Leonardo’s Horse

Day 1

Concept Talk

How do artists inspire future generations?

PARTNER SHARE• What might inspire an artist to create?

• How can an artist’s work inspire other people?

Let’s Talk About• Turn to page 354-355• What are these students doing? What

medium did they use to make their art?• How might their art inspire others?

• These people are looking at the sculpture of what famous person?

• How does this sculpture inspire others?

Let’s Talk About• Why is the woman drawing the Greek

ruins?• Maybe she was inspired by the ruins

with all their beauty and the magnificence.

Listen:

“Norman Rockwell” is about the famous artist, Norman Rockwell and how he was inspired to make an important change in his art. Listen for:• Easel• Charcoal• canvas

Amazing Words• Easel- a stand for holding a picture• Norman Rockwell used an easel when

he drew. • Teach your partner this word.

Amazing Words• Charcoal- black, brittle form of

carbon made by partly burning wood in a place where there is no air

• We use charcoal when we cook on the grill.

• Teach your partner this word.

Amazing Words• Canvas- is a strong, heavy cloth

made from cotton, used for making tents, sails, and artists’ paintings

• The beautiful canvas was hanging in the art museum.

Teach your partner this word.

Main Idea

• The main idea is the most important idea about a topic.

• Details are the smaller pieces of information that support the main idea by telling more about it.

• Sometimes the author states the main idea of a text in a single sentence.

• When the main idea is not stated, readers must use information in the text to figure it out

Main Idea

• We are going to read about how bronze has been used to make art

• Let’s read “Bronze”• We will look for the main ideas and

details in the passage as we read• In paragraph one, the main idea is

that bronze has been used for thousands of years to make things

Main Idea

• The important details that support this are:

• Bronze is made from copper• Bronze is soft and can not be

hammered and bent• In molten form, bronze can be

shaped into statues, pots, and bowls• Finish reading the story now

Visualize• We can visualize the information to

help us understand the story• First, the model is made from plaster

or clay-I can picture an apple in my mind

• Then the model is coated in wax• Another layer of clay is added

Visualize• Next, it is heated and the wax melts

away, leaving a space• I can picture that in my mind too• The bronze is melted and poured into

the space left by the wax• I can visualize and understand how a

bronze apple is formed in this space

Vocabulary• achieved- reached or attained by

effort, skill or courage• She achieved good grades in 5th

grade.• architect- a person who designs

buildings• Joseph was the architect of the new

train station.

Vocabulary• bronze- a yellowish-brown alloy of copper

with up to one-third tin• The bronze statue glistened in the sun.

• Cannon-a mounted gun for firing heavy projectiles; a gun, howitzer, or mortar

• Frank fired the cannon during the battle.

Vocabulary• depressed- in a state of general

unhappiness • Sarah never smiled because she was

depressed about her dog. • fashioned- to make into a particular

form• The chair was fashioned out of twigs.

Vocabulary• midst – the middle or central part or point• Ralph was in the midst of a big project. • philosopher- a person engaged or learned

in philosophy, especially as an academic discipline

• Joseph was a philosopher not a fighter.

Vocabulary• Rival- a person or thing competing

with another for the same objective or for superiority in the same field of activity

• They were rivals on the football field, but friends after the game.

Spelling-compound words:Words that are made up of two separate words, put together to make a new word.

• Let’s take our pretest now.

Principal Parts of Regular Verbs

Every verb has four basic forms called its principal parts:

• The present• The present participle• The past• The past participle

Principal Parts of Regular Verbs

• I admire that singer. (present)• I am admiring her high notes.

(present participle)• I admired her presentation. (past)• I have admired her for years. (past

participle)

WRITINGPersuasive speechHas a clear focus or ideaDetails and relevant evidence that

support the ideaWriters try to gain support for their

ideasYou want the readers to agree with

you

WRITINGPersuasive speechAttempt to get others to agree with

and support ideas about a topicLet’s read an example of a

persuasive speech. Please read “How Cell Phones Changed Lives” together.