BIG QUESTION: WHAT DOES THE STATUE OF
LIBERTY MEAN TO AMERICANS?
Title:
The Story of the
Statue of Liberty
Author:
Betsy Maestro
Genre:
Narrative Nonfiction
Small Group
Timer
The Story of the Statue of Liberty
Spelling Words
few suit
school chew
true glue
goose Tuesday
fruit bushel
cookie bamboo
cushion mildew
noodle soothe
bookmark barefoot
balloon renewal
The Story of the Statue of Liberty
Vocabulary Words More Words to Know
crown pedestal
liberty riveted
model sculptor
symbol initials
tablet patriotic
torch recruiting
unforgettable
unveiled
Big Question: What does the Statue
of Liberty mean to Americans?
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Monday
Question of the Day
What does the Statue
of Liberty mean to
Americans?
Today we will learn about:
Build Concepts
Main Idea
Text Structure
Build Background
Lesson Vocabulary
Fluency: Accuracy, Appropriate
Pace/Rate and Expression
Grammar: Capital Letters
Spelling: Vowel Sounds in “tooth” & “cook”
American Symbols
Monday
Fluency: Accuracy,
Appropriate Pace/Rate
and Expression
Fluency: Model Accuracy, Appropriate
Pace/Rate, Intonation
Listen as I read “Uncle Sam” to
you.
While I read, notice that I use
an appropriate rate and use my
voice to show expression.
Be ready to answer questions
after the story.
Fluency: Model Accuracy, Appropriate
Pace/Rate, Intonation
In a word or two, who is this
selection about?
What is the most important idea
about this topic?
What is one detail that tells
more about the main idea?
Build Concept Vocabulary:
initials, patriotic, recruiting
Origin
American What It’s
Used
Symbols For
Why It
Is
Inspiring
Main Idea and Details
Turn to page 284.
Prior Knowledge:
Take 2 or 3 minutes to think about the Statue of Liberty.
What do you KNOW? What would you What have you
WANT to find out? LEARNED?
After we read our story, we will add what we learned in the last
column.
Vocabulary: Word Rating Chart
Word Know Have Seen Don’t Know
crown
liberty
models
symbol
tablet
torch
unforgettable
unveiled
Vocabulary Words
crown – a head covering of
precious metal worn by a royal
person, such as a queen or king
liberty – freedom
models – small copies of
something
symbol – an object, diagram, icon,
or so on, that stands for or
represents something else
Vocabulary Words
tablet – a small, flat surface
with something written on it
torch – a long stick with material
that burns at one end of it
unforgettable – so good or so
wonderful that you cannot forget
it
unveiled – removed a veil from;
uncovered; revealed
More Vocabulary Words
pedestal – a base on which a column
or a statue stands
riveted – fastened something with
metal bolts
sculptor – an artist who makes things
by cutting or shaping them
initials – the first letter of words
patriotic – having or showing love
and loyal support for your country
recruiting – getting people to join
Next slide
crown
symbols
models
tablet
torch
unveiled
pedestal
riveted
sculptor
patriotic
recruiting
Monday
Grammar:
Capital Letters
the classes visits the washington
monument on tuesday
The classes visit the Washington
Monument on Tuesday.
is the statue of liberty or the
washington monument biggest
Is the Statue of Liberty or the
Washington Monument bigger?
Grammar: Capital Letters
Every year, on the Fourth of
July, the United States of
America celebrates its
independence.
Because Fourth of July is the
name of a holiday and United
States of America is the name of
a country, the first word and all
important words are capitalized.
Grammar: Capital Letters
Use capital letters for proper
nouns.
Proper nouns include days of the
week, months of the year, and
holidays.
Incorrect: The fourth thursday
in november is thanksgiving.
Correct: The fourth Thursday
in November is Thanksgiving.
Grammar: Capital Letters
Titles for people and abbreviations of
the titles should be capitalized when
they are used with a person’s name.
Do not capitalize titles when they are
used by themselves.
Incorrect: My Grandpa visits on
hanukkah and independence day.
Correct: My grandpa visits on
Hanukkah and Independence Day.
Grammar: Capital Letters
Find the words that need to be capitalized.
Today mr. chang said Americans
have many symbols of freedom.
Today Mr. Chang said Americans
have many symbols of freedom.
We eat special cakes at easter.
We eat special cakes at Easter.
Grammar: Capital Letters
Find the words that need to be capitalized.
Americans can display flags on any
day from january to december.
Americans can display flags on
any day from January to
December.
One monday in july I spotted a bald
eagle.
One Monday in July I spotted a
bald eagle.
Grammar: Capital Letters
Find the words that need to be capitalized.
Bald eagles are also a symbol of
freedom in the united states.
Bald eagles are also a symbol of
freedom in the United States
Last august my family visited
mount rushmore.
Last August my family visited
Mount Rushmore.
Grammar: Capital Letters
Find the words that need to be capitalized.
In the summer, a ceremony is
held there each night from
monday through sunday.
In the summer, a ceremony is
held there each night from
Monday through Sunday.
Monday
Spelling: Vowel sounds in
“tooth” and “cook”
The Story of the Statue of Liberty
Spelling Words
few suit
school chew
true glue
goose Tuesday
fruit bushel
cookie bamboo
cushion mildew
noodle soothe
bookmark barefoot
balloon renewal
Tuesday
Question of the Day
What did Bartholdi want
the Statue of Liberty to
symbolize?
Today we will learn about:
Word Structure: Prefixes
Main Idea
Text Structure
Cause/Effect
Vocabulary
Fluency: Choral Reading
Grammar: Capital Letters
Spelling: Vowel sounds in “tooth” & “cook”
Time for Social Studies: Location Skills
Cultures
American Symbols
Vocabulary Strategy for
Prefixes
Turn to page 286.
THE STORY OF THE
STATUE OF LIBERTY
Pages 288-295
Tuesday
Fluency: Choral Reading
Fluency: Choral Reading
Turn to page 293.
As I read, notice how I read
without skipping or changing any
words.
We will now read the page
together three times.
Tuesday
Grammar:
Capital Letters
maria and her daughter came to
the united states in november
Maria and her daughter came to
the United States in November.
the statue of liberty greated
maria and she
The Statue of Liberty greeted
Maria and her.
Grammar: Capital Letters
Days of the week, months of the
year, and holidays begin with a
capital letter.
Titles for people and
abbreviations of the titles should
be capitalized when they are used
with a person’s name but not when
they are used by themselves.
Grammar: Capital Letters
Incorrect: Last october aunt Rosie
and my Uncle gave a party for
halloween.
Correct: Last October Aunt Rosie and
my uncle gave a party for Halloween.
Incorrect: Does mother’s day come
earlier than memorial day?
Correct: Does Mother’s Day come
earlier than Memorial Day?
Tuesday
Spelling: Vowel sounds in
“tooth” and “cook”
The Story of the Statue of Liberty
Spelling Words
few suit
school chew
true glue
goose Tuesday
fruit bushel
cookie bamboo
cushion mildew
noodle soothe
bookmark barefoot
balloon renewal
Wednesday
Question of the Day
What does the statue
symbolize for many
immigrants?
Today we will learn about:
Text Structure
Word Structure
Vocabulary
Fluency: Accuracy, Appropriate
Pace/Rate and Expression
Grammar: Capital Letters
Spelling: Vowel sounds in “tooth” and
“cook”
Artists and Monuments
American Symbols
THE STORY OF THE
STATUE OF LIBERTY
Pages 296-301
Wednesday
Fluency: Choral Reading
Fluency: Choral Reading
Turn to page 295.
As I read, notice how I pause at
the dash and how my voice
changes at the exclamation point.
We will now read the page
together three times.
Wednesday
Grammar:
Capital Letters
didnt you climb to the top of the
statue on toosday
Didn’t you climb to the top of the
statue on Tuesday?
you cant go to the top anymore
but you can go inside the base
You can’t go to the top anymore,
but you can go inside the base.
Grammar: Capital Letters
Days of the week, months of the
year, and holidays begin with a
capital letter.
Titles for people and
abbreviations of the titles should
be capitalized when they are used
with a person’s name but not when
they are used by themselves.
Grammar: Capital Letters
Using proper nouns can make
writing more specific.
General: We spent the holiday at
the statue.
Specific: We spent the Fourth
of July at the Statue of Liberty.
Wednesday
Spelling: Vowel sounds in
“tooth” and “cook”
The Story of the Statue of Liberty
Spelling Words
few suit
school chew
true glue
goose Tuesday
fruit bushel
cookie bamboo
cushion mildew
noodle soothe
bookmark barefoot
balloon renewal
Thursday
Question of the Day
How would you feel
coming to the United
States to live if you
were from another
country?
Today we will learn about:
Suffixes –y, -ish, -hood, -ment
Textbook/Text Features
Reading Across Texts
Content-Area Vocabulary
Fluency: Paired Reading
Grammar: Capital Letters
Spelling: Vowel sounds in “tooth” and
“cook”
Artists and Monuments
A NATION OF
IMMIGRANTS
Pages 302-303
Thursday
Fluency: Paired Reading
Fluency: Paired Reading
Turn to page 297.
Read this page three times with
a partner.
Read with expression and
accuracy.
Give each other feedback.
Thursday
Grammar:
Capital Letters
fue people had saw the statue of
libery until 1886
Few people had seen the Statue
of Liberty until 1886.
the statues torch shines over
every one.
The statue’s torch shines over
everyone.
Grammar: Capital Letters
You may be asked to identify
which words should be
capitalized in a sentence.
Remember that days of the
week, months of the year,
and holidays should be
capitalized.
Grammar: Capital Letters
Titles for people and
abbreviations of the titles
should be capitalized when
they are used with a person’s
name.
They should not be
capitalized when they are
used by themselves.
Grammar: Capital Letters
Incorrect: My aunt came on
Thursday for thanksgiving with
uncle Rob.
Correct: My aunt came on
Thursday for Thanksgiving
with Uncle Rob.
Thursday
Spelling: Vowel sounds in
“tooth” and “cook”
The Story of the Statue of Liberty
Spelling Words
few suit
school chew
true glue
goose Tuesday
fruit bushel
cookie bamboo
cushion mildew
noodle soothe
bookmark barefoot
balloon renewal
Friday
Question of the Day
What does the Statue
of Liberty mean to
Americans?
Today we will learn about:
Build Concept Vocabulary
Main Idea
Steps in a Process
Word Structure: Prefixes
Grammar: Capital letters
Spelling: Vowel sounds in “tooth” and
“cook”
Time Line
American Symbols
Main Idea
The main idea is the “big idea,” or
most important idea of a paragraph or
selection.
The small pieces of information that
tell about the main idea are the
supporting details.
Look for keywords in the text, such
as who, what, when, why, and when to
get details and the main idea.
Steps in a Process
When you tell the steps in a
process, you tell the order of
steps to finish something or the
steps in which something
happens.
Think about what is being made
and how it should look after
each step.
Steps in a Process
Look for clue words, such as
first, next, and then.
If there are diagrams or
illustrations, “match” them to
the written steps.
Building the Statue of Liberty
First
Then
At last
Word Structure
You can use word structure and
prefixes to help determine the
meaning of unfamiliar words.
List any words with prefixes you
found in “The Story of the
Statue of Liberty” in the chart
to help find the meaning of it.
Word Structure
Word Base + Prefix Meaning
Sculpture Words
model mold skeleton
cast statue figure
framework marble
Friday
Grammar:
Capital Letters
when the statue of liberty was
finaly presented, president grover
cleveland gave a speech
When the Statue of Liberty was
finally presented, President Grover
Cleveland gave a speech.
mr. and mrs. adams watched
fireworks expload in the harbor
Mr. and Mrs. Adams watched
fireworks explode in the harbor.
Grammar: Capital Letters
Days of the week, months of the
year, and holidays begin with a
capital letter.
Titles for people and
abbreviations of the titles should
be capitalized when they are used
with a person’s name but not when
they are used by themselves.
Friday
Spelling: Vowel sounds in
“tooth” and “cook”
The Story of the Statue of Liberty
Spelling Words
few suit
school chew
true glue
goose Tuesday
fruit bushel
cookie bamboo
cushion mildew
noodle soothe
bookmark barefoot
balloon renewal
Vowels in tooth, cook
Many sounds can be spelled in
different ways.
cook, tooth, put, blew, true, suit
How many vowels do you see in the
word cook?
How many vowel sounds do you hear?
What vowel sound do you hear in cook?
Which letters stand for that sound?
Now let’s see what makes the vowel
sound in the other words.
Vowels in tooth, cook
What letters make the oo sound in each word?
nuisance Look at the big
notebook kangaroo!
ambush The stories in the
shrewdly newspaper were untrue.
woody Drew put blueberries on
mildew his cereal.
untrue Fruit juice is a good,
bamboo healthy drink.
Suffixes: -y, -ish, -hood, -ment
We studied the suffixes –y, -ish,
-hood, and –ment.
Read the sentence to yourself.
Raise your hand when you know
which words have suffixes.
Suffixes: -y, -ish, -hood, -ment
The bright sun gave the fluffy
cloud a yellowish glow.
What is the suffix in fluffy?
What is the base word?
What is the suffix in yellowish?
What is the base word?
Suffixes:-y, -ish, -hood, -ment
sisterhood chilly
guilty selfish
improvement fiftyish
babyish pavement
government motherhood
speedy astonishment
Suffixes:-y, -ish, -hood, -ment
The new mother looks forward to
parenthood with excitement.
I thought his statement was very
childish.
We watched the tricky magician in
amazement.
The children love to play outside on
snowy, windy days.
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