Encyclopedia Brown and the Case of the Slippery Salamander

1. Encyclopedia Brown and the Case of the Slippery Salamander Written by Donald J. Sobol and Illustrated by Brett Helquist Day 1Day 4 Day 2Day 5 Day 3 Vocabulary Definitions Vocabulary Sentences Additional Resources

4. Study Skills • Genre: Realistic Fiction • Comprehension Skill: Plot • Comprehension Strategy: Prior Knowledge • Comprehension Review Skill: Compare/Contrast • Vocabulary: Word Structure – Synonyms and Antonyms

5. Genre: Realistic Fiction Realistic Fiction tells about events that could really happen. As you read, think about how the events in this story are similar to events in real life.

6. Summary A salamander has been stolen from the Den of Darkness in the town aquarium. Encyclopedia Brown, the police chief’s son, solves the mystery that has his dad stumped.

7. Comprehension Review: Compare and Contrast A Comparison tells how two or more things are alike. Clue words such as like or as show comparisons A Contrast tells how they are different Clue words such as but or unlike show contrasts.

8. Day 1 - Question of the Week • How can attention to detail help solve a problem?

9. Vocabulary - Say It • lizards • exhibit • crime • baffled • reference • reptiles • stumped • Salamanders • amphibians

10. More Words to Know • specimen • frustration • confided • case • damage • court

11. Comprehension Strategy – Prior Knowledge Good readers use what they know to help them understand what they read. They try to connect it to what they already know. They think about whether they have ever seen or experienced what they are reading about. This helps understand the new information.

13. Listen to the Story

14. Comprehension Skill - Plot • A story’s plot is the important parts of the story. • A plot, or underlying story structure, is found only in fiction

17. Comprehension Review – Plot and Character Cory was trying out for a dance group. Cory danced. Cory made it into group. Cory cheered.

18. 1. I was unware that salamanders and lizard’s looked so similar. 2. A salamander’s skin is damp, a lizard’s is’nt.

19. What Are Contractions? • Contractions are made by bringing two words together into one. • Letters are removed and an apostrophe is put in their place. Can not Can’t

20. I will paint the house red. • I’ll paint the house red.

21. He willfix the car. • He’llfix the car.

22. Shecan notget going without her coffee. • Shecan’tget going without her coffee.

23. I amgoing outside to skateboard. • I’mgoing outside to skateboard.

24. You aremy best friend! • You’remy best friend!

25. Ido nothave enough money to buy a new bike. • Idon’thave enough money to buy a new bike.

27. Spelling Words • disrespect • unimportant • unlisted • disrepair • inability • disapprove • unsolved • disobey • unsuspecting • distrust • uncertain • incomplete • unlikely • unfair • discontinue • unaware • disorder • discount • indirect • unopened

28. Challenge Words disintegrate disillusioned unconscious unappetizing intolerant

30. Day 2-Question of the Day • What talents and strategies does Encyclopedia use to solve cases?

31. Vocabulary Skill:Synonyms and Antonyms Sometimes the author will use a synonym or an antonym as a clue to the meaning of the word. Synonyms are words that mean almost the same thing. Antonyms are words with opposite meanings.

32. reference used for information or help

33. reptiles cold-blooded animals with backbones and lungs, usually covered with horny plates for scales

34. stumped • puzzled

35. salamanders animals shaped like lizards, but related to frogs and toads. They have smooth skin and live in water or in damp places.

36. amphibians cold-blooded animals with backbones and moist scale-less skin. Their young usually have gills and live in water until they develop lungs for living on land.

37. lizards • reptiles with long bodies and tails, moveable eyelids, and usually 4 legs. Some lizards have no legs and look much like snakes.

38. exhibit act of displaying; public showing

39. crime activity of criminals; breaking of the law

40. baffled bewildered; hindered someone by being too hard to understand

41. specimen one of a group taken to show what the others are like

42. frustration a feeling of anger and helplessness

43. confided told as a secret

44. case matter for a court of law to decide

45. damage harm or injury that lessons the value or usefulness

46. court an assembly of persons (judges) who are chosen to administer justice

47. Weekly Fluency Check- Dialogue • Your should read dialogue to express each character’s personality and emotions and to make the dialogue sound the way real people speak. • Read pg. 496, paragraphs 5-9, and notice how we use our voice to reflect Encyclopedia's feelings of excitement and triumph.

48. 3. Is it unfare to keep animals in captivity. 4. Some animal’s dont seem to mind being in cages.

49. Contractions with I and am • I must be capitalized. • You will only use am with I in a contraction. Replace the a with an apostrophe. Squeeze the words together. I + am = I’m

50. Contractions with is • If is is part of the two words that make up the contraction, you will leave out the i and replace with an apostrophe. Squeeze the words together. • she + is = she’s • he + is = he’s • it + is = it’s • that + is = that’s