Here’s My Dollar By Gary Soto December, 1,2015

Standards  Vocabulary Standard: CC.3.L.2e CCLS: RL3.1 Ask and ANSWER QUESTIONS TO DEMONSTRATE UNDERSTANDING OF A TEXT.  CCLS Rl.3.6: Scholars will distinguish their own point of view from that of the author of the text.  CCLS R.L.3.11: Responding to literature: recognize and make connections in narratives, poetry and drama to other texts, ideas, cultural perspectives, personal events and situations.  CCLS R Connecting words and pictures in informational text.  CCLS CC.3.RF.3a Phonics Standard:  CC.3. W.3. Writing Standard: Write information/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas and information clearly. 

Week of: December 1, 2015 Treasures Unit two week four: Reading: Break down of the week: ELA Unit: 2 Week 4 Day 1: The Song of the Worlds Last Whale Page Day 2: Gorilla Garden Page , Day 3/4Main Selection: Here’s My Dollar , Day 4/ Assessments/ Neighbor and Recycling

Common Core Standards: Reading standards: CC. 3.RL.1/3/4, CC.3.L.1.l, Focus questions: What are some ways that you can your school help your school or community?

Teaching Point 1.1.Great readers can listen to rhyming words as we read the lyrics aloud. 2.2.Great readers can understand the characteristics of poetry and develop vocabulary. 3.3.Great readers can read sentences fluently and focus on rate. 4.4.Great readers can understand the characteristics of poetry and develop vocabulary. 5.Great readers can read sentences fluently and focus on rate.

Great readers can listen to rhyming words as we read the folk song, “The Song of the World’s Last Whale ” by Peter Seeger.  Additional vocabulary words (Preview) * Can be pre- charted or written on white board 1.Reefed 2.Passionate 3.Harpoons 4.fate

Genre Genre: Folk Song Poetic Element: Rhyme Comprehension Strategy:

Introduction to Vocabulary: We will see the following words when we read the main selection as well when we read the text Gorilla Garden Page Vocabulary Words :  1.Tour  2. Volunteer  3.Thrilled  4.Slogan  5.Deserve  6.Reptile  7.Zoologist  8.Plight  9.Financial  10.Fate

Spelling Words for This Unit  chick/much/pitch/teacher/lunch/hatch/cheese/stretch/ thick/truth/whales/fish/what/the/pathway/stream/three /scribble/sandwich/weather / Additional words  Refrain: A line that is repeated throughout the poem.  Rhyme: are two or more words that end with the same sound

Genre: Folk Song Folk Song: The song -writer’s purpose in the reading “ The Song of the World’s Last Whale” By Peter Seeger Interactive Read/ Anthology w/ plays –Aloud Pages Guided Practice  Share with scholars the following key characteristics of a folk song. This folk song is meant to make a connection between the fate of the whales and the fate of human condition.

Poetry  a poem may have repeated words, phrases, lines, or groups of lines; often rhymes and may have sensory language or descriptive language that creates imagery.  Explain that rhyme, rhythm and repetition are two characteristics of poetry that appear in many poems.  Read the first poem “Neighbors” and “ Recycling” have scholars identify the repeated line or refrain. Have scholars find words that rhyme in the first and second stanza.

Guided Reading  This folk song is meant to make a connection between the fate of the whales and the fate of human condition.  This folk song is a lyrical poem.  A folk song makes a connection and a statement about the human condition.  Please brainstorm reasons why people might write a poem and make a word web.  Read the poems with no interruptions and ask scholars what they think the author’s purpose might have been for these poems? Are their rhyming words and why do you think the author chose them? Why is this line a refrain? What events happen in the poem?

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Independent Practice

Exit Ticket  What is the author’s purpose for writing this poem?  How does it make you feel? Is there a story? What patterns do you notice in these poems?

Possible Strategies for Differentiation  Approaching: will work in groups with teacher  Leveled: will work with a partner  ✓ Challenged: will work independently and/ or assist other scholars when appropriate

Here’s My Dollar By Gary Soto December 2,2015

Standards  Vocabulary Standard: CC.3.L.2e CCLS: RL3.1 Ask and ANSWER QUESTIONS TO DEMONSTRATE UNDERSTANDING OF A TEXT.  CCLS Rl.3.6: Scholars will distinguish their own point of view from that of the author of the text.  CCLS R.L.3.11: Responding to literature: recognize and make connections in narratives, poetry and drama to other texts, ideas, cultural perspectives, personal events and situations.  CCLS R Connecting words and pictures in informational text.  CCLS CC.3.RF.3a Phonics Standard:  CC.3. W.3. Writing Standard: Write information/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas and information clearly. 

Vocabulary  Motivation: Ask a scholar a possessive question and ask them if they own the item you are asking for. Tell scholars that when you own something or something belongs to another thing that is called possession. Explain the grammatical rules of possessive nouns with an example.

Developmental Procedure:  What H.O.T questions: What is a noun? What makes is a possessive noun? How do you change a noun into a possessive noun?

Let’s Read  Before reading remember that the genre of this poem is a folk song. This is a lyrical poem.  Lyrics are meant to be sung to music.  Please hold all questions.  Read aloud “ The song of the Worlds Last Whale. Page 84-85

Purpose for Read Aloud  Did you hear rhyming words as you listened to the poem.

Independent Practice  Explain that a poem may have repeated words, phrases, lines, or groups of lines; often rhymes and may have sensory language or descriptive language that creates imagery.  Explain that rhyme, rhythm, and repetition are two characteristics of poetry that appear in many poems  Why people might write a poem and make a word web?

Independent Practice:  Scholars will write a paragraph stating what they believe the author’s purpose of the read aloud is and what details they gathered from the reading that supports that answer.  Possible Strategies for Differentiation Approaching: will work in groups with teacher Leveled: will work with a partner  Challenged: will work independently and/ or assist other scholars when appropriate

Just for fun!  If time allow. Preview the following vocabulary words.

Independent Practice  Grammar: pg.41  possessive noun: is a noun that shows who or what owns or has something  -add an apostrophe (‘) and an s to a singular noun to make it possessive

tour A tour is a short trip to a place of interest with a guide. I went on a tour of Exploration Place. I would like to tour a famous art museum. Have you ever been on a tour? What did you see?

Pick one picture and use the sentence starter to say something about it. Sentence starter: The people went on a tour to __________ and saw ______.

volunteers Volunteers are people who do a job willingly without getting paid. I volunteer by coaching my son’s basketball team. Sometimes volunteers work in museums. Where else might volunteers work?

If I go to the library and help put books back on the shelf without getting paid, would I be a volunteer or not a volunteer? If I am working at McDonald’s and I get a paycheck each week for my time, would I be a volunteer or not a volunteer? If I go to school each day and help teachers copy papers without getting paid, would I be a volunteer or not a volunteer?

community  A community is a group of people. The community planted trees. All the teachers, staff, students, and families are part of the Cessna community. Why should people in a community help each other?

Community or Not a Community?

thrilled  To be thrilled is to be very excited or happy. I was thrilled when everyone came to school! It will thrill me to see everyone make gains on their AIMS-Web test. When was a time that you were thrilled?

Thrilled or Not Thrilled?

slogan A slogan is an easy-to-remember phrase that is used in advertisements or by special groups or organizations. “Service with a smile” might be a good slogan for a store. “Just do it” is the slogan for Nike. Why should a slogan be easy to remember?

Pick one picture and use the sentence starter to say something about it. Sentence starter: The slogan for _____________ is ____________.

grownups  Grownups are adults. The grownups watched the children play. Mom, dad, grandma, grandpa, teachers, and doctors are some grownups in your life. How are grownups different from teens?

 If a person is 25 years old with 2 children, a job, and bills to pay, would they be a grownup or not a grownup?  If a person is a student at Cessna Elementary, would they be a grownup or not a grownup?  If a person has grandkids, would they be a grownup or not a grownup?

deserve  If you deserve something, you have a right to it. You deserve to spend your eagle eggs on Fridays. The girls deserve praise for their hard work. When do you deserve praise?

Pick one picture and use the sentence starter to say something about it. Sentence starter: The _______ deserves ________ because ________.

interviewed A person who is interviewed gives answers to questions that someone else asks. The mayor was interviewed on the radio. I had to go on many interviews before I got my job at Cessna. What would you tell about yourself if you were interviewed?

 When you see a reporter on T.V. talking about something that happened that day, would that be interviewed or not interviewed?  When a police officer talks with someone about what happened at a car accident, would that be interviewed or not interviewed?  When you are reading a story and the characters are talking to each other, would that be interviewed or not interviewed?

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Here’s My Dollar By Gary Soto December 3,2015

Standards  Vocabulary Standard: CC.3.L.2e CCLS: RL3.1 Ask and ANSWER QUESTIONS TO DEMONSTRATE UNDERSTANDING OF A TEXT.  CCLS Rl.3.6: Scholars will distinguish their own point of view from that of the author of the text.  CCLS R.L.3.11: Responding to literature: recognize and make connections in narratives, poetry and drama to other texts, ideas, cultural perspectives, personal events and situations.  CCLS R Connecting words and pictures in informational text.  CCLS CC.3.RF.3a Phonics Standard:  CC.3. W.3. Writing Standard: Write information/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas and information clearly. 

Here’s My Dollar By Gary Soto December 4,2015

Standards  Vocabulary Standard: CC.3.L.2e CCLS: RL3.1 Ask and ANSWER QUESTIONS TO DEMONSTRATE UNDERSTANDING OF A TEXT.  CCLS Rl.3.6: Scholars will distinguish their own point of view from that of the author of the text.  CCLS R.L.3.11: Responding to literature: recognize and make connections in narratives, poetry and drama to other texts, ideas, cultural perspectives, personal events and situations.  CCLS R Connecting words and pictures in informational text.  CCLS CC.3.RF.3a Phonics Standard:  CC.3. W.3. Writing Standard: Write information/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas and information clearly. 

Here’s My Dollar By Gary Soto December 5,2015

Standards  Vocabulary Standard: CC.3.L.2e CCLS: RL3.1 Ask and ANSWER QUESTIONS TO DEMONSTRATE UNDERSTANDING OF A TEXT.  CCLS Rl.3.6: Scholars will distinguish their own point of view from that of the author of the text.  CCLS R.L.3.11: Responding to literature: recognize and make connections in narratives, poetry and drama to other texts, ideas, cultural perspectives, personal events and situations.  CCLS R Connecting words and pictures in informational text.  CCLS CC.3.RF.3a Phonics Standard:  CC.3. W.3. Writing Standard: Write information/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas and information clearly. 