1. May is Young Achievers Month. Name one young person
that you admire. Explain.
Wednesday
May 23, 2012
Alan G Johnny
Linder Cincere
Joey Gia Ricardo
David
Jose Adolfo
Cameron Ramon
Ryan
Emma R
Alan
Natalie Nyashia
Brian Andres
Joshua
Brianna Christopher
Christian Sualee
Mitzy Angel
Elizabeth
Matthew
Roxana
Massire
Max Carlos
2. Morning Writing
Young achievers
probably had big
dreams and high
hopes. What do you
dream about
accomplishing
someday? Explain
Write neatly, skipping a line, and use looseleaf (lined)
paper. Hand in once you are finished. The work will be
graded.
3. Reading Talking in Codes (p. 578)
Talk About It
Name some
different kinds of
codes. What are
some situations in
which you might
PICTURE PROMPT Look at the picture and
want to talk in respond in writing. You can write a poem, a
story, or a description, or any other type of
code? writing you like.
4. Reading Talking in Codes (p. 578)
A corridor is a long, narrow
hallway.
A reservation is land set aside by
the government for a specific
purpose.
5. Reading Talking in Codes (p. 578)
Someone who has enlisted has
volunteered to join the military.
Invasion refers to armed forces
entering a region to conquer it.
6. Reading Talking in Codes (p. 578)
A shield is a person or thing that
protects against danger.
A location is an exact place.
7. Reading Talking in Codes (p. 578)
Sagged refers to things that
drooped down in the middle from
weight.
Something that is creased is lined,
folded, or wrinkled.
8. Reading Rita, the Storyteller (p. 580)
Context Clues
Context Clues are
words or phrases that
surround an unfamiliar
word and can help
you define it. They can
appear in a nearby
location
What context clues you
can find in the story to
sentence or help you define the
word.
somewhere else in the
paragraph
9. Reading Rita, the Storyteller (p. 580)
Clues Author's Perspective
Meskwaki are proud of
Positive
their story telling.
The story is about brave
Complimentary
Meskwaki code talkers.
The tribe enlisted and
were chosen for a secret Approving
mission during WWII.
Their codes were never
Neutral, factual
broken.
Narrator is sad they got
Partial to the Meskwaki
no recognition.
10. Reading The Unbreakable Code (p. 582)
Genre
Historical Fiction tells a
story in which fictional
characters take part
in actual historical
events from the past.
PREVIEW AND PREDICT Read the title,
Author's Perspective preview the illustrations, and note
Look for clues that questions and predictions about the
story.
reveal the author's
point of view.
11. Reading The Unbreakable Code (p. 582)
Navajo: a member of a Native
American people of northern
New Mexico and Arizona
drills: training exercises
12. Reading The Unbreakable Code (p. 582)
platoon: a division in the military
recruits: new members of the
armed forces
13. Reading The Unbreakable Code (p. 582)
Clues Author's Perspective
The Navajo language is as
The author has a favorable
warm and familiar as the
attitude toward the Navajo
patterns on a Navajo
language.
blanket.
Grandfather tells John The author feels that the
never to forget the Navajo Navajo language is
language. important to remember.
14. Reading The Unbreakable Code (p. 582)
Reading Homework
Use vocabulary words in a
sentence.
18. Spelling Review and Proofread
The soldiers moshunless in the field.
What was so important about a marmliss
code? As the darknes crept in, they felt
alone. An emptyness came over them as
they waited. The mission seemed
meaninglis to them. They had no idea
that the language which was eforless to
them would stump the Japanese army!
19. Spelling Review and Proofread
Writing Activity
Write a paragraph about what
you would do if you had a code
of your own. Use four words from
your spelling list.
20. Spelling Review and Proofread
Spelling Homework
Word Map handout
21. Homework Summary Wednesday, May 23, 2012
Reading
1. Use vocabulary words in a sentence.
Spelling
1. Word Map handout.
Have a great Memorial Day weekend!
22. Range:
Mode:
8
Median:
Mean:
Reward
10 Pizza Party
89 Wheel of Fun
7 Spelling
6 BrainPOP
45 Silent Snack
23 Class Work
1 No Snack