UNIT X UNIT 5 | 173 DIFFERENTIATED INSTRUCTION Scaffold Be aware that some students may need a little more time to prepare their oral answers to the Check In questions. Read the questions aloud and then tell students to think about and formulate their answers in pairs before discussing them as a class. Amplify Provide students with a mixed list of compound nouns. Direct them to first sort the terms into a three-column chart labeled Open, Closed, and Hyphenated. Then have students define the terms and use them in sentences. Have students share their charts with the class, giving definitions and example usage. (Sample words: state-of-the-art, checkout, haircut, bus top, fireflies, blackboard, red-handed, polar bears, full moon, sister-in-law, Christmas tree, anyone, jack-in-the-box, runner-up, roller coaster, restroom, Editor-in-Chief, nobleman) Understand compound nouns Explain that a compound noun is two or more words that act like one word. Write on the board: swimming pool, armchair, check-up. Say: There are three kinds of compound nouns: open, closed, and hyphenated. Point to each example and ask a volunteer to match types and examples. Say: Compound nouns are nouns. They name people, places, and things. When you pronounce a compound noun, you say it as one word. Reading: Anansi and His Six Sons • Ensure students understand they are going to hear a new story. Follow the instructional routine for reading. The following strategies are a sample routine. • Follow oral content Play the audio for page 173. Ask students to listen for a basic understanding of the narrative without looking at the written text. • Match oral to written words Replay the audio for page 173. This time ask students to read silently. Model how to use a finger or notecard to track the text. • Build oral fluency Replay the audio a final time, asking students to follow in a whisper read and imitate intonation and phrasing. Have students pay special attention to the pronunciation of the sons’ names. Repeat as necessary until students demonstrate confidence. Have students who have demonstrated proficiency read the page aloud together. • Identify compound nouns Ask: Are there compound nouns in the text? (yes) Elicit examples and ask: What kind are they: open, closed, or hyphenated? (hyphenated) Check understanding of compounds. Ask: Is Pillow a compound noun? (no) Why? (it is not made of two words) • Call attention to the word marvelous. Ask: Who can explain what marvelous means? Observe students to see if they notice the glossary before pointing it out. Check In Make predictions Have students predict each son’s talents. ANSWERS Sample answers: I predict that See-Everything has very good eyesight, Road-Weaver can make roads, River-Drinker can drink enormous amounts of water, Friend-of-Fish can talk with fish, Bird-Whistler can make birds hear him, and Pillow can make hard things turn soft. PRACTICE EXPLORE AND LEARN Long ago, when Night Sky was blacker than black, a spider named Anansi lived on Earth with his six marvelous sons. Anansi named each son for his special talent. Their names were: See-Everything, Road-Weaver, River-Drinker, Friend-of-Fish, Bird-Whistler, and Pillow. One day, Anansi said, “Sons, I am going on a journey for four nights. I shall return home to you in the light of the fifth morning.” But on the fifth morning, Anansi did not appear. His sons worried. Retold by Esther Mizrachi Anansi and His Six Sons Reading GLOSSARY marvelous very good CHECK IN Predict In Anansi and His Six Sons, what do you think each son’s special talent is? 173 UNIT 5 Anansi and His Six Sons UNIT 5 / READING
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