TUESDAY - OCTOBER 10

SOLs: Reading
2.10 The student will demonstrate comprehension of information in reference
materials.
a) Use table of contents. b) Use pictures, captions, and charts.
2.9 The student will read and demonstrate comprehension of nonfiction texts.
a) Preview the selection using text features.
b) Make and confirm predictions about the main idea.
c) Use prior and background knowledge as context for new learning.
d) Set purpose for reading.
e) Ask and answer questions about what is read.
f) Locate information to answer questions.
g) Identify the main idea.
2.7 The student will expand vocabulary when reading.
a) Use knowledge of homophones.
b) Use knowledge of prefixes and suffixes.
c) Use knowledge of antonyms and synonyms.
d) Discuss meanings of words and develop vocabulary by listening and reading a
variety of texts.
e) Use vocabulary from other content areas.
2.6 The student will use semantic clues and syntax to expand vocabulary when reading.
a) Use information in the story to read words.
b) Use knowledge of sentence structure.
c) Use knowledge of story structure and sequence.
d) Reread and self-correct.
2.5 The student will use phonetic strategies when reading and spelling.
a) Use knowledge of consonants, consonant blends, and consonant digraphs to
decode and spell words.
b) Use knowledge of short, long, and r-controlled vowel patterns to decode and
spell words.
c) Decode regular multisyllabic words.

Discussion:
Reintroduce Super magazine
What was the theme of the previous issue?
Allow students to flip through the magazine for a minute
Look at cover
Make predictions
What do you think the theme is for this issue?
Its Tricky
Things that are hard to do, or that fool us, like a trick
Have you ever seen a magic trick?
Magic tricks fool you into thinking you are seeing something
different than what is actually happening
Are there articles you are especially excited about reading? Why?
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Are there any articles on subjects you already know about?

Show theme of issue
Banner under the name of the magazine
Its Tricky
Cover picture
The picture will always have something to do with the theme
Stare at the spot in the picture and see if the pattern around that spot looks like it
is moving in a swirling motion
What do you see when you look at the picture?
Why is this tricky?
Why is this a good cover for an issue whose theme is Its Tricky
Look at teasers
Bottom of the cover
Meant to get the reader excited about what is inside the magazine
What are some of the teasers?
Go over Table of Contents
Which article appears on page 20?
What page is The Many Faces of Masks on?
What will you read about in this article?
Editors Note
Read it with students
Do you like being tricked?
Is it nice to play tricks on people?
What is something you will learn about in this issue?
Read pg 2
How does everything taste after you eat a miracle berry?
Where do they grow?
Why do miracle berries make everything taste sweet?
What does the last line mean?
Once it wears off, broccoli tastes like broccoli again
Look at the small picture of the berries
Do they look like anything you have seen before?
Picture yourself eating something really sour
What does your face look like?
Now what would your face look like if you had eaten a miracle berry
before eating the lemon
Read pg 3 first article
Discuss the items pictured in the box
Which things do you think are made of corn?
Read pg
Were your predictions correct? Did you figure out all of the things made
out of corn?
What were they?
Read pg 3 second article
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What trick do dancers use to keep from getting dizzy?

What is spotting?
What does the dancer do with her head when she spins?
Have you ever spun around until you got dizzy?
Have you tried spotting?
Read pg 4 first article
Look at the three pictures in the first article
Why do you think the girl would want to wear a costume like this?
Is this a good costume?
Would it trick someone?
Read pg 4 second article
What does the Titan flower smell like?
How does the flower trick bugs into flying into it?
Why does it do this?
What kind of questions would you want to ask a scientist about the flower?
Read pg 5
What is a waterspout?
What other animals can be pulled into waterspouts?
Summarize article

Closure:
Which was your favorite article and why?
Did the articles we read relate to the theme?

Assessment:
Students will practice vocabulary they learned in the last article through matching