8:10 – 8:30

Monday, August 24, 2015

Thought of the Day…

“Life has many ways of testing a person’s will,

either by having nothing happen at all or by having everything happen all at

once.”

Cursive Practice – Write your math vocabulary

words. (Cursive Practice –

Write your math vocabulary words.)

Independent Reading

8:30 – 8:50

Read your independent novel (either from the school library or the classroom library.)

Reading – Unit Study

8:50 – 9:00

Class Novel Discussion

Part Eight – August Pages 294-304

(review following slides to give further depth of understanding before discussing questions)

Wonder - Pages 294-315, The EndThe graduation program includes three songs. One previously mentioned ("Light and Day"), one traditional song (Pachelbel's "Canon in D"), and one of my personal favorites ("Under Pressure" by Queen and David Bowie).

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=sVaqXGGh9kk

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=JvNQLJ1_HQ0

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=a01QQZyl-_I

In his commencement speech, Mr. Tushman quotes three authors. I'm only including the first of the three quotes here, just in case one of them might give away something from the story. The first quote is from J. M. Barrie who wrote Peter Pan. Thequote Mr. Tushman uses, however, is from the book The Little White Bird. Here is J. M. Barrie along with the quote from the original text.

Mr. Tushman's second quote is from Under the Eye of the Clock by Christopher Nolan. Christopher Nolan was born with cerebral palsy and could only move his head and eyes, yet he wrote award winning books and was first published at the age of fifteen. Here is a picture of him with his book.

Finally, Mr. Tushman quotes Henry Ward Beecher and describes him as a "nineteenth century abolitionist - and a fiery sermonizer for human rights." Their school is named after him. Here is a picture of him as a younger man, followed by an image of a statue of Beecher currently in downtown Brooklyn, New York.

These last images are reversed, but I thought the last one was the best way to end our read aloud. Auggie mentions a red carpet. A red carpet is traditionally used when important people arrive somewhere, like when a president arrives to visit another country. This is a picture of the president of Japan arriving in the United States.

Red carpets are also used for celebrities when they arrive at fancy events like award ceremonies and movie premiers. This is probably the sort of red carpet Auggie is referring to.

And finally ... well ... I'm not even going to introduce this one. I'll just say this: I hope you enjoyed the book, and I especially hope you enjoyed the ending. http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=yixG8pfncOs

Writing Lesson Being a Writer

9:00 – 9:25

Today’s Plan• Hear and discuss a narrative text based

on factual information• Learn discussion prompts to build on

one another’s thinking• Write sentences from the point of view

of a thing

Getting Ready to Write• Gather

• Sit next to your partner• Bring your notebook and pencil• Face me

Read Aloud• Who is I in this

story? • What is unusual

about the way the author uses I in this book?

In Water Dance the author tells the story of Earth’s water cycle from the water’s point of view.

I Could Be…• If you wanted to write a story in which I

is a thing rather than a person, what could that thing be? • The wind• A car• A tree• A computer

Let’s make an anchor chart displaying all the things I could be in a story.

Quick Write With a PartnerUsing I to write as a thing –1. Choose one of the

recorded ideas and together come up with a couple of I sentences you could write from that thing’s point of view.

2. You will share your sentences when time is up.

Restroom Break

9:25 – 9:35

Independent Writing

9:35 – 9:55

Quick Write 1. This time you are working independently.2. Choose another one of the recorded ideas

and write from that thing’s point of view. 3. If you run out of things to write from the

point of view of that object, then you should pick another object and continue writing.

4. Write on the next blank page of your writing notebook.

5. We will share after the five minutes are up.

Reflect on Using Prompts•How do the discussion prompts, such as “I like his sentence because…” help us talk as a class?

•Continue to use the prompts in discussions. I will check in with this periodically.

Grammar/Vocabulary

Lesson9:55 – 10:10

Day 5

In this lesson, you will:• Review words learned earlier • Build your speaking and listening skills• Explain your thinking

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• You learned these words earlier.• Today you will think about and talk more about

the words.• As I point to the words and pronounce them, I

want you to say them.• What do you know about that

word?

Introduce the Game“Which Word Am I?”

• You and your partner will play a game called “Which Word Am I?”

• I will give a clue about one of the words.• Then I will say, “Which Word Am I?”• You will figure out which word it is. • Before you do this in pairs, we will

practice as a class.

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• I’m the way you would describe someone who offers her guest something to eat or drink.

• Which word am I? Why do you think that?

• Prompt 1: I think the word is ________ because…

Your Turn

You will now continue the game with your partner.

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• I’m a type of airport that has flights that go to other countries.

• Which word am I? Why do you think that?• Turn to your partner.

• Prompt 1: I think the word is ________ because…

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• I’m the way you might describe a food that smells really good.

• Which word am I? Why do you think that?• Turn to your partner.

• Prompt 1: I think the word is ________ because…

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• I’m the way you might describe the Statue of Liberty.

• Which word am I? Why do you think that?• Turn to your partner.

• Prompt 1: I think the word is ________ because…

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• I’m the way you might describe a blanket your dog chewed up.

• Which word am I? Why do you think that?• Turn to your partner.

• Prompt 1: I think the word is ________ because…

Vocabulary Test• Select at least five of your

reading vocabulary words to include in a narrative you will write (topic your choice).

• Use punctuation to end a complete thought. Check for capitalization and be sure to reread your sentences twice.

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Reading Lesson

10:10 – 10:55

5th Grade Making MeaningUnit 2 Week 1: Using Text Features

Day 1In this lesson, you will:• Begin working with a new partner• Hear and discuss part of an expository

nonfiction book• Use a text feature to better understand

information in the book• Explore an ethical issue• Read independently for 15-20 minutes and

practice self-monitoring• Share your partner’s thinking with the class

Get Ready to Work Together• You will be working with a

new partner.• We will use “Think, Pair,

Share” to talk and think about the book reading.

• Listen carefully to your partner because you will share you partner’s thinking with the class.

Get Ready to Work Together• What are some things you

can do to make sure you work well with your partner? Turn to your partner.

• Was it hard or easy to share what your partner said with the class? Why?

• The purpose of sharing your partner’s thinking is to help you develop your listening skills.

Today I will read from this book.

What do you think you already know about rainforests?Do you think the book is fiction (make-believe) or nonfiction (true)? Why do you think so?

This type of nonfiction is called expository nonfiction. It gives factual, or true, information and they are usually about particular topics. They often include features that help the reader locate information in the text and understand topics better.

The table of contents is a text feature that lists the sections or chapters in a book with the page numbers.

Information About Rainforests• Rainforests are found in areas of

the world with very wet climates.• There are two kinds of

rainforests, tropical and temperate.

• Tropical rainforests are found in hot climates.

• Temperate rainforests are found in cooler climates.

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The book Rainforests talks about tropical rainforests, such as those found in parts of South America, Africa, Southeast Asia, and Australia.

Animals of the Tropical Rainforest

• Most of the book describes the great variety of animals found in the tropical rainforests.

• Notice the photographs and illustrations on the next few pages as I read the accompanying captions and lables.

Today’s Reading• The last part of the book tells how the

rainforests are being destroyed and I will read those pages aloud.

• I will stop several times during the reading so partners can talk.

Think, Pair, Share• What did you learn in the part of the book

you just heard? [pause]• Turn to your partner.

Think, Pair, Share• What did you learn in the part of the book

you just heard? [pause]• Turn to your partner.

Think, Pair, Share• What did you learn in the part of the book

you just heard? [pause]• Turn to your partner.

Discuss the Reading• What are some ways that rainforests are

being threatened? What did you hear in the text that makes you think that?

• What are some ways that people are working to protect the rainforests? Why is it important to do that?

Reflect on “Think, Pair, Share”

• What worked well for you and your partner during “Think, Pair, Share”?

• What would you like to do differently next time?

Self-MonitoringThinking About My Reading

• What is happening in my book?• Do I understand what I am reading?• Do I know what most of the words mean?• Is this book interesting and fun to read?

Individualized Daily Reading• For the next few weeks, we will be reading

nonfiction texts.• You will read silently for 15-20 minutes.

Reflect on Self-Monitoring• Is the text you’re reading at

the right level for you? What questions helped you decide?

• What did you do to take responsibility for yourself during IDR today?

Out of Classroom!

• Lunch 10:55 – 11:25

SCIENCE TIME

11:25 – 12:10

S.T.A.R.

S.T.A.R.

S.T.A.R.

Science Study Guide - Adaptations

Restroom Break

12:10 – 12:15

Out of Classroom!

• Recess 12:15 – 12:45• Activity 12:45 – 1:30

Copy and complete the following:

1. Write the expanded form for the square miles of North America: 9,363,000

2. Select two numbers where the value of 5 has ten times the value as the 5 in the number 7.15.

a. 5.15 b. 2.5 c. 50 d. 30.52

3. Compare the following problems to determine if it is true or false.a. 0.595 > 0.4 b. 3.19 < 0.3199 c. 5.96 < 5.954

4. Write the number 3.87 in word form5. Write the value of the 9 in the number 354.059

Math Bell Work!

1:30 – 1:37

Math Lesson!

1:37 – 3:00

Math Workbook p67-69

Review for Test Tomorrow

3:10 – 3:15 Wrap Up!

• Pair-Up back to back and share one thing you learned in class today with your partner

• Pack-Up• Office will announce:

Car Riders – Leave around 3:15Bus Riders – (listen to intercom for dismissal)