• Essential Question
    How is a live performance different from other kinds of entertainment?

     

    Fluency

    Intonation

    When good readers read aloud, they know when to vary their intonation, or make their voices rise and fall.  Using appropriate intonation will help you better understand the text.

     

    Comprehension 

    Target Skill: Cause and Effect

     
     

    Resources 

     
     
    Target Skill: Analyze Illustrations
     
     
     
    Target Strategy: Monitor/Clarify
     
     
     
    Resources
     
    Target Vocabulary 

    familiar  - well known because it is experienced often

     

    applause - clapping to show that something is liked

     

    vacant - empty

     

    rickety - shaky or likely to fall apart

     

    blurry - unclear or smeared

     

    blasted - made a sudden, loud noise

     

    jerky -moving in sudden, uneven, or awkward ways

     

    rude - not being polite; having bad manners 

     

    Spelling

        clown        round

         bow             cloud

         power          crown

         thousand      crowd

         sound           count

         powder        blouse

         frown           pound

         house           found

         mountain      coward