Mahalia Jackson Day 3 By Julius Lester

Active Instruction Set the Stage Rate and review the vocabulary words independently Act out the words Today you will finish reading Mahalia Jackson by Julius Lester. As you read, you will compare and contrast information in the story. Good readers compare and contrast story elements as they read so they can better understand what they read. imagine sorrow stomped expressive attending appreciate

Vocabulary Celebration

imagine Think about I like to imagine what life would be like if I lived as a princess long ago.

sorrow sadness You experience a great deal of sorrow and are very unhappy when a good friend moves away.

stomped Stepped heavily Jason stomped off to his room making a loud noise because he was unhappy that he didn’t get his way.

expressive meaningful The baby made a very expressive face when he tasted the sour lemon and you could tell he didn’t like the taste.

attending Going to I will be attending my niece’s baby shower in two weeks.

appreciate Be thankful I appreciate when my students pay attention in class because it makes my job easier and they learn more.

Story Test Adventures in writing Who is you idol or whom do you respect the most? Give two reasons why you idolize this person Review test questions Read pages 356-357 Review test questions again