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Weslandia by Paul Fleischman. Summary: Wesley dreams of a civilization that’s all his own, where he can escape his own boring neighborhood. Will planting seeds make his dream a reality? Reading Goal: Problem and Solution Team Cooperation Goal : Active Listening. Two Minute Edit.
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Weslandiaby Paul Fleischman • Summary: Wesley dreams of a civilization that’s all his own, where he can escape his own boring neighborhood. Will planting seeds make his dream a reality? • Reading Goal: Problem and Solution • Team Cooperation Goal: Active Listening
Two Minute Edit • Edusoft – working with resource materials
Vocabulary • Rate and review the vocabulary words independently • Review Vocabulary
Miserable: unhappy Jack was miserable because he was so sick that he missed the fieldtrip to Universal Studios.
Mumbled: Said unclearly Chase always mumbled under his breath and no one could understand him.
thrilling: exciting The roller coaster was so thrilling that Jose rode is several times, screaming with joy.
tending: Taking care of Charlotte was busy tending to Wilbur so he would not be killed for Christmas dinner.
devise: Think of Batman had to devise a plan to save the world from the evil Joker.
opportunities: chances Jacky had plenty of opportunities to study for the test so she did very well.
Partner Rate & Review-5 mintues • Divide your words between you and your partner and test each other on the vocabulary. • If your partner doesn’t know the word read them the definition and meaningful sentence.
Build Background-10 minutes • Reading goal: Identifying problem and solution • Many stories have a problem that a character faces. The characters in these stories have to try and come up with a solution to their problem Why didn’t Wesley have any friends? • Use think-pair-share to think of reasons why he doesn’t have friends • Retell the story to your partner
Listening Comprehension- 15 minutes Charlie and the Chocolate Factory • Read pages • Discuss problem Charlie faces and solutions he comes up with • Clarify words • Retell story
Teamwork-15 minutes • Preview Team Talk Questions • Take 2 minutes to survey the text and pick 2 words you want to clarify • Partner read pages 400 - 401 with one partner reading a page and the other partner retelling what was read. • Identify the problems and solution the character deals with. • Discuss and Answer team talk questions • Answer questions 2 and 3 in your journals • Discuss answer with class
Adventures in Writing-10 minutes • Writing prompt: Would you like to plant your own garden? Give two reasons to support your response.
Vocabulary Activity-5 minutes • Multiple Choice Practice • Review answers
Fluency – 10 minutes • Read page 400 • Rate your partners fluency based on fluency rubric • Be positive and constructive.