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A Cloak for the
Dreamer
Unit 3: Lesson 3
DAY 1: Word Knowledge
help
helpful helpfulness care careful carefully
 alongside
whenever leftover bookseller faraway
 old
older oldest young younger youngest
 rectangles
squares
triangles circles hexagons
 fine
wide
right
time
night
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The tailor loved his sons and appreciated their
helpfulness.
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He wanted to be a tailor himself one day and work
alongside his father.
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Unlike his brothers, Misha did not want to be a tailor and
work alongside his father.
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Some people have a good time going to the movies at
night.
What do these words have in common?
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help
care
helpful
careful
helpfulness
carefully
These words have base words with different suffixes.
-What part of speech is each word?
-Use each word in a sentence.
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alongside whenever
compound words
leftover
-Tell each part of the word.
-What does each word mean?
bookseller faraway
What do these words have in common?
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old older oldest
young younger youngest
comparatives and superlatives using suffix –er/-est
-Give other examples of comparatives and superlatives.
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rectangles squares triangles circles hexagons
names of different geometric shapes
-Identify objects in the classroom that are of the same shape
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fine
wide
right
time
found in “A Cloak for the Dreamer”
review the /ỉ/ sound
-Identify the spelling for /ỉ/ in each word.
night
DAY 1: Word Knowledge
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The tailor loved his sons and appreciated their
helpfulness.
He wanted to be a tailor himself one day and work
alongside his father.
Unlike his brothers, Misha did not want to be a tailor
and work alongside his father.
These sentences are from the story.
Identify the:
-words with suffixes
loved, appreciated, helpfulness, wanted
-compound words
alongside
DAY 1: Word Knowledge
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Some people have a good time going to the
movies at night.
Identify the words that contain the long /i/ sound.
time, night
What is the spelling for the long /i/ sound?
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What do you know about tailors and what
they do?
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Have you ever helped sew something or
watched someone sew something?
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Children can learn from their parents how to
make and do things. What do you imagine
doing when you get older?
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How can imagination lead people in new and
unexpected directions?
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The story we will be reading is realistic
fiction, but is set in the past in a country that
had a king and an archduke.
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Tailors are people who sew things, cut fabric
into shapes, and the sew them together.
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Have you read other stories about tailors and
kingdoms? Were these stories fantasy or
reality?
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fabric:
cloth
rectangle:
a geometric shape with four right angles; two sides
are shorter than the other two.
pattern:
a repeated grouping of shapes
diagonal:
the line between opposite corners of a shape that
has four even corners.
triangles:
geometric shapes with three sides
hexagons:
geometric shapes with six sides
Now let’s practice the words with our corresponding motion.
 fabric
 rectangle
 pattern
 diagonal
 triangles
 hexagons
Focus Question
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What would it be like to have a
profession that you don’t like chosen
for you?
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How can you turn a job that you don’t
like into one that you do like?
Day 1: Read Aloud – Check Comprehension
1.How was Misha different from his brothers?
He didn’t want to be a tailor and wanted to travel to faraway places.
2.How did his father come to understand
Misha?
Misha tried to make a cloak for the Archduke, but it wasn’t a good
cloak. Instead, it revealed the things he really dreamed about.
3. How did Misha’s family help him prepare for
his journey?
They made a good, strong cloak out of the one Misha had started
and gave it to him to protect him from the wind and rain on his
journey.
Day 1: Verb Tenses
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There are 3 kinds of verbs:
-action, being, and having
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Each has a time reference to past, present, or future.
Identify the verb and tell whether it is in the past, present, or future?
1.
The orchestra played Beethoven’s stirring Ninth
Symphony.
2.
The string quartet plays Mozart beautifully.
3.
This weekend, Midori will play Mendelsohn’s
moving violin concerto.
** Let’s practice verb tenses in Comprehension Workbook p. 70-71
DAY 2: Word Knowledge
help
helpful helpfulness care careful carefully
 alongside
whenever leftover bookseller faraway
 old
older oldest young younger youngest
 rectangles
squares
triangles circles hexagons
 fine
wide
right
time
night
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The tailor loved his sons and appreciated their
helpfulness.

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He wanted to be a tailor himself one day and work
alongside his father.
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Unlike his brothers, Misha did not want to be a tailor and
work alongside his father.
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Some people have a good time going to the movies at
night.
DAY 2: Word Knowledge
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help
helpful helpfulness care
careful carefully
alongside whenever leftover bookseller faraway
old older oldest young younger youngest
rectangles
squares
triangles circles hexagons
fine
wide
right
time
night
1. Give a clue for one of the above
words.
2. Then choose a person to identify
the word and its part of speech.
Example: Hayley was ____________________to her mother when
she cleared the table.
(helpful/adjective)
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fabric: cloth
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rectangle: a geometric shape with four right
angles; two sides are shorter than the other
two.
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pattern: a repeated grouping of shapes
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diagonal: the line between opposite corners
of a shape that has four even corners.
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triangles: geometric shapes with three sides
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hexagons: geometric shapes with six sides
Vocabulary Practice
Match the vocabulary word with its correct definition.
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fabric
-shape that has 3 sides
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rectangle
-shape that has 6 sides
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pattern
-cloth
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triangle
-a group of repeated
shapes
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hexagons
-shape that has 4 sides
Vocabulary Practice
Identify the following shapes:
Design a pattern using: O + X
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
Continue the pattern:
? - - ? - - ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
A B A A B A B A A ___ A B ___ ___ B A ___
Day 2: CD of story – Comprehension Skill
Making Inferences
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Readers use clues and suggestions from the text and
from their own personal experiences to form more
complete picture of the story.
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Ex: As the girl read her story in front of the class for
the first time, her cheeks grew warm and turned
bright red.
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What can you infer about how the girl was feeling?
She was embarrassed, nervous…
** Let’s practice making inferences in our Comprehension Workbook p. 68-69.
Meet the Author/Illustrator
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How do you think Friedman’s personal
interests are reflected in her stories?
Misha is much like Friedman because he wants to travel.
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Why do you think Friedman recommends
quiet time for young writers?
When we are quiet we have time to listen to others’
stories or to pay attention to the world around us.
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How might being a teacher prepare Friedman
for being a writer?
She may have learned what kind of stories they like.
Meet the Author/Illustrator
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How do you think Howard’s father’s
occupation helped her with the drawings of
this story?
At the end of the story, Misha’s father uses geometry (a
type of math) to fix his cloak.
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Why do you think Howard tried many other
occupations before becoming a full-time
illustrator?
Maybe it’s hard to work full-time as an illustrator, so she
had to support herself other ways. She may have also
had many interests and wanted to try several things
before deciding what she wanted to do as a career.
Word Analysis
Day 2
tie
tight
time try
lime
die
dime
Sort the words under:
i_e
igh
_y
lie light
dry
_ie
Day 2: Prefixes
Word Analysis
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Read:
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What is the base word?
angle
What is the prefix and what does it mean?
tri- = three
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triangles
So, triangle = a shape that has three angles.
** Let’s practice prefixes in our Spelling Workbook p. 58-59
Day2: Verb Tense
Not all verbs form the simple past by adding –ed.
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Identify the irregular past tense verb.
1.
After getting her first job, she bought a car.
2.
Charles Lindbergh flew across the Atlantic Ocean
on May 20, 1927.
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What is the verb and verb tense?
3.
Appreciating art takes an active imagination.
4.
The poet Shelley believed imagination showed us
how things are like each other.
5.
Ivan thought to himself, “I will fashion a beautiful
cloak for the Archduke.”
Writing: Place and Location Words
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Place and location words describe where something is, give
directions on how to get someplace, and help move the story
along.
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above
behind
beside
down
next to
over
under
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** Let’s practice place and location words in our Comprehension
Workbook p. 72-73
loud
louder
loudest
yawn
2.
broil
broiling
annoy
annoyingly
3.
plow
plowing
hour
hourly
4.
dancer singer
pitcher
teacher
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
1.
S1. The lawnmower made an awful and annoying noise.
S2. The movie had hourly showings.
S3. Alex practiced sewing together the small, leftover
pieces of fabric.
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What do these words have in common?
1.
loud louder loudest yawn
broil broiling annoy
annoyingly
plow plowing hour
hourly
2.
3.
Diphthongs
Identify the words with suffixes.
–er, -est, -ing, and –ly.
What do these words have in common?
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dancer
singer
pitcher
teacher
These words use the suffix –er to indicate the person
who does the action.
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Identify the base word in each word.
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Underline the diphthongs and circle the suffixes.
S1. The lawnmower made an awful and
annoying noise.
S2. The movie had hourly showings.
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Read the sentence aloud and clap the syllables.
S3. Alex practiced sewing together the
small, leftover pieces of fabric.
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Circle the suffixes.
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fabric: cloth
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rectangle: a geometric shape with four right
angles; two sides are shorter than the other
two.
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pattern: a repeated grouping of shapes
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diagonal: the line between opposite corners
of a shape that has four even corners.
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triangles: geometric shapes with three sides
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hexagons: geometric shapes with six sides
Day 3: Let’s practice these words with our picture cards.
 fabric
 rectangle
 pattern
 diagonal
 triangles
 hexagons
Day 3: Buddy Read – Followed off by handing off
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How was Misha different from his brothers?
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How did Misha’s father feel about Misha?
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How did Misha’s father realize what Misha
needed to do?
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What did Misha’s family do to help him?
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How do all the characters use imagination?
Word Analysis
Day 3: Long /i/ sounds
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What are the spellings for the long /i/ sound?
i
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_y
i__e
__ie
igh
Think of sport-related words with the
long /i/ sound.
(time, high score, goal line…)
** Let’s practice the long /i/ sound words in our Spelling Workbook p.
60-61.
Day 3: Prefixes
Word Analysis
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Read:
disappoint
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What is the prefix?
dis-
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What does dis- mean?
opposite of, not
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What is the base word for disappoint?
appoint = to set, fix, decide on
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Therefore, disappoint means:
to not set, the opposite of fixing.
Day 3: Verb Tenses
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Let’s change the following sentences into the past
tense and future tense.
1.
The crew of the starship travels boldly
through outer space.
2.
My coat protects me from the cold.
loud
louder
loudest
yawn
2.
broil
broiling
annoy
annoyingly
3.
plow
plowing
hour
hourly
4.
dancer singer
pitcher
teacher
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
1.
S1. The lawnmower made an awful and annoying noise.
S2. The movie had hourly showings.
S3. Alex practiced sewing together the small, leftover
pieces of fabric.
1.
2.
3.
4.
loud
broil
plow
dancer
louder
broiling
plowing
singer
loudest
annoy
hour
pitcher
yawn
annoyingly
hourly
teacher
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I will pick a word and let’s see who can respond with a
rhyming word.
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Now, who can pick a word and use it in a sentence.
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Then, let’s see if a volunteer can extend it by adding a
who, what, when, where statement to the beginning or
end of the sentence, or by adding adjectives or
adverbs
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Take out your dictation booklets and blue pens and
let’s begin our dictation!
If you need help, remember to ask:
“What is the spelling for the __ sound in
_______?”
Line 1: ________ _________ _________
 Line 2: ________ _________ _________
 Challenge word: ________________
 Sentence:___________________________
__________________________________
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Day 4: Let’s practice matching words with definitions on our pocket chart.
 fabric
 rectangle
 pattern
 diagonal
 triangles
 hexagons
Day 4: Popcorn Read
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What do you know about the term characterization?
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Characterization is how a writer reveals what a character
is like.
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They may do this by describing what they do, say, think,
and feel
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You can learn a lot about a character by paying attention
to their words and actions.
Day 4: Prefixes
 Read:
Word Analysis
hexagons
 hexa-
is a number prefix
meaning “six.”
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Who remembers what a hexagon is?
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How was it used in the story?
Day 4: Rhythm
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Who remembers what alliteration is?
Alliteration is when two or more words in a
sentence begin with the same consonant.
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Who remembers what a simile is?
A simile is a comparison of two things using the
word like or as.
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Assonance is the repetition of the same or a
similar vowel sound in two or more words.
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Alliteration, assonance, or simile?
1. The tailor’s son sewed several stitches.
alliteration
2. The tailor made amazing aprons.
assonance
3. The tailor was as proud as a peacock.
simile
4. The colors glowed like a box full of jewels.
simile
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Can you try and come up with your own simile using like or as?