The Mystery of Saint Matthew Island

1. The Mystery of Saint Matthew Island Family Times Daily Questions Prior Knowledge Main Ideas Vocabulary Endings Predictions Guided Comprehension Sequence Foreshadowing Independent Readers Get the Lead Out Additional Resources Language Skills

2. Genre: Case Study Vocabulary Strategy: Word Structure Comprehension Skill: Main Idea Comprehension Strategy: Text Structure

5. Question of the Week What unexpected effects can humans have on nature? Daily Questions What skills and resources will Dr. Klein need to solve the mystery? What role or responsibility did humans have in the death of the reindeer herd on Saint Matthew Island? What long-term effects might Katie’s experiment with lead have on the environment?

6. Language Skills Daily Fix It Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4 Day 5 Transparency: Conjunctions Practice Book Page 105 Page 106 Page 107 Page 108 Spelling Strategy Page 105 Page 106 Page 107 Page 108 Writing Workshop Reading Writing ConnectionWriting Prompt Writer’s CraftEditing and Revising

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8. Day 1 Daily Fix It Living at the north pole would be a frigid experiance. Living at the North Pole would be a frigid experience. Some plants can live in the arctic cold and most cannot survive. Some plants can live in the arctic cold, but most cannot survive. Language Skills

9. Day 2 Daily Fix It One diffrance between a dessert or a tundra is temperature. One difference between a desert or a tundra is temperature. Both places is very dry. And their life forms must adapt to this condition. Both places are very dry, and their life forms must adapt to this condition. Language Skills

10. Language Skills Day 3 Daily Fix It The Bering Sea lies between Alaska and siberia, ships can travel there only a few months. The Bering Sea lies between Alaska and Siberia. Ships can travel there only a few months. Can you locate St. Matthew island on a map. Can you locate St. Matthew Island on a map?

11. Day 4 Daily Fix It 1. The polar bear be my favorite animal at the zoo? The polar bear is my favorite animal at the zoo. The bear fascinates that there man with huge paws. The bear with huge paws fascinates that man. Language Skills

12. Language Skills Day 5 Daily Fix It 1. These here birds fluff out they feathers to trap warm air. These birds fluff out their feathers to trap warm air. A bird must fead constantly to keep up its bodie heat. A bird must feed constantly to keep up its body heat.

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17. Language Skills Spelling Strategy Divide and Conquer Words with affixes: Step 1: Draw a line between the base and the suffix. Step 2: Study the word one part at a time.

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24. Language Skills Writing Prompt Chose several paragraphs from “Saint Matthew Island” and take notes that include the most important facts and ideas. Paraphrase, or restate in your own words, all information you use in your notes.

25. Language Skills • Editing/Revising Checklist • Have I put the most important facts and details from the article in my own words? • Have I used conjunctions effectively? • Have I spelled words with the final syllable –ant, -ent, -ance, and –ence correctly?

26. Activate Prior Knowledge How Investigators Solve Mysteries K W L Investigators think about what they already know. Investigators collect evidence or data. How do they know if the information they have already is correct? How much evidence do they need?

27. Main Idea and Details The main idea of a selection is the most important idea about the topic of that selection. Sometimes the author states the main idea in a single sentence. When the author does not state the main idea, the reader must figure it out. Active readers ask, “What is this selection all about?” To check your main idea, ask, “Does it cover all the important details?” Main Idea Detail Detail Detail

28. Text Structure Text structure is the way a writer organizes a selection. For example, the piece may describe events in a start-to-finish sequence, or may use a cause-and-effect pattern or a series of main ideas and details. Active readers use text structure to help them understand the selection’s main idea. As you read, look for text structure.

30. Write Read “Works of Art or Works of Aliens?” Make a graphic organizer to record the main idea and details. Use your graphic organizer to write a short summary of the selection.

34. Vocabulary List Bleached Carcasses Decay Parasites Scrawny Starvation Suspicions Tundra Introduce Vocabulary Write a sentence for each word based on what they think it means. Underline the word in each sentence. Look up each word in the glossary to verify that they were correct. If not, write a new sentence using the correct meaning.

35. Bleached Whitened by exposure to sunlight or the use of chemicals.

36. Carcasses Bodies of dead animals

37. Decay Process of rotting

38. Parasites Living things that live on or in others, from which they get food, often harming the others in the process.

39. Scrawny Having little flesh; lean; thin; skinny

40. Starvation Suffering from extreme hunger

41. Suspicions Beliefs; feelings; thoughts

42. Tundra A vast, treeless plain in arctic regions

43. More Words to Know Absence: Condition of being without; lack Die-off: To die one after another until all are dead Nutritious: Valuable as food; nourishing

44. Practice Lesson Vocabulary: Respond to each questions: A bleached blue shirt is what color? Why are parasites dangerous for animals? What does it mean if a pumpkin starts to decay? What causes starvation? How does a scrawny cat look? Why don’t trees grow in the tundra?

45. Vocabulary Strategy Endings: -s, -es An ending is a letter or letters added to the end of a base word that changes how the word is used. For example, the endings –s and –es make singular nouns plural. Recognizing an ending may help you figure out a word’s meaning. Look at the unknown word to see if it has a base word you know. Check to see if the ending-s or –es has been added. Ask yourself how the ending changes the meaning of the base word. See if the meaning makes sense in the sentence. As you read “Cleanup by Mother Nature,” look for words with the ending –s or –es. Use the endings to help you figure out the meanings of the words.

48. Genre: Case Study In case studies, investigators detail how they found answers to difficult questions or solutions to difficult problems. As you read, notice how scientists go about solving a mystery.

49. Why did all the reindeer die?

50. Preview and Predict Look at the title, illustrations, and photos and predict the mystery they think this selection will discuss. Use your vocabulary words as you talk about what you expect to find out.