Oct 14 Transition Words

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Grade 4 Read/Write

Teacher Facing
October 14, 2024

Unit 2: Contemporary Fiction

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Multiple Choice

Early in the evening, a homeowner in an American town fills the backyard bird feeder with sunflower seeds. Not long afterward, a black bear emerges from a wooded area and walks across the lawn. The family watches in surprise from the living room window. The bear knocks down the bird feeder with one sweep of its paw. It sits and gobbles up the seeds. Then it slowly walks away, back into the trees

What does the word emerges mean in the paragraph?

A. turns around

B. comes into view

C. retreats under cover

D. stumbles awkwardly

• A

• B

• C

• D

Multiple Choice

Early in the evening, a homeowner in an American town fills the backyard bird feeder with sunflower seeds. Not long afterward, a black bear emerges from a wooded area and walks across the lawn. The family watches in surprise from the living room window. The bear knocks down the bird feeder with one sweep of its paw. It sits and gobbles up the seeds. Then it slowly walks away, back into the trees.

In the paragraph, what does the word gobbles mean? Before you start to answer, think about the words you do know.

A. to plant

B. to smell

C. to produce

D. to devour

• A

• B

• C

• D

Given a fiction text, students will correctly develop drafts by developing an engaging idea with relevant details including transitions in at least 4 of 5 questions.

Demonstration of Learning

SWBAT develop drafts by developing an engaging ideas with relevant details including transitions.

Learning Objective

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body
(noun)

details
(noun)

part of the essay that
explains and develops the central idea

Academic Vocabulary

central idea

(noun)

the main idea, or what the essay is mostlyabout.

ideas included by an author that contributes to his or her central idea.

Multiple Choice

What does contribute mean?

• to sit and watch

• to help

• to read

• to explain

Multiple Choice

All of the following contribute to the success of your ECR except -

• explaining

• citing evidence

• strong central idea

• retelling the whole story

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Writing Process Review

Planning

Drafting

Revising

Editing
Publishi

ng

● Determine

topic,
purpose, and
genre,
audience.

● Brainstorm

and
map/organize
ideas.

● Write a rough

draft.

● Include…
○ central idea

(informational
or claim/
argumentative)

○ text evidence
○ conclusion

● Improve

organization,
development
of ideas, and
word choice.

○ add
○ delete
○ combine
○ rearrange

● Proofread

and correct
any
mistakes.

● Check…
○ spelling
○ capitalizatio

n

○ punctuation
○ grammar

● Write or type

the corrected
final copy.

● Share with

audience/
readers.

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readied
(adjective)

prepared

calmly

(adjective)

not disturbed or

excited

reminders

(noun)

something that causes a person to remember somthing

Content Vocabulary

Match

Match the correct Content Vocabulary to its definition.

• readied

• reminders

• calmly

prepared

something that causes someone to remembe

not disturbed or excited

• prepared

• something that causes someone to remembe

• not disturbed or excited

Open Ended

What can you do as a reminder to bring your completed homework to school?

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To

View at
the Zoo

Read

Stop

Jot!

Read the text

Stop and ask yourself:

●what is happening in the text?

●how does Sebastian’s
attitude towards Carlos
change throughout the text?

This is important!

Underline key words

or details

I don’t understand

Readers are expected to…

1

2

3

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“To View at the Zoo” Vocabulary Let's use a dictionary to find the meaning of word delighted.

definition:
great pleasure or joy (noun)

sentence:
The giraffe stretched out an enormous purple tongue to
grab the leaves. Sebastian
laughed, delighted by the
touch of the astonishingly long tongue.

sunonym(s):
● enjoyment
● pleasure
● joy
● happy

delighted

Multiple Choice

Let's look at TPGA! Click on the picture. What is the topic of this ECR?

• the blue box

• the purple box

• the pink box

• the green box

Dropdown

Let's review: The purpose of the central idea statement in your writing is to ​

Select answer

​ ​

Multiple Choice

What is the central idea of this ECR?

¿Cuál es la idea central de este escrito?

• Carlos (leer libro) reading in his notebook

• Sebastion at the zoo (en el zoologico)

• Sebastian's attitude throughout the story (actitude durante el story)

• Carlos's interest in the zoo animals. (iterés por los animales)

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Sebastian's feelings about his brother
Carlos change throughout the zoo trip
from frustration to understanding as he
realizes Carlos is enjoying the zoo in his
own unique way.

Let’s Review!

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Read the text “To View at the Zoo.” Based on the details in
the text, write a response to the following:

Explain how Sebastian's attitude towards Carlos changes
throughout their zoo visit.

Write a well-organized informational essay that uses
specific evidence from the article to support your answer.

Remember to —

● clearly state your central idea
● organize your writing
● develop your ideas in detail
● use evidence from the selection in your response
● use correct spelling, capitalization, punctuation, and

grammar

Manage your time carefully so that you can —

● review the selection
● plan your response
● write your response
● revise and edit your response

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Writers can support their central idea by…

Sebastian's feelings about his brother Carlos change throughout the zoo trip from frustration to understanding as he realizes Carlos is enjoying the zoo trip in his own way.

How can writers support their central idea?

Multiple Choice

Writers can support their central idea by ...

• using all the details from the text

• using relevant details from the text

• using irrelevant details from the text

• using the theme from the text

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Sebastian shook his head. Why
would anyone come to a zoo if not to
see the animals?

Relevant Details

Prompt: Explain how Sebastian's attitude towards
Carlos changes throughout their zoo visit.

Sebastian ached to scream, “Put
that down and pay attention to the animals!”

“Sorry, little buddy. You were paying
attention to the animals, just not in
the way I was. I’m glad we’ll have
these drawings of our visit.

“Why do I even care?” Sebastian
thought. “It doesn’t hurt me if he
wastes this entire trip because he’s got his nose in a notebook.”

Which details will

you use in your

essay ?

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B

M

E

At the beginning of
the zoo trip,
Sebastian was
annoyed with
Carlos. He couldn't
understand why
Carlos kept writing
in his notebook.

In the middle of the
visit, Sebastian got
even more
frustrated. He
wanted to yell at
Carlos to put down
the notebook and
pay attention to the
animals.

By the end of the
visit, Sebastian was
understanding of
Carlo’s behavior.
Sebastian realized
that Carlos was
enjoying the zoo in
his own special way.

Prompt: Explain how Sebastian's attitude towards
Carlos changes throughout their zoo visit.

Multiple Choice

Who knows how to paraphrase?

Sarah's cat was know for clawing his way out of the screen on the window. Sarah asked friends for help on how to stop the cat from escaping. Finally, she stopped opening the window so that the cat would not get out anymore.

Which is a better paraphrase?

• Sarah's cat was known for escaping through the window, so she decided to keep it closed to prevent him from getting out.
• Sarah's cat was famous for scratching the window screen, so she started opening the window wider to give him more space.
• Sarah's cat was known for climbing out of the window, so she decided to leave it open to let him enjoy the fresh air.

Multiple Choice

What is the best way to paraphrase the detail below?

Sebastian shook his head. Why
would anyone come to a zoo if not to
see the animals?

• Carlos shook his head at the animals.

• Sebastian is annoyed with Carlos and wonders why he even came in the first place.

• Sebastian wanted to scream at Carlos, but held it in.

• Sebastion understands why Carlos is writing in his notebook.

Multiple Choice

What is the best way to paraphrase the detail below?

“Sorry, little buddy. You were paying
attention to the animals, just not in
the way I was. I’m glad we’ll have
these drawings of our visit.

• Sebastian is annoyed with Carlos and wonders why he even came in the first place.

• Carlos shook his head at the animals.

• Sebastian wanted to scream at Carlos, but held it in.

• Sebastian realizes that Carlos is indeed enjoying the zoo by drawing the animals from each exhibit (cage).

What are some types of

transition words?

“Identifying Transitions” Grammar Chart 5.2.1a Chart from HMH – used with permission © Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

Types of Transition Words

Time Order

Compare/Contrast

Cause/Effect

first, next, later, soon,
afterwards, in the
past, then, finally,
after, at last, before,
currently, during,
earlier, etc.

like, similar to, also,
unlike, similarly, in the
same way, likewise,
again, compared to, in
contrast, etc.

because, since, due
to, as a result of,
for this reason,
therefore, as a result,
consequently, so,
thus, etc.

During the summer, we
went swimming every day.
Later, when school started,
we had less time for the
pool.

My dog is friendly and playful.
Similarly, my neighbor's cat is
also very social.

I forgot to set my alarm.
Consequently, I woke up late
for school.

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When Citing evidence from the text
writers use sentence starters…

According to the

text, “___”

The text
states, “___”

In paragraph __ the author states, " ... "

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Let’s
Write!

At first, Sebastian…

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Let’s
Write!

At first, Sebastian notices that Carlos is more
interested in writing in his notebook than
observing the animals. The text states,
“Sebastian ached to scream, “Put that down
and pay attention to the animals!”

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When Explaining evidence from the text
writers use sentence starters…

This shows…

This

explains…

This

demonstrates…

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Let’s
Write!

At first, Sebastian notices that Carlos is more
interested in writing in his notebook than
observing the animals. The text states,
“Sebastian ached to scream, “Put that down
and pay attention to the animals!””

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Let’s
Write!

At first, Sebastian notices that Carlos is more
interested in writing in his notebook than
observing the animals. The text states,
“Sebastian ached to scream, “Put that down
and pay attention to the animals!””
This demonstrates Sebastian’s frustration
towards Carlos because of his lack of interest.

Why is this evidence
important to the
central idea?

Multiple Choice

Click on the picture.

Which transition word should be added to the beginning of sentence 1?

• a. however

• b. since

• c. and

• d. eventually

Multiple Choice

Click on the picture.

Based on the checklist, does this body paragraph meet the criteria?

• no, because it does not mention the explanation.

• no, because it is missing the cite (text evidence)

Multiple Choice

Click on the picture to read and answer.

William's body paragraph is ...

• A

• B

• C

• D

Multiple Choice

Click on the picture.

Which sentence could best follow and support sentence 2?

• A

• B

• C

• D

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WHITEBOARDS
Which two steps of the RACER-C strategy are used in body paragraphs?

The two steps from the RACER-C strategy used in body paragraphs are …

Multiple Select

What should writers remember to include in their body paragraphs? Select all that apply.

¿Qué deben recordar las escritoras incluir en sus párrafos del cuerpo?

Seleccione todo lo que corresponda

• the central idea again

• transition words

• cite text evidence

• explanation

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DOL: Given a fiction
text, students will
correctly develop
drafts by developing
an engaging idea
with relevant details
including transitions
in at least 4 of 5
questions.

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