UNIT 1 WEEK 5

MORNING WORK (DAY 1)

What is the bond between animals and humans?

STREET RHYME

Count on me, I’m a calculator.

Help you rise up, I’m an elevator.

Stick by your side, like gum to a shoe.

I’ll always be there for you,

Because that’s what friends do.

AMAZING WORDS

dependable

dedication

conscientious

substantial

AMAZING WORDSdependable- trustworthy and reliable

dedication- committed to a task or purpose

conscientious- (of a person) wishing to do what is right, especially to do one's work or duty well and thoroughly

substantial- of considerable importance, size, or worth

AN UNFORGETTABLE FRIEND

Read Aloud

Questions to ponder:

• What genre is this story?

• What kind of behavior makes Chester dependable?

FACT AND OPINION

Includes:

• A statement of fact can be proved true or false.• A statement of opinion is a judgment or belief.• Sometimes one statement expresses both a fact and an opinion.

Small Group: RWNB 84

VOCABULARY WORDS

fixed

furious

morsel

nudge

quietly

ruff

stooped

vigil

FIXED

Held steady

FURIOUS

Violent or uncontrolled

MORSEL

A small piece of food

NUDGE

Push gently

QUIETLY

In a manner that makes little or no noise

RUFF

A growth of fur or feathers around the neck of an animal

STOOPED

Bent forward

VIGIL

The act of period of watching

DAY 2 MORNING WORK“We told you that nursing Chester back to health would take a substantial amount of time, but you made the commitment and traded spending time with your friends for taking care of Chester.”

• What does the author mean by nursing Chester back to health?

AMAZING WORDS

advocate

commitment

advocate- a person who publicly supports or recommends a particular cause or policy

commitment- the state or quality of being dedicated to a cause, activity, etc.

WORD ANALYSIS (MULTIPLE MEANING WORDS)

Examples of Multiple Meaning Words:

case

patient

right

spring

train

HACHIKO

Genre: historical fiction

• Realistic fiction that takes place in the past.• It is a combination of imagination and fact, for fictional

characters are placed in a historically factual setting.

• How does the author help readers visualize the story? Cite a sentence from the text that helps you “see” what you are reading.

• Historical fiction includes details that are based on historical facts. Identify one detail from what you have read that might be based on fact, and explain how you could determine whether the detail comes from actual events.

• Why does Dr. Ueno say that dogs like Hachiko once hunted bears where it is cold and snowy?

• What causes Kentaro to hide from Hachiko when he first meets the dog?

• How does Hachiko’s behavior fit the description on p. 148 that he is “big, but still a puppy”?

• What can you infer about Papa’s friendship with Dr. Ueno? Support your response with details from the text.

• Based on what you know about Hachiko and your own knowledge about dogs, what do you predict Hachiko will do when he is taken away? Explain your prediction.

DAY 3 (MORNING WORK)“What is your dog’s name?” I asked timidly. The dog was beautiful, but his sharp face reminded me of a wolf’s. I grabbed Mama’s kimono and stepped behind her, just in case.

What does timidly mean?

Why would the narrator grab his mother’s kimono and step behind her?

AMAZING WORDS

notable

uncompromising

notable- worthy of attention or notice; remarkable

uncompromising- showing an unwillingness to make concessions to others, especially by changing one's ways or opinions

Why does the author set the story in Tokyo?

Which details on pp. 152-153 provide information about Hachiko that is probably not factually accurate? Infer why the author included these details anyway.

What do Kentaro’s actions on pp. 152-153 reveal about his character? Cite examples from the test to verify your evaluation.

When Kentaro asks Mr. Kobayashi whether Hachiko knows that Dr. Ueno has died, Mr. Kobayashi responds, "Perhaps he still hopes that Dr. Ueno will return someday. Or perhaps he knows Dr. Ueno is dead, but he waits at the station to honor his master’s memory.” Are these statements of fact of statements of opinion? How do you know?

What can you conclude from Kentaro’s statement I was seventeen, and too big to cry. But I went into the other room and did not come out for a long time.

Explain whether the following sentence is a statement of fact or opinion: Shibuya Station is enormous now, and hundreds of thousands of people travel through it every day.

What significance might Hachiko have for the people who meet at his statue at Shibuya Station? Consider the text and illustration in your response.

What does the heading tell you about the author’s purpose?

Based on what the author relates in this section, what conclusions can you draw about the people who lived in Tokyo during Hachiko’s life?

DAY 4 (MORNING WORK)

“During World War II, the Japanese military was desperately short of metals. Many statues, including Hachiko’s, were melted down.

What other words could we have used in place of desperately?

AMAZING WORDS

salvation

symmetry

salvation-preservation or deliverance from harm, ruin, or loss

symmetry-the quality of being made up of exactly similar parts facing each other or around an axis.