Unit 2: Story 2 Mighty Jackie by Marissa Moss

1. Unit 2: Story 2 Mighty Jackie by Marissa Moss Oral Language Day 1 Focus Question: How have women’s roles in sports changed over time? Build Background pg 162 Read Aloud: Take Me Out to the Ball Game pg 163A – 163B Day 2 Focus Question: What made Jackie mighty? Day 3 Focus Question: If Jackie had been in the girls’ league, do you think the crowds would have treated her differently? Use details from both selections in your answer. Summarize pg 183 Day 4 Focus Question: Compare Jackie in Mighty Jackie to the girl in this poem. What is similar about their situations? Day 5- REVIEW Focus Question: What kinds of physical and mental preparation do you need to do before playing a professional sport? How might this preparation be different for men and women? Word Study Day 4 Day 1: Spelling: Spelling Strategy Digraphs 187E Pretest – Spelling PB pg 37 Practice Spelling PB pg 38 Vocabulary: Introduce Words (Text pg 164 – 165 and TE 187C ) PB pg 56 Strategy Context Clues: Description Text pg 164 Day 3 Day 5- REVIEW Day 2 Spelling: Post Test 187F Phonics/Spelling PB 42 Spelling: Word Meanings 187D Phonics/Spelling PB pg 40 Spelling: Proofread 187F Phonics/Spelling Book 41 Phonics: Digraphs 163C – 163D PB pg 55 Spelling: Word Sorts 187E Phonics/Spelling PB pg 39 Vocabulary: Assess Words Connect to Writing 187D Vocabulary: Review Words Context Clues Pg 166, 187C PB pg 39 Vocabulary: Review Words Related Words 187D Vocabulary: Review Words Morphology 187D

2. Unit 2: Story 2 Mighty Jackie by Marissa Moss Reading Day 2 Read Mighty Jackie: The Strike-Out Queen Text pgs 166 - 181 Comprehension Strategy: Monitor Comprehension pg 166 – 181 Skill: Author’s Purpose PB pg 58 Fluency Repeated Reading: Intonation/Expression 183A Day 3 Read Continue – Mighty Jackie: The Strike-Out Queen pg 166 - 181 Comprehension Check pg 183 Skill: Compare and Contrast 183B PB pg 60 Fluency Repeated Reading: Intonation/Expression 183A PB pg 59 Day 4 Read “The New Kid” pg 184 - 185 Comprehension Genre: Poetry Literary Elements: Stanzas, Line Breaks, Rhyme, Meter pg 184 PB pg 61 Fluency Repeated Reading: Intonation/Expression 183A Day 1 Read Women Pick Up the Ball Text pgs 164 - 165 Comprehension Strategy: Monitor Comprehension 165A- 165B Skill – Author’s Purpose PB pg 57 Fluency Model Fluency 163B Day 5-REVIEW Read Self-Selected Reading 162K PB pg 63 Comprehension Connect and Compare 185 Fluency Practice 162K Writing Day 1 Daily Writing: Would you want to be a baseball player? Write a paragraph explaining why or why not. Trait: Word Choice Show Action 185A – 185B Grammar: DLA: 187G Singular and Plural Nouns 187G Gram. PB pg 31 Day 2 Daily Writing: Write a paragraph describing the similarities and differences between baseball and football Reading/Writing Connection 186-187 Grammar: DLA: 187G Singular and Plural Nouns187G Gram. PB pg 32 Day 3 Daily Writing: Sporting events are fun to watch. Write a letter asking your friends to go to a game with you. Trait: Word Choice Describe Actions, 187A Grammar: DLA: 187G Mechanics and Usage 187H Gram. PB pg 33 Day 4 Day 5- REVIEW Daily Writing: Suppose you could interview a famous baseball player. What three questions would you ask? Trait: Ideas Steps in an Activity, 187A Grammar: DLA: 187G Singular and Plural Noun 187H Gram. PB pg 34 Daily Writing: Write a review of your favorite sports movie. Briefly describe it and tell why people should see it. Conferencing: 187B Grammar: DLA: 187G Common/Proper Nouns 187H Gram. PB pg 35