8:10 – 8:40

Monday, October 26, 2015

Science JournalUse complete sentences and reread your answer to be sure it is understandable.

Writing Lesson Being a Writer

8:40 – 9:25

Being a Writer Fiction Week 2

Do ahead: Gather pictures of people

Today’s Plan• Hear, discuss, and draft fiction

• Quick-write ideas from pictures• Cultivate a relaxed attitude toward

writing

Elements of Fiction• Last week you heard and began drafting

fiction stories. This week you will continue to do the same.

• Notes About Fiction: • Something happens to someone, somewhere in

time• Something happens (This is your PLOT) to

someone (these are your CHARACTERS) somewhere (this is your SETTING) in time

Read Aloud

• Harlem is a neighborhood in New York City where African American culture has flourished since the early 1900s.

• Harlem was home to many musicians who played jazz music.

• Listen carefully for the plot, characters, and setting.

Class Discussion

• Who is this story about? • What happens? • When and where does it happen?• Look at the picture and author’s note

on page 32. Just like Debbie A. Taylor you will imagine stories as you look at pictures today.

Quick-write: Getting Ideas from Pictures

• What story might we write about the person in this picture?

• How would you describe the setting or when and where the story happens?

• Think, pair, share with your partner to discuss what type of story you could make up about this picture.

• For the next 5 minutes, write a few sentences of a story about this picture. Try to create a plot, characters, and a setting.

Independent Writing

9:00 – 9:25

Writing Time

• 20 to 30 minutes (Each student get a picture)• Write a story about your picture• Work on a story you started

earlier• Start a new story

Sharing and Reflecting

• What ideas came out of your imagination while you were writing today?

• Who wrote a story about their picture? Tell us about it.

• Think about your attitude toward writing. How did you feel as you wrote today? If you got stuck, what happened? What do you want to try tomorrow to help yourself out with your writing?

Restroom Break

9:25 – 9:30

Vocabulary Lesson

9:30 – 9:50

Week 8 Vocabulary Test

Let’s Review last week’s vocabulary words!

tranquil contemplate meager

grimace strolled battered

Vocabulary Test• Include at least five reading

vocabulary words in a narrative you will write (topic your choice).

• Be sure to include narrative elements such as a naturally sequenced plot, dialogue, and a problem that gets resolved by the end of the story.

• GRAMMAR and PUNCTUATION count. Be sure to edit your story when you think you are finished.

tranquilcontemplatemeagergrimacestrolledbattered

Reading Lesson

9:50 – 10:55

Making Meaning –Analyzing Text Structure

Partners meet up and then Gather as a Class

Please bring your STUDENT RESPONSE BOOK.

What has happened in the story so far?

We have been exploring elements of fiction through the novel Tuck Everlasting.

Important Elements of Fiction- character: person in a story- setting: where and when a story

takes place- plot: what happens to the

characters in the story (the events that make up the story)

- conflict or problem

Reading Comprehension Strategies• Remember recognizing story

elements is a powerful strategy you can use to better understand stories you hear and read independently.

• Questioning is also a powerful strategy that we will use in the coming weeks to make sense of fiction.

Reading Comprehension

Strategies- Using text features- Questioning- Recognizing story

elements

• I will continue to read this book in sections by chapters.

• I will also continue to stop

several times to allow you and your partner time to talk about the story.

• I want you to use the thinking tool “Stop and Ask Questions” as you listen to Chapters 9 & 10.

Turn and Talk• What questions can

we ask about the story right now?

After listening to the end of page 45 through part of 48…

Let’s listen to some more!

• Let’s record those on an anchor chart – Questions About Tuck Everlasting

Turn and Talk

• What questions can we ask about the story?

After listening to the rest of 48 and page 49

Student Response Booklet – p22

Please turn to page 22.

At the next three stops you will write questions of your

own.

• In your Student Response Book on page 22, write your questions in STOP 3 box.

After listening to p50 through part of p53…

Let’s listen some more to Chapter 10!

• In your Student Response Book on page 22, write your questions in STOP 4 box.

After listening to the rest of p53 through part of p54…

Let’s listen to some more of Chapter 10!

• In your Student Response Book on page 22, write your questions in STOP 5 box.

After listening to the rest of p54 and part of page 55…

Let’s listen to the rest of Chapter 10!

Paired Partners

• Review your questions and put a check mark next to each question you think is answered in the story.

• Now, discuss the story with your partner using your questions. Be sure to think about what you heard that might help answer some of your questions.

Class Discussion

• Which questions got you and your partner talking about the reading? What did you hear that helped you to discuss those questions?

Discussion Prompts- I agree with ___________ because…- I disagree with ____________ because…- In addition to what _________ said, I think…

IDR – Independent Daily ReadingInstructions

• As you read today, think about what you are learning about your novel’s characters, settings, and plots, as well as any conflicts or problems the characters face.

Important Elements of

Fiction- character: person in a story- setting: where and when a

story takes place- plot: what happens to the

characters in the story (the events that make up the story)

- conflict or problem

IDR – Independent Daily Reading

• Who is the main character in your novel?

• What are you finding out about that character?

Important Elements of

Fiction- character: person in a story- setting: where and when a

story takes place- plot: what happens to the

characters in the story (the events that make up the story)

- conflict or problem

Remember the important elements of fiction. At the end of IDR, I will ask for some of you to share.

• What conflict or problem is that character facing?• What is the setting like in your novel?

Out of Classroom!

• Lunch 10:55 – 11:20

Restroom Break

11:20 – 11:30

SCIENCE TIME

11:30 – 12:20

Science StationsComplete 2 a day – 6 a week!

• Station 1 (Read & Comprehend)• Station 2 (Explore)• Station 3 (Organize It)• Station 4 (Center/Mini-Lab)• Station 5 (Vocabulary)• Station 6 (Computer)

Group Rotation• Day 3:– Group A Station 3 & 4– Group B Station 4 & 3– Group C Station 5 & 6– Group D Station 6 & 5– Group E Station 1 & 2– Group F Station 2 & 1

Science Station Groups A B C D E FNaomi David Stormy Terrico Brooklyn TerranceSeth Brennen Jamarrien Jeanelle Sean AdamAshlyn Angelese Dalton Zachary Nathan ManuelAustin Anna Hudson Jasmine Olivia BrennanEli Margaret Rebekah Bret

Homework Pages 28-29

Out of Classroom!

• Recess 12:20 – 12:45• Activity 12:45 – 1:30

Math Time!

1:30 – 3:15

Math Bell Work!

1:30 – 1:37

Math Lesson!

1:37 – 2:00

Workbook pages 329-330

Math Station Rotations!

2:00 – 3:15

Math Groups Today!

Group 1 Group 2 Group 3 Group 4David Eli Seth AustinTerrance Bret Manuel HudsonJasmine Margaret Brennan NathanSean Stormy Terrico AdamNaomi Zachary Anna JeanelleJamarrien Ashlyn Rebekah Olivia

Workbook pages 331-332 Even numbers

Homework pages 333-334 Even numbers

• Pair-Up back to back and share one thing you learned in class today with your partner

• Pack-Up• Office will announce:

Car Riders – Leave around 3:20Bus Riders – (listen to intercom for dismissal)

3:15 – 3:20 Wrap Up!