Lesson 8: The Language of Friendship - Part A
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Unit 1
What Does it Mean to Show Respect?
Lesson 8
Reader's Notebook
The Language of Friendship
Think of all the different ways in your life that you show friendship.
Do you always show that you are someone's friend by telling them? You could show someone that you are a friend when you help them with a project, give them a hug or a high five, or just spend time with them. In this story, you'll see how two girls from different sides of the world became friends, even though they couldn't speak the same language at first.
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Think About It
Before you read the story, write down two ways you could include someone who doesn't speak your language.
Go to pages 38 and 39 of Literacy in Action 5.
Look at pages 38 and 39 of Literacy in Action 5. What do you notice about the words at the top of page 39?
The words here are written in Russian. They say the same thing as the words on page 38 - the title of the story, The Language of Friendship.
Use the Reader's Notebook: The Language of Friendship and predict what you think the story will be about.
Download PDF
- Download the document Reader's Notebook: The Language of Friendship.
- IMPORTANT NOTE: When the download screen opens:
- Click the "Open with" button.
- Select "Adobe Reader".
- Click "OK".
- You will then be able to view the document Reader's Notebook: The Language of Friendship.
- Print the document.
Begin reading the story. Remember to pause and check your understanding after each paragraph.
What do you notice about how the writer has divided the story into paragraphs? Add your thoughts to the Reader's Notebook: The Language of Friendship.
Syllables
The author of this story uses many words that have double syllables. A syllable is a single sound in a word. For example, dog is made up of one syllable. Happy is made up of two syllables because there are two separate sounds in it.
Make a List
As you are reading, make a list of at least ten words with double consonants (two of the same letters next to each other, like ss, dd, nn, ll, etc.) on the Reader's Notebook: The Language of Friendship. For example, two of the first double-consonant words you will see in the story are Russia and buddy. These types of words can often be divided into syllables between the two consonants.
- Russia can be divided between the two s's: Rus/sia
- Buddy can be divided between the two d's: bud/dy
Try dividing your list of words into syllables on your Reader's Notebook: The Language of Friendship. Being able to find these words and divide them into syllables will help you understand what you are reading.
After you have finished reading, answer the After Reading section of questions on the Reader's Notebook: The Language of Friendship.
Save
How to save a file:
- Scan the document to your computer.
- Have the file open and select Save As from the File menu.
- Name your Reader's Notebook: The Language of Friendship file in this format: jsmith_languagefriendship and save the file to your Documents folder.
Compare your responses with those in the Key by clicking here.