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Night Letters Day 5 QUESTION OF THE WEEK • What information and pleasure can people gain by observing nature? • Which words from our Concept Web might apply to our next selection, “A Symphony of Whales?” Small Group Instruction Assess Yellow Group Drawing Conclusions • A conclusion is a decision you reach after thinking about facts and details you read. • You can also use what you already know to help draw a conclusion. • Then ask yourself, “Does my conclusion make sense?” • Let’s complete Practice Book page 128. Author’s Viewpoint • The author's viewpoint is the way an author looks at and feels about the topic or ideas he or she is writing about. • Think about how the author seems to feel about the subject. Look for words and details in the text that tell you if the author feels positively or negatively or otherwise about the subject. • Ask yourself what beliefs are behind the author's statements. Look for details in the text that support your ideas about the author's viewpoint. Author’s Viewpoint • Let’s reread the poem on page 352. • What is the author’s viewpoint? • Which details in the poem support your ideas? Word Structure – Compound Words • You can use word structure to determine the meaning of unfamiliar compound words. • Let’s list the compound words you encountered as you read Night Letters. 9. The birds nests are full of eggs in april. The birds’ nests are full of eggs in April. 10. What is that oranje bird. What is that orange bird? Review • The subject and the verb in a sentence must work together. When the subject and verb work together, they agree. • To make most present tense verbs agree with singular subjects or he, she, or it, add -s. • If the subject is a plural noun or I, you, we, or they, the present tense verb does not end in -s. Time for the spelling test!