the view from saturday by: e.l. konigsberg growing up theme 3, selection 4, day 1 taught by: mrs....
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The View from Saturday
By: E.L. KonigsbergGrowing Up
Theme 3, Selection 4, Day 1Taught By: Mrs. Williams
Under the Rice MoonComprehension Skill:
Problem Solving/ Decision Making
What is the main problem of the story?
How does the swallow try to
solve its problem again
and again?
How is the problem finally
resolved?
commute
v. To travel back and forth regularly. My aunt and uncle commute from Gilroy to Sunnyvale every day.
hover
v. To remain close by. Helicopters hovered above the freeways so reporters could check the traffic conditions.
interfering
adj. Intruding in the business of other people; meddling. Kara did not ask why her brother was crying, because she didn't want to seem to be interfering.
subtle
adj. Not obvious; hard to detect. The waiter's gesture was so subtle that none of the diners noticed it.
• commute– To travel back and forth
regularly.
• hover– To remain close by.
• interfering– Intruding in the business of other
people.
• permitted– allowed.
• resettling– Moving to a new place
• subtle– Not obvious; hard to detect.
• volunteers– People who offer to do something
they do not have to do, often for no pay.
• horizon– The place where the sky appears
to meet the land.
vocabulary
The View from Saturday
By: E.L. KonigsbergGrowing Up
Theme 3, Selection 4, Day 2Taught By: Mrs. Williams
• commute– To travel back and forth
regularly.
• hover– To remain close by.
• interfering– Intruding in the business of other
people.
• permitted– allowed.
• resettling– Moving to a new place
• subtle– Not obvious; hard to detect.
• volunteers– People who offer to do something
they do not have to do, often for no pay.
• horizon– The place where the sky appears
to meet the land.
vocabulary
Step 1
•Read the Story Summery to yourself one time.
•Be sure to use good hand gestures to help you as you read.
Step 2
•Turn to your shoulder partner and partner read the story with lots of expression.
•Don’t forget the gestures that you have practiced.
Step 3
•Take turns asking and answering at least five questions each about the text.
•Remember to both ask and answer questions with high enthusiasm.
Extreme Partner Reading
The View from Saturday
By: E.L. KonigsbergGrowing Up
Theme 3, Selection 4, Day 3Taught By: Mrs. Williams
• commute– To travel back and forth
regularly.
• hover– To remain close by.
• interfering– Intruding in the business of other
people.
• permitted– allowed.
• resettling– Moving to a new place
• subtle– Not obvious; hard to detect.
• volunteers– People who offer to do something
they do not have to do, often for no pay.
• horizon– The place where the sky appears
to meet the land.
vocabulary
The feelings and associations that a word brings to mind
The volunteers were supervised by David.
The volunteers were bossed by David.
connotation
The View from Saturday
By: E.L. KonigsbergGrowing Up
Theme 3, Selection 4, Day 4Taught By: Mrs. Williams
• commute– To travel back and forth
regularly.
• hover– To remain close by.
• interfering– Intruding in the business of other
people.
• permitted– allowed.
• resettling– Moving to a new place
• subtle– Not obvious; hard to detect.
• volunteers– People who offer to do something
they do not have to do, often for no pay.
• horizon– The place where the sky appears
to meet the land.
vocabulary
Home Grown ButterfliesWith your shoulder partner, read
pages 348-351 from your text using the skills mentions in the yellow column on the left of page 348. When you are finished discuss these questions with your partner and write your answers in complete sentences on a piece of lined paper.
3. What steps did the children of the village take to prepare the farm?
4. How did the headings help you understand the information in this article?
2. How did Brent Davies get the butterflies to lay their eggs in the villager’s farms?
1. What would have happened to the butterflies if the villagers would have cut down the trees?
5. How is the work that the characters in The View from Saturday similar to the people of Barra del Colorado?
The View from Saturday
By: E.L. KonigsbergGrowing Up
Theme 3, Selection 4, Day 5Taught By: Mrs. Williams