Inside Outby

Francisco Jimenez

Check Your Progress

1) Record Comprehension and Vocabulary score2) Did you meet your Goal? If “yes” give yourself

5 points!3) Record Vocabulary Vault score4) Record Adventures in Writing score5) Add and record Team Cooperation score6) Read and Response, give yourself 1 point for

every day I signed. (up to 5 points)7) File all old papers

New Job

• Check the board for this weeks job• Fill out your new team score sheetTeam NameStart Date: 2-9-09Unit Title: Inside OutStrategy Target: Compare and Contrast

Team Cooperation GoalPractice Active Listening

Title: Inside OutReading Goal: Compare and ContrastTeam Cooperation Goal:

Practice Active ListeningGenre: Realistic - fictionAuthor: Francisco Jimenez

preferred: like better I preferred the Blue Pitbull, I like it better.

blended: mixed My mom blended some mangos, she

mixed them to make a smoothie.

sketched: drew We sketched the Halloween pumpkin, we drew

what it would look like.

gestured: signaled The crossing guard put up a red octagon to gesture

the cars to stop, she signaled them to a stop.

Embarrassed : ashamedThe monkey was embarrassed when she picked her

nose in front of her amigos, she was ashamed.

Respond : answeredMy dad responded to my question, he

answered the silly question.

Review Vocabulary with Partner

Can you say it?Can you define it?Can you say it in a sentence?

Compare and Contrast

Compare- sameContrast-different

Compare and Contrast

Building Background

How are Captain Smith and Mr. Jackson similar and different?

How is the first week of the journey similar and different from the rest of

the weeks?

p. 107-108What examples of compare and contrast do we

see in The Cow-Tail Switch and Other West African Stories?

p. 147

Team TalkLet’s preview the questions on

page 51 of your treasure hunt.

Partner Read 15 minutes

Put 2 sticky notes on words that are new or unfamiliar to you pages 149-150

Partner Read p. A:149-B:150Restate page B:149 and A:150Read Silently: Page 149-150Discuss with team words you clarified Find vocabulary words

Team Discussion-15minutes

• Discuss answers to team talk questions• Write answers to question 1 and 2

Team Talk

• Compare and Contrast Francisco and Curtis. (write) {CC}• Why did Francisco befriend Arthur? (write) {CE}• The author writes that the teacher moved her finger “as fast

as a windshield wiper on a rainy day.” This is an example of – {FL}– A alliteration.– B a metaphor.– C exaggeration.– D a simile.

• Why do you think Francisco was interested in the caterpillar? {DC}

Class Discussion

• What words did your group clarify?

Writing Adventures- 15 min

Imagine you are Francisco. How do you feel on the first day of school?

Give two details in your response.

Scoring Guide

You 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

Vocabulary Practice-10 min

• Divide your words with partner. Choose a word from your list to use in a meaningful sentence.

Fluency – 5 min

• Page 149

Fluency Rubric

100 points ExpressivenessSmoothnessRate and correctness

90 points SmoothnessRate and correctness

80 points Rate and correctness70 points Correctness