Transcript Lesson11Day3

4th Grade
Theme 3
Lesson 11
Day 3
Discussion
• Why do you think road workers wear obvious
orange vests?
• Share your thoughts with your partner.
Comprehension
Text Structure:
• Text Structure is the way an author organizes
nonfiction text.
• Cause and effect is on kind of text structure.
• A cause is an action or event that makes
something else happen. An effect is what
happens as a result.
• Clue words can help readers identify the
organization of the text. Some clue words are:
because, if, then, so that, when, and as a result.
Practice
• Look on page 293 to find the cause-and-effect
clue word that appears twice in the
paragraph.
• What causes the pebble plant to escape
enemies?
• It looks like stones scattered on the desert
floor.
What cause-and-effect word do
you see in the first paragraph on
page 297?
• Discuss with your partner what
happens because the angelfish has
one fin that looks like a worm.
Use Graphic Organizers
• Use sequence charts to organize the order of
events in a selection.
• Use a cause-and-effect diagram to keep track
of causes and effects in texts.
• Use a Venn diagram to show how things are
alike and different.
• Use a web to list details related to a main idea
or important concept.
Predators are animals
that kill and eat other
animals.
What kinds of fish are predators –
goldfish or sharks?
Traits are particular
qualities or
characteristics of a
person or thing.
A certain eye color is a trait. Which
members of your family do you
share that trait with?
If something lures you,
it makes you want to go
to it, even though it is
dangerous or could get
you in trouble.
How would you lure a mouse into a
trap?
If you avoid a person or
thing, you keep away
from them.
What is something you could do to
avoid a mean looking dog?
If you mimic a person
or thing, you try to act
or look exactly like that
person or thing.
How might you mimic the way a cat
behaves?
If something is obvious,
it is so easily seen or
understood that no one
has to explain it.
What makes it obvious that it’s
raining outside?
If one person or thing
resembles another, the
two look similar to each
other.
Does a dog resemble a wolf?
Explain.
A deceptive person or
thing tries to make you
believe something that
is not true.
Would you trust a deceptive person?
Why or why not?
Spelling Words with VCV
• Partner 1 spell these
words to your partner
• Partner 2 spell these
words to your partner
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vanish
legal
moment
motive
suburb
T31
rival
silent
solar
super
virus
Reference Sources
• *Use an ALMANAC to find current facts about places, sports,
weather or events.
• * Use and ATLAS to find a specific place.
• *Use a DICTIONARY to learn the meanings of unfamiliar
words, how to pronounce words, and how to spell them.
• * Use an ENCYCLOPEDIA, NONFICTION BOOKS, and
MAGAZINES to find specific information on a topic.
• *Use a THESAURES to find synonyms and antonyms, and to
find words that will make your writing more interesting.
• * Use the INTERNET to research topics.
Practice: Reference Sources
• Work with your partner to identify a good
reference source to use to answer each
question. Discuss the reason for your answer.
• What is another word for camouflage?
• Where is the Mississippi River located?
• What types of wasps are poisonous?