The Mystery of Saint Matthew

IslandDay 1

Concept Talk

What unexpected affects can humans have on

nature?

Partner share• Think about how human beings

might affect nature.

• Which human actions can affect nature?

• What movies, TV shows, or books have you seen about the ways people can influence the course of nature?

Listen:• The story “All the King’s Animals” is

about the unexpected affects humans can have on nature. Listen for the words:

• Accommodates• Refuge• Domesticated• Contaminated

Let’s get our books• 1-5• 6-10• 11-15• 16-20• 21-27

Anchored Talk• Pp. 344-345• How does the sign pictured here

show humans helping wildlife?• How does this photograph of the

factories show the negative effects of human actions?

Anchored Talk• What does this huge stone sculpture

indicate about how humans can directly shape nature?

• What unexpected affects can humans have on nature?

AMAZING WORDS• Accommodates- to provide for,

supply with• The grocery store accommodates

vegetarians.

• Refuge- is a shelter or protections from danger

• They took refuge in an abandoned cabin during the storm.

AMAZING WORDS• Domesticated-a change from a wild

to a tame state• People have domesticated many

animals.

• Contaminated-means to make impure or polluted by contact

• The factory contaminated the water.

Vocabulary• Bleached- dyed• He bleached his hair blond in the

front.

• Carcasses- bodies of dead animals• The island was covered with the

carcasses of the animals.

Vocabulary• Suspicions- conclusions• The detective had his suspicions

about who was responsible for the break in.

• Starvation- hunger• Every year, dozens of rabbits die of

starvation.

Vocabulary• Scrawny- bony• The cat was so scrawny it’s ribs were

showing.

• Decay- wearing away• The barn stood in ruins and decay.

Vocabulary• Tundra- cold, flat, treeless land• The reindeer cross the tundra to their

winter habitat.

Spelling• -ant (important)

• -ent (consistent)

• -ance (instance)

• -ence (difference)

Spelling• Rule:• Use –ance when the first part of the

word has meaning• Attend + ance• Use –ence when the first part of the

word has NO meaning• Evid + ence

SpellingWords ending in soft c (sounds like s), or soft g (sounds like j) -ent (magnificent, recent)

Words ending in a hard c (sounds like k) or g (like in good)-ant (elegant, applicant)

Word Analysis• Russian word origins: many of the words

with Russian origins relate to the Russian culture.

• Steppes- grasslands, plains• Czar-emperor• Mammoth- huge• Blintzes-pancakes filled with fruit or

cheese• Samovar- large tea pot

Language

conjunction junction

Let's play a game!

Language• Coordinating conjunction:• And, but, or—combines two

sentences or phrases

• Subordinating conjunctions:• While, because, if –connects a

subordinate clause to a main clause or sentence

COMPREHENSION

• How do we tell the main idea from the details that support it?

• Look for a direct statement or find the small pieces of information that tell more about the main idea

• The main idea is not always directly stated

Let’s check our daily fix it.