Lesson 17: The Big Trip
by Baleri Gorbachev
Question to think about: How are ways to travel the same and different?
Words to Know: about, could, sure, by, don't, there, car, and maybe
Spelling Words: me, be, read, feet, tree, keep, eat, mean, sea, and these
Phonics: Using long e (CV, CVCe), ee, ea, -ng, and -nk; using -ean, -ink
Comprehension: Compare and contrast and visualize
Author's craft: Dialogue
Vocabulary Strategies: Classify and categorize--transportation words
Fluency Practice: Phrasing with attention to punctuation especially question marks (punctuation marks are like road signs--For example, they help you to know when to stop!)
Grammar: Kinds of sentences-Is it a statement or a question?
