Vocabulary
fiddling
thin
recently
successful
control
confident
Rate and review the words with a partner
Pronouncing the word: blend, chunk, base word plus prefix
or suffix
Defining the word: background knowledge
Using the word in a sentence: background knowledge
Text, author, and reading goal
Today you will start reading To Fly: The Story
of the Wright Brothers by Wendie C. Old. As
you read you will analyze and distinguish
between facts and opinions in the text. Good
readers distinguish between facts and
opinions to understand what the author wants
them to learn and what the author wants
them to think.
Team Cooperation Goal
• Explain your ideas/tell why
• Good readers always go back to the story to
support their answers
• Good readers are able to explain their ideas using
evidence from the story
• Good readers can tell why and how they came to
a decision on an answer because they know
where they got the information in the story.
Vocabulary
fiddling
thin
recently
successful
control
confident
fiddling Playing around with something
When Joshua was supposed to be
doing research for his presentation,
he was actually fiddling around on
the Internet.
thin
Narrow; skinny
There was only a thin layer of snow
covering the ground so we couldn’t
build a snowman.
recently
lately
My mom said I didn’t need a new pair
of shoes because she had recently
bought me a pair.
successful fortunate
My studying for the test was
successful because I got a perfect
score.
control
Steer/drive
The captain of the boat gets to
control where it goes.
confident Sure; believe in one self
Harry was so confident in his magical
skills that he didn’t study for the
potions test.
Vocabulary Vault
Build Background
What is your favorite animal?
When you talk about your favorite
animal you are giving your opinion about
this animal
Opinions show what people
believe or feel about something.
Opinions can not be proven true
or false
Facts can be proved true, and they can be
measured
Fact and opinion
• Opinions show what
people believe or feel
about something
• Facts can be proved
true, and they can be
measured
• Favorite food
• How you feel about
something
• What type of day you
are having
• Dates – can be proven
true
• Will contain facts
Fact or Opinion?
An average television viewer watches 20,000
commercials in a year.
Seeing a baseball player advertise a bat or ball
will make you want to buy one.
The advertising industry must obey special
rules for advertising to children under 12.
Add a fact or opinion
(opinion) Cats like to _________________
(fact) All books have __________________
(facts) Some birds are_________________
(opinion) All children are ______________
Listening Comprehension
Charlotte’s Web
Pages 113-122
Discuss facts and opinions
To Fly: The Story of the Wright
Brothers
Days : 1-4
Reading Goal: Fact and Opinion
Team Cooperation Goal:
Explain/Tell Why
Genre: Narrative
Discussion:Text, illustrations
and author information
Preview: Team Talk Questions
Teamwork
Read pages 718 with your partner. Make
sure that you restate each page after
reading and add main idea and details to
your story map.
While reading clarify 2 words that are
unfamiliar. Use all you strategies
Read page 719 silently – add information to
story map
Teamwork Continued
• Discuss and answer all four questions
• Write the answer to 1 and 2 in your journal
Class Discussion
• What words did you clarify?
• Did you restate the pages (paragraphs) you
read?
• Be prepared to answer the Team Talk
questions!
Adventures in Writing
• Describe your dream – what you want to do
most. Give at least two details about your
dream
Fluency – 5 min
Read page 719 with partner. Give
fluency score using fluency rubric.