Westlandia

Day 1

Concept Talk

How do people adapt to difficult situations?

PARTNER SHARE• What kinds of difficulties might people

have to adapt to?

• How are these different from everyday difficulties?

Let’s Talk About• Turn to page 20-21• How does this stone bridge help people

adapt to their environment?• What challenge does the diver face in his

deep-sea exploration?• How have the young men in the gymnasium

photo adapted to having a disability?• How do people adapt to difficult situations?

Listen:

“Birdsong on a Summer Evening” is about a boy’s effort to overcome a disability. Listen for:• Discovered• Courage• Determination• Practice

Amazing Words• Determination- showing or being very

determined• The narrator needed determination to play

baseball again. • Discovered- seen or learned of for the first

time• Scientists discovered a species of butterfly

they thought were extinct.

• Teach your partner this word.

Amazing Words• Courage- the act of being fearless• It takes courage to stand up to a

bully. • Practice- an action done over and

over again to gain a skill. • He had to practice the violin every

night. • Teach this word to your partner.

Draw Conclusions

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fN5-CwtzJV4 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fN5-CwtzJV4

Draw Conclusions

When you draw a conclusion, you:Make an inferenceA reasonable judgment or decision based on

evidence in the textPrior knowledge helps us draw a conclusion

Draw Conclusions

• We are going to read about a boy who successfully builds and races a go-cart.

• The first paragraph of “The Go-Cart” includes details about the race

• Jeff is having a dull summer and is excited to read about an upcoming event. I can conclude that the prize money is also important to Jeff. He will definitely get involved in this project.

Draw Conclusions

• Finish reading “The Go-Cart” on your own • Fill in the graphic organizer as you read• If you have any trouble reading the story, you

can use the strategy of asking questions

Vocabulary• Blunders- mistakes• His blunders cost him the race.

• Strategy- planning• The coach had a strategy for winning

the game.

Vocabulary• Complex- hard to understand• The math problem was very complex.

• Envy- jealousy• She was filled with envy over her

sisters new car.

Vocabulary• Fleeing- escaping• The rats were fleeing the sinking

ship. • Inspired- caused them to create• Everyone was inspired by the view to

paint. • Rustling- making a soft sound• He heard a rustling in the bushes.

Subject and Object Pronouns

Let’s watch this video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YJDIEs4wEdQ

Subject and Object Pronouns

• He was an outcast from the civilization around him.

• He is the subject pronoun of the sentence. • It is used as the subject of the sentence: the

who or what of the sentence• Him is the object pronoun of the preposition around.

• Used after action verbs or as objects of prepositions

WritingPicture book:Illustrated storyCan describe fictional or true eventDialogue can bring the story to lifeYou are going to be writing a picture

book about a character who doesn’t always follow a crowd