Cause and Effect

This Week's Story: Saving America's Wolves 

This week's Storyworks story is Saving America's Wolves. Besides learning about the history of wolves in America from the early 1800s to present day, we will also be studying cause and effect.

First: Sleeping With the Wolves: A Night at the Wolf Conservation Center Video

This video from the Scholastic News Kids Press Corps will take you on a trip to the Wolf Conservation Center, where you’ll learn how experts are protecting wolves—and what you can do to help.

Second: Padlet

Use the corresponding link below to get to a Padlet page. On this page you will post one question you could ask others about the movie. The question needs to be one that doesn't have one specific answer, instead one that there could be many correct answers. What is a conservation center? How do you feel about wolves being in a conservation center? 

Sullivan's Class

Moody's Class

Third: Anchor Chart

In the mini-lesson tab in your Reader's Notebook, make sure this chart is copied down.

Fourth: Cause and Effect Worksheet

After rereading or listening to the story today, please complete the paper copy of the worksheet below.

Fifth: Google Forms Quiz

Check your email for the link to this weeks quiz. Remember to locate your answers in your text.

Sixth: Cause and Effect Story

This week we have been working on locating the cause and effects in Saving America's Wolves. Now you get to create your own cause and effect story as a class.  You each have a classroom number, that is the slide you will be working on. Your cause must relate to the classmates effect in front of you. All 28 slides will be combined to create a story. An example of the graphic organizer is below.

Sullivan- Cause and Effect Graphic Organizers

Moody: Cause and Effect Graphic Organizers

Generalizations: Day 4 (I can connect generalizations and my world.)

First: Generalization Review

Friday, everyone created their own generalization statement and justified what made it a generalization. Let's review these!

Here is another generalization video that a class created. 

Second: Comprehension Check

We are going to work on comprehension passage around the skill, comparing and contrasting. You will locate this article in Readworks. It is titled, Nothing to Lose. 

When you are finished, your passage should look something like this.

Third: Generalization Project, Phase 1 and 2

Phase 1:

This week we've learn all about generalizations. Today you are going to do the prep-work for your generalization project, "Generalizations in My World". I want you to think about your life. What are some generalizations that you notice in your world? They can be about any topic. Write these generalizations down in a notebook. The more you come up with the better and they must connect to your world! Tomorrow, we will start phase 3- putting these generalizations into a creation app. 

Phase 2:

Ask yourself, "What is one image I could link all my generalizations to?" then take a photo of it and email it to yourself. This image also needs to connect to you and your world. This will allow you to fall right into Phase 3 tomorrow. 

Fourth: Silent Reading

Generalizations: Day 3 (I can explain why a statement is a generalization.)

First: Review

Grab your headphones! I'd like you to watch this short 2 minute video to refresh your memory on what a generalization is, all the clue words that hint to a generalization and to test your knowledge with examples.

Second: Reading

Yesterday you read with a partner the story, Stretching Ourselves and recorded some examples of generalizations in Google Docs. We reviewed these examples this morning. Today, I'd like you to get with a group (max 5), grab a Rockstar, your headphones and a Reading Street Text.. Please open up the book to Unit 4- Stretching Ourselves. Follow along as a group with the text audio. I want you to pause it when you get to a generalization and discuss what makes the statement a generalization. If it is not on the list- please add it to our Google Doc

Third: Comprehension Check

Please complete this Quizizz so I can see where your understanding is at regarding generalizations. 

Fourth: Create

On a notecard, I'd like you to write an example of a generalization. Then, I'd like you to explain why it is a generalization. That's right- I want you to justify your reasoning. You will find the notecards on my desk.

Fifth: Silent Read

Find a cozy spot to enjoy your novel!

Theme: Day 2 (I can tell the difference between a theme and a topic.)

First: Mini Lesson

Please make sure that this anchor chart is copied into your reader's notebook.

Second: Review

Here is a review  on the content we covered for how to find a theme in a text.  Just in case you need a bit of clarification or extra explanation.

Third: Popular Themes

Grab your earbuds and watch this short video clip of The Top 10 Pixar Themes. 

Fourth: Practice!!

Complete this double sided theme worksheet. Remember to put all that you have learned about theme to use. No vague answers- be specific when explaining your thinking.