Wednesday, September 3, 2014
DAY 2 - Remember to persevere!
Soo-Jin and Mary had an equal
number of beads. After Soo-Jin gave
54 beads to Mary, Mary had 7 times
as many beads as Soo-Jin. How many
beads did they have altogether? –
8:15 – 8:30
8:30-8:40
Word Study
Week 4 –Wednesday
misty
waxy
anxiety
revolutionary
briskly
expose
8:40 – 8:50
misty
waxy
anxiety
revolutionary
briskly
expose
Theme practice
Small Group –
Use Context Clues
to Determine
Meaning
Part Eight –
August
p248-274
8:50 - 9:00
Comparing Characters’
Challenges
Today I want to teach you that readers can compare
characters by looking at the challenges in their lives and
noticing if they are similar. Readers also look to see how the
characters overcome the obstacles in their lives. We can
think,
 What are the situations that these characters are facing?
 How are these characters attempting to solve their problems?
 What is the same about the way in which they overcome their
challenges?
 Is there something common in the way they are solving their lives’
issues?
9:00 – 9:15
Comparing Characters’
Challenges
Let’s apply that to Jack and Miranda in Wonder.
If we compare them we discover that both find
themselves in situations where they betrayed a
friend. First Jack:
• Jack betrays his friendship with August by badmouthing
him with Julian at the Halloween party. He gets caught up
in trying to be “cool” with Julian and doesn’t realize he is
betraying his friend. However, it is clear that Jack really
thinks the world of August. Once Jack realizes that August
has overheard him, he accepts responsibility for his
behavior and apologizes to August.
Now Miranda:
Comparing Characters’
Challenges
• Miranda betrays her friendship with Olivia by continually
avoiding her at school. She hangs out with a new group
of kids at school and badmouths Olivia to her friend, Ella.
However, it is clear that she still loves Olivia and her
family. Miranda pretended she was sick so that Olivia
could take her place in the school play as a way of trying
to do the right thing. After the performance, she spotted
August and saved him from the confusion of the crowd.
Olivia and her family welcomed Miranda with open arms.
• Both Jack and Miranda learned powerful lessons about
friendship and forgiveness.
Add to Anchor Chart:
Building Theories about Characters
• We step outside of the story to help us build theories about the
characters.
• We pay attention to characters’ actions to reveal what kind of
people they are.
• We pay attention to the ways in which other characters treat the
main character.
• We use precise, exact words to describe our characters and their
actions.
• We keep our theories in mind as we continue reading.
• We pay attention to characters’ motivations and struggles.
• We start with simple, obvious ideas and push ourselves to think
more deeply as we build complex theories about characters.
• We pay attention to recurring themes and details in stories.
• We compare how characters face their challenges and overcome
them.
Restroom
Break
9:15 – 9:25
Day 12 - Wonder
Teacher Read Aloud/Paired Partners
Part 8 – August
Pages 248-274
9:25 – 9:55
Wonder - Pages 248-274
There are certain things you need to take on a
camping trip, and moms are the ones who help us
remember to pack them and actually use them
when camping. Auggie's mom is no different.
Sunscreen and bug spray are two big ones. But
having a rain poncho, especially with a hood, is very
important for Auggie as well. Why?
Auggie is reading one of my favorite books of all time, The
Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe by C. S. Lewis. In the part
quoted on page 255, it tells how the White Witch knows the
Deep Magic but that "there is a magic deeper still which she
did not know." The White Witch is evil and knows Magic. What
might this "deeper magic" be like? And why does author R. J.
Palacio include that phrase here? Here's a picture of the
original cover of the book.
The woods at the Broarwood Nature Reserve are not like the
woods in Central Park. Auggie calls it "real woods." Central
Park is an 843 acre public park in Manhattan in New York City.
Here you can see what Central Park looks like in New York
and part of the woods as well.
And even though they are camping in "real woods" there
are still some modern games. Well, kind of modern,
anyway. Auggie says they havePac-Man and Missile
Command classic arcade games.
Auggie says when the stadium lights go on in the field all at once, "I
thought of that scene in Close Encounters when the alien ship lands
and they're playing that music: duh-dah-doo-da-dunnn." Here is
that scene from the movie, but the part Auggie mentions starts at
the 5:00 mark. Skip ahead.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=mYCBgSRNjk0
The movie for the twenty-third annual Big Movie Night is The
Sound of Music. A couple of the songs are mentioned including
"Sixteen Going on Seventeen," "My Favorite Things," and "The
Lonely Goatherd." Here is a clip of one of the songs, "My Favorite
Things."
http://www.youtube.com/watch?featur
e=player_embedded&v=ikpj24WMOLw
More names for Auggie. This time it's Gollum
and Alien and orc (again).
Finally, Auggie mentions an "emperor's guard." In Star
Wars the Emperor's Royal Guard are the characters in red in
this image, and their only job is to protect the emperor.
Although Auggie doesn't say exactly "Emperor's Royal
Guard," does it make sense that he'd use a Star Wars
reference? And considering the situation when Auggie uses
the reference, why does this one seem especially important?
Homework?
Answer the following question by writing a
detailed paragraph or two. Cite the evidence that
supports your answer from the page and
paragraph in the book.
Inferring Questions p 248-274
Why do you think August didn’t plan on reporting
the seventh graders?
Let’s
Analyze
this PCR
Let’s
Analyze
this PCR
Let’s
Analyze
this PCR
Let’s
Analyze
this PCR
MOVE TO
LEARN
http://www.movetolearnms.org/how-do-ido-it/fitness-videos-4-6/cranium-corral/
9:55 – 10:00
REMINDER!
State Research
Project –
Extended
Date: Due
Friday,
September 12,
2014
This will count as a grade for each
subject – Social Studies, Science,
Math, and Language Arts.
INDEPENDENT
READING
F & P Testing
Reading Choices:
Wonder
Independent Novel
State Research Project
10:00 – 10:40
MOVE TO
LEARN
http://www.movetolearnms.org/how-do-ido-it/fitness-videos-4-6/cranium-corral/
10:40 – 10:45
Writing Time!
Being a Writer
• Unit 1 – Week 3 – Day 3 & 4
10:45 – 11:30
Today’s Plan
• Today we are going to focus on poems.
• Think about whether or not you might like to
try writing poems.
We are going to read
two funny poems from
this book.
“The
Hippopotamushrooms”
“Oh Sleek
Bananaconda”
• Now, I am going to read two more poems
aloud. This time, while I am reading, I want
you to close your eyes and try to imagine or
visualize what is happening in the poems.
• I will read them aloud twice. Keep your eyes
closed for both times.
Lemonade
by Rebecca Kai Dotlich
We pour
Its liquid sweetness
From a tall
Glass pitcher,
Splashing
Sunshine
On frosty squares
Of ice,
Lemon light
And slightly tart,
We gulp its gold –
Licking our lips
With summer.
• Open your eyes
• What did you imagine as you listened to this
poem?
– Think
– Turn and talk to your partner
Lemonade
by Rebecca Kai Dotlich
• Now let’s look at
the poem.
• What words
helped you
imagine what is
happening in this
poem?
We pour
Its liquid sweetness
From a tall
Glass pitcher,
Splashing
Sunshine
On frosty squares
Of ice,
Lemon light
And slightly tart,
We gulp its gold –
Licking our lips
With summer.
Close your eyes again and listen
carefully.
Backyard Bubbles
by Rebecca Kai Dotlich
One bubble
Shimmies
From the wand
To waltz around
The backyard lawn.
One fragile globe
Of soapy skin –
A glimmering of breath
within a perfect pearl,
I blow again !
One more bubble
Squeezes through,
One blushing bead of water – blue;
And then
Another
Rinsed in pink
(Shivering
With pastel ink)
Dances o a summer sigh,
shimmering
With shades of sky,
S-l-o-w-l-y slides
Right out of sight;
Backyard bbbles
Taking flight.
• Open your eyes.
• What did you imagine seeing?
• What did you imagine feeling on your skin?
• Let’s look at the poem.
Backyard Bubbles
by Rebecca Kai Dotlich
What words in this
poem help you see or
feel what’s happening?
One bubble
Shimmies
From the wand
To waltz around
The backyard lawn.
One fragile globe
Of soapy skin –
A glimmering of breath
within a perfect pearl,
I blow again !
One more bubble
Squeezes through,
One blushing bead of water – blue;
And then
Another
Rinsed in pink
(Shivering
With pastel ink)
Dances o a summer sigh,
shimmering
With shades of sky,
S-l-o-w-l-y slides
Right out of sight;
Backyard bbbles
Taking flight.
• Both of these poems were about ordinary
events in life.
• What are some ordinary events in your life
that you could write about?
– Think .
– Turn and talk with the people at your table.
Writing Ideas Section
• Label a new page in the writing ideas section
of your writer’s notebook “Ordinary
Moments”.
• Write down as many ordinary moments that
you can think of in this section.
Independent Writing
• For the next 15-20 minutes you will write
about your choice of the following ideas.
– Try writing a poem.
– Try creating some “Scranimals.”
– Write about an ordinary moment.
– Work on a piece you started earlier.
– Start a new piece of writing.
Share Time
• Who would like to share their writing today?
• Remember that we have a caring community
of writers. We show that we care by listening
and making eye contact. Our bodies are sitting
upright and we are paying attention. We are
NOT drawing, writing, going through our
notebooks, or any other activity.
Math Time!
11:30 – 12:00
Math Workbook p113-114
Math Workbook p115-116
Even Problems
Out of Classroom!
• 12:00 – 12:45 Activity
• 12:45 – 1:15 Lunch
• 1:15 – 1:45 Recess
Math Time!
1:45 – 2:30
Math Homework p117-118
Even Problems
SCIENCE TIME
http://studyjams.scholastic.com/studyjams/ja
ms/science/ecosystems/food-chains.htm
2:30 – 3:10
Create a Food
Chain!
Review pg 162-163
2:55 – 3:10
pg 164-166 (finish for HW)
Homework
• Math –
• Read at least 30 minutes every day
3:10 – 3:15 Wrap Up!
• Pack-Up
• Office will announce:
Car Riders – Leave around 3:15
Bus Riders – Teacher walks out about 3:22
(listen to intercom-dismisses by grade)