 Which word means the same as leap in the following
sentence?
 Kobe Bryant had to leap to make the basket from far
away.
 A. jump
 B. walk
 C. run
 D. scream
 Explain why you think so
Title: Animals in Trouble: Endangered
Species and How to Help Them
Author: Tanya Jackson
Genre: Expository
Reading Goal: Clarifying words in
expository text.
Team Cooperation Goal: Explain your
ideas, and tell why
Essential Question: How can we
clarify words in expository text?
 Short bursts
 The water came out in short spurts
as Joe turned the faucet on and off quickly.
 Die, vanish
 Tanya knew the pigeons in the
park would perish if the trees
were cut down.
 Group, usually of birds
 The flock of penguins sat
on the iceberg
 search
 The teacher asked me to scan
my paper for mistakes before I
handed it in.
 wandered
 A lost dog roamed the neighborhood for days.
 Usual, normal
On a typical day, I wake up at seven,
but sometimes I wake up a little earlier.
 Plan, activity
 The company started working on the project to build a
new dam across the river.
 Let go
 You can release the bird
by opening its cage.
 What does it mean to clarify?
 What are some strategies you can use to clarify words
you don’t understand?
 Another strategy we can use is to “think about it” .
 “What is the big idea?”
 Survey
 Question
 Read
 Restate
 Review
 Learn
 What were the main ideas and details from yesterday’s
reading?
 Make a prediction about what we will read next
 Can you think of a good question you could ask?
 Page 51 of the Text
 What was the main idea from what I read?
 What are the supporting details?
 Team Talk question #1 focuses on our reading goal:
Clarifying
Partner Read- Page 52
- As you read, stop to clarify
- As you read, add to your idea tree
 Clarify sticky words with your team
 Discuss the team talk questions
 Write the answers to numbers 1 and 4 ONLY
 Vocabulary Practice
 If finished, practice fluency on page 50 or 52
 What were some of the words your team clarified?
 Let’s look at our answers for the team talk questions