  purpose of a spiders web is to catch food,
  especially insects. Who can tell me about a
  spiders web you have seen?
• SET A PURPOSE AND PREDICT
• One purpose for reading a story is to learn
  something new. Look at page 300 and 301 and
  answer these questions.
• What animals are pictured or referred to on the
  title page?
• What do you think this story will be about?

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Now read along with me on pages 302 and 303
Draw Conclusions
Why does Fern like to visit the farm?
She enjoys watching and listening to the animals.
Important Details
What animals live on Zuckermans farm?
Wilbur, a pig Charlotte, a spider Templeton, a
rat some lambs and a family of geese
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Apply Comprehension Strategies Answer Questions
As you I read the story I am asking questions
such as When does Charlotte like to do her
weaving? What does Wilbur ask Charlotte. As I
answer these questions it helps me comprehend
what I am reading.
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Now read along with me on pages 304 and 305.
Characters Traits
What are the names of the sections of Charlottes
legs? How many sections are there?
Coxa, trochanter, femur, patella, tibia,
metatarsus, and tarsus there are seven sections.
Interpret Characters Feelings
How does Wilbur feel about Charlottes spinning a
web? Do you think he is jealous?
Wilbur is amazed but a little jealous, since he
boasts that he could spin a web if he tried.
Characters Emotions
How does Wilbur feel after he falls? Does he give
up or try again?
Wilbur is cheerful and tries again.
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Now read along with me on pages 306 and 307.
Important Details What does Templeton do with the
string? Templeton ties it around the end of
Wilburs tail. Express Personal Feelings How did
you feel when Wilbur fell? Make Predictions Do
you think that Wilbur will ever be able to spin a
web? Why or why not? No because he is not a
spider.
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Now read along with me on pages 308 and 309.
Characters Emotions How does Wilbur feel after
he falls a second time? He is sad. Compare and
Contrast How are a spiders web and the
Queensborough Bridge alike and different? Both
stretch and connect one end of something to
another a spiders web catches bugs, but the
bridge does not catch anything. Authors
Purpose Why does the author talk about people
always being in a hurry? He might want people to
slow down and pay attention to the small things
in life.
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• Use Multiple Strategies
• Summarize I am going to make a list of the most
  important events in the story to help me
  summarize what has happened so for.
• Fern is watching the animals at Zuckermans farm.
• Wilbur tries to spin a web.
• Wilbur fails at making a web.
• Charlotte explains to Wilbur why he cannot make a
  web.
• Wilbur rests and watches Charlotte fix her web.

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• Analyze Authors Purpose
• Authors Purpose Remember that authors have a
  purpose, or reason, for writing. Why did the
  author write Charlottes Web?
• To remind readers to be friendly to animals.
• To explain that pigs cant make webs
• To entertain readers with a fantasy story

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Now lets look at page 311 and think about these
questions. Monitor Comprehension

• He is cheerful, determined, friendly, and willing
  to try new things.
• She feels delighted and proud that he is not a
  quitter.
• No. He would figure it out on his own.
• 4. Charlotte talks about the people who rush over
  the Queensborough Bridge.
• 5.

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Look at page 312 and 313 and lets Meet the
Author and the Illustrator.
Garth Williams was well know for his
illustrations in E.B. Whites Charlottes Web and
Stuart Little. He also illustrated the Little
House on the Prairie books by Laura Ingalls
Wilder. In addition, Williams was a painter and a
sculptor. He found the most joy and success in
illustrating childrens books as well as in
writing his own books, which include Baby Farm
Animals and Rabbits Wedding.
The E.B. in the authors name stands for Elwyn
Brooks. E.B. White was born in a small town and
lived for many years in New York City. He later
moved to a quiet farm in Maine, where he wrote
Charlottes Web. His childrens books are very
popular. They include Stuart Little and The
Trumpet of the Swan.
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Retelling Retell What is Charlotte like. The
author does not describe Charlotte with words
like smart, intelligent or a good friend but
these are things we think of when we think of
Charlotte. This is making an inference based on
how the author describes her, and what you
already know from your own lives Write a
Summary Use the responses you have on your
graphic organizer to write a short summary of
Charlottes Web, including the characters,
setting, problem and solution of the story.
Check Comprehension Retelling
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Check Comprehension Retelling
Fluency Expression Teach/Model Remember that
good readers pay attention to punctuation. Who
can tell when we use each of these punctuation
marks? comma, period, question mark, exclamation
mark, quotation marks
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Check Comprehension Retelling
Practice/Apply Track alone as I read page 306 of
Charlottes Web. Pay attention to punctuation.
As I read I am going to stop and ask what
punctuation mark was used and how to express it.
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Check Comprehension Summarizing
Fluency Expression Practice/Apply Partner Read
Now you are going to partner read page 310
taking turns reading the third paragraph. Us
punctuation as a guide as you read.
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Build Robust VocabularyWords About the Selection

Teach/Model Wilbur was adamant about making his
own web. Are you adamant about choosing your own
clothes, or do you prefer someone else to choose.
bristly If something is bristly, it is covered
with short, stiff hairs.
dreadful If something is dreadful, it is scary
or terrible.
adamant If someone is adamant about something,
he or she is very determined and wont change his
or her mind about it.
inevitable If something is inevitable, it cannot
be avoided or stopped.
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Build Robust VocabularyWords About the Selection

Teach/Model It is inevitable that Wilbur will
not spin a web. Is it inevitable that best
friends have a lot in common, or can they be very
different?
bristly If something is bristly, it is covered
with short, stiff hairs.
dreadful If something is dreadful, it is scary
or terrible.
adamant If someone is adamant about something,
he or she is very determined and wont change his
or her mind about it.
inevitable If something is inevitable, it cannot
be avoided or stopped.
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Build Robust VocabularyWords from the Selection

• Practice/Apply Guided Practice
• Discuss with your neighbor things that are
  inevitable at a sporting event?
• Now create a list of these things in your
  notebook.

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• Grammar
• Irregular Verbs with Helping Verbs
• Teach/Model
• Fern saw the spider web yesterday.
• I came home at noon.
• The verbs in these sentences are saw and came and
  they tell about past actions. These are irregular
  and do not have the ending ed, as do verbs such
  as walked, talked, or looked.

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• Grammar Irregular Verbs with Helping Verbs
• Teach/Model
• She has seen many funny things.
• I have come to the farm.
• These words are the main verbs in each sentence.
• These helping verbs work with the main verbs to
  tell when an action takes place. Notice that
  these actions happened in the past but are not
  yet complete.

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• Practice/Apply
• Write has, have, seen, come, done, and said in
  your notebook. Then combine two main irregular
  verbs with two helping verbs and write sentences
  with these verb phrases.
• Example Alice has seen a hummingbird. We have
  come to dance.
• DOL
• keisha runned to the store
• 2. we seed the movie last night

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• Writing Directions
• Explain how to do something
• Explain steps one-by-one and in time order
• Use accurate words and phrases
• Use numbers or time-order words
• Prewrite One of the first steps in writing is
  to determine your audience and purpose. The
  audience is the group of people who will read
  your directions. The purpose is your reason for
  writing

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Model Prewriting

• Look at each of these headings and lets complete
  the chart for going to the library.

Topic Audience Purpose Accurate Words or Phrases

Checking out a library book
Library users
Library card Waiting in line
To explain how to check out a book.
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Practice/Apply

• Now you are going to choose one topic for a set
  of directions. In your notebook, prepare for
  writing by making a four-column chart like the
  one below. Then you are going to complete the
  chart with the information about your chosen
  topic.
• Remember to keep in mind

Writing Directions Explain how to do
something Explain steps one-by-one and in time
order Use accurate words and phrases Use
numbers or time-order words
Topic Audience Purpose Accurate Words or Phrases