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Journey into Fantasy: Wings

Explore character analysis in a narrative fantasy by Christopher Myers where a team cooperates to practice active listening and comprehension. Join the adventure as characters unfold through their words, thoughts, and actions. Dive deep into the essential question of understanding character traits and motivations.

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Journey into Fantasy: Wings

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  1. Warm Up Which of the following is a synonym for the word disrupted in the following sentence? I got angry with my younger brother when he disrupted my quiet reading time with his loud crying. • Interrupted • Distracted • Disgraced • Errupted Explain why you think so

  2. Vocabulary • Partner A, check 4-6 • Partner B, check 1-3 Vocabulary Vault

  3. Title: Wings Author: Christopher Myers Genre: Narrative (Fantasy) Reading Goal: Analyze characters through their words, thoughts, and actions. Team Cooperation Goal: Active Listening Essential Question: How can we figure out what a character is like?

  4. stretch • reach • Maria had to stretch her arms to get the box off of the shelf.

  5. crowd • Group of people • “Hold my hand so you don’t get lost in the crowd at the parade,” Mom said.

  6. giggle • laugh • The funny movie made us giggle out loud.

  7. grabbed • seized • Eva grabbed the book out of Sasha’s hand and said, “It’s mine!”

  8. drifting • floating • Montel watched the clouds drifting across the sky.

  9. dropped • tumbled Steven dropped to the ground after slipping on the ice.

  10. Listening Comprehension • Julius by Angela Johnson • What happened in Julius yesterday? • Why don’t Maya’s parents like Julius? • Why does Maya love Julius? • Let’s continue reading (p. 21-27) Let’s think about what we learned about Julius this section of the story.

  11. Listening Comprehension • Let’s finish reading the story. • How has Julius changed from the beginning of the story? • As you read Wings, you will learn about the characters from their thoughts, words, and actions.

  12. Wings • Let’s retell what has happened in the story so far. • What is the main event in the plot so far? • Let’s make predictions about what will happen next. Make sure that you provide evidence form the text to support your predictions. • What would be a good question to ask about the story up to this point? • Mine is: Why does Ikarus leave school?

  13. Preview Team Talkpg. 5 • Team Talk question #4 focuses on our reading goal: Characterization • Why did the policeman tell Ikarus to get down? • How do the other kids act when the policeman yells at Ikarus? • What happens after the neighborhood kids laugh? • What thoughts and actions tell you that the narrator is caring?

  14. Partner Reading – 15 minutes Partner Read- Read p. 24 Silent Read – The rest of 25 • As you read, stop to clarify • Retell what your partner read about • If finished early, practice fluency on p.18 or 21 or 25 or 25

  15. Team Discussion • Clarify sticky words with your team • You MUST have AT LEAST one clarification • Discuss the team talk questions • If finished, practice fluency on page 18 or 21 or 24 or 25

  16. Team Discussion • Write the answers to numbers 1 and 2 ONLY • Vocabulary Practice: Pg. 5 (Fill in the blank with the best vocabulary word) • If finished, practice fluency on page 18 • or 21 or 24 or 25

  17. Class Discussion • What was something you clarified? • Let’s look at our answers for the team talk questions • Let’s record our points for today!

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