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Lesson 9. Day 1. Words with VCCCV. Discuss the meanings of the words. Write 4 spelling words on the board. Which 2 consonants in each word stand for a blend or a digraph? Circle these letters and divide the word into syllables. Listening Comprehension. Genre – nonfiction
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Words with VCCCV • Discuss the meanings of the words. • Write 4 spelling words on the board. • Which 2 consonants in each word stand for a blend or a digraph? • Circle these letters and divide the word into syllables.
Listening Comprehension • Genre – nonfiction • gives facts about a topic • information is often organized by main ideas and details • This story is about how Native Americans of California used the materials around them to make objects needed in everyday life. • You should listen to nonfiction to learn information about the topic. • Purpose – to find out how Native Americans used the materials around them • Good readers read aloud with appropriate phrasing by pausing between groups of words that go together.
How did basket weaving reflect Native American beliefs? An awl is a pointed tool used for punching holes. The way baskets were made showed respect for nature. Why might a family have had dozens of baskets? Baskets were used for many different everyday tasks.
How did Native Americans use the materials around them? • They used rocks, bone, wood, and antlers to make everyday tools. • How do you think young people learned the skills described here? • Elders taught them. • In this week’s story, you will learn more about Native American basket weavers.
Page 236 • Authors have a purpose, or reason, for writing. • Read. • An author may write to entertain, to inform, or to persuade. • An author’s perspective, or viewpoint, is often connected to his or her purpose. • Persuasive writing tries to persuade the reader to agree with the author’s perspective. • An author’s choice of words is one detail that reveals his or her perspective.
Page 237 • Read • Think Aloud: The author’s main purpose for writing this nonfiction paragraph is to inform readers about the work of a skilled Arapaho artist. The author may also be trying to persuade readers that it is important to preserve traditional cultures. • How can you tell the author has a high opinion of Native Americans? • words such as priceless treasure
Comprehension Strategy: Summarize • One strategy you can use to help you better understand what you read is to summarize sections of text. • As you read, good readers pause periodically to summarize chunks of text to check their understanding. • Make sure you can recall the main ideas and important details when you pause to summarize. • Pause frequently to summarize when you read text that contains many facts.
Identify who or what the passage is about and then recall the most important ideas. The key points of the first paragraph are Maria Martinez was a famous Native American potter from New Mexico, and Maria and her husband Julian used prehistoric pottery designs in their work. Summarize paragraphs 2 and 3 with a partner.
Background • This story is about a group of modern-day Native Americans who practice traditional crafts. • What do you know about the kinds of traditional crafts people make.
Develop Concepts • The craft of basket weaving is thousands of years old. • Baskets are used for carrying, storing, cooking, and many other daily activities. • Like other traditional crafts, the skill of basket weaving is passed down from one generation to the next.
Which is unique, an original painting by an artist or an image printed on thousands of T-shirts? What happens when insects infest a plant? What are some events in your school that take place at regular intervals? Which should be handled in a delicate way, a plastic cup or a glass vase? Which is more flexible, an electric cord or a wooden post? What is a bond that you share with your best friend? When a coach inspires his or her players before a game, how might they play? Why might you want to preserve your favorite photographs?
Page 238 • Read • What makes sand painting unique? • What is delicate about the “paints” that sand painters use? • How do sand paintings reveal the artist’s bond with nature?
Page 239 • Read • How would you preserve a sand painting? • Why wouldn’t you want insects to infest the wood that you put a sand painting on? • What sight in nature inspires you? • When making sand paintings, what must be done at regular intervals to create a pattern? • What is a flexible wire used for in a sand painting?
Decoding Words • northern • deergrass • In northern, “r” stands for one sound; the “th” stands for one sound. • Northern is divided into syllables between “r” and “th”. • In deer grass, “r” stands for one sound; “gr” stands for a blend. • Deergrass is divided into syllables between “r” and “gr.” • In a word with 3 medial consonants, the 2 consonants that stand for one sound or form a blend stay together when the word is divided.
Day 2 • Read the Story • Discuss • About the Author and Illustrator • Thinking Critically
Pages 258-259 • Magazine articles often use photographs along with text to give information. • Recall a magazine article you have read recently and tell how the photographs and text worked together to present the information. • Predict what the article is about. • Someone who weaves large forms from sticks. • How is the information organized? • The article uses headings to tell what each section of text will be about. • Read. • How is “Wonder Weaver” different and similar to “Weaving a California Tradition?” • Different: “Wonder Weaver” has mostly photographs of the artist’s work. “Weaving a California Tradition” has photographs of people gathering and making their baskets. • Similar: Both are about weaving with plant materials.
What did Patrick Dougherty do before the kids helped him weave the teapot? • He stuck curved branches into the ground, turned them so the tops met in the middle, and tied the tops of the branches together. • Which stick weaving was your favorite? Why? • What do these stick weavings tell you about the artist who created them? • He likes creating things with and for kids; he is fun-loving; he doesn’t mind that his art doesn’t last, as long as people enjoy it.
Vocabulary Review • Why does each California tribe have its own unique style of baskets? • What can happen when insects infest plants? • At what intervals did California native peoples burn grasses in the past? • What do you think splitting roots requires a delicate touch? • Why do strands used in weaving need to be flexible? • What bond do California Native American weavers share? • What annual event is held to inspire people to learn basket weaving? • How do Carly Tex and her family preserve Western Mono culture?
Page 260 • Compare Text Questions • Read writing prompt. • Read writing checkpoint.
Vocabulary Review • What is something delicate you might see on a walk outside? • What person has inspired you to do or try something? • What are some examples of flexible materials? • What kinds of pests might infest an abandoned building? • What things happen at regular intervals in the night sky? • What is something unique about your class or school? • What is one way that people in the modern world preserve food? • What is one bond shared by students all over the world?
Author’s Purpose and Perspective • Authors write for different purposes, and writers sometimes reveal their perspective, or point of view, about their subject. • Nonfiction text is written primarily to inform readers. • The author of a nonfiction text may also write to persuade readers to do or belie e something. • Clues such as the author’s choice of words can help reveal an author’s perspective.
Identify clues of the author’s perspective about the tradition craft of basket weaving. • Page 240: How does the author feel about the tradition of basket weaving? What clues reveal her perspective? • The author admires basket weaving and believes that it is very important. The phrases more than just a craft or a beautiful art form, that is what their family has always done, and a long line of basket weavers reveal her perspective. • Page 245: Does the author believe that collecting materials for making baskets has a good effect on the Tex family? Use details from the text to support your answer. • Yes, the author says the smell of sourberry reminds many people of their grandmothers; Carly and her family laugh and sing songs as they cut sticks and reeds. • Page 249: Why do you think the author says that Carly uses math skills and needs to be patient as she makes her sumaya? • The author wants to show that Carly is learning more than how to make a basket; the author thinks that basket weaving develops many different skills.
Identify the correct spellings and the misspellings in the following list of spelling words.
Choose 2 spelling words to use in a silly story title. • Example: “The Merchant and the Monster” • Example: “The Ostrich at the Luncheon” • Write a sentence for the story. • Each student add a sentence. • Be sure that the story makes sense and to use as many of the spelling words as you can.
Vocabulary Review • Are people usually impressed by ordinary things or by unique things? • When ants infest your kitchen, are they nimble enough to avoid a trap? • Would recess still occur at regular intervals if the school bell ceased to ring? • Why can a rattlesnake be described as both fierce and flexible? • What kinds of bonds exist between people from the same culture? • What special event might inspire you to get a slick new haircut? • Would you cease handling a delicate family treasure in order to preserve it? Why or why not?
Locate Information • To find information in a library database, users can search by author’s name, by book title, by call number, by keyword, or by link. • To find information in a CD-ROM encyclopedia, users can search by subject or by clicking on a letter of the alphabet. • First, think about the kind of information you need to find. Next, decide which electronic source would have the information you need. Then, enter the name, title, or topic you are looking for.
Tell what kind of electronic reference source you would use to answer each question and explain how you would conduct the search. • Where do redbud plants grow? • What are the three largest Indian tribes in California? • What other books has author Linda Yamane written? • What is another book that tells about basket weaving?
