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1 Grade 4 Lesson Includes: Blackline Masters organizedby Lesson Weekly Tests for Key SkillsObser vation Checklists and otherInformal Assessments can be found in the Assessment section of the Grab-and-Go Resources for this Lesson 11 Blackline MastersHome Letter, Blackline Master ..3 Weekly To-Do List, Blackline Master ..4 Vocabulary Word Cards, Blackline Master ..5 Target Vocabulary, Blackline Master ..6 Leveled Reader Graphic Organizer, Blackline Masters .. 7 10 Leveled PracticeStruggling Readers, .. 11 Advanced, ..12 English Language Learners, ..13 Weekly Tests See Assessment for Weekly Tests Answer KeysTest Record Form, Weekly Tests.

2 14 Vocabulary: Target Vocabulary, Suffixes -ful, -less, -ness, -ment,Weekly Tests .. 15 16 Comprehension: Text and Graphic Features, Explain Scientific Ideas, Text Structure, Anchor Text, Weekly Tests .. 17 18 Decoding: Compound Words, Weekly Tests ..19 20 Grammar: Frequently-Confused Words, Weekly Tests ..21 22 English Language LearnersOral Language Chant, Blackline Master ..23 Selection Summary, Blackline Master ..24 Answer Key ..25 28 Copyright by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing CompanyAll rights reserved. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying or recording, or by any information storage or retrieval system, without the prior written permission of the copyright owner unless such copying is expressly permitted by federal copyright is hereby granted to individuals using the corresponding student s textbook or kit as the major vehicle for regular classroom instruction to photocopy entire pages from this publication in classroom quantities for instructional use and not for resale.

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4 Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights NOT EDIT--Changes must be made through File info CorrectionKey=DHome LetterDear Family,This week we ll be asking What are the benefits of studying weather? Children s author Patricia Lauber tells about one of nature s most powerful events in the informational text Hurricanes: Earth s Mightiest Storms. We ll also read about the damage caused by hurricanes in the newspaper article Recovering from Katrina. Activities to Do TogetherVocabularySee if you and your child can use all of this week s Target Vocabulary in sentences!Sharing Thoughts About WeatherUsing a newspaper weather section, discuss the upcoming weather forecast with your child.

5 Encourage your child to ask questions about the weather map, including its symbols and their Best Type of WeatherTalk about what kind of weather your child would like on his or her birthday if he or she could choose any type. As you talk, jot down any details that make that weather more desirable than a hurricane. Then ask your child to create a summary paragraph explaining why those details add up to nice week Vocabulary: whirling, rapidly, condense, source, rotating, rage, experience, ancient, predict, registeredVocabulary Strategy: Suffixes -ful, -less, -ness, -mentComprehension Skill: Text and graphic features examining how words and pictures help us understand ideasComprehension Strategy: Infer/predict using text clues to predict what is coming in the text or what hasn t been directly statedWriting Focus: Opinion writing persuasive paragraphHurricanes.

6 Earth s Mightiest StormsGo to the eBook to read and listen to this week s Letter Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights 4, Unit 3 Home Letter3 Lesson 11B l a c k l i n e M a s t e r 1 1 . 1 Weekly To-Do List Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. Grade 4, Unit 3 4 Lesson 11B L A C K L I N E M A S T E R 1 1 . 2 Name Date Weekly To-Do ListPut an X in each box when you finish the Do Practice pages_____ Comprehension and Fluency Literacy Center Word Study Literacy Center Think and Write Literacy Center Daily Independent Reading Other _____May Do Reading Log Vocabulary in Context Cards Practice Spelling Words Work on Writing Assignment Other _____Daily Independent Reading Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday FridayName Date whirlingragerapidlyexperiencecondenseanc ientsourcepredictrotatingregisteredLesso n 11B L a c kLi n e m a s t e r 1 1.

7 3 Hurricanes: Earth s Mightiest StormsVocabulary Word Cards5 Vocabulary Word Cards Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights 4, Unit 3 Target VocabularyFill in two more examples and non-examples for ancient. Then create your own Four-Square Maps for three of the remaining Target Vocabulary Words. whirlingrapidlycondensesourcerotatingrag eexperienceancientpredictregisteredVocab ularyDefinitionfrom a time long agoSentenceThe ancient statue was at least 2,000 years King Tut s tombancientNon-example a footballTarget Vocabulary Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights 4, Unit 36 Name Date Lesson 11B l a c k l i n e M a s t e r 1 1.

8 4 TornadoesTarget VocabularyColumn Chart: Title or Topic Text or Graphic FeaturesPage NumberInformationdiagram of layers of Earthdiagram of volcano5names the three layers of EarthGraphic Organizer 1 Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights Date Grade 4, Unit 3 7 VolcanoesGraphic Organizer 1 Lesson 11B l a c k l i n e M a s t e r 1 1 . 5 Column Chart: Title or Topic Text or Graphic FeaturesPage NumberInformationdiagram that shows what happens when two plates slip 5shows how an earthquake happensGraphic Organizer 1 Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights Date Grade 4, Unit 3 8 TsunamiGraphic Organizer 1 Lesson 11B l a c k l i n e M a s t e r 1 1.

9 6 Column Chart: Title or Topic Text or Graphic FeaturesPage NumberInformationto show what happens to matter from dust storms in the regionGraphic Organizer 1 Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights Date Grade 4, Unit 3 9 Nature Destroys, Nature RenewsGraphic Organizer 1 Lesson 11B l a c k l i n e M a s t e r 1 1 . 7 Column Chart: Title or Topic Text or Graphic FeaturesPage NumberInformationdiagram that shows what happens when two plates slip5shows how an earthquake happensGraphic Organizer 1 Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights Date Grade 4, Unit 3 10 The Big, Dangerous WaveGraphic Organizer 1 Lesson 11B l a c k l i n e M a s t e r 1 1.

10 8 Suffixes -ful, -less, -ness, -mentUse the information in the chart to write the meaning of the underlined word in the sentences below. The first one has been done for you. SuffixDefinitionExample-fulfull ofJoyful means full of means without , beingHeaviness means being , process, or resultAchievement means the result of achieving. 1. Using more than one paper napkin at dinner is means full of waste . 2. I don t have any dreams to tell about because my sleep was means . 3. The clouds parted, and the sun s brightness peeked means . 4. Peter is always cheerful and means . 5. Mice are known for their quickness.