the last dragon!

The Last Dragon!

By: Susan Miho NunesProblem Solvers

Theme 4, Selection 3, Day 1Taught By: Mr. Williams

Drawing ConclusionsReaders often need to draw conclusions about the

characters in a story in order to better understand why they act the way they do in various situations.

Conclusions are drawn by analyzing details.

Conclusions can change as new details are revealed by

the author.

More than one conclusion can be drawn from the same details.

Different readers may form slightly different conclusions

from the same details.

The FrogComprehension Skill:Drawing Conclusions

Where do you think this story might

take place? Explain your answer.

What clues might help you figure out how the frog gets out of the bucket?

What can you tell about the frog from

his actions in the story?

What is a prefix?

pre-

prepare predict present

com-

computer companion complete

con-

confuse concise concert

Decoding Prefixes: pre-, com-, & con-

Before

With

With

characters

fierce

homage

scales

teeming

Key Chinatown Vocabulary• autumn

– The season after summer

• draft– A flow of air

• etched– Made a design by cutting lines

• frost– Very thin covering of ice

• mercury– Silvery, toxic, white metal

used in thermometers

• peculiar– Unusual, strange, odd, or bizarre

• thermometer– An instrument that measures

temperature

• timid– Easily frightened, shy

Heat WaveBrace Map

1. While reading the story use practice book p. 39 to chart the various conclusions you make throughout the story and the details you use to find them. Make sure to write in complete sentences.

2. While you are reading begin thinking about other possible conclusions readers might draw from these details.

3. When you finish, use the information you have charted to create a Brace Map on a clean sheet of paper.

4. When finished go back and reread this week’s selection in order to improve reading fluency.

The Last Dragon!

By: Susan Miho NunesProblem Solvers

Theme 4, Selection 3, Day 2Taught By: Mr. Williams