1. Text, author, and reading goal Today you will continue reading The Houdini Box by Brian Selznick. As you read you will learn how the author develops his characters by focusing on what they do, think, feel, and say.

2. Rate and Review especiallycongratulated immediatelycrumbled vanishedsteady Rate and Review with your partner. Today is Thing One Day. Thing One will begin everything first today. Things to think about when you are rating your words: Pronouncing the word: blend, chunk, base word plus prefix or suffix Defining the word: background knowledge Using the word in a sentence: background knowledge

3. Vocabulary especiallycongratulated immediatelycrumbled vanishedsteady

4. vanished The elephant vanished before my eyes when the magician said the magic words. disappeared quickly Write a meaningful Sentence!

5. immediately You need to pay attention immediately if there is an earthquake so you can get out of the building quickly. instantly Write a meaningful Sentence!

6. congratulated The class congratulated the student for getting an A+ on the math test. praised Write a meaningful Sentence!

7. crumbled The cookie crumbled in my hand and fell into pieces because it was so dry. Fell apart Write a meaningful Sentence!

8. especially I really love eating pie but I especially like eating cake because it is my favorite. Particularly; mainly; above all Write a meaningful Sentence!

9. steady The snow came down at a steady pace and covered the front lawn like a blanket. Constant; sturdy; fixed Write a meaningful Sentence!

10. Vocabulary Vault especially crumbled immediately vanished steady congratulated

11. Reading Objective: Characterization Charaterization is the way to make a character come alive for your readers. Show how the character acts, thinks, feels, and speaks, Show how other characters respond to him or her Showing what characters are like is better than simply telling what they are like. You will make the characters seem like real people

12. Class Discussion Review story test-Read pages 406-409 Review vocabulary test Review challenge questions Take story test