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START THE VOCABULARY
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•Ask yourself if you can say the word.•Do you know what it means?•Can you put it in a sentence?•After you have done this, you should either put a + or a ? next to each word in box 1.•This should be done by 8:25 everyday!
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STRETCHING OURSELVES
By: Alden Carter
TEAM COOPERATION GOAL
Help and Encourage Others
READING GOAL: IDENTIFYING CAUSE AND EFFECTRemember: Cause makes things happenEffects are the things that happen as a
result of something else
RELAX-LOOSEN UP
Steve could finally relax after he was finished with her project, he loosened up
after a long day.
CURE-FIX
Taking a walk is a great cure for when you’re feeling down, it usually fixes any ailments.
STIFF-UNBENDING
The pony’s legs were stiff after it was first born, but they loosened up after a while.
IMPATIENT-ANXIOUS
The audience was impatient and began chanting for the performers to start the show.
FRUSTRATING=-ANNOYING, DISCOURAGING
It was frustrating for Sean to try to build the model airplane without directions.
NIMBLE-FLEXIBLE
The nimble gymnast easily flipped through the air.
VOCABULARY VOUCHER
NEWFANGLED FAIRY TALES
NEWFANGLED FAIRY TALES
Let’s review what happened yesterday…
“The Obsolete Dragon”
NEWFANGLED FAIRY TALESWhy does Gwendolyn come to see
Sir Dragon? Why did many maids hire the dragon? What
did Maid Gwendolyn have to pay Sir Dragon? What else does she
want him to do?
SO AFTER READING…I think there’s another cause-and-effect
connection we can make here. I think we can connect the fact that Sir
Grimbald challenges the dragon to a fight with a reason why he did this.
Why does Sir Grimbald Challenge the dragon for a fight?
Sir Dragon insults Sir Grimbald by saying that Sir Grimblad is too afraid to fight
him.
SO NOW LET’S CONNECT THE LC WITH TODAY’S STORY
LET’S WORK IN TEAM TO DISCUSS THE MAIN POINTS UP TO NOWWhat would be a good question up to this
point?
Why does Emily have trouble moving?
TEAM TALK QUESTIONS1. How does having CP make Emily feel?2. Why does Emily attend special
classes?3. What types of things does Emily learn
in her special classes?4. Compare and contrast Emily and Nic.
PARTNER READINGPage 421 (up to last sentence) aloud with
partnersPage 422 (last sentence)
Put 2 sticky notes on words that are new or unfamiliar to you
Discuss with team words you clarified
Find vocabulary words
#1Reads the Question
#2Answers the
Question
#3Agrees or
disagrees with evidence from
the text
#4Summarizes
what the groups discussed
TEAM DISCUSSION-15MINUTES Discuss answers to team talk questions
Write answers to question 3 and 4
CLASS DISCUSSION What are some of the words you
clarified?
ADVENTURES IN WRITINGWhat do you like to do for fun? Explain your answer and give at
least two examples in your response.
SCORING GUIDEYou answer the question 25 pointsYour answer explains or describeswith at least two details 25 pointsYour answer makes sense and hasPart of the question in it 20 pointsYour answer is written in complete,correct sentences 20 pointsYour writing has correct capitalizationand punctuation 10 points
VOCABULARYMeaningful Sentence Practice
relax cure stiffimpatient frustrating nimble
Choose a new word from your list to use in a meaningful sentence.
FLUENCY 5 MIN
Pages 418-421 Or page 422
FLUENCY RUBRIC100 points Expressiveness
SmoothnessRate and correctness
90 points SmoothnessRate and correctness
80 points Rate and correctness70 points Correctness