The Hot and Cold Summer

The Hot and Cold Summer written by Johanna Hurwitz illustrated by Russ Wilson genre realistic fiction tells about characters and events that are like people and events in real life Day 1 Developed by Matthew Miller - mhmiller@mpsaz.org

Question of the Day What are some of society’s unwritten rules of etiquette? Do not answer the question right away. Think about it for a minute, then write your answer. Be prepared to share and discuss.

Read Aloud The New Kid by Mike Makley • Purpose of poetry • Poetry expresses an idea or an emotion • Listen to the conversational tone • Listen to the rhythm • Concentrate on the speaker • Pay close attention to a speaker • Listening closely will help you identify the main idea or theme

Focus Skill Roots Prefixes Suffixes

Focus Skill • Roots • A root is a word or word part that may or may not be able to stand alone as a word • example: a root that can stand alone • care, as in careless • care would be called a root word • example: a root that cannot stand alone • clude, as in include • clude would be called a root

Focus Skill • Prefixes • A prefix is a word part that is added to the beginning of a word • example: un- • un- is added to the beginning of a root to change its meaning • Common prefixes and their meanings

Focus Skill • Suffixes • A suffix is a word part that is added to the end of a word • example: -ion • -ion is added to the end of a root to change its meaning • Common suffixes and their meanings

Focus Skill • Prefixes, Suffixes, and Roots • Roots, prefixes, and suffixes all have meanings by themselves. Combining them results in a new word with a different meaning. • Common examples

Focus Strategy • Make and Confirm Predictions • Good readers let their thought leap ahead • helps a reader focus on: • what they are reading • what the story events might be • Think about what is happening • Try to predict what will happen next or later in the story • As you read you will find some predictions are correct • As you read you will find some predictions are not correct

Building Background • How does it feel to be a visitor in a strange place?

Vocabulary • authority • incredible • vow • exhausted • souvenir • commotion Find the Vocabulary List section and point to it. Let’s start our vocabulary introduction by writing down our new vocabulary words.

Vocabulary • authority • definition: • a person who has special knowledge; an expert • A person who is an authority has special knowledge about a subject.

Vocabulary • incredible • definition: • so strange or unusual as to be unbelievable • An incredible experience is one you don’t forget: It would be incredible to fly in the space shuttle.

Vocabulary • vow • definition: • a serious promise or pledge • When people get married, we say they take vows.

Vocabulary • exhausted • definition: • very tired; fatigued • This word comes from Latin words meaning “to empty.” When a person feels exhausted, he or she feels empty of all energy.

Vocabulary • souvenir • definition: • something kept as a reminder of a special time or place • The spot of ketchup on my shirt is a souvenir of my lunch.

Vocabulary • commotion • definition: • a burst of noise and confusion • The crowd of students exiting school at the end of the day are a commotion.

Prereading Strategies • Preview and Predict

Set the Purpose • Read to enjoy. • Enjoy an interesting story and find out what happens to the characters. • Set your own purpose • I think I’ll enjoy finding out if Rory and Derek keep their pact of silence.

Spelling Words Lesson 1 Words with Short Vowels

Words with Short Vowels • When you want to learn to spell a word visually: • look at the word carefully • close your eyes and picture the word • concentrate on unusual letter groups • Short a can be spelled a • Short e can be spelled ea • Short i can be spelled u, i, or ui • Short u can be spelled o, oe, or o-e

master ahead build front meant bread ready busy quit mother above does advantage business sweater plastic balance limit among dozen Spelling Words Lesson 1Words with Short Vowels

Spelling Words Lesson 1Words with Short Vowels • Short a can be spelled a • Short e can be spelled ea • Short i can be spelled u, i, or ui • Short u can be spelled o, oe, or o-e

GrammarDeclarative and Interrogative Sentences • A sentence expresses a complete thought. • Begin every sentence with a capital • End every sentence with an end mark (punctuation)

GrammarDeclarative and Interrogative Sentences Makes a statement Declarative Sentence Interrogative Sentence

GrammarDeclarative and Interrogative Sentences Fantastic!

GrammarDeclarative and Interrogative Sentences Asks a question Declarative Sentence Interrogative Sentence

GrammarDeclarative and Interrogative Sentences Fantastic

GrammarDeclarative and Interrogative Sentences Ends with a question mark Declarative Sentence Interrogative Sentence

GrammarDeclarative and Interrogative Sentences Ends with a period Declarative Sentence Interrogative Sentence

GrammarDeclarative and Interrogative Sentences Fantastic

GrammarDeclarative and Interrogative Sentences Voice rises at the end Declarative Sentence Interrogative Sentence

GrammarDeclarative and Interrogative Sentences Voice falls at the end Declarative Sentence Interrogative Sentence

GrammarDeclarative and Interrogative Sentences Examples: • how was your vacation. • How was your vacation? • how  How (capitalize) • interrogative  ? • we swam in our pool? • We swam in our pool. • we  We (capitalize) • declarative  .

GrammarDeclarative and Interrogative Sentences • The neighbors planned a picnic. • declarative; voice falls • Who was the special guest? • interrogative; voice rises • Is Lucette a colorful bird? • interrogative; voice rises

GrammarDeclarative and Interrogative Sentences • trying to find Lucette • what the bird eats • the three men were talking about car motors • rory didn’t think it would rain • we will cut the cake soon

The Hot and Cold Summer