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STRETCHING OURSELVES

By: Alden Carter

TEAM COOPERATION GOAL

Help and Encourage Others

READING GOAL: IDENTIFYING CAUSE AND EFFECTRemember: Cause makes things happenEffects are the things that happen as a

result of something else

RELAX-LOOSEN UP

Steve could finally relax after he was finished with her project, he loosened up

after a long day.

CURE-FIX

Taking a walk is a great cure for when you’re feeling down, it usually fixes any ailments.

STIFF-UNBENDING

The pony’s legs were stiff after it was first born, but they loosened up after a while.

IMPATIENT-ANXIOUS

The audience was impatient and began chanting for the performers to start the show.

FRUSTRATING=-ANNOYING, DISCOURAGING

It was frustrating for Sean to try to build the model airplane without directions.

NIMBLE-FLEXIBLE

The nimble gymnast easily flipped through the air.

VOCABULARY VOUCHER

NEWFANGLED FAIRY TALES

NEWFANGLED FAIRY TALES

Let’s review what happened yesterday…

“The Obsolete Dragon”

NEWFANGLED FAIRY TALESWhy does Gwendolyn come to see

Sir Dragon? Why did many maids hire the dragon? What

did Maid Gwendolyn have to pay Sir Dragon? What else does she

want him to do?

SO AFTER READING…I think there’s another cause-and-effect

connection we can make here. I think we can connect the fact that Sir

Grimbald challenges the dragon to a fight with a reason why he did this.

Why does Sir Grimbald Challenge the dragon for a fight?

Sir Dragon insults Sir Grimbald by saying that Sir Grimblad is too afraid to fight

him.

SO NOW LET’S CONNECT THE LC WITH TODAY’S STORY

LET’S WORK IN TEAM TO DISCUSS THE MAIN POINTS UP TO NOWWhat would be a good question up to this

point?

Why does Emily have trouble moving?

TEAM TALK QUESTIONS1. How does having CP make Emily feel?2. Why does Emily attend special

classes?3. What types of things does Emily learn

in her special classes?4. Compare and contrast Emily and Nic.

PARTNER READINGPage 421 (up to last sentence) aloud with

partnersPage 422 (last sentence)

Put 2 sticky notes on words that are new or unfamiliar to you

Discuss with team words you clarified

Find vocabulary words

#1Reads the Question

#2Answers the

Question

#3Agrees or

disagrees with evidence from

the text

#4Summarizes

what the groups discussed

TEAM DISCUSSION-15MINUTES Discuss answers to team talk questions

Write answers to question 3 and 4

CLASS DISCUSSION What are some of the words you

clarified?

ADVENTURES IN WRITINGWhat do you like to do for fun? Explain your answer and give at

least two examples in your response.

SCORING GUIDEYou answer the question 25 pointsYour answer explains or describeswith at least two details 25 pointsYour answer makes sense and hasPart of the question in it 20 pointsYour answer is written in complete,correct sentences 20 pointsYour writing has correct capitalizationand punctuation 10 points

VOCABULARYMeaningful Sentence Practice

relax cure stiffimpatient frustrating nimble

Choose a new word from your list to use in a meaningful sentence.

FLUENCY 5 MIN

Pages 418-421 Or page 422

FLUENCY RUBRIC100 points Expressiveness

SmoothnessRate and correctness

90 points SmoothnessRate and correctness

80 points Rate and correctness70 points Correctness