<p> The Mystery of Saint Matthew Island Reading Lesson Plans</p><p>Objectives: The students will determine and check main ideas, use text structure to understand main ideas, use word structure to determine word meaning, understand features of a time line, and construct a time line to show chronological information. Day 1 Whole Group Instruction  Discuss Skill: Main Idea & Details and Strategy: Text Structure on p. 654.  Read and discuss “Works of Art or Works of Aliens?” on p. 655, discussing skill and strategy.  Complete WB p. 263 WG.  Review “Words to Know” and complete Vocabulary Strategy for Endings on p. 656.  Students complete WB p. 264 & 265 independently.</p><p>Day 2 Whole Group Instruction  Read story with a partner and work on trifold  Check & review WB pp. 264 & 265.  Discuss story.</p><p>Small Groups: CAFÉ Language  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mkO87mkgcNo  Discuss and, or , and but  When do you use each  Make a trifold. Create a 7 up sentence with each Conjunction and a picture  Go over spelling words  Go over autobiography page</p><p>Day 3 Whole Group Instruction  Read story with a partner and work on trifold  Students complete WB pp. 267 & 268 independently.  Check & review WB pp. 267-268. Small Groups: CAFÉ Language  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mkO87mkgcNo  Share trifolds  Brainpop http://www.brainpop.com/english/grammar/conjunctions/preview.wem l  Go over conjunctions  HW: workbook page  Work on autobiography page  Go over spelling words with sparkle </p><p>Day 4 Whole Group Instruction  Read story with a partner and work on trifold  Discuss Time Lines using TE p. 673L.  Students complete WB pp. 269-270 independently.  Review for story test. Small Groups: CAFÉ Language  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mkO87mkgcNo  Go over conjunctions  Check homework  Turn in autobiography page  Go over spelling words with sparkle  CW: worksheet </p><p>Day 5 Whole Group Instruction  Complete story test. Language  Test </p>