The BunyansWeek 28

Day 3

Question Of The Day

What are some things in your area that could be called colossal?

Focus Skill:

Figurative Language

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As we read the next selection, look for features of

expository text such as: facts, photographs, explanations,

information.

~Authors use phrases that make their writing more interesting and help readers picture the events. *These phrases often include figurative language.*~In figurative language, the meaning of

a group of words may be different from the words’ individual meanings.

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A simile is a comparison that uses like or as.

The man is as strong as an ox.

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A metaphor describes a thing as something else.

The rainbow was a bright ribbon

across the sky.

An idiom is a word group with

a special meaning.Jen spilled the beans

about the surprise party.

Personification gives human qualities to an animal or object.

The marbles tried to escape.

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Hyperbole is an obvious exaggeration.

I must have seen a million birds that day.

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**Copy the following chart in to your Reading notes

Figurative Language Practice:Look for an example of figurative

language on page 729 in your reading book.

In paragraph 5, (with a grin on his face as wide as the Missouri River-

simile and hyperbole)

On page 735 look at paragraph 4 for another example of figurative

language.

(What’s the big idea…-idiom)

Look for an example of figurative language on page 740.

In paragraph 2, (spitting image-

idiom; what he’s up to-idiom; only time will tell-idiom)

Comprehension Strategy

!! All readers come across some things as they read that are unclear to them !!~~Good readers pay attention to how well they

are understanding what they read, and when they realize they are not comprehending something, they pause to clear up their confusion.

Rereading is one way of clearing upconfusion.

Lesson 28 Vocabulary

Something called a behemoth is

extremely large.

To say something

cordially is to say it in a warm, friendly way.

If a meal is hearty, it is satisfying and includes plenty of

good food.

Something that is fanciful is not real but comes from the imagination.

A scenic place has lovely natural

features, such as trees, cliffs, or bodies

of water.

Something that is colossal if

huge.

An illusion is something that is not really what it

appears to be.

Practice Book page 163

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Fluency: ExpressionOpen your reading book to page 729. Follow along as I read the passage. Pay attention to my use of volume and tone to communicate the characters’ feelings as well as the overall mood of the passage. After I have read the passage you will choral-read with me.

Spelling Words : HomophonesThereThey’reTheirSentScentHourOurSeamSeemPlainPlanepiecepeace

TwoTooToWholeHolePailPaleChallenge Words:ChordCordHeirMorningMourning

Writing Prompt

Many states contain landmarks or natural wonders. Think about a landmark or natural wonder you’ve seen or read about. Now, write a tall tale about how that landmark or natural wonder was found.