Start the Vocabulary Sheet
Ask yourself if you can say the word. Do you know what it means? Can you put it in a sentence? After you have done this, you should either put a + or a ? next to each word in box 1. This should be done by 8:25 everyday!
Weslandia
Reading Goal: Problem and Solution This week we will read Weslandia by Paul Fleischman. As we read we will identify a problem and solution in a narrative text. Good readers identify problems and solutions in a variety of genres to better understand important elements in stories.
Why do we read?Why do we read? To be informed To be informed To follow directions To follow directions To be entertained To be entertained
We will be doing…We will be doing… Fluency Adventures in Writing Student Test Team Score Sheets During the day, put your scores on the Team Score Sheets Let me assign numbered heads!
Team Cooperation GoalTeam Cooperation Goal Active Listening
Weslandia Vocabulary Words Fifth Grade Unit 4 Week 1
Miserable Joan was miserable when she did not receive a puppy for her birthday
Review VocabularyReview Vocabulary
Let’s see what you’ve learnedLet’s see what you’ve learned
Vocabulary VaultVocabulary Vault
Problem and SolutionProblem and Solution Imagine a young athlete who needed to train for a big upcoming race. Yet he or she didn’t train enough. That would be a problem wouldn’t it? What are some ways in which he or she might solve their problem? Many stories have a problem that characters face. In these stories, the characters must often try to come up with solutions to their problems.
A Day at the PoolA Day at the Pool Charlie and his friends decided to hang out all day at the community pool. It was a gorgeous day, so it seemed like a good idea. Once the kids got there, some of Charlie’s friends decided to jump off the highest diving board. But Charlie was afraid of heights. He didn’t know what to do. He didn’t want to seem scared in front of his friends, but he was. Charlie though for a minute. Then he had an idea. He decided he would pretend he was Duke Dodger, his favorite action hero. Duke wasn’t afraid of anything. Charlie, pretending to be Duke, climbed up the ladder and leaped into the air.
Team Pair Share!Team Pair Share! What is the main problem in this story? Charlie is Afraid of heights, so he’s scared of the highest diving board. That’s the main problem!
Team Pair Share!Team Pair Share! What is the solution to Charlie’s problem? He pretends he’s an action hero who isn’t afraid!
As you read Weslandia, you will…As you read Weslandia, you will… Identify how the problem is solved!
Newfangled Fairy TalesNewfangled Fairy Tales
The are fractured fairy tales. They are based on an original fairy tales but some things are changed to make them funnier!
Newfangled Fairy TalesNewfangled Fairy Tales “And so they did” by V Mcquinn This story contains elements of various fairy tales
Think Pair Share…Think Pair Share… What is the problem up to this point in the story? Now let’s look for the solution to this problem…
So we know that there is a shortage of princes. The king explains who has taken all the princes. Then Princess April decides how she is going to solve the problem for herself. What does she do?
Think Pair ShareThink Pair Share In teams, identify the original stories within this fractured fairy tale. Cinderella Sleeping Beauty Snow White
Think, Pair, ShareThink, Pair, Share What do you like about your neighborhood? What do you dislike about your neighborhood? You will read about a boy who wishes for his own civilization.
Team Talk QuestionsTeam Talk Questions 1. How is Wesley different from other children.? 2. What is Wesley’s problem in the story? 3. How do you think Wesley feels about school? How can you
Partner ReadingPartner Reading Page 398 (up to last sentence) aloud with partners Page 398 (last sentence) and 399 silently Put 2 sticky notes on words that are new or unfamiliar to you Discuss with team words you clarified Find vocabulary words
#1 Reads the Question #2 Answers the Question #3 Agrees or disagrees with evidence from the text #4 Summarizes what the groups discussed
Team Discussion-15minutesTeam Discussion-15minutes Discuss answers to team talk questions Write answers to question 1 and 3
Class DiscussionClass Discussion What are some of the words you clarified?
Adventures in WritingAdventures in Writing What would you like to do during summer vacation? Give at least two details in your response.
Scoring GuideScoring Guide You answer the question25 points Your answer explains or describes with at least two details25 points Your answer makes sense and has Part of the question in it20 points Your answer is written in complete, correct sentences20 points Your writing has correct capitalization and punctuation10 points
Example During my summer vacation, I would like to do two things. The first thing is to go to Playa del Carmen. I would like to go there because I heard it is a beautiful place to visit. The next thing I would like to do is go to Las Vegas because I want to watch a magic show.
Vocabulary Practice Everyone could tell that Joshua was miserable by the way he mumbled something and brushed past his friends. The group decided to a plan to cheer Joshua up. Miserable a.Excited b.Unhappy c.Confused d.relieved Mumbled a.Yelled loudly b.Didn’t answer c.Looked around d.Spoke unclearly Devise a.End b.Start c.Think of d.Ask about
Fluency 5 min
Fluency RubricFluency Rubric 100 pointsExpressiveness Smoothness Rate and correctness 90 pointsSmoothness Rate and correctness 80 pointsRate and correctness 70 pointsCorrectness