C O U G A R S

LESSON 10

ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS

BIG IDEA: Nature deserves our respect.Essential Question: What are the most important ideas about cougars?

FOCUS WALL

Comprehension:• Target Skill: Main Idea and Details(PB 109, 110)• Target Strategy: Monitor, ClarifySpelling: Final Schwa + /r/ sounds (PB 112, 113, 114)

Fluency: Stress

Grammar: Quotations (PB 115, 116, 117, 119)

Writing: Write to RespondFocus Trait: Sentence Fluency (PB 120)

Decoding: Recognizing schwa + /r/ sounds

Vocabulary Strategies: Analogies (PB 111)

TARGET VOCABULARY

• Unobserved• Available• Detecting• Mature• Ferocious• Resemble• Particular• Vary• Contentment• Keen

MONDAY

• Spelling Pre-test• Grammar Poster• Vocabulary in Context• Target Skill• Practice Book page or Comprehension Projectable• Background• First Read

TUESDAY - CENTERS

• Mrs. Humphreys (Guided Reading or story discussion)• Guided Reading• I can read fluently and with expression.• I can use details from the text and my prior knowledge to draw

conclusions.1) Copy the organizer on the last page into your reading

notebook. You will fill this out after reading the story.2) Read the story aloud. Pause at punctuation and use

expression.3) Discuss and complete the organizer.

• Story Discussion• I can use the text to answer question.• I can use details from the text and my prior knowledge to draw

conclusions.

TUESDAY - CENTERS

• Computer – Math video (Fraction Basics)• I can identify the numerator and denominator in a

fraction. • I can explain what the numerator and denominator

represent.• I can apply my knowledge of fractions to word problems.

TUESDAY - CENTERS

• Character sketch• I can draw conclusions about a character from the story.• I can represent the character and conclusion with a

picture.1) Use details from the text and your prior knowledge to

draw a conclusion about a character from the text.2) Represent that character with a picture (I should be

able to determine you conclusion through your illustration).

TUESDAY CENTERS

Computer – Math video (Fraction Basics)I can identify the numerator and denominator in a fraction. I can explain what the numerator and denominator represent.I can apply my knowledge of fractions to word problems.

• Character sketch• I can draw conclusions about a character

from the story.• I can represent the character and

conclusion with a picture.1) Use details from the text and your

prior knowledge to draw a conclusion about a character from the text.

2) Represent that character with a picture (I should be able to determine you conclusion through your illustration).

WEDNESDAY CENTERS

WEDNESDAY

• Homework: Complete the Deepen Comprehension Questions.

THURSDAY

• Finish reading story together• Assessment• Grade

Homework: Writing Trait in Practice Book

FRIDAY

• WAA• Paired Selection