1. Woodsong (5.6) Themes Learning about Oneself and Others Animals in Our Lives Skills/Strategies Set a Purpose Identify Fact and Opinion Visualize Use Headings and Subheadings (writing practice) Vocabulary Development

2. Book Club Meeting 1 (Woodsong) PURPOSE FOR READING THE BOOK: To find out what Paulsen Learns about nature and himself TODAY’S READING: Woodsong, Ch. 1 TODAY’S PURPOSE: To find out what Paulsen learns about nature from the doe and the wolves Strategy: Visualize Vocabulary: virtually, trapline, lope, predators, gangline

3. Book Club Meeting 2 (Woodsong) PURPOSE FOR READING THE BOOK: To find out what Paulsen Learns about nature and himself TODAY’S READING: Woodsong, Ch. 2 TODAY’S PURPOSE: To find out what Paulsen learns about animals- mainly from his dog, Storm Strategy: Identify Fact and Opinion Vocabulary: primitive, frantic

4. Book Club Meeting 3 (Woodsong) PURPOSE FOR READING THE BOOK: To find out what Paulsen Learns about nature and himself TODAY’S READING: Woodsong, Ch. 3 TODAY’S PURPOSE: To understand what else Paulsen learns about dogs Strategy: Visualize Vocabulary: complicated, musher, gully

5. Book Club Meeting 4 (Woodsong) PURPOSE FOR READING THE BOOK: To find out what Paulsen Learns about nature and himself TODAY’S READING: Woodsong, Ch. 4 TODAY’S PURPOSE: To find out what Paulsen learns from Scarhead Strategy: Identify Fact and Opinion Vocabulary: marvel, grouse, melancholy, scavenging, coherent

6. Book Club Meeting 5 (Woodsong) PURPOSE FOR READING THE BOOK: To find out what Paulsen Learns about nature and himself TODAY’S READING: Woodsong, Ch. 5 TODAY’S PURPOSE: To find out what Paulsen learns from Hawk Strategy: Identify Fact and Opinion Vocabulary: Self-sufficient, forlorn

7. Book Club Meeting 6 (Woodsong) PURPOSE FOR READING THE BOOK: To find out what Paulsen Learns about nature and himself TODAY’S READING: Woodsong, Ch. 6 TODAY’S PURPOSE: To learn about the mysteries that Paulsen learns about nature and himself Strategy: Visualize Vocabulary: ebbed, gratitude

8. Book Club Meeting 7 (Woodsong) PURPOSE FOR READING THE BOOK: To find out what Paulsen Learns about nature and himself TODAY’S READING: Woodsong, Ch. 7 TODAY’S PURPOSE: To understand what Paulsen learns from some of his favorite dog stories. Strategy: Identify Fact and Opinion Vocabulary: restrictions, persisted, ridge

9. Book Club Meeting 8 (Woodsong) PURPOSE FOR READING THE BOOK: To find out what Paulsen Learns about nature and himself TODAY’S READING: Woodsong, Ch. 8 TODAY’S PURPOSE: To understand how Paulsen handles the cold weather Strategy: Visualize Vocabulary: delirium, hallucinate, gear

10. Book Club Meeting 9 (Woodsong) PURPOSE FOR READING THE BOOK: To find out what Paulsen Learns about nature and himself TODAY’S READING: Woodsong, Days 1-3 TODAY’S PURPOSE: To find out what happens on days 1-3 of the Iditarod Strategy: Visualize Vocabulary: sham, enormity

11. Book Club Meeting 10 (Woodsong) PURPOSE FOR READING THE BOOK: To find out what Paulsen Learns about nature and himself TODAY’S READING: Woodsong, Days 4-7 TODAY’S PURPOSE: To find out how Paulsen’s team handles Days 4-7 of the Iditarod Strategy: Visualize Vocabulary: gorge, careen, tundra

12. Book Club Meeting 11 (Woodsong) PURPOSE FOR READING THE BOOK: To find out what Paulsen Learns about nature and himself TODAY’S READING: Woodsong, Days 8-17 TODAY’S PURPOSE: To find out if and how Paulsen completes the Iditarod Strategy: Visualize Vocabulary: interior, gorged, altered

13. Book Club Meeting 12 (Woodsong) PURPOSE FOR READING THE BOOK: To find out what Paulsen learns about nature and himself TODAY’S PURPOSE: To determine whether Paulsen is fulfilled

14. Book Club Meeting 13 (Woodsong) TODAY’S READING: Informational articles on the Iditarod. TODAY’S PURPOSE: To find out facts on the Iditarod to plan an article for the school newspaper. STRATEGY: Using Headings and Subheadings