Dear Family Member:I’m reading Meet Rosina in class this week. We
learned that some books have main ideas and details. The main idea is the writer’s most important point. It’s the big idea. I learned that details are bits of information that help tell about the main idea. I think the main idea of Meet Rosina is how a deaf girl has a happy life, just like other children. I’m sure as I read I’ll fi nd lots of examples that tell about her life.
This Week’s SkillsComprehension: main idea and details
Vocabulary: dictionary—new meanings for known words
Phonics: different sounds of i
Spelling: different spellings of words with i as in nice and tip
Word Workout
WORDS TO KNOW
celebrate cultures deaf
relatives signing
From Words to Pictures First, we’ll talk about what each word means. Then, for each word, we’ll make up a sentence and draw a picture to go with it.
SPELLING WORDS
did rip fi n mix pick
fi ve line side pipe hike
Is It I or I? I’ll ask you to spell a word and tell me if the sound made by i is the same as in the word tin or tile.
Each main idea is missing its details. We’ll read the main ideas together. They are written at the top of each square. Then we can look at the details below and match them to their main ideas. You can write the letter of the main idea next to each detail.
Queridos familiares:Esta semana estoy leyendo en clase Meet Rosina.
Aprendí que algunos libros tienen ideas principales y detalles. La idea principal es lo más importante que dice el autor. Es la idea que se destaca más. Aprendí que los detalles son trocitos de información que ayudan a contar la idea principal. Pienso que la idea principal de Meet Rosina es cómo una niña sorda puede tener una vida feliz, como otros chicos. Seguro que cuando lea voy a encontrar muchos ejemplos acerca de su vida.
Destrezas de la semanaComprensión: idea principal y detalles
Vocabulario: diccionario—nuevas defi niciones para palabras que sabes
Fonética: diferentes sonidos de i
Ortografía: diferente ortografía de palabras con i como en nice y tip
Ejercicio de palabras
PALABRAS DE VOCABULARIO
celebrate cultures deaf
relatives signing
Palabras y dibujos Primero vamos a hablar de lo que quiere decir cada palabra. Después vamos a hacer una oración con cada palabra y hacer un dibujo para ilustrarla.
PALABRAS DE ORTOGRAFÍA
did rip fi n mix pick
fi ve line side pipe hike
¿Cómo suena la i? Te voy a pedir que deletrees una palabra y me digas si el sonido de la i es como en la palabra tin o como en la palabra tile.
A cada idea principal le faltan los detalles. Vamos a leer juntos las ideas principales. Están escritas en la parte superior de cada recuadro. Después podemos mirar los detalles y ver a qué idea principal corresponden. Puedes escribir la letra de la idea principal junto a cada detalle.
Mike rides his white bike. Each time his legs go up, he bumps the handlebars. Mike likes his bike, but he understands it’s not the right size. What will Mike do?
Mike rides his new bike on the wide sidewalk. Tim asks to ride it. Mike says, “You ride the red bike. I’ll ride the white one. I will ride my red bike another time.”
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Mike tells Mom he needs a different bike. Mom will help Mike pay for the bike, but he has to save and help pay for it, too. Mike thinks that this is fine.
Mike gets to work. He wipes the dishes. He rakes twigs. He sells lime ice pops to other kids. He does a number of different jobs. Each dime goes in his bank.
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Mike can now pay for his bike. At a yard sale, Mike rides each bike. Then he sees one that is the right size and the right price. Mike likes his new red bike.
César Chávez and Martin Luther King, Jr. never met. Chávez admired this peaceful leader. Imagine that Chávez wrote a thank-you note to Dr. King. What might Chávez say?
What I Learned from Jane Addams
Jane Addams taught many people. Write about what you learned from Jane Addams.
Literacy Activitiescivil rights (SIV-uhl reyets) freedoms
that all people enjoy by law (page 8)
immigrants (IM-i-gruhnts) people who move from one country to another (page 4)
migrant (MEYE-gruhnt) going from place to place (page 11)
Nobel Peace Prize (NOH-bel Pees Preyez) prize given to someone who makes the world a better place (page 6)
ConclusionJane Addams, Martin Luther King, Jr., and César Chávez were ordinary Americans. They lived at different times and in different places. They came from different cultures.
But with words and deeds, these three American heroes improved the lives of many people. They changed our country forever.
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Chapter 1
Who Was Jane Addams?
Jane Addams had a good life. Her family had plenty of money. She felt that others should live well, too. Her idea was simple. She wanted everyone to have a good life.
Jane Addams dreamed of making life better for all people.
Addams was born in 1860. Her family lived in a nice house. One day, she saw a poor part of the city. Many immigrants lived there. Houses were falling apart. Children had torn clothes.
Addams was just a girl, but she wanted to help. She wanted to change the way poor people lived.
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A grape grower signs a contract. He is agreeing to pay workers more money.
Chávez wanted things to change. He became a leader for the migrant workers. In 1968 Chávez asked people all over the United States not to buy grapes. Grape growers lost money. They finally agreed to treat workers better.
Chávez died in 1993. In 1994, President Clinton honored Chávez by awarding him the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
Chávez left school after eighth grade. He picked grapes with his family. They made pennies a day. A family could not live on so little money.
Migrants worked many hours for very little pay.
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In 1889, Addams’ found a big house and filled it with pretty things. She called it Hull House.
Addams gave classes to immigrants. They came from different cultures. They spoke different languages. At Hull House, they could learn to speak and read English, do math, and other things, too.
In 1931, Jane Addams received the Nobel Peace Prize for helping so many people. Today, the Hull House Association still helps people.
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The family moved to California. They became migrant workers. They went from farm to farm picking crops. They never stayed in one place. Chávez went to more than 30 different schools.
King knew that the law was wrong and fought for change. But he fought for civil rights with his words, not his fists. He dreamed of the same rights for all citizens of the United States.
On August 28, 1963, Dr. King gave a famous speech in Washington, D.C. It was called “I Have a Dream.”
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King gave speeches and led marches. These actions changed our country. In 1964, King received the Nobel Peace Prize.
Sadly, King was killed in 1968. Today, Americans celebrate his birthday on January 15. We honor Martin Luther King, Jr. by helping others. We can make the world better too.
In this photo, President Lyndon Johnson is signing the Civil Rights Act. It gave African Americans the same rights as other citizens.
