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Extend vocabulary
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clementine
popular
You are pretty popular at you school, you should use that for the
greater good.
talented
I think that the other kids are starting to understand how nice and
talented he his.
errand
He told me that after his parents had just gotten married, his father
was at work on an errand for the Air Force.
characteristics
Military
Two years later when the military man and his wife had their first son,
the decided to name him Clementine for the woman who saved his life
2. Why did Sam think that Heather’s new friend was a girl?
__Sam tells Heather that since she is so popular that she should
help Clementine make new friends._________________________________
__Clementine’s parents had just gotten married, and his dad was on
an errand for the Air Force. He was hit head on in a car accident.
Both cars caught on fire and a woman who was walking by on the
sidewalk rescued both drivers. The woman’s name was
Clementine. His father thought that she was the bravest person he
had every met. Two years later they decided they would use that
name, so that their son would have some of the characteristics that
Clementine
had.____________________________________________________________
Do you know someone who has an unusual name? In your reading response
log write about that person’s name and how they received that name.
If you don’t know anyone with an unusual name, write about how you
received your name in your reading response log.
Week 9, Day 42
TODAY THE STUDENT WILL:
Extend vocabulary
ALLITERATION
With alliteration the words in the sentence all start with the same
letter. There needs to be at least 3 words in the sentence that start
with the same letter sound. Here are a few examples of alliteration:
METAPHOR
SIMILE
A simile is a comparison using the words like or as. Here are a few
examples:
HYPERBOLE
IDIOM
PERSONIFICATION
Here is a website which contains more practice for the student with the
topic of personification:
http://www.imschools.org/cms/Units/Poetry/student2.htm
In the student text, the student will need to read through a few
examples of figurative language. Here is one example with an
explanation:
As you know already, the school is small and anyone who is new becomes
imagination.”
One is actually not taking a spoon and stirring the imagination of someone
http://www.frostfriends.org/figurative.html
2. Basic: Visit this site which shows the basic overview of different
types of figurative language:
http://www.orangeusd.k12.ca.us/yorba/figurative_language.htm
http://missspott.com/figurativelanguage.html
1. Do you think Heather and Sam miss seeing each other? Use
examples from the story to support your answer.
Task 4: Vocabulary
The student will practice his vocabulary words in a sentence for each.
When the student writes the sentences, make sure that the sentences
make clear that the student understands the meaning of the word. For
example, don’t accept the sentence, “He is popular” for the word
popular. It doesn’t clearly show what the meaning of popular is. Here
are the vocabulary words the student will use:
Task 5: Imagine
The student has two choices for the imagine exercise today. Read the
following choices out loud to the student and allow him to choose one
of them. Both involve the student in writing a letter.
Option 1: Have you ever been the new student in class or in a group?
Then you can imagine how Clementine feels. Write a letter to
Clementine giving him advice on how he can adjust to a new school.
Option 2: Have you ever met someone new to your school or group?
What did you do to make them feel more welcome? Write a letter to
Heather giving her advice on how she can help Clementine adjust to a
new school.
Task 6: Activity
For this reading activity the student will make a sketch of the three
main characters. He will then write some basic details about each
character under the drawing of each. The student should use clues
from the story to draw the characters and also depend on imagination.
Here is the task:
Week 9, Day 43
TODAY THE STUDENT WILL:
You see clouds in the sky every day, but what do you really
know about clouds?
Cumulus are lumpy, low clouds. The cumulonimbus cloud may look
like it’s “boiling “because parts of the cloud begin to roll like boiling
water does. Draw a cumulonimbus cloud.
Cirrus means “lock of hair”. Cirrus clouds are high, wispy clouds.
Draw a cirrus cloud.
Here are some visual aids showing pictures of clouds before reading
the text:
http://www.capetownskies.com/clouds.htm
http://www.carlwozniak.com/clouds/cloudpix.html
http://physics.uwstout.edu/wx/U4/img012.htm
1. Under the subheading “cloud groups” name the three groups of clouds
listed. Stratus, cumulus, cirrus
2. What word part is added to stratus and cumulus to make them into
words that mean storm clouds.
nimbo
cirrus
4. Who is the man responsible for creating the three main cloud groups?
Week 9, Day 44
TODAY THE STUDENT WILL:
___Sam and Heather were good friends since kindergarten. When the wer
in fourth grade Sam’s dad wanted to have more land, so they moved out
of the suburbs. They had been apart for one year.
2. Why did Sam think that Heather’s new friend was a girl?
__Sam though Heather’s new friend was a boy because he had a girl’s name,
Clementine.__________________________________________________
__Sam tells Heather that since she is so popular that she should help
Clementine make new friends._________________________________
__Clementine’s parents had just gotten married, and his dad was on an
errand for the Air Force. He was hit head on in a car accident. Both cars
caught on fire and a woman who was walking by on the sidewalk rescued
both drivers. The woman’s name was Clementine. His father thought
that she was the bravest person he had every met. Two years later they
decided they would use that name, so that their son would have some of
the characteristics that Clementine
had.____________________________________________________________
_I do think that Heather and Sam miss seeing each other because
they have been very close since kindergarten and are still good
friends.
Task 4: Imagine
Allow the student to choose one of the following for the Imagine
Activity.
Option 1: Have you ever been the new student in class or in a group?
Then you can imagine how Clementine feels. Write a letter to
Clementine giving him advice on how he can adjust to a new school.
Option 2: Have you ever met someone new to your school or group?
What did you do to make them feel more welcome? Write a letter to
Heather giving her advice on how she can help Clementine adjust to a
new school.
Task 5: Vocabulary
The student will be writing the vocabulary words in a sentence for
practice. Here are sample sentences. Answers will vary.
popular
_Clementine was not popular at first because he didn’t have many
friends.
talented
_Clementine was talented at playing baseball and playing the guitar.
errand
__Sam did an errand for his mother by going to the post office and
picking up stamps.
characteristics
_Good characteristics about Heather include being friendly and also
being welcoming to new students.
military
__Heather might join a branch in the military someday called the Air
Force.
Week 9, Day 45
TODAY THE STUDENT WILL:
A. mom
B. dad
C. baby birdI
D. worm
A. afraid
B. excited
C. lonely
D. safe
A. mouse
B. cat
C. bird
D. worm
A. hungry
B. afraid
C. restless
D. content
A. “My Place”
B. “His Place”
A. “My Place”
C. “His Place”
8. Notice the end rhyme of the poem. Which rhyme has the pattern
that the first two lines of each stanza rhyme and the last two
lines of each stanza rhyme throughout the whole poem?
A. “My Place”
B. “His Place”
9. Which two stanzas from the other poem follow the same end
rhyme pattern in question number 8?
A. Stanzas 1 and 4
B. Stanzas 2 and 4
C. Stanzas 2 and 3
D. Stanzas 1 and 3