Unit 1: Eureka! I've Got It! PDF

# Unit 1: Eureka! I've Got It! ## Ideas A person with wisdom once said, "An idea must begin in your head. It may come as you sit Or while strolling a bit, Or even while lying in bed!" -Meish Goldish An idea is a lot like a seed. To get started, it's all that you need. Each time that you th...

# Unit 1: Eureka! I've Got It! ## Ideas A person with wisdom once said, "An idea must begin in your head. It may come as you sit Or while strolling a bit, Or even while lying in bed!" -Meish Goldish An idea is a lot like a seed. To get started, it's all that you need. Each time that you think, Your idea takes a drink, Until it's grown big, yes, indeed! You plant your ideas and then grow 'em, Develop your thoughts and you'll show 'em. Add a word at a time, Plus a few words that rhyme, And you'll end up creating a poem! ## The Big Idea Where can an idea begin? ## Weekly Concept: Meeting a Need ### Essential Question: How do we get the things we need? ## What Do We Need? From the time we get up in the morning to the time we go to sleep at night, we need things to help us survive. We meet these needs in a variety of ways. - Finding water, building shelter, and weaving clothes are some ways we meet our needs. - This woman is meeting a need by harvesting rice, a food upon which millions of people depend. ### Talk About It: Write words you have learned about meeting a need. Then talk about one way that you have found to get the things you need. ## CCSS Words To Know: Vocabulary Use the picture and the sentences to talk with a partner about each word. | **Word** | ** Sentence** | |:----------------:|:----------------:| | afford | Jill looked at the price tag to see if she could afford to buy the blouse. | | loan | Lin asked her mom for a loan of five dollars. | | profit | Jem and Ana set up a lemonade stand and made a profit of five dollars from the sales. | | prosper | When enough rain falls and the weather is good, a garden can prosper. | | risk | Firefighters take a great risk when they enter a burning building. | | savings | Ray sets aside one dollar a week from his allowance and puts it in his savings. | | scarce | Water can become scarce after many hot weeks with no rain. | | wages | Sam and his brother earn wages for raking leaves every autumn. | ### Your Turn: Pick three words. Write three questions for your partner to answer. ## CCSS Shared Read: Genre- Realistic Fiction: A Fresh Idea ### Essential Question: How do we get the things we need? ## One Bright Saturday Morning... One bright Saturday morning, Mali and her mom walked around the neighborhood. That is, her mom walked, but Mali ran, skipped, jumped over puddles, and visited the neighbors' dogs. Mali paused to look at the budding trees on her block. "I can't wait until summer," she said, "especially for Mrs. Fair's great tomatoes at her market stand." She pointed. Mali's mom stood looking at the empty lot where the market set up every summer weekend. She looked at Mali. "Honey, Mrs. Fair told me last week that she had to close her stand. She's really getting too old to run it anymore." Mali turned, stared, and put her hands on her hips. "But Mrs. Fair's stand can't close!" she said. "It's the only place in the neighborhood we can buy fresh, delicious tomatoes." Then she added, to show she wasn't being selfish, "Everyone needs fruits and vegetables for a healthy diet." After they got home, Mali headed out to her backyard swing to think. "If only I could plant a garden," she thought, "but our yard is way too small." Just then, she noticed her neighbor, Mr. Taylor, looking at his daffodils. Mali knew he was thinking about how he had planted those flowers with his wife. This was the first spring since his wife had died, and Mali saw the sadness on his face. Then she had an idea. ## Mali Cleared Her Throat... Mali cleared her throat, and Mr. Taylor looked up. Mali decided to walk over to the fence. "Hi, Mr. Taylor," she said. He waved, and turned away. "Wait!" Mali cried. Taking a risk while she still felt brave, she rushed to gather her thoughts: "Mr. Taylor, Mrs. Fair isn't doing her tomato stand anymore because she's getting old. So I'd like to grow tomatoes. I don't want to get in the way of your flowers, though. I mean, I really like tomatoes." Suddenly, Mr. Taylor smiled. "Mali, I'm not sure what you're talking about, but you've made me smile. Reasons to smile have been scarce lately. What do you want to do?" As Mr. Taylor listened, an idea came to him. "I still need a place to plant my flowers, but there's room for tomatoes. How about I make you a loan? I'll let you use a plot of land in my yard. I'll help you, and when your garden starts to prosper, you can repay me with a few tomatoes." Mali and Mr. Taylor shook hands on this deal. "But first," Mr. Taylor said, "you'll have to make an investment by buying some tomato plants at the nursery." Mali thought. "Well, I have some savings from my allowance, and I was saving to buy a computer game." She paused. "But I'd rather have tomatoes, so let's start right away!" The next day, Mali bought all the tomato plants she could afford. Mr. Taylor taught Mali how to prepare the soil and place the plants. Finally, Mali placed stakes in the ground to help hold the plants up. Mr. Taylor explained, "Once the tomatoes come, the heavy fruit makes the branches bend." Then all they could do was water, pull weeds, and wait. ## When The Fruit Ripened... When the fruit ripened, there were more juicy, red tomatoes than even Mali could have imagined. "There is no way I can eat all these," she realized. On Saturday, Mali and Mr. Taylor carried several crates of ripe tomatoes to the market, and by the day's end they had sold them all. "Not only did I get back the money I invested," said Mali, "but I also made a profit of twenty dollars!" Mr. Taylor said, "Those are also your wages! You've earned that money." Mali beamed and said, "Mr. Taylor, maybe you could sell some of your flowers, and we could run a market stand together!" Mr. Taylor, picturing a garden of zinnias and marigolds, was already looking forward to next summer. ### Make Connections: - How did Mali and Mr. Taylor each get something they needed? - How has someone helped you get something you needed? ## CCSS Comprehension Strategy: Reread When you read a story for the first time, you may find that some details, descriptions, or events are confusing. As you read "A Fresh Idea," you can stop and reread difficult parts of the story to make sure you understand them ### Find Text Evidence: You may not be sure how Mali got her idea to grow a garden of her own, with Mr. Taylor's help. Reread the fourth paragraph on page 23 of "A Fresh Idea." **Page 23:** Just then, she noticed her neighbor, Mr. Taylor, looking at his daffodils. Mali knew he was thinking about how he had planted those flowers with his wife. This was the first spring since his wife had died, and Mali saw the sadness on his face. Then she had an idea. **When I reread, I see that Mr. Taylor knows how to plant gardens. He is also sad because his wife died. Mali got her idea after noticing Mr. Taylor's flowers and his sadness.** ### Your Turn: Why does Mali decide to sell her tomatoes? Reread page 25. Remember to use the strategy Reread. ## CCSS Comprehension Skill: Sequence The sequence is the order in which the plot events happen in a story. The sequence of events includes the most important events at the beginning, middle, and end. Sequence also includes when characters and settings are introduced. ### Find Text Evidence: When I read the paragraphs on page 23 of "A Fresh Idea," I can see the sequence of events that leads to Mali's idea. The beginning of the story introduces Mali, her mom, and their neighborhood. Then we learn about Mali's problem. | **Part of story** | **Details** | |:----------------:|:----------------:| | **Characters** | Mali, Mali's mom, Mr. Taylor | | **Setting** | Mali's neighborhood in spring | | **Beginning** | Mali learns that the tomato stand will not be at the summer market anymore. Mali sees her neighbor in his garden and gets an idea. Mr. Taylor lets Mali use his land. | | **Middle** | ... | | **End** | ... | ### Your Turn: Reread "A Fresh Idea." List events in the middle and end of the story in your graphic organizer. Select important details that show the sequence of events. ## CCSS Genre: Literature ### Realistic Fiction The selection "A Fresh Idea" is realistic fiction. **Realistic fiction:** * Tells about characters, settings, and events that are like people, places, and events in real life. * Includes dialogue and descriptive details. * Often includes illustrations. ### Find Text Evidence: I can tell that "A Fresh Idea" is realistic fiction. Details about the neighborhood, as well as the illustrations, show me that this story could happen in real life. Also, the characters say and do things that people might say and do in real life. **Page 23:** One bright Saturday morning, Mali and her mom walked around the neighborhood. That is, her mom walked, but Mali ran, skipped, jumped over puddles, and visited the neighbors' dogs. Mali paused to look at the budding trees on her block. "I can't wait until summer," she said, "especially for Mrs. Fair's great tomatoes at her market stand." She pointed. Mali's mom stood looking at the empty lot where the market set up every summer weekend. She looked at Mali. "Honey, Mrs. Fair told me last week that she had to close her stand. She's really getting too old to run it anymore." Mali turned, stared, and put her hands on her hips. "But Mrs. Fair's stand can't elme!" she said. "It's the only place in the neighborhood we can buy fresh, delicious tomatoes." Then she added, to show she wasn't being selfish, "Everyone needs fruits and vegetables for a healthy diet." After they got home, Mali headed out to her backyard swing to think. "If only I could plant a garden," she thought, "but our yard is way too small." Just then, she noticed her neighbor, Mr. Taylor, looking at his daffodils. Mali knew he was thinking about how he had planted those flowers with his wife. This was the first spring since his wifehad died, and Mali saw the sadnesson his face. Then she had an idea. ### Use Illustrations: Illustrations can give readers visual clues about characters, settings, and events. ### Your Turn: List three examples of details, dialogue, or illustrations in "A Fresh Idea" that show you this is realistic fiction. Tell your partner why these things make the story realistic. ## CCSS Vocabulary Strategy: Context Clues When you read a sentence and do not know what a word means, you can look at the other words and phrases in the sentence to help you figure out the meaning. ### Find Text Evidence: When I read the sentence, Finally, Mali placed stakes in the ground to help hold the plants up, I'm not sure what "stakes" are. I can use the phrase, "to help hold the plants up" to help me figure out what stakes do. **Mr. Taylor taught Mali how to prepare the soil and place the plants. Finally, Mali placed stakes in the ground to help hold the plants up. Mr. Taylor explained, "Once the tomatoes come, the heavy fruit makes the branches bend."** ### Your Turn: Use sentence clues to figure out the meanings of the following words from "A Fresh Idea." - plot, page 24 - nursery, page 24 - ripened, page 25 ## Write To Sources: Write About The Text **Pages 22-25** I responded to the prompt: Write a diary entry from Mali's point of view about her plans for next summer's garden. Use descriptive details. | **Part of response** | **Details** | |:----------------:|:----------------:| | **Point of View** | My diary entry uses the pronoun *I* to show that it is written from Mali's perspective. | | **Descriptive Details** | I included sensory language to tell how the character feels. | **Student Model: Narrative Text** **October 28** This morning Mr. Taylor and I were in our garden. Golden leaves covered the ground. The dead leaves made me feel sad. I was looking forward to spring, but Mr. Taylor insisted that fall is best for gardeners. He said it's a good time to think about what to plant for next year. I wasn't sure why Mr. Taylor thought the fall was so great for gardeners until I looked at his marigolds with all of their yellow, orange, and red petals. Some were the exact colors of peppers, pumpkins, and tomatoes. That inspired me. I think I now know what Mr. Taylor and I will be planting next year! ### Your Turn: Write a diary entry from Mr. Taylor's point of view about how he felt when Mali asked him for help. Use descriptive details. ## CCSS Comprehension Skill: Problem and Solution The plot of a story usually involves a problem that the main character or characters in the story need to solve. What the characters want to do or change is called the *problem*. The way the problem is solved is called the *solution*. ### Find Text Evidence: When I read the beginning of "Whitewater Adventure" on page 37, I learn that the characters are Nina, Marta, Mom, and Dad, and that they are whitewater rafting on the Colorado River one summer. When I read what Mom said on page 38, I learn about the problem they encounter. | **Part of story** | **Details** | |:----------------:|:----------------:| | **Character** | Nina, Marta, Mom, Dad | | **Setting** | Colorado River in summer; a raft | | **Problem** | The raft gets stuck on some rocks | | **Events** | ... | | **Solution** | ... | ### Your Turn: Reread the remaining section of "Whitewater Adventure." Complete the rest of your graphic organizer by recording the events that show how the family tries to solve the problem, and then telling their solution. ## CCSS Genre: Literature ### Realistic Fiction The selection "Whitewater Adventure" is realistic fiction. **Realistic fiction:** * Tells about characters and events that resemble people and events in real life. * May have adventure involving actions to reach a goal. * May create suspense through dialogue and details. ### Find Text Evidence: I can tell that "Whitewater Adventure" is realistic fiction. Rafting is an adventure that could happen in real life, and it happens in a place that actually exists. The author also creates suspense. **Page 38:** Suddenly, I was distracted by a bear coming out of the trees, but it turned around and began to retrace its steps. All of us must have been distracted by that bear because, in the blink of an eye, we ran into a problem! Our raft came to a complete halt. "What's wrong?" I asked, hoping I didn't sound nearly as anxious as I felt. "Yikes!" exclaimed Mom. "We're stuck on some rocks!" "Maybe a river guide will come by and give us a shove," suggested Marta. However, there wasn't a soul in sight. She tried shouting, "HELLO, OUT THERE!" All we heard back was an echo. To make matters worse, storm clouds were gathering. The last thing we needed now was a rainstorm. "Don't worry, folks, I know what we can do," said Dad. "It's the front of the raft that's stuck, so let's all sit in the stern. Our weight will probably shift the raft off the rocks." Carefully, Mom and Marta moved to the rear. Nothing happened. ### Suspense: Suspense is what you feel when you are uncertain and excited about how events in a story will turn out. Unexpected events help create suspense. ### Your Turn: List three details in "Whitewater Adventure" that show the story is realistic fiction. Then identify ways the author builds suspense. ## CCSS Vocabulary Strategy: Idioms An idiom is an expression that cannot be understood from the meanings of the individual words in it. To figure out the meaning of an idiom, you have to use clues in the sentence or the surrounding sentences. ### Find Text Evidence: When I read the end of the first paragraph on page 37, I see an idiom. In the sentences that came before, Marta is always correcting Nina, as if Marta thinks of herself as an expert. The idiom *she's full of herself* means she thinks she knows everything. "Nina, hold your paddle this way. Nina, plant your feet firmly," she corrects." Honestly, sometimes she's full of herself, although I guess she means well." ### Your Turn: Use context clues in the sentence or the surrounding sentences to help you figure out the meanings of the following idioms from "Whitewater Adventure." - holding my own, page 37 - in the blink of an eye, page 38 - on cloud nine, page 39 ## Write To Sources: Write About The Text **Pages 36-39** I responded to the prompt: Imagine that the raft sprang a leak while the family was in the river. Write about the event. Use descriptive details. | **Part of response** | **Details** | |:----------------:|:----------------:| | **Style and Tone** | I used exclamatory sentences to show that my tone is excited. | | **Dialogue** | I used realistic conversation to show how the characters responded to the event. | **Student Model: Narrative Text** My family and I were having fun on the river, when suddenly the river was at our ankles. Our raft had sprung a leak! "Quick, Mom! Reach for that big tree limb! I shouted. "We can use it to tug the raft to shore." "Good idea, Nina," Mom agreed. "Let's get it done, team!" We all grabbed the limb and pulled our raft toward land. Our ship was sinking quickly, and it took all of our might. After a few minutes, we got the job done. Finally, we climbed onto dry land. Then we pulled the raft onto the river bank with sighs of relief. We were safel ### Your Turn: Imagine Nina's dad lost his paddle on the way back to shore. Write about the event using descriptive details. ## CCSS Comprehension Skill: Sequence The sequence is the order in which the plot events happen in a story. The sequence of events includes the most important events at the beginning, middle, and end. Sequence also includes when characters and settings are introduced. ### Find Text Evidence: When I read the paragraphs on page 23 of "A Fresh Idea," I can see the sequence of events that leads to Mali's idea. The beginning of the story introduces Mali, her mom, and their neighborhood. Then we learn about Mali's problem. | **Part of story** | **Details** | |:----------------:|:----------------:| | **Characters** | Mali, Mali's mom, Mr. Taylor | | **Setting** | Mali's neighborhood in spring | | **Beginning** | Mali learns that the tomato stand will not be at the summer market anymore. Mali sees her neighbor in his garden and gets an idea. Mr. Taylor lets Mali use his land. | | **Middle** | ... | | **End** | ... | ### Your Turn: Reread "A Fresh Idea." List events in the middle and end of the story in your graphic organizer. Select important details that show the sequence of events. ## CCSS Comprehension Strategy: Reread When you read a story for the first time, you may find that some details, descriptions, or events are confusing. As you read "A Fresh Idea," you can stop and reread difficult parts of the story to make sure you understand them ### Find Text Evidence: You may not be sure how Mali got her idea to grow a garden of her own, with Mr. Taylor's help. Reread the fourth paragraph on page 23 of "A Fresh Idea." **Page 23:** Just then, she noticed her neighbor, Mr. Taylor, looking at his daffodils. Mali knew he was thinking about how he had planted those flowers with his wife. This was the first spring since his wife had died, and Mali saw the sadness on his face. Then she had an idea. **When I reread, I see that Mr. Taylor knows how to plant gardens. He is also sad because his wife died. Mali got her idea after noticing Mr. Taylor's flowers and his sadness.** ### Your Turn: Why does Mali decide to sell her tomatoes? Reread page 25. Remember to use the strategy Reread. ## CCSS Comprehension Skill: Sequence The sequence is the order in which the plot events happen in a story. The sequence of events includes the most important events at the beginning, middle, and end. Sequence also includes when characters and settings are introduced. ### Find Text Evidence: When I read the paragraphs on page 23 of "A Fresh Idea," I can see the sequence of events that leads to Mali's idea. The beginning of the story introduces Mali, her mom, and their neighborhood. Then we learn about Mali's problem. | **Part of story** | **Details** | |:----------------:|:----------------:| | **Characters** | Mali, Mali's mom, Mr. Taylor | | **Setting** | Mali's neighborhood in spring | | **Beginning** | Mali learns that the tomato stand will not be at the summer market anymore. Mali sees her neighbor in his garden and gets an idea. Mr. Taylor lets Mali use his land. | | **Middle** | ... | | **End** | ... | ### Your Turn: Reread "A Fresh Idea." List events in the middle and end of the story in your graphic organizer. Select important details that show the sequence of events. ## CCSS Genre: Literature ### Realistic Fiction The selection "A Fresh Idea" is realistic fiction. **Realistic fiction:** * Tells about characters, settings, and events that are like people, places, and events in real life. * Includes dialogue and descriptive details. * Often includes illustrations. ### Find Text Evidence: I can tell that "A Fresh Idea" is realistic fiction. Details about the neighborhood, as well as the illustrations, show me that this story could happen in real life. Also, the characters say and do things that people might say and do in real life. **Page 23:** One bright Saturday morning, Mali and her mom walked around the neighborhood. That is, her mom walked, but Mali ran, skipped, jumped over puddles, and visited the neighbors' dogs. Mali paused to look at the budding trees on her block. "I can't wait until summer," she said, "especially for Mrs. Fair's great tomatoes at her market stand." She pointed. Mali's mom stood looking at the empty lot where the market set up every summer weekend. She looked at Mali. "Honey, Mrs. Fair told me last week that she had to close her stand. She's really getting too old to run it anymore." Mali turned, stared, and put her hands on her hips. "But Mrs. Fair's stand can't elme!" she said. "It's the only place in the neighborhood we can buy fresh, delicious tomatoes." Then she added, to show she wasn't being selfish, "Everyone needs fruits and vegetables for a healthy diet." After they got home, Mali headed out to her backyard swing to think. "If only I could plant a garden," she thought, "but our yard is way too small." Just then, she noticed her neighbor, Mr. Taylor, looking at his daffodils. Mali knew he was thinking about how he had planted those flowers with his wife. This was the first spring since his wifehad died, and Mali saw the sadnesson his face. Then she had an idea. ### Use Illustrations: Illustrations can give readers visual clues about characters, settings, and events. ### Your Turn: List three examples of details, dialogue, or illustrations in "A Fresh Idea" that show you this is realistic fiction. Tell your partner why these things make the story realistic. ## CCSS Vocabulary Strategy: Context Clues When you read a sentence and do not know what a word means, you can look at the other words and phrases in the sentence to help you figure out the meaning. ### Find Text Evidence: When I read the sentence, Finally, Mali placed stakes in the ground to help hold the plants up, I'm not sure what "stakes" are. I can use the phrase, "to help hold the plants up" to help me figure out what stakes do. **Mr. Taylor taught Mali how to prepare the soil and place the plants. Finally, Mali placed stakes in the ground to help hold the plants up. Mr. Taylor explained, "Once the tomatoes come, the heavy fruit makes the branches bend."** ### Your Turn: Use sentence clues to figure out the meanings of the following words from "A Fresh Idea." - plot, page 24 - nursery, page 24 - ripened, page 25 ## Write To Sources: Write About The Text **Pages 22-25** I responded to the prompt: Write a diary entry from Mali's point of view about her plans for next summer's garden. Use descriptive details. | **Part of response** | **Details** | |:----------------:|:----------------:| | **Point of View** | My diary entry uses the pronoun *I* to show that it is written from Mali's perspective. | | **Descriptive Details** | I included sensory language to tell how the character feels. | **Student Model: Narrative Text** **October 28** This morning Mr. Taylor and I were in our garden. Golden leaves covered the ground. The dead leaves made me feel sad. I was looking forward to spring, but Mr. Taylor insisted that fall is best for gardeners. He said it's a good time to think about what to plant for next year. I wasn't sure why Mr. Taylor thought the fall was so great for gardeners until I looked at his marigolds with all of their yellow, orange, and red petals. Some were the exact colors of peppers, pumpkins, and tomatoes. That inspired me. I think I now know what Mr. Taylor and I will be planting next year! ### Your Turn: Write a diary entry from Mr. Taylor's point of view about how he felt when Mali asked him for help. Use descriptive details. ## CCSS Comprehension Skill: Problem and Solution The plot of a story usually involves a problem that the main character or characters in the story need to solve. What the characters want to do or change is called the *problem*. The way the problem is solved is called the *solution*. ### Find Text Evidence: When I read the beginning of "Whitewater Adventure" on page 37, I learn that the characters are Nina, Marta, Mom, and Dad, and that they are whitewater rafting on the Colorado River one summer. When I read what Mom said on page 38, I learn about the problem they encounter. | **Part of story** | **Details** | |:----------------:|:----------------:| | **Character** | Nina, Marta, Mom, Dad | | **Setting** | Colorado River in summer; a raft | | **Problem** | The raft gets stuck on some rocks | | **Events** | ... | | **Solution** | ... | ### Your Turn: Reread the remaining section of "Whitewater Adventure." Complete the rest of your graphic organizer by recording the events that show how the family tries to solve the problem, and then telling their solution. ## CCSS Genre: Literature ### Realistic Fiction The selection "Whitewater Adventure" is realistic fiction. **Realistic fiction:** * Tells about characters and events that resemble people and events in real life. * May have adventure involving actions to reach a goal. * May create suspense through dialogue and details. ### Find Text Evidence: I can tell that "Whitewater Adventure" is realistic fiction. Rafting is an adventure that could happen in real life, and it happens in a place that actually exists. The author also creates suspense. **Page 38:** Suddenly, I was distracted by a bear coming out of the trees, but it turned around and began to retrace its steps. All of us must have been distracted by that bear because, in the blink of an eye, we ran into a problem! Our raft came to a complete halt. "What's wrong?" I asked, hoping I didn't sound nearly as anxious as I felt. "Yikes!" exclaimed Mom. "We're stuck on some rocks!" "Maybe a river guide will come by and give us a shove," suggested Marta. However, there wasn't a soul in sight. She tried shouting, "HELLO, OUT THERE!" All we heard back was an echo. To make matters worse, storm clouds were gathering. The last thing we needed now was a rainstorm. "Don't worry, folks, I know what we can do," said Dad. "It's the front of the raft that's stuck, so let's all sit in the stern. Our weight will probably shift the raft off the rocks." Carefully, Mom and Marta moved to the rear. Nothing happened. ### Suspense: Suspense is what you feel when you are uncertain and excited about how events in a story will turn out. Unexpected events help create suspense. ### Your Turn: List three details in "Whitewater Adventure" that show the story is realistic fiction. Then identify ways the author builds suspense. ## CCSS Vocabulary Strategy: Idioms An idiom is an expression that cannot be understood from the meanings of the individual words in it. To figure out the meaning of an idiom, you have to use clues in the sentence or the surrounding sentences. ### Find Text Evidence: When I read the end of the first paragraph on page 37, I see an idiom. In the sentences that came before, Marta is always correcting Nina, as if Marta thinks of herself as an expert. The idiom *she's full of herself* means she thinks she knows everything. "Nina, hold your paddle this way. Nina, plant your feet firmly," she corrects." Honestly, sometimes she's full of herself, although I guess she means well." ### Your Turn: Use context clues in the sentence or the surrounding sentences to help you figure out the meanings of the following idioms from "Whitewater Adventure." - holding my own, page 37 - in the blink of an eye, page 38 - on cloud nine, page 39 ## Write To Sources: Write About The Text **Pages 36-39** I responded to the prompt: Imagine that the raft sprang a leak while the family was in the river. Write about the event. Use descriptive details. | **Part of response** | **Details** | |:----------------:|:----------------:| | **Style and Tone** | I used exclamatory sentences to show that my tone is excited. | | **Dialogue** | I used realistic conversation to show how the characters responded to the event. | **Student Model: Narrative Text** My family and I were having fun on the river, when suddenly the river was at our ankles. Our raft had sprung a leak! "Quick, Mom! Reach for that big tree limb! I shouted. "We can use it to tug the raft to shore." "Good idea, Nina," Mom agreed. "Let's get it done, team!" We all grabbed the limb and pulled our raft toward land. Our ship was sinking quickly, and it took all of our might. After a few minutes, we got the job done. Finally, we climbed onto dry land. Then we pulled the raft onto the river bank with sighs of relief. We were safel ### Your Turn: Imagine Nina's dad lost his paddle on the way back to shore. Write about the event using descriptive details. ## CCSS Comprehension Skill: Sequence The sequence is the order in which the plot events happen in a story. The sequence of events includes the most important events at the beginning, middle, and end. Sequence also includes when characters and settings are introduced. ### Find Text Evidence: When I read the paragraphs on page 23 of "A Fresh Idea," I can see the sequence of events that leads to Mali's idea. The beginning of the story introduces Mali, her mom, and their neighborhood. Then we learn about Mali's problem. | **Part of story** | **Details** | |:----------------:|:----------------:| | **Characters** | Mali, Mali's mom, Mr. Taylor | | **Setting** | Mali's neighborhood in spring | | **Beginning** | Mali learns that the tomato stand will not be at the summer market anymore. Mali sees her neighbor in his garden and gets an idea. Mr. Taylor lets Mali use his land. | | **Middle** | ... | | **End** | ... | ### Your Turn: Reread "A Fresh Idea." List events in the middle and end of the story in your graphic organizer. Select important details that show the sequence of events. ## CCSS Comprehension Strategy: Reread When you read a story for the first time, you may find that some details, descriptions, or events are confusing. As you read "A Fresh Idea," you can stop and reread difficult parts of the story to make sure you understand them ### Find Text Evidence: You may not be sure how Mali got her idea to grow a garden of her own, with Mr. Taylor's help. Reread the fourth paragraph on page 23 of "A Fresh Idea." **Page 23:** Just then, she noticed her neighbor, Mr. Taylor, looking at his daffodils. Mali knew he was thinking about how he had planted those flowers with his wife. This was the first spring since his wife had died, and Mali saw the sadness on his face. Then she had an idea. **When I reread, I see that Mr. Taylor knows how to plant gardens. He is also sad because his wife died. Mali got her idea after noticing Mr. Taylor's flowers and his sadness.** ### Your Turn: Why does Mali decide to sell her tomatoes? Reread page 25. Remember to use the strategy Reread. ## CCSS Comprehension Skill: Sequence The sequence is the order in which the plot events happen in a story. The sequence of events includes the most important events at the beginning, middle, and end. Sequence also includes when characters and settings are introduced. ### Find Text Evidence