Reading Lesson 9: Main Idea, Details, and Reference Sources

1. Lesson 9 Day 3 Student’s will need a thesaurus. Reading book and journal.

2. Spelling/Phonics • stripe, script, strike, scrub • Remember to blend the sounds of the consonants strand scr when reading these words. I want you to read the words to your partner and make a sentence for each one. • string, spring These words are almost the same, except for the second letter. • Stray and spray follow the same pattern, as do strain and sprain. T326-327

3. Spelling/Phonics • We can use what we know about three-letter blends to read any word, even nonsense words. I want you to help me read the following nonsense words. A good way to attack unfamiliar words is to break them into parts you know. We will read the blend, then the rest of the word, and finally we will put the parts together. • 1. spriff, 2. sprell, 3. scrobe, 4. spraw, 5.sproy, 6. scruzzle, 7. sprook, 8. scrent, 9. sprale T326-327

4. Fluency • Good readers • do not rush when they read aloud • pay attention to punctuation • pay attention to the meanings of the words to help them read expressively. • pause slightly when they see a comma and pause longer when they see a period. T328

5. Focus Skill Main Idea and Details • You can often discover the main idea of a selection by thinking about what happens in the beginning, in the middle, and at the end. • We will revisit “Stone Soup” to discover the main idea of the story. • We will also fill in a graphic organizer to help us with our ideas. T329

6. Focus Skill Main Idea and Details cont. • On page 258, the monks decide to find out what makes people happy. What does this detail tell you about the main idea? • The story is probably about how to find happiness. • On page 266, each villager is giving what he or she has. The next person gives even more. How does this detail add to the main idea? • Seeing others gain happiness from sharing encourages others. • On page 271, the villagers tell the monks, “With the gifts you gave given, we will always have plenty. You have shown us that sharing makes us all richer.” How does this detail help explain the main idea? • It shows that the villagers have learned that sharing can bring happiness. • We will put these ideas into a graphic organizer to help us better understand the main idea and three important details. T329

7. Focus Skill Main Idea and Details cont. Main Idea Sharing brings happiness. Detail Detail Detail Three monks want to find out what makes people happy. The villagers have learned that sharing can bring happiness. As each villager gives, others want to give more.

8. Use Reference Sources • Books such as dictionaries, thesauruses, atlases, and encyclopedias are reference sources that they can use when locating information for a report or an essay. All of these materials are also available on the Internet. Books, maps, charts, and photographs are other useful reference materials.

9. Use Reference Sources • We will explore a thesaurus today. A thesaurus can help readers locate synonyms. Synonyms may be listed as a word or phrase. A thesaurus may have more than one entry for a word. Some words may be listed as a noun, a verb, and an adjective.

10. Use Reference Sources cont. • Thesauruses are organized alphabetically, in the same way that dictionaries are organized. The words listed after an entry are synonyms for the entry word. They, too, are listed alphabetically. A thesaurus may also list antonyms for the entry word. • Let’s work with the word happy. • A thesaurus can help you find more exact or interesting words to use in your writing. T330

11. Use Reference Sources cont. T330

12. You Try! • Look up these words in a thesaurus. Write down one synonym for each word. • walk • sleepy • angry • leader • friend Extra support page 74

13. A legend is a story passed down through he years. Features of legends include… Based on fact, but includes made-up parts A main character with exaggerated accomplishments SE274-275 T332-333

14. SE274-275 T332-333

15. Respond to the Legend • What is the main idea of the legend? • Johnny Appleseed left his mark on America by carrying apple trees to the western part of the country. • What would you like to say to Johnny Appleseed? • How can you tell that this is a legend? • Johnny’s real name is given, so the story is based on fact. We don’t know how much else is true. T333

16. DOL farmer carrots • 1. The farmers grew carrot in her field. • 2. she gave the carrots to a boys. boy S t338

17. Grammar • The following words are plural nouns (They name more than one.): carrots, homes, boys, cakes, mountains. • Each of these plural nouns is formed by adding an –s to the singular form. • I want you to help me make the following singular nouns plural. 1. monk; 2. lunch; 3.fox; 4. lady; 5. wish; 6. potato • 1. monks; 2. lunches; 3. foxes; 4. ladies; 5.wishes; 6. potatoes • Remember the rules for making nouns plural: if the word ends in ch, x, sh. or a vowel, you add –es; if the word ends with y, change the y to i and add –es. T338

18. Grammar Practice • With your partner, create a list of 8 plural nouns. Then work together to create sentences with at least 4 of your plural nouns. We will share in 5 minutes. T338

19. Writing • We are going to use our prewriting information from yesterday to write a first draft of a summary. • Remember that a good summary includes: • The main idea and key details of a passage • Uses words that will help readers understand the exact meaning of a passage • Uses strong, exact language. T339

20. Writing cont. • I will read aloud the first and last pages of “Stone Soup.” • At the beginning of the story, the monks want to find out what makes people happy. In the end of the story, they learn that sharing brings happiness. Should this information be included in a summary of “Stone Soup”? T339

21. Writing cont. • I want you to use the list of ideas and facts from yesterday to create a summary paragraph of the story you chose. Remember to use strong, exact words in your summary. t339