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Ten Mile DayDay 1Concept talkWhat challenges do immigrants encounter?Partner ShareDiscuss the question of the week with your partnerWhat things would be difficult for you if you went to a foreign country?Have you known any new immigrants, or seen them in books or movies?Lets Talk AboutTurn to page 140-141

Lets look at the pictures . What are the immigrants in this picture doing?Lets Talk AboutImmigrants have to learn about their new country to become citizens.

They learn the language and culture.

Lets Talk AboutConcept Map

Lets add New Country, New Language, and New Culture to our concept map.Lets Talk AboutWhat does the Statue of Liberty stand for?

It is an emblem for welcoming new people to America. Most immigrants are anxious and excited about coming to their new country. Lets Talk AboutWhat do you think these immigrants are thinking about?Immigrants probably miss their homeland and family. They may be anxious about finding work in America. Lets add Missing their homeland and Finding work to our concept mapLets Talk AboutWhat challenges do immigrants encounter?

This week we will be reading about immigrants facing different challenges. Listen:The story Journey to Ellis Island is about an immigrant familys experience at Ellis Island. Listen for the words:ImmigrationEllis IslandBelongingsanxiouslyAmazing WordsImmigration- means moving from one country to another

People came to Ellis Island as a checkpoint for their immigration.

Teach your partner what this amazing word means. Amazing WordsEllis Island- a small island in the harbor of New York. In the past, it was the entry point for immigrants to the United States

My grandfather came through Ellis Island when he came from Ireland to the United States.Teach your partner what this amazing word meansAmazing Wordsbelongings- things that someone owns, their possessionsHe packed all of his belongings in a suitcase and left for America.anxiously- means having fears about what might happenGeorgia waited anxiously to give her speech before the student body. Teach these words to your partner. Cause and EffectAn effect is something that happens.

What question can we ask to identify an effect?

We should ask what happened?

Cause and EffectA cause is why something happens.

What question can we ask to identify a cause?We can ask Why did this happen?

What other clue words can we look for?Cause and EffectTake a look at page EI-5.

We are going to read Coming to the United States

Cause and EffectToday as we read about immigrants who come to the United States, we will look for cause-and-effect relationships. Lets read together. At the end of paragraph 2, we learn that many immigrants came to the United States between 1880 and 1930. Then the text asks, Why? Since we ask Why to identify a cause, we can predict that the cause will be in paragraph 3. Look in paragraph 3. Why did so many immigrants come?FluencyWith your partner read the story Coming to the United States.

Dont stop until I tell you to.

Read aloud either together or one at a time.

Make sure to use good pacing and correct voice inflectionVocabularyBarren- unable to produce fruitSyn-fruitless

The farmers trees were barren and looked empty in the field.

Deafening- very loudSyn-earsplitting

The jet roared over the house with a deafening roar.

VocabularyLurched- rolled suddenlySyn-blundered

The car lurched forward in the garage.

Previous- occurs before in timeSyn- earlier

She enjoyed the previous show better. VocabularyPrying- to look at closelySyn-inquiring

The girl looked into the closet with prying eyes.

Surveying- looking carefully atSyn-appraise

He was surveying the hill for his cat. Spelling ContractionsThis week we will use words that are a shortened form of two words. They contain apostrophes that show where letters have been left out.

SpellingExamples:

Didnt WouldntTheyreSpellingLets take our spelling pretest now.Daily Fix itLets take a look at our Daily Fix itConventions

ConventionsCollective nouns are nouns that represent groups of people.

Army audience board class companyCorporation council department firmGroup jury majority navy school teamTake one, Give OneTake two minutes and write as many words as you can think of under each of the headings (common nouns, proper nouns, collective nouns)

BEGINTake one, Give OneWhile the music plays, walk around and find a friend, take one of their words, give one of yours. Then move on to another friend, take one of their words, give one of yours.

When the music stops, sit down in your seat. Start Now

Take one, Give OneNow, look over the list with your partner.

Do all the words on yours lists fit in the columns? If not, put them where they belong. WritingThis week you will write an expository composition. An expository composition is a nonfiction writing that informs readers about a topic.

WritingAn expository composition tells about:Real peopleReal eventsGives readers a description about somethingGives readers an explanation about somethingWritingExpository compositions contain:

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