Grandfather

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Grandfathers Journeyby Allen Say
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What can we learn about the United States as we
travel?
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Genre

• Historical Fiction
• set in the past
• some details are factual but others are made up
  or are loosely based on history

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This weeks leveled readers

• Grandpas Scrapbook
• Childhood in Pre-War Japan
• Innocent Prisoners
• use your time wisely
• READ CAREFULLY before you take an AR test!

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Going Places

• coast- the land along sea
• lush- having thick growth
• route- way to go road
• If you were traveling east to west across the
  U.S. what would you see just before the lush
  valleys of California?
• How is this story organized?

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Sequence

• The order in which things happen.
• Look for dates, times and clue words to help you.
• Sometimes two of more events happen at once
  meanwhile, during, ...

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Graphic Organizers

• Using a graphic organizer can help you understand
  what you read.
• We also use thinking maps.

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Vocabulary Words

• Study your words and their definitions each day.

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amazed

• Surprised greatly, struck with sudden wonder,
  astounded
• What is the root word of amazed?
• Have you ever seen something that amazed you?
• Who can make a sentence?

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bewildered

• Completely confused puzzled
• Does a bewildered person understand something
  clearly?
• What is the root word?
• Who can make a sentence?

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homeland

• Country that is your home your native land
• Is your homeland a new place to visit?
• What two words make up this compound word?
• Who can make a sentence?

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longed

• Wished for very much desired greatly
• Is longed past or present tense?
• Have you ever longed for something?
• Who can make a sentence?

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sculptures

• Works of art created by carving, modeling,
  casting, etc.
• Where are you likely to find sculptures?
• Who can make a sentence?

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still

• To make or become calm or quiet
• Are you calm after you still your nerves?
• Is it easy to still a toddler?
• Who can make a sentence?

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towering

• Very high
• What is the root word for towering?
• What things have you seen that were towering
  above you?
• Who can make a sentence?

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More words to know

• seacoast- land along the sea seaboard
• steamship- ship moved by engines that work by the
  action of steam under pressure

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Multiple-Meaning Words

• A word can have more than one meaning.
• A dictionary of glossary can help you decide
  which meaning makes sense.

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Multiple-Meaning Words

• Try the meaning you know.
• If it doesnt make sense, look it up.
• Read all the meanings. Try each meaning in the
  sentence.
• Choose the one that makes the best sense in the
  sentence.

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Main Idea

• The MAIN IDEA is an important point about the
  storys topic.
• SUPPORTING DETAILS give more information about a
  main idea.

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A Look at Two Lands

• Genre Online Reference Source
• Sequence Why does it make sense to begin with an
  online encyclopedia?
• Graphic Organizers Which online source might
  have many lists charts?

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Fluency Tempo Rate

• When reading facts and details, use a SLOWER
  TEMPO and RATE to help listeners understand it
  better.

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Sequence

• Look for clue words to understand the order of
  events
• then, later, after, .

1. Ask yourself what happened first? 2. Then
what happened? 3. What happened last?
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Electronic Media

• Electronic media includes any resources that
  require electricity to function.
• Two kinds
• computer-- CD-ROMs, DVDs anything found on the
  internet
• non-computer-- tapes, VCR, DVDs, films, TV shows,
  radio

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Web Search

• To find information on the Internet, use a search
  engine and type in your key words.
• Search engines Yahoo, Google, Ask, ..
• What search engines have you used?