107 186–92 136–41 177–78 Responsibility (BAT: 2c) Work (BAT: 2e) Victory (BAT: 4d) relating story content to biblical truth: we should be honest in all situations inferring the motives of characters relating facts and details to a chapter title drawing conclusions Study skill: identifying comparisons and contrasts News About Ads An article by Wendy M. Harris 108 193–97 142–44 179–80 demonstrating understanding of the nature and purpose of ads comparing old and new newspapers recalling and details Study skill: reading a classified ad to gain specific information identifying advertising strategies Phillis Wheatley: Slave Girl of Old Boston Christian biography by Steffi Adams 109 198–204 145–50 181–82 Love (BAT: 5a) developing a sense of history inferring character traits identifying time and relationships recalling facts and details Phonics: choosing appropriate rhyming words letter-sound association: /ē/ as i in ski and as y in merry 110 205–10 151–55 183–84 Evangelism and Missions (BAT: 5c) identifying time and place relationships thinking critically character feelings and actions predicting character dialogue Vocabulary: finding relationships between of words (analogies) Literature: recognizing that the experiences of a poet affect the message of his poetry A Dark Night A play based on events in the life of Paul Revere by Steffi 111 211–16 156–60 185–86 relating story content to history recognizing the setting of a story recognizing the use of fiction to illuminate historical fact developing an awareness of mood recalling facts and details making inferences Vocabulary: expanding vocabulary skill: labeling a diagram 112 217–23 161–67 187–88 Faith in God’s Promises (BAT: 8a) identifying with a character developing a sense of history matching characters and actions matching characters and dialogue Vocabulary: matching words and definitions 113 224 156–57 189–90 determining the main idea of a paragraph Vocabulary: choosing vocabulary to create imagery Oral reading: reading orally to interpret characters’ attitudes and emotions Literature: noting author’s use of to clarify meaning Skill Station Day: Main details Predicting from titles 114 225–28 322–25 Initiative (BAT: 2e) Industriousness (BAT:2e) relating sentence to main idea relating main idea and supporting details to outline format Study skill: predicting the main idea from a title in a table of contents
Lullaby Poetry by Robert Hillyer 115 229–32 168–69 191–92 recognizing mood and emotion in poetry identifying sounds that support meaning Vocabulary: recognizing synonyms Oral reading: participating in a choral reading interpreting the poem orally Literature: recognizing the atmosphere a poem creates developing awareness of the author’s use of imagery Captured! Historical fiction by Steffi 116 233–40 170–76 193–94 1—The Shorts in Closed Syllables Honesty (BAT: 4c) developing a sense of history relating story content to familiar information Phonics: using letter-sound association: /ĭ/ as i in hit and as y in hymn Vocabulary: recognizing word meaning from context Literature: recognizing the author’s techniques in revealing characters through their conversations and actions 117 214–44 177–80 195–96 Courage (BAT: 8d) God as Father (Bible Promise: H) God as Master (Bible Promise: I) relating story content to personal experience recognizing changing characters in the course of action drawing conclusions inferring setting from text skill: locating places on a map 118 245–48 181–84 197–98 Initiative (BAT: 2e) demonstrating understanding of the author’s message: initiative is a noble character trait relating chapter titles to story facts and details predicting outcomes Vocabulary: recognizing word meaning from context Study skill: reading a pictograph 119 249–52 185–88 199–200 identifying emotional responses of characters discerning relationships relating chapter title to story content Vocabulary: using context cues to infer word meaning Structural analysis: applying syllable rule 3: ending with a consonant + le are divided into syllables before the consonant (exception: words ending with ckle divide after the ck) 120 253–58 189–93 201–2 Obedience (BAT: 2a) Promptness (BAT: 2b) Responsibility (BAT: 2c) Love (BAT: 5a) Contentment (BAT: 7d) recognizing change in character attitude identifying with a story character demonstrating understanding of the author’s message: obedience to those in authority is important predicting outcomes recalling story action Phonics: discerning rhyming Composition: writing a news article Oral reading: reading orally to communicate characters’ motives and emotions
Sooner or Historical fiction by Becky Davis 121 259–64 194–98 203–4 11—Baton Tapper 15—To Market for Dinner 16—Cupcakes and Teapots 19—The Cleanest Mistake Obedience (BAT: 2a) Prayer (BAT: 6b) Faith in God’s Promises (BAT: 8a) interpreting the mood of a story through character responses and setting demonstrating understanding of the author’s message: have meaning inferring character traits relating story content to personal experience recalling facts and details Structural analysis: demonstrating mastery of the four syllable rules by dividing words into syllables and identifying the rules used 122 265–71 199–204 205–6 relating story content to personal experience relating story content to biblical truth: God is our help in trouble thinking critically character feelings and actions drawing inferences finding relationships between of words (analogies) Phonics: reading words with the schwa syllable /cher/ as ture in nature Skill Station Day: Irrelevant information Comparative and superlative forms 123 272–75 326–29 Study skill: discriminating irrelevant information for the purpose of writing Word work: using comparative and superlative forms correctly