Transcript The Cat Who Became Poet (2002)

Imagination
3.2
Day 1 - Word Knowledge
1.
2.
3.
4.
differ different differently difference
peace peaceful peacefully peacefulness
doesn’t
you’d
won’t
you’re
I’ll
make
made
fly
flew
think
thought
5. hearing
nibbling smiling
wagging
6. eat
hearing
feel
real
tree
Day 1 - Word Knowledge
S1. “If only you’d listen to my poem you’d feel
differently about it all,” said the mouse.
S2. “What’s wrong with me?” he thought.
S3. Poetry has got into your blood and you’re stuck
with it for the rest of your life.
S4. Apples that we eat are picked from a tree.
What do these words have in common?
1. differ
2. peace
different
peaceful
differently
peacefully
difference
peacefulness
Lines 1 & 2: - have suffixes added to them.
- same base word family
How does the suffix change its meaning and part of speech?
3. doesn’t
you’d
*won’t*
contractions
What 2 words make up each contraction?
you’re
I’ll
What do these words have in common?
4. make
made
fly
flew
think
thought
verbs that have irregular past tense forms
• Use each word in a sentence.
5. hearing
suffix
nibbling smiling wagging
-ing
• What are some of the rules for spelling changes when a suffix
is added?
drop the silent e; double consonant following a short
vowel; drop the y and change it to an i
What is the spelling pattern in the next set of words?
6. eat
hearing
feel
real
tree
 These words are found in “The Cat Who Became A
Poet.”
 They all have the long /ē/ sound.
 What is the spelling for the long /ē/ sound in each
word?
Day 1 - Word Knowledge
S1. “If only you’d listen to my poem you’d feel
differently about it all,” said the mouse.
S2. “What’s wrong with me?” he thought.
S3. Poetry has got into your blood and you’re stuck with
it for the rest of your life.
These sentences are from the story.
Who can find the:
- word with a suffix?
- contractions?
Explain the difference between:
your
you’re
Day 1 - Word Knowledge
S4. Apples that we eat are picked from
a tree.
Identify the words that have the long /ē/ sound.
eat
tree
What is the spelling for the /ē/ sound?
Selection Vocabulary
Day 1
• poet:
person who write or composes poems
• nibbling:
taking small bites
• alarm:
sudden fear; a sense of danger
• temperature:
degree of hotness or coldness measured
with a thermometer
• commanded:
ordered
• burglars:
people who steal; thieves
Now let’s practice the words with our corresponding motion
 poet
 nibbling
 alarm
 temperature
 commanded
 burglars
• What do you know about poetry?
• What have you learned about
imagination from the poetry selections
read so far in this unit?
• How might imagination help a person
see or state things in new ways?
• “The Cat Who Became a Poet” is a fantasy
story – involves very imaginative, fanciful tales
and sometimes features animals that talk.
• Mahy uses figurative language to compare
things in new and imaginative ways.
• Example:
“Her dreams turned into black butterflies” (p.218)
 metaphor: compares two things to create a picture in
our minds
Focus Question
• How can using your imagination help you
see things in a new way?
• How can your life be more exciting and
rewarding when you use your imagination?
Read Aloud: Checking Comprehension
1. How does the cat use his imagination?
• He learns to see the world in new ways, the way a poet does.
2. What does the cat learn about poetry?
• He realizes it is tricky and can have more than one meaning. He
thinks that poetry might be the world’s way of talking about itself.
3. Why do you think the cat says he will never eat another poet?
• Eating he poet mouse has changed his life enough; he doesn’t want it
to change anymore.
4. How does this selection add to your understandding of the theme
Imagination?
• It teaches us:
• Imagination can help us when we least expect it.
• Imagination can help us learn new ways and things.
Day 1
Contractions
• An apostrophe is used to replace a letter or letters.
• do not
don’t
drops the 2nd o to become…
• she is
she’s
drops the i to become…
• it is
it’s
drops the i to become…
*Let’s practice contractions more by completing
Comprehension Workbook p. 64-65
Day 2 - Word Knowledge
1.
2.
3.
4.
differ different differently difference
peace peaceful peacefully peacefulness
doesn’t
you’d
won’t
you’re
I’ll
make
made
fly
flew
think
thought
5. hearing
nibbling smiling
wagging
6. eat
hearing
feel
real
tree
Day 2 - Word Knowledge
S1. “If only you’d listen to my poem you’d feel
differently about it all,” said the mouse.
S2. “What’s wrong with me?” he thought.
S3. Poetry has got into your blood and you’re stuck
with it for the rest of your life.
S4. Apples that we eat are picked from a tree.
Day 2 - Word Knowledge
1. differ
different differently difference
2. peace peaceful peacefully peacefulness
Choose a word and use it in a sentence.
3. doesn’t
you’d
won’t
you’re
I’ll
4. make
made
fly
flew
think
thought
5. hearing
nibbling
smiling
wagging
6. eat
hearing
feel
real
tree
Give a clue for one of the following words, then choose
a student to give the answer.
Selection Vocabulary
Day 2
• poet: person who write or composes poems
• nibbling: taking small bites
• alarm: sudden fear; a sense of danger
• temperature: degree of hotness or coldness
measured with a thermometer
• commanded: ordered
• burglars: people who steal; thieves
 poet
 nibbling
 alarm
 temperature
 commanded
 burglars
Vocabulary Practice
Match the vocabulary word with its correct definition.
poet
-fear
nibbling
-tell someone to do
something
alarm
-someone who writes
poems
temperature
-taking very small
bites
command
-how hot or cold you
are
Vocabulary Practice: Sentences
poet
nibbling
alarm
temperature
command
1. What is the _________________ of water
when it freezes?
2. When we discovered our cat was lost, we were
filled with _______________.
3. When I _________________ my dog to stay,
he listens.
4. Jack Prelutsky is my favorite ____________.
5. A mouse was ________________ on cheese.
CD of story: Comprehension Skill
Fantasy or Reality?
• Authors write fantasy stories to spark the
imagination of readers.
• Elements of a fantasy story might include
talking animals.
Day 2: CD of story - Comprehension Skill
Fantasy or Reality?
Story Element
Cat caught a mouse.
Fantasy or Reality
Mouse asks cat not to eat him.
Mouse is a poet.
•Let’s find more story elements (character, action, and
dialogue) and identify whether it is fantasy or reality.
•Now let’s practice this concept more in our
Comprehension Workbook p. 62-63.
View Fine Art
• p. 238
• Reflect on the painting on p. 238: Triptych
• The painting by Roy Lichtenstein is painted
on three separate canvases and represents a
brief history of twentieth century art.
• The use of flat, primary colors with black and
white is typical of his early work and imitates
the feeling a comic strip.
Day 2
Spelling
• Read:
meat
met
beast
best
eat
here
at
Sort words into categories:
/ē/ sound
l
l
l
l
short vowel sounds
Day 2
Read:
sadly
• What is the base word?
• What is the suffix?
• Remember a suffix is a part added to the end of a word that
changes the word’s meaning.
• -ly means “in a certain way”
• Sadly means:
• “in a sad way”
* Let’s practice suffixes in our Spelling Workbook p.54-55
Day 2: Contractions Review
•
Identify the contractions and tell
which words go together to make
them.
1. Dogs don’t eat at the table.
2. It’s a long way to Tipperary.
3. Wouldn’t you like some more milk?
Poetry
• Poetry uses the sounds and meanings of words to communicate
thoughts and feelings.
• End rhyme uses rhyming words at the end of lines
• Ex: I’m late, I’m late,
For a very important date!
• Onomatopoeia uses words that spell a sound
• Ex: sizzle and bang.
• Alliteration uses several words with the same
beginning consonant sound, like tongue twister
• Ex: Sally sells seashells by the seashore.
• Repetition of words makes a strong, strong
statement
Sound out the words.
•
•
•
•
•
mouse paws
Austin annoy
dirty
over
charcoal
turned
mother brother
crowd
poison
count
noise
churn
started
Thursday
temperature
observe canyon
• The temperature in the library was cold.
• On Thursday, we started an important project.
• A cat once caught a mouse, as cats do.
What do lines 1 and 2 have in common?
1. mouse
2. Austin
paws
annoy
crowd
count
poison
noise
•
They all have diphthongs – two consecutive
vowels that appear in the same syllable. The
sounds are blended together.
(ow, aw, ow, oi, au, oy)
•
Say each word and identify the diphthong in each word.
• What do these words have in common?
3. dirty
4. charcoal
over
churn
started
turned
Thursday
temperature
• These lines emphasize /r/ spelled er, ir, ur, and ar. In these cases, the
letter r affects the sound of the vowel or vowels that precede it. The
preceding vowel and r are treated as a single sound.
• Who can underline these spellings?
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------• What do the words in line 5 have in common?
5. mother
brother
observe
canyon
• These practice the schwa /Ə/ sound spelled o.
• Identify the words with the /r/ sound preceded by a vowel.
mother, brother, observe
Read the sentences and clap the syllables.
1. The temperature in the library was cold.
2. On Thursday, we started an important project.
•
These sentences stress multisyllabic words and
practice the /r/ sound spelled er and ar.
3. A cat once caught a mouse, as cats do.
•
•
This sentence is from the story.
Identify the words with diphthongs and underline
the diphthong.
caught and mouse
Selection Vocabulary
Day 3
• poet: person who write or composes poems
• nibbling: taking small bites
• alarm: sudden fear; a sense of danger
• temperature: degree of hotness or coldness
measured with a thermometer
• commanded: ordered
• burglars: people who steal; thieves
 poet
 nibbling
 alarm
 temperature
 commanded
 burglars
Day 3: Let’s practice these words with our picture cards.
Day 3: Buddy Read - Followed by Handing Off
• What happened when the cat ate the
mouse?
• How did the cat feel about what
happened?
• What did the cat learn?
• What did the cat decide?
Day 3
Read:
carelessly
• What is the base word?
• Which suffixes does carelessly have?
-less, -ly
• What does careless mean?
without care
• What does carelessly mean?
in a way without care
• What part of speech is it?
adverb
Day 3: Contractions Review
* In pairs, write down all the contractions you can
think of with these words.
Column 1
Column 2
he
they
is
are
we
will
should
not
do
can
Day 3
Spelling Practice
• Who could name things in the
classroom that have a long /ē/
sound?
sneakers, teacher, green, people
Sound out the words.
•
•
•
•
•
mouse paws
Austin annoy
dirty
over
charcoal
turned
mother brother
crowd
poison
count
noise
churn
started
Thursday
temperature
observe canyon
• The temperature in the library was cold.
• On Thursday, we started an important project.
• A cat once caught a mouse, as cats do.
•
•
•
•
•
mouse
Austin
dirty
charcoal
mother
paws
annoy
over
turned
brother
crowd
count
churn
Thursday
observe
poison
noise
started
temperature
canyon
• Choose a word and use it in a sentence.
• Remember to:
- extend the sentence by adding phrases to the
beginning or end.
- add adjectives and adverbs.
• 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:__________________________
___________________________________
 poet
 nibbling
 alarm
 temperature
 commanded
 burglars
Day 4: Let’s practice matching words with definitions on our pocket chart.
Day 4: Popcorn Read – Literary Elements
Rhyme and Rhythm
• Share what you know about rhyme and rhythm?
• rhyme: two or more lines of verse with terminal words
corresponding in sound.
• rhythm: an alternating pattern composed of strong and weak
sounds, broken by periods of silence.
• Listen as I read the poem on p. 217
• Pay attention to the rhythm of the words.
• Who could name pairs of rhyming words for each
stanza?
•
Note: although the ending sounds of the words are alike, the spellings
are not necessarily the same.
• Look for these elements as we read through the story.
Day 4
Read:
tricky
• The suffix -y adds the same meaning to a word as -ful.
• Both suffixes mean “having” or “full of”
• Some words use –y, and others use –ful.
• Which sounds right…
• What does tricky mean?
having tricks; full of tricks
sticky or stickful?
Day 4
Spelling Practice
• Look at Sound/Spelling Card 37.
• What are the spellings for the /ē/ sound?
e
ea
e_e
_y
ee
_ie_
* Let’s practice the long /ē/ sound in our Spelling
Workbook p. 56-57