Sing to the StarsBy: Mary Brigid Barrett

Problem SolversTheme 4, Selection 4, Day 1

Taught By: Mr. Williams

Story Structure

Characters •The Characters include the people or animals in the story.•Remember to always describe a character’s appearance and

personality.

Setting •The setting is the time and place where a story is happening. •Make sure to always use multiple sensory descriptions.

Plot •The plot is the series of story events including the problem and solution.

•Always describe what, why, and how story events happened.

Paca and BeetleComprehension Skill:

Story Structure

Who are the characters in the story? What is the

setting?

What is the problem in the story?

What is the solution in the story?

Decoding VCCV Patterns

Vowel-Consonant-Conconant-Vowel

lesson

les/son

concert

con/cert

signal

sig/nal

pulsates

pul/sates

chatter

chat/ter

amplifiers

blaring

debut

murmur

rhythm

strides

Key Musical Vocabulary

• amplifiers– Devices that make sounds

stronger and louder

• blaring– Making a loud, harsh noise

• debut– A first performance in public

• murmur

– A low, constant sound

• rhythm– Movement or beats that repeat

in a regular pattern

• strides– Walks with long steps

Akiak

Page Summary1. After reading each page, write a one sentence summary of what you

read.

2. At the end of the story put your page summaries together in order to write a complete summary of the events in the story.

3. Make sure that you are describing each of the story’s structural elements, characters, setting, and plot.

4. When finished go back and reread this week’s selection in order to improve reading fluency.

Sing to the StarsBy: Mary Brigid Barrett

Problem SolversTheme 4, Selection 4, Day 2

Taught By: Mr. Williams

amplifiers

blaring

debut

murmur

rhythm

strides

Key Musical Vocabulary

• amplifiers– Devices that make sounds

stronger and louder

• blaring– Making a loud, harsh noise

• debut– A first performance in public

• murmur

– A low, constant sound

• rhythm– Movement or beats that repeat

in a regular pattern

• strides– Walks with long steps