HMH: The Game of Silence Day 1

LESSON SLIDES

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Into Reading Lesson Slides.

Reading and Vocabulary.

Grade 4 • Module 2 • Week 3 • Lesson 11.

In this lesson:
•Academic Vocabulary: Introduce Critical Vocabulary.

•Shared Reading: Visualize with The Game of Silence.

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Academic Vocabulary.

Let’s learn new words!

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Academic Vocabulary.

Let’s Learn!

absurd

taunt

forfeit

despised

ferocious

elaborately

coveted

1.

Look at Vocabulary Cards 2.20–2.26.

2.

Discuss each word using the cards.

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Academic Vocabulary.

Let’s Practice!

1.

Does the idea of traveling to Mars seem absurd to you? Why or why
not?

2.

If someone says a taunt, how might the person hearing it feel?

3.

What might cause a soccer team to forfeit a game?

4.

Have you ever despised doing a certain chore? Explain.

5.

What is the most ferocious animal you’ve ever heard about? What
does the animal do to show that it is ferocious?

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Academic Vocabulary.

Let’s Practice! continued

6.

What would you wear to a costume party if
you were elaborately dressed?

7.

What is a product or device you have
coveted for a very long time? Explain.

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Shared Reading.

Let’s read and discuss
The Game of Silence!

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Shared Reading.

Anchor chart. A girl looks at an open book. Five thought bubbles
surround her to show what she is trying to picture in her mind
using her senses. She asks, What do I see in my mind?, What
would I smell?, What would I hear?, What would I taste?,
and What would I feel?

ANCHOR
THE SKILL.

What does it mean to visualize?

•
Which senses do you use when you
visualize?

•
How does visualizing help you better
understand what you are reading?

Anchor Chart 6

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Shared Reading.

Cover of The Game of Silence.

Go to pages 142–143 in your myBook.
.

ANNOTATE IT!

Use the box in your myBook to note what you think
the story is about and who the characters are.

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Shared Reading.

Let’s Read!

pages 144–145

VISUALIZE

What do you visualize after
reading the introduction?

Open Ended

What do you visualize after reading the introduction?

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Shared Reading.

Let’s Read!

pages 146–147

What does the way Pinch steals the doll
from Omakayas indicate about his
character?

What does the way Omakayas gets her
doll back from Pinch tell you about her?

ANNOTATE IT!

List character traits for Pinch and
Omakayas in your notes.

Open Ended

What does the way Omakayas gets her doll back from Pinch tell you about her?

Multiple Select

What does the way Pinch steals the doll from Omakayas indicate about his
character? Select the two that apply

• He is sneaky

• He is kind

• He is thoughtful

• He is crafty

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Shared Reading.

Let’s Read!

pages 148–149
What makes Omakayas almost lose
the game? Explain.

Open Ended

What makes Omakayas almost lose the game? Explain.

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Shared Reading.

Let’s Read!

pages 150–151

VISUALIZE.

What details in the text help
you visualize what Two Strike
may look like?

Draw

What details in the text help you visualize what Two Strike may look like? Use the highlighter or underlining tool to show your answer.

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Shared Reading.

Let’s Read!

pages 150–151

What types of skills do Omakayas and her
friends learn early on in life?

What other skills do you think the children
learned? Why do you think they would
learn these skills?

Open Ended

What types of skills do Omakayas and her friends learn early on in life?

Open Ended

What other skills do you think the children learned? Why do you think they would learn these skills?

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Shared Reading.

Let’s Read!

pages 152–153

Why does Old Tallow leave her dogs
standing guard outside the lodge during
dinner?

Who does Omakayas think brought the
treasures?

Why are the arrows significant?

ANNOTATE IT!

Underline the details in the text
that support your answer.

Multiple Choice

Who does Omakayas think brought the
treasures?

• Old Tallow

• Pinch

• Twilight

• Little Bee

Open Ended

Why does Old Tallow leave her dogs standing guard outside the lodge during dinner?

Open Ended

Why are the arrows significant?

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Shared Reading.

Let’s Read!

pages 154–155

Which treasure does Omakayas finally
decide she wants to win? Why?

Why do the children have a difficult time
looking at each other when playing the
game?

Open Ended

Why do the children have a difficult time looking at each other when playing the game?

Open Ended

Which treasure does Omakayas finally decide she wants to win? Why?

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Shared Reading.

Let’s Read!

pages 154–155

VISUALIZE

What do you visualize as you read
paragraph 19?

Open Ended

What do you visualize as you read paragraph 19?

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Shared Reading.

Visualize.

What the Text Says.

What I Am Picturing.

Graphic Organizer 6

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Shared Reading.

COLLABORATIVE
DISCUSSION.

Read the
Listening and
Speaking Tips.

Listening Tip.

Listen closely and focus on what each
speaker says. What is his or her main point?

Speaking Tip.

Remind others of the topic by restating the
idea the group is discussing. Then ask the
group a question about that topic.

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Shared Reading.

COLLABORATIVE
DISCUSSION.

Now, let’s discuss
each question.

1
Reread pages 144–145. What does
Omakayas do to help her stay silent?

2
Review pages 153–154. Who plays
the game of silence? Why is the
game being played?

3
What details show that the night is
important to Omakayas and her family?