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Lesson Topic
The Court SystemGenre: Fantasy
Written and Illustrated By Tim EganThe Trial of Cardigan Jones - Read to Me
Story Background
Vocabulary Strategies
Dictionary/Glossary Flipchart- Cardigan Jones
Dictionary/Glossary
Grammar
Kinds of Sentences Flipchart- Cardigan Jones
Grammar Snap Video- Kinds of Sentences
Grammar Snap Video- Command & Exclamatory -
4 Kinds of Sentences Video
Senteces Song 1
Sentence Song 2
Kinds of Sentences Quiz
Sentence Fragment Games
Parts of Speech - Game Equarium
Phonics
Long Vowels a, e, i, o, uThe long vowel pronunciation is the same as theletter name.Words with the VCe Pattern
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Essential Question
Why are courts an important part of our government?Fluency
Phrasing
Good readers read words in groups instead of one at a time to make their reading sound like natural speech. They also pause after groups of words that go together.
Punctuation, including commas and end marks, can help readers know when to pause.Comprehension
Target Skill: ConclusionsWhen we read, we can draw conclusions based on story details. A conclusion is a smart guess about something the author does not say directly. Good readers use what they know about real life and clues the author gives to draw conclusions about characters and events. We can use an inference map to figure out things not stated directly.Resources
- Practice Drawing Conclusions
- Practice Drawing Conclusions 2
- Drawing Conclusions Board Game
- Drawing Conclusions Video
- Making Inferences - Partly Cloudy
- Drawing Conclusions & Inferences - Rags to Riches
- Battleship Inferences
- Sneetches
Target Skill: Author's Word ChoiceTarget Strategy: Infer/PredictInferring is similar to drawing conclusions. When readers infer, they use what they know to figure out things that the author does not tell in the text.Target Vocabulary
convinced - made someone believe or agree to somethingguilty - having done something wrongpointed - used a finger to show where something washonest - truthfultrial - a meeting in court to decide if someone has broken the lawmurmur - the sound of people speaking very softlyjury - the group of people who make the decision in a trialstand - the place where a witness in a trial sits while being questionedSpellingspoke milesave excusecone invitecube priceerase ripebroke flamelife rulethese thosesurprise decide