- Hello, readers.

Today, we are going to focus on the big question.

What is special about Michigan?

We are going to work with compound words.

What are those?

Read some important facts about Michigan and race to write an informational text.

For today's episode, you'll need something to write on.

Even a scratch piece of paper or an envelope is fine.

And you'll need something to write with like a crayon or a pencil.

Come and join us for Read, Write, Roar.

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Kellogg Foundation.

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Thank you.

(upbeat music) - Welcome, readers.

My name is Mrs.

Friend.

Today, we are going to work with compound words.

Do you know what a compound word is?

Yes.

It's two smaller words that are joined together to make a new, larger word.

Our goal today is to be able to read and understand compound words.

Let's start with a warm-up.

I'm going to show you two words.

You'll put them together to read the compound word.

Are you ready?

Let's go.

Our first set of words is rain and fall.

Can you put these words together to make a compound word?

Rainfall.

Great job.

Are you ready for another one?

Here's our next set of words.

Rain, water.

Let's put them together to build our compound word.

What does our compound word say?

Rainwater.

Great job.

Here we go.

Here's our next one.

Rain, coat.

Put them together to make rain coat.

Great job readers.

How about this one?

Rain, drop.

Raindrop.

Let's keep going.

Rain, storm.

Rainstorm.

We've got just a few more.

Let's try this one.

Rain, gear.

Raingear.

Rain, boots.

Rainboots.

All right, readers, we're on our last one.

You're doing awesome.

Rain, bow.

Rainbow.

Readers, what did you notice about all of these words that we built today?

You're right.

They all started with the first word rain, but they all had a different second word in that compound word.

It is so important to read the entire word and read all of the word parts when we're reading words because that second word changed the meaning of the whole word, didn't it?

Readers, great job.

Now that we're getting really good at reading compound words, let's try sorting some of them.

I'll show you a word and you'll decide if it is a compound word or if it is not a compound word.

Are you ready?

Let's get ready for our first one.

Here is our first word.

Sand dune.

Do you think sand dune is a compound word or is it not a compound word?

Where do you think we should put sand dune?

Did you say, not a compound word?

You're correct.

It's two smaller words, but they don't go together to make one big word.

Are you ready for our next one?

How about underwater?

Do you think underwater is a compound word or not a compound word?

Where should we put underwater?

Did you say it's a compound word?

I agree with you, underwater.

It's two smaller words that are joined together to make a new, larger word.

Great job readers.

Let's keep going.

Beach.

Is beach a compound word or not a compound word?

You're right.

Beach is not a compound word.

Could you think of another word we could add to beach to make it a compound word?

Beachball would work, you're right.

Here we go, here's our next one.

Snowflake.

Is snowflake a compound word or not a compound word?

You're right.

It is a compound word.

Snowflake.

Snowflake, it's made up of two smaller words joined together to make that compound word.

Let's keep going.

Pine tree.

What do you think about pine tree?

Is it a compound word or not a compound word?

It is not a compound word.

Great job.

How about airport?

Where should we put airport?

Is it two smaller words joined together to make a compound word?

Or is it not a compound word?

You are correct.

Airport is a compound word.

How about bluebird?

Do we think that's a compound word or not a compound word?

You got that one right also, bluebird.

It's a compound word.

Here's our next one.

Great lakes.

Do we think Great Lakes is compound or not compound?

Not compound.

We're gonna put it in this column.

How about robin?

Is robin a compound word or not a compound word?

Not a compound word.

We've got a few more to go.

You're doing awesome readers.

Here's our next one.

Lakeside.

Is Lakeside compound or not compound?

It is compound.

How about Lake Michigan?

Is lake Michigan compound or not compound?

Not compound.

We're gonna put it in that column.

All right, readers.

We're on our last one.

You're doing an amazing job.

Here's our last word.

Thunderstorm.

Do you think thunderstorm is compound or not compound?

It is a compound word.

We're gonna move this one up.

Thunderstorm.

Thunderstorm.

Readers, you did a fantastic job helping me sort these words into words that are compound words and words that are not compound words, great work.

Let's practice reading some of these compound words in a story.

You're getting so good at reading.

Let's see if we can use the word parts of each compound word to help us understand what the word means.

Here we go.

I put on my rainboots, rainboots.

And my raincoat, raincoat, to go outside, outside.

Hmm.

Rainboots are boots for the rain and a raincoat is a coat for the rain.

I think it's raining in our story, don't you?

Brr, it was cold.

I dashed out into the snow?

I ran back inside, inside and grabbed my snowgear, snowgear.

Gear is things that you need for something in order to do something.

So, maybe snowgear is gear made of snow.

That doesn't seem right though.

Maybe it's gear you need for the snow, like your snowpants and your snowboots and your snowcoat.

That makes a lot more sense.

Readers, I'm going to read the story one more time without stopping so that you can hear what it would sound like when I read it fluently, are you ready to listen?

I put on my rain boots and my raincoat to go outside.

Brr, it was cold.

I dashed out into the snow?

I ran back inside and grabbed my snowgear.

Let's check and see if we found all of the compound words in this story.

Are you ready?

Rainboots, raincoat, outside, inside, snowgear.

Make sure you're on the lookout for compound words in your own reading.

(upbeat music) - (speaking in foreign language) readers, bojour, hello.

Today, we are gonna be thinking about what makes Michigan so special.

And to do that, we're gonna read this amazing book, "Michigan the Great Lakes State" written by Amy Rechner.

And we have permission to read it from Bellwether Media.

Our focus friends, is going to be determining, that means deciding, what is the main idea and details of our text?

Don't forget, you can use boxes and bullets to organize your thinking.

Our next section, Detroit.

Detroit is nicknamed Motor City.

It has been the center of American auto production for more than 100 years.

In the early 1900s, African Americans came from the south to work at the auto plants.

Immigrants from all over the world also traveled to Detroit for work.

Today, more than 700,000 people of diverse backgrounds live in the city.

Detroit stands along the Detroit River on Michigan's southeastern border.

Visitors enjoy long strolls on the city's RiverWalk, bridges connect downtown Detroit to Canada and the island park of Belle Isle.

Families can tour the Detroit Zoo and the city's many museums.

Did you know the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History is well known in Detroit.

It is one of the world's largest museums dedicated to African American history and culture.

So, what did we learn?

Well, we learned all about Michigan, but particularly, we learned about Detroit.

I learned that Detroit's nickname is the Motor City and it has a very large and very diverse population.

Our next section is working.

Here we have a picture and a little text section.

Did you know, Michigan produces more blueberries and tart cherries than any other state?

Michigan was built my hard work.

In its early years the state's trees, copper, and iron attracted lumberjacks and miners.

Today, many Michiganders are farmers or factory workers.

Farmers grow corn, soybeans, and sugar beets.

They also raise cattle and hogs.

Workers in factories make furniture, food products, and cars.

More cars are made in Michigan than any other state.

Many Michiganders have service jobs.

They work at hospitals, banks, and other businesses.

Tourists flock to the natural beauty of the state's parks and lakeshores.

Michiganders serve them at hotels, restaurants, and other places that welcome visitors.

Fun fact, Henry Ford's 1908 Model T was the first car that average Americans could afford.

In 1925, it sold for less than $300.

Here, we have a text feature that will also help us understand our working population in Michigan.

It is a pie graph, nice job.

Title, Where People Work in Michigan.

Service has most of our jobs, manufacturing, farm, and natural resources, and then government.

What did you learn about this section?

We can call it work.

I learned that there are many jobs in Michigan.

We have farmers, factory workers, service jobs, and don't forget about our tourists.

Our next section is playing.

Did you know Michigan state and the University of Michigan have a strong football rivalry?

Each year, the Spartans and the Wolverines play each other for the Paul Bunyan Trophy.

Look at this fun fact down here.

Michiganders find thrills and chills at the yearly International 500 Snowmobile Race.

This 500 mile race is held on an oval track.

It is often described as NASCAR on ice.

Michigan is the place for year-round outdoor fun.

Lake Michigan beaches draw visitors in the summer, more than 11,000 inland lakes offer swimming, boating and fishing.

Hiking trails across the state's countryside are busy during all seasons.

The snowy mountains of the upper peninsula are a skier's paradise in winter.

Cross-country skiing and snowmobiling are also popular.

Ice hockey is a favorite sport to play and watch.

The Detroit Red Wings have a loyal following.

Detroit is also home to the Lions football team and Tigers baseball.

College sports fans root for the University of Michigan Wolverines and the Michigan State Spartans.

What did we learn from the section playing?

I learned that we have 11,000 inland lakes that you can play on all year long, whether it's summer or winter.

Also, you can go snowmobiling and don't forget, you can always watch a game.

The Lions, Tigers, Red Wings, the Spartans, and don't forget U of M. Our next section is food.

Many of the nation's favorite foods were created in Michigan.

In Battle Creek, the Kellogg brothers made the first breakfast cereal flakes.

They are now enjoyed as Kellogg's Cornflakes.

A Detroit band named James Vernor created one of the first soft drinks.

Vernors Ginger Ale is also sold in Michigan.

Coney Island dogs were also born in Michigan.

A coney is on an all-beef hot dog topped with beef chili, onions and mustard.

The Upper Peninsula is famous for its Cornish pasties.

These pastry pockets are filled with meat, potatoes, and other vegetables.

After a hardy meal, Michigander love to bake tart cherries into cakes, pies, and other desserts.

What did you learn about?

Food.

Right.

What kinds of foods are or were started in Michigan?

Pasties from the Upper Peninsula, cereal from Kelloggs.

And then don't forget about the Coney Island hot dog.

Festivals.

Michiganders like to celebrate when the weather is warm.

The town of Holland honors its Dutch heritage with the Tulip Time Festival in May.

Blooming tulips, parades, and Dutch crafts welcome spring.

The National Cherry Festival in Traverse City celebrates the cherry harvest in July.

Events include an air show, a parade, and a cherry spiting contest.

Michigan's history is brought to life at Fort Michilimackinac in Mackinaw City.

Each Memorial Day weekend, a historical pageant is held to remember Pontiac's War in 1763.

Actors in costumes recreate the fight between Pontiac's men and the British army.

Did you know Lansing and Flint both host Juneteenth festivals each year?

Juneteenth is an African American festival.

It remembers the end of slavery in the United States with music, dancing, and food.

What did you learn about this section?

Festivals.

I learned that not only can you find Michiganders celebrating Tulip Time and the Cherry Festival, but I forgot to write one down.

Juneteenth.

Motown.

Detroit songwriter, Barry Gordy Jr. started the Motown Record Corporation in 1959.

It changed American pop music forever.

Motown's records featured African American musicians.

They performed songs that combined jazz, gospel, and pop styles.

People loved the upbeat rhythms and the smooth harmonies.

The Motown sound became hugely popular in America.

Motown's first building was a small house in Detroit.

Gordy named it Hitsville U.S.A. Today, the house is the Motown Museum.

Visitors come to see old stage costumes and photos of Motown stars.

They can also tour the original recording studio.

Hard work and talent built Motown's success.

Those same qualities make Michigan a great state.

What did we learn about Motown?

In this section, Motown, I learned how music changed in America by including gospel and harmonies to create a whole new sound called Motown.

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Thank you readers for doing such an important and difficult job with me today.

Today, we read this text and we thought about the main idea, of course, and important details to support the main idea as we went through by also using some of our text features to make those decisions to help us determine and decide.

Remember, while you're reading your interesting books, you can also use boxes and bullets as a way to organize your thoughts around main idea and details.

Authors.

We are continuing to learn so much about Michigan as we read our informational text.

Now, I had that friend of mine from Arizona ask me a question, "What makes Michigan so special?"

And we are going to be using the RACE strategy to help me put my thoughts and ideas together so that we can, or I can, write a letter back.

How exciting, right friends?

Okay.

Well, the RACE strategy, first, we need to restate the question.

Then we're gonna A, answer the question.

Then we'll C, cite the evidence.

And E, explain our evidence.

Authors, to start off, we need to restate the question.

And my friend asked, "What makes Michigan so special?"

One way we could do this is just by saying Michigan is very special.

That's one way we can restate the question.

Now, let's move on to A, answer the question.

We have so much information to pick from, but you know what I think is really neat?

Yeah, everything we learned about Motown.

So, I thought it would be really interesting to write or answer the question with Michigan is the birthplace of Motown.

What do you think?

Authors, we have restated the question.

We've now answered the question, it's time we cite the evidence.

And for this, we're actually going to quote a part of the book.

Now, how do we start that sentence?

We would just start our sentence with in the book it said and then we could continue writing or copying the words with quotation marks.

Don't forget those.

Or you could add in the book the author wrote.

And that would be one way to go ahead and start that sentence.

Now, the part that I thought was really interesting was about the creator of Motown Records and how cool that was.

So I decided to use a quote.

And I wrote this, in the book the author wrote, "Detroit songwriter, Barry Gordy Jr. started the Motown record corporation in 1959."

Awesome.

We have one last step and that is to explain our evidence.

I thought maybe to explain our evidence, we could talk about how we learned in the book that you can visit the Motown Museum in Detroit.

What do you think?

All right.

Let's read it and see if you like it.

This is how I decided to go ahead and explain our evidence.

You can even visit the Motown Museum in Detroit, Michigan.

What do you think, authors?

We have used the RACE strategy to help us organize our thoughts and ideas about what makes Michigan so special.

We started with restating the question.

Michigan is very special.

We then moved to answer the question.

Michigan is the birthplace of Motown.

We then decided to cite our evidence.

In the book the author wrote, "Detroit songwriter, Barry Gordy Jr. started the Motown record corporation in 1959."

And our last part, E, explain the evidence.

You can even visit the Motown museum in Detroit, Michigan.

Wow.

(speaking in foreign language) Wow, great job authors.

Thank you for helping me.

(playful music) Scholars, (speaking in foreign language).

You've done an amazing job today.

You worked really hard on your compound words.

You continued to help me add information with main idea important details so that I could write this letter or get my thoughts and ideas organized to write a letter to my friend in Arizona.

Who are you gonna tell all about Michigan?

And what is gonna be in your letter?

Well, friends, I can't wait to see you next time on Read, Write, Roar.

(speaking in foreign language) - [Announcer] This program is made possible in part by the Michigan Department of Education, the State of Michigan and the W.K.

Kellogg Foundation.

Additional support by and by viewers like you.

Thank you.

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