“IF YOU MADE A MILLION”

Author: David M. Schwartz

Illustrated by: Steven Kellogg

Skill: Realism and FantasyDay 2

Essential Question

How can you determine whether a story is realistic

or Fantasy?

Question of the Day/Bellringer

Why do you think some people keep on

working even after they earn a million

dollars?

Words to Know•amount• check• earned• expensive• interest• million• thousand• value• worth

MORE WORDS TO KNOW afford

feat

amountthe total sum

checka written order directing a bank to pay money to

the person named

earnedgot money in

return for work or service

expensivecosting a lot of money

interestthe money paid for the use of someone else’s

money

millionone thousand thousands; 1, 000,000

thousandten hundreds; 1,000

valuethe real worth of something in money

worth equal in value to

Sherry wanted to pay the full amount when she bought her house.

Sherry wanted to pay the full amount when she bought her house.

Rachel wrote a check to pay the bills.

Rachel wrote a check to pay the bills.

Having one million dollars would make me wealthy.

Having one million dollars would make

me wealthy.

Holly bought an expensive dress to wear to the dance.

Holly bought an expensive dress to wear to the dance.

How much is your house worth?

How much is your house worth?

Some computers cost one thousand dollars.

Some computers cost one thousand dollars.

Fran borrowed money from the bank on interest.

Fran borrowed money from the bank

on interest.

I earned fifty dollars by mowing two lawns.

I earned fifty dollars by mowing two lawns.

The value of a dollar is 100 cents.

The value of a dollar is 100 cents.

Small Group

“If You Made A Million” page 90-95

FluencyRead Aloud page 101-chorally

YOU’VE WORKED HARD TO EARN ONEHUNDRED DOLLARS. You’ve decided to spendit on a plane ticket to the beach. You could paywith a hundred-dollar bill, or two fifty-dollar bills,or five twenty-dollar bills, or many other combinations-six fives, three tens, and two twenties, for instance.

Paying with pennies? You’ll need ten thousand of them, and they’ll make a fifty-foot stack.