1. 2 minute edit
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2. Review Vocabulary with Partner
Can you say it?
Can you define it?
Can you say it in a sentence?

3. Shutting Out the Sky by Deborah Hopkinson

4. Everyone Participates
Team Cooperation Goal
Everyone Participates

5. Title: Shutting Out the Sky
Reading Goal: Cause and Effect (CE)
Team Cooperation Goal: Everyone Participates
Genre: Expository-nonfiction
Author: Deborah Hopkinson

6. Vocabulary The meaning of vocabulary words will be tested today.
Review vocabulary words.
Make sure that you use your vocabulary words in meaningful sentences.
Use numbered head to review

7. Jean feels that his car is precious, it is valuable to him.
Precious: valuable
Jean feels that his car is precious, it is valuable to him.

8. Taking my test was dreadful, it was a terrible experience.
Dreadful: terrible
Taking my test was dreadful, it was a terrible experience.

9. Awkwardly: uncomfortably
Carlos sat in awkwardly on a chair that was rough, he felt uncomfortable.

10. Realized: understood
I realized that I needed to do my homework, I understand that it is important.

11. Extraordinary: wonderful
My mom went outside to look at the extraordinary flowers, they looked absolutely wonderful.

12. Ashamed: embarrassed
The catcher was ashamed when he split his pants, he felt embarrassed in front of his “amigos”.

14. Team Talk
Let’s preview the questions. Use the table of contents to help you find the page.

15. Shutting out the Sky Problem/situation setting characters
Plot
solution
Day 1 P
Day 2 P
Day 3 P

16. Test Day Put 2 sticky notes on words that are new or unfamiliar to you
Read Silently: Page
Finish filling out your Idea Tree
Answer questions 1,2,3,6
Vocabulary 1-6
Challenge 7-10
Find vocabulary words
Read a book Quietly

17. What were the elements of Shutting Out the Sky?
Create a story map in your partnerships.
This week we’ve read about Marcus and his arrival to New York. Today we will find out if he decides to stay.
Model this if necessary. Use numbered heads to elicit answers.

18. Test
20 minutes

19. Team Discussion
Discuss strategies you used to answer the test questions
Share information that you used in your story maps.

20. Class Discussion
Team Discussion celebration
Vocabulary vouchers

21. Book Club