Grade 2-McGraw-HIll Wonders Reading Writing Workshop(1)

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Essential Question

W hat can we see in the sky?

Read about what happens when
two girls look for the Big Dipper.

Chris C a n g a

Josie and Ling were good friends. Ling
was happy Josie was her neighbor. Josie was
happy Ling lived nearby, too.

Josie and Ling couldn't wait for the school
day to end. They planned a sleepover at
Josie's house. They were going to sleep in a
tent in Josie's backyard.

As the class was leaving, Mr. Cortes said,
"Your weekend homework is to look at the
nighttime sky and explain what you saw
on Monday." The class grumbled.
"Why the unhappy sounds?" Mr. Cortes
asked. "It will be fun looking at the

at night."

cO l The girls arrived at Josie's house and were
u delighted to be sleeping outdoors. Josie said,
"I'm so happy that we get to sleep in the tent.
5 It will be lots of fun." Then Ling said, "I'll get
200 the sleeping bags and flashlights. I brought
flashlights so we can play games in the tent."

Josie's dad poked his head inside the tent.
"Girls, it is a good time to do your homework
now because it is getting dark," he said.
"Awww," they both complained. "Dad," said
Josie, "do we have to, now?"

"Yes, I already set up the telescope."

Ling said, "I hope this won't take too
long." Josie looked up and spotted a crescent
moon. "Did you know the moon's light comes
from the sun?" said Josie. "It's funny that it's
called moonlight." "Yes," said Ling, who was
still thinking about playing in the tent.

Josie's dad smiled at the girls and
said, "See the stars in the sky? Those
points of bright light can form shapes."

"You can see the Big Dipper," he said. TheB’9Dipper

"It's a group of stars that look like a giant

spoon in the sky."

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Josie's dad showed her how to look
through the telescope. "Wow, that's more
stars than I ever dreamed of. I never
imagined there could be so many."

It was Ling's turn to look. Ling cried out,
"I see a bright light moving in the sky!"

"That's a shooting star!" said Josie's dad.

"This is fun," said Ling. "I really enjoy
looking at the stars."

"I think we've seen enough
of the nighttime sky/' said Josie's
dad. "You girls can go play now."

"Aw, Dad, can't we keep
looking?" asked Josie. "This is
really fun."

"Yes," said Ling. "We have
had an adventure already, and
we haven't even played in the
tent yet!"

"You're right, Ling," said Josie
"This has been one exciting night.

Make Connections

What did you learn about the
nighttime sky after reading this

S t O r y ? ESSENTIAL QUESTION

Compare what the girls saw in
the nighttime sky to what you
have seen in the nighttime sky.

TEXT TO SELF

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Reread

As you read, you can stop and reread the parts
you do not understand or may have missed.
This will help you understand what you read.

p Find Text Evidence

On page 201 of "Starry Night," I am not sure what
the Big Dipper is. I will reread this part of the
story to see if I missed anything.

page 201

long." Josie looked up and spotted a crescent I read that the
Big Dipper is a
moon. "Did you know the m oon's light comes group of stars that
look like a giant
from the sun?" said Josie. "It's funny that it's spoon in the sky.

called m oon light." "Y es," said Ling, w ho3 w as

still thinking about playing in the tent. 9

Josie's dad smiled at the girls and
said, "See the stars in the sky? Those
points of bright light can form shapes.

"You can see the Big D ipper," he said. Tkm m a Dipper

"It's a group of stars that look like a giant

spoon in the sky."

Chris C a n g a Your Turn

What does a telescope help you do?
Reread page 202 to answer the question.

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Com prehension Skill

Sequence

The sequence tells the order of events in the
story. We can use the words first, next, then and
last to tell the order of what happens.

Find Text Evidence
As I read page 199 of "Starry Night," I think about
the sequence in the story.

First

Josie and Ling plan a
sleepover at Josies house.
Their teacher gives them
homework over the weekend.

I

Next

I
Then Continue rereading

"Starry Night." Fill in
I the graphic organizer
Last to tell the sequence of

the story.

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Fiction

The story "Starry Night" is fiction.
Fiction:
• has made-up characters and events.
• has dialogue.

j § ) Find Text Evidence
I con use what I read to tell that "Starry Night" is
fiction. The characters are made up and they talk
to each other.

page 199 Story Structure
Dialogue is when
Josie and Ling were good friends. Ling characters in a story talk
was happy Josie was her neighbor. Josie was to each other.
happy Ling lived nearby, too.

Josie and Ling couldn't wait for the school
day to end. They planned a sleepover at
Josie's house. They were going to sleep in a
tent in Josie's backyard.

As the class was leaving, Mr. Cortes said,
"Your weekend homework is to look at the
nighttime sky and explain what you saw
on Monday." The class grumbled.
"W hy the unhappy sounds?" Mr. Cortes
asked. "It will be fun looking at the
sky at night."

Chris C a n g a Identify other places in
the story that tell you the
story is fiction.

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V o ca b u la ry Strate gy cess1

Compound Words

A compound word is made of two smaller
words. Think of the meanings of the smaller
words to figure out the meaning of the
compound word.

^5) Find Text Evidence

I see the word sleepover. The first part of this
word is sleep, which means "to close your eyes
and rest." The second part of this word is over,
which can mean "at another place." I think
sleepover means "sleeping at someone's house.'

"They planned a sleepover I
at Josie's house."

Your Turn Ife Chris C a n g a

Use the meanings of the smaller words
to figure out the meanings of these
compound words in "Starry Night."

homework, page 199
backyard, page 199

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Word Choice

Readeris to

Writers choose linking words to show how
their ideas are connected. Linking words can
show how ideas work together.

Word Choice Expert Model
Identify two
linking words. Then Ling said, "I'll get the
Tell how these sleeping bags and flashlights. I
ideas in the brought flashlights so we can play
story are games in the tent."
connected.
Josie's dad poked his head
inside the tent. "Girls, it is a good
time to do your homework now
because it is getting dark," he said.
"Awww," they both complained.
"Dad" said Josie, "do we have to,
now?" "Yes, I already set up the
telescope."

Chris C a n g a

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Derek wrote a fiction story about Editing M arks
camping. Read Derek's story.
Add a period.
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Grammar Handbook]

Present-Tense
Verbs See page
482.

Student Model S ' Identify the linking
words Derek used.
Watching the Stars
ST Identify a present-
.0 tense verb.
Jam es and D ad were camping
S ' Tell how the
A revisions improved
his writing.
There was not much moonlight
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but there were a lot of s ta rs

James

o u t H ^ s a id , "1 see th e Big

Dipper." Jam es dream ed he

so

took a rocket ship,

he could see

more stars.

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W eekly Concept Ways People Help

Essential Question

How can people help out
their com m unity?

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Help Out!

This garden was once an empty lot filled
with garbage. A few neighbors thought
of a solution to this problem. Their idea
was to make a garden.

► We cleaned up the lot.

► We planted flowers and plants.

Talk About It g ff)

Work with a partner. Think
of some ways you can help
out in your community. Write
your ideas on the word web.

Vocabulary

Use the picture and sentence to learn each word.

across We walked across the street.

Tell about som ething else you
might walk across.

(t) altrendo im age s/ A ltre n d o / G e tty Im age s; (tc) P h o t o d is c / S u p e rS t o c k ; (be) Design Pics/Don H a m m o n d ; (b) blue jean im age s/G e tty Im a g e s b o rro w I like to borrow books from the
library in my town.

W h at are som e things you
might borrow?

countryside q Ujet countryside is full of

grass and trees.

Tell about som e other th in g s you
m ight find in the countryside.

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H insists Mom insists we wear our

seatbelts.

W hat is something your teacher
insists on?

Gabe was lonely when his
1 friend moved away.

W hen have you felt lonely?

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problem.

W h a t is a solution for spilled
m ilk?

Few people live in the small
v illa g e s on the mountain.

Tell what you m ight see in sm all
villages.

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Pick three words. Write three questions
for your partner to answer.

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Genre • Narrative Nonfiction

Essential Question

How can people help
out their community?
Read to learn how one
person is helping people
in her community.

When Debby Tewa was your age, her
home had no electricity. She could not flip
a light switch to read at night. She lit a
candle. She could not cook on a stove or
in a microwave oven. Her family cooked
over a fire.

Debby lived in Arizona. When she was
ten, she moved to a new home. Her new
home had electricity! She could turn on a
lamp and use a phone. She liked it!

DebbyTewa lived
in a home that had
small w indows like
this one. There was
not a lot of light.

( b k g a ) : 'D e s ij ^ B ^ w W B t o nci: (br) Bernhard L a n g / P h o to g r a p h e r 's Choice/Getty Im age s; (tr) D e b b y T e w a As she grew, Debby
realized she wanted to learn
more about solar power. Solar
power is electricity that comes
from the sun. Solar panels are
put on the roof of a building.
The sunlight hits these panels
and turns the sunlight into
electricity.

Debby thought a lot about
solar power. Then she had
an idea! She was excited. She went
to work for a company that provided
solar power to people's homes.
She believed it would be a good
solution for people who had
no electricity. Debby likes
solving problems!

Solar Panels are now Debby also thought of people in
used on many homes. villages like the one she lived in as
a child. The people in these small
towns did not have any electricity.
Solar power would work well
there because there is a lot of sun
in Arizona. Debby decided to help
these families get solar power.

To get a family started, Debby
helps them borrow money from a
bank to buy the panels. After they
get the money from the bank, they
have some time to pay the money
back. And the good news is there is
no cost for using the sun's power!

Debby travels across lands outside cities
in Arizona and New Mexico. She travels
to the countryside. She helps Hopi and
Navajo people get solar power.

Debby believes deeply in her work and
insists that families learn about how solar
power can help them. They are happy to do
what she demands. Debby also travels to
schools and summer camps to teach Hopi
children about solar energy.

Debby drives her truck from place
to place. It is lonely with no one riding
along. Then she thinks about how exciting
it was to use electricity for the first time.
Now families can do the things you do
without thinking about them. They can
heat their homes or turn on a light! Debby
says she is, "lighting up people's lives."

Make Connections

^5^ How does Debby help her
community? e s s e n t ia l q u e s t io n

Talk with a partner about
solar power. Could you use
it where you live? t e x t t o s e l f

Com prehension Strategy _______

Ask and Answer Questions

Asking yourself questions helps you think
about information in the selection. You can ask
questions before, during, and after you read.

^3)Find Text Evidence

As I read page 216 of "Lighting Lives I ask myself,
"What is solar power?" I will reread to find the
answer to this question.

As she grew, Debby I read that solar
realized she wanted to learn power is electricity
more about solar power. Solar that comes from
power is electricity that comes the sun. From this,
from the sun. Solar panels are I understand that
put on the roof of a building. solar panels use
The sunlight hits these panels energy from the sun.
and turns the sunlight into
electricity. cOVubok^

Debby thought a lot about
solar power. Then she had

.

Think of a question about the selection.
Reread the parts of the selection that help
you answer the question.

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Author’s Purpose

Authors write to answer, explain, or describe.

Find Text Evidence
When I read page 216 of "Lighting Lives," I learned
how Debby Tewa got the idea to help others. I
think this is a clue to the Author's Purpose.

C lu e C lu e

Author tells
how Debby
Tewa got
the Idea to
help others.

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A u th o r's Purpose Finish reading the
selection. Fill in a
clue and the author's
purpose on the graphic
organizer.

Informational Text *— — ------------- -

Narrative Nonfiction

"Lighting Lives" is a narrative nonfiction.
A narrative nonfiction:
•tells a story about a person by a narrator.
• can have text features.

P Find Text Evidence
I can use what I read to tell that "Lighting Lives,"
is narrative nonfiction. A narrator tells about a
real person, Debby Tewa.

Debby travels across lands outside cities Text Features
in Arizona and New Mexico. She travels Photos show something
to the countryside. She helps Hopi and in the text or give more
Navajo people get solar power. information about a topic.

Debby believes deeply in her work and Captions give information
insists that families learn about how solar about the photo.
power can help them. They are happy to
what she demands. Debby also
schools and summer camps to
children about solar

Find two other photos and
captions. Tell what you
learned from the captions.

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Synonyms

Synonyms are words that have almost the
same meaning. Big and large are synonyms.

jO ) Find Text Evidence
I read that Debby "insists that families learn
about how solar power can help them" and "They
are happy to do what she demands." Insists and
demands are synonyms. They both mean "asks
for something in a strong or firm way."

Debby believes deeply in her work
and insists that families learn about
how solar power can help them. They
are happy to do what she demands

Your Turn

Think of a synonym for these words in
"Lighting Lives."

home, page 215
power, page 216

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The author of a selection uses voice to tell how
someone in the writing feels about something.
Reread the passage from "Lighting Lives"

Voice Expert M odel
What opinion,
or feeling, words Debby thought a lot about solar
does the author power. Then she had an idea! She
use to show that was excited. She went to work
solar power is for a company that provided
important to solar power to people's homes.
Debby Tewa? She believed it would be a good
solution for people who had
no electricity. Debby likes
solving problems!

W riters Editing M arks

A Add.

y Take out.

Add a period.

Edwin wrote a narrative nonfiction Grammar Handbook
selection. Read Edwin's writing.
Past Tense Verbs
See page 458.

Student Model Your Turn T m m

Q~ S? Identify the
opinion words
Playing in the Snow Edwin used.

I live in hot, d ry Arizona. Sf Identify the past
tense verbs.
drove Tell how revisions
improved his
La st winter, my fam ily d riv £ y writing.

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pants, a heavy coat, and snow
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boots^l loved the snow! I played

outside fo r hours and hours. It

was the b est t r ip 4 rip^ever!

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How do you prepare to go out in the
event of rain? Do you wear a raincoat or
carry an umbrella? Weather affects us in
many ways.

► We dress differently for different kinds
of weather.

► We go outside or stay indoors,
depending on the weather.

Talk About It e>-

Talk with a partner about the
different kinds of weather.
Then write each type of
weather on the word web.

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Vocabulary

Use the picture and sentence to learn each word.

d a m a e The storm caused some
d a m a ge to the tree.

W h at kinds of dam age can
happen to a house?

e ro u s It is d a n ge ro u s to ride a bike
without a helmet.

W hat is the opposite of
dangerous?

The puppy can destroy shoes
by chewing on them.

W hat is the opposite of destroy?

eve n t The party was a fun event with
food and games.

Tell about another event you have
been to.

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h a rsh The desert is a harsh place
to live.

N am e another h a rsh place to live.

prevent You should wash your hands to
prevent sickness.

Tell how you can prevent you rse lf
from being late to school.

Dark clouds are a w arn in g that
a storm is coming.

Tell about another warning that a
storm is coming.

w e a th e r The w eather is cold and
snowy today.

Tell what the w eather is like
outside right now.

Your Turn 5 ft

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Pick three words. Write three questions
for your partner to answer.

Go Digital! Use the online visual glossary

W ave/PhotolibraryEssential Question

m How does weather affect us?
Read about how tornadoes
form and how weather affects
our lives.

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What Is a Tornado?

The sky is dark far away. Something
moves down from the clouds. It spins
across the land. It sounds like a very loud
train. A tornado is coming!

A tornado is a spinning cloud. It is
shaped like a funnel. Its winds can reach
300 miles per hour. That is faster than
a race car. The spinning air pulls things
up. It can toss a car in the air. It can even
destroy, or ruin a house. A tornado can be
dangerous. It can cause harm to people
and places.

When a funnel cloud
reaches the ground, it
becomes a tornado.

How Does a Tornado Form?

A tornado is a kind of
weather. Weather is the
condition of the air. Most
tornadoes begin as a kind of
weather called a thunderstorm.
Thunderstorms are harsh
rainstorms with thunder and
lightning. These rough storms
have high winds and heavy rain.
When high winds spin and touch
the ground, a tornado is born.

Most tornadoes do not stay
on the ground for long. When
they do, they can cause a lot
of damage, or harm. A tornado
is a big event!

Where Do Most Tornadoes Happen?

More tornadoes happen in the United
States than anywhere in the world. Most of
them form in the middle part of our country.
Scientists think this might be because warm,
wet air from the Gulf of Mexico crashes with
the cool, dry air from Canada. This area is
known as Tornado Alley.

Tornadoes can destroy
trees, houses, and property.

How do Tornadoes Affect People?

Tornadoes affect people and towns
in many ways. Weak tornadoes break
branches from trees or damage signs.
Strong tornadoes can destroy buildings.

People who live in areas where there
are many tornadoes always think about
the weather. They listen to the radio
and watch news reports on television.
Schools provide tornado drills so
children can practice being safe in
the event of a tornado. Teams of
people work together to repair
the damage caused
by a tornado.

How Can You Stay Safe?

There are ways to Ways t o V Stay Safe
prevent, or stop harm
during a tornado. News 1 Listen to weather
reports use the words reports.
tornado warning to give
notice that a tornado has Z Find shelter in a
been seen. Following safety basement or room
rules can help everyone stay Without windows.
safe during a tornado!
3 Stay away from
People work together to windows.
clean up after a tornado.
T Listen to directions
from a parent or
teacher.

Make Connections

How do tornadoes affect us?

ESSENTIAL QUESTION

Compare what you read about
tornadoes to an experience
you have had with the
weather, t e x t t o s e l f

Ask and Answer Questions

When you read, asking questions helps you
think about parts of the story and understand
key details in the selection.

^3) Find Text Evidence

/As I read page 232 of "Tornado!" I ask myself,
"What is a thunderstorm?" I will look for the
answer to this question.

How Does a Tornado Form’/ *I read that a
thunderstorm is a
A tornado is a kind of rainstorm with high
weather. Weather is the winds, thunder, and
condition of the air. Most lightning..
tornadoes begin as a kind of
weather called a thunderstorm.
Thunderstorms are harsh
rainstorms with thunder and
lightning. These rough storms
have high winds and heavy rain.
When high winds spin and touch

W illoughby Owen/Flickr RF/Getty Im a g e s Your Turn

As you reread page 234, think of a
question. Continue rereading to find
the answer to the question.

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Com prehension Skill

Main Idea and Key Details

The main idea is the most important point an
author makes about a topic. Key details tell
about and support the main idea.

^))Find Text Evidence

As I read pages 231-232 of "Tornado!," I learned
that tornadoes have powerful winds and can
cause a lot of damage. These details support
main idea of the text.

Continue reading and fill in another
key detail and the main idea on the
graphic organizer.

GCSSllcWW/m Informational Text

Expository Text

"Tornado!" is an expository text.
Expository text:

• gives information about a topic.
• includes text features.

Find Text Evidence
I know "Tornado!" is an expository text because
it gives information about tornadoes. It also has
text features.

page 235

How Can You Stay Safe? Text Features
A sidebar gives
There are ways to Ways t o ^ S t a y Safe information that is
prevent, or stop harm separate from the
during a tornado. News 1) Listen to weather main text.
reports use the words
tornado warning to give reports. Su b h e ad s tell you what a
notice that a tornado has section of text is about.
been seen. Following safety IP Find shelter in a
rules can help everyone stay basement or room,
safe during a tornado! Without windows.

People w ork together to HI Stay away from
clean up after a tornado. windows.

|j| Listen to directions
from a parent or
teacher.

Make Connections C .O V V A B O RA r£ ,

How do tornadoes affect us? Your Turn

ESSENTIAL QUESTION

Compare what you read about
tornadoes to an experience
you have had with the
weather, t e x t t o s e l f

Look at the sidebar. Tell
what information you
learned.

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Vocabulary Strategy

Antonyms

Antonyms are two words that have opposite
meanings. Words such as hot and cold are
antonyms.

^0) Find Text Evidence
I see the author used the antonyms wet and dry
to show how wet air and dry air come together to
make a tornado.

Scientists think this might be
because warm, wet air from the
Gulf of Mex ico crashes with the
cool, dry air from Canada.

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S it Your Turn■ H
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Think of antonyms for these words
in "Tornado!"

warm, page 233
weak, page 234

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Writers often organize nonfiction writing
by giving a strong ending. Reread the passage
from "Tornado!"

Organization Expert Model
Identify a strong
en ding in How Can You Stay Safe?
the text. How
does this help There are ways to prevent, or
organize the stop, harm during a tornado. News
writing? reports use the words tornado
warning to give notice that a
tornado has been seen. Following
safety rules can help keep everyone
safe during a tornado!

W ave/Photolibrary

Kim wrote an expository text. Editing M arks
Read Kim's writing.
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y Take out.
Add a period.

Gramma^ Handbook

Verb Have See
page 484.

Student Model 0 O V U B O -gA r

Snowstorms Your Turn
have
Snow storm s had lots of snow 5? Identify the
A strong conclusion
Kim used.
and wind. The wind blows th e
o S ' Identify her
correction to the
snow The snow p iles up. I f th e re verb had.

is a lot of snow, som etim es 5^ Tell how revisions
improved her
play writing.

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in th e snow. They build snowmen

sledding

and go r id in g They also

have snowball fights.

K id s love snow!

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Essential Question
How do you express yourself?

People express themselves in many ways to
show their feelings and share their thoughts
These boys are making music to express
themselves. What are some ways you can
express yourself?

► You can write, draw or paint.

► You can make music and sounds by
playing an instrument or singing.

Talk with a partner about We Express
ways you like to express Ourselves
yourselves. Then write your
ideas on the web.

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Use the picture and sentence to learn each word.

ch e e re d We all cheered when our team
won the game.

W hen would you cheer for
som ething?

Jack and Luis played in the
concert last night.

Tell about a concert that you
have seen.

in stru m e n t A violin is a musical
instrument.

Can you name another musical
instru m e nt?

m o v e m e n ts The dancer's m ovem ents were
graceful.

D escribe the movements you
m ake when you dance.

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m u sic Kira played her favorite kind
of music.

W h at is your favorite kind
of m usic?

They tapped the rhythm of
the song.

W hat is another word for
rhythm ?

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different sounds.

W hat kind of sounds does a drum
, m ake if you hit it gently?

u n d e r s ta n d [<en did not understand the
homework.

W h a t should you do when you do
not understand an assignm ent?

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Devorah/W ENN.com /New scom Essential Question

How do you express yourself?

Read about how children in a
school chorus express themselves

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So m e students in N ew York really sing
their hearts out! T h at’s because they are
in the school chorus at Public School 22.

These students from Staten Island had
a concert at the W hite House. They sang
at a Hollywood awards show. Audiences
have clapped and ch e e re d them on.
These kids are alw ays asked to return.

How does it feel to sing on stag e?
“ I get nervous singing
for a big audience,”
Brianna Crispino recalls.
“ But when I see the joy
on their faces,
1get excited.”

Brianna crispino,
Public School 22 chorus member

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