weslandia by paul fleischman
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Weslandia by Paul Fleischman. Summary: Wesley dreams of a civilization that’s all his own, where he can escape his own boring neighborhood. Will planting seeds make his dream a reality? Reading Goal: Problem and Solution Team Cooperation Goal : Active Listening. Two Minute Edit. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Weslandiaby Paul Fleischman
Summary: Wesley dreams of a civilization that’s all his own, where he can escape his own boring neighborhood. Will planting seeds make his dream a reality?
Reading Goal: Problem and SolutionTeam Cooperation Goal: Active Listening
Two Minute Edit
Edusoft – working with resource materials
Vocabulary
Rate and review the vocabulary words independently
Review Vocabulary
Miserable: Jack was miserable because he was so sick that he missed the fieldtrip to Universal Studios.
unhappy
Mumbled: Chase always mumbled under his breath and no one could understand him.
Said unclearly
thrilling: The roller coaster was so thrilling that Jose rode is several times, screaming with joy.
exciting
tending:Charlotte was busy tending to Wilbur so he would not be killed for Christmas dinner.
Taking care of
devise:Batman had to devise a plan to save the world from the evil Joker.
Think of
opportunities: Jacky had plenty of opportunities to study for the test so she did very well.
chances
Partner Rate & Review-5 mintues
Divide your words between you and your partner and test each other on the vocabulary.
If your partner doesn’t know the word read them the definition and meaningful sentence.
Vocabulary Vault
Build Background-10 minutes
Reading goal: Identifying problem and solution Many stories have a problem that a character
faces. The characters in these stories have to try and come up with a solution to their problem
Why didn’t Wesley have any friends?
Use think-pair-share to think of reasons why he doesn’t have friends
Retell the story to your partner
Listening Comprehension- 15 minutes
Charlie and the Chocolate FactoryRead pages Discuss problem Charlie faces and
solutions he comes up withClarify wordsRetell story
Teamwork-15 minutes
Preview Team Talk Questions Take 2 minutes to survey the text and pick 2
words you want to clarify Partner read pages 400 - 401 with one partner
reading a page and the other partner retelling what was read.
Identify the problems and solution the character deals with.
Discuss and Answer team talk questions Answer questions 2 and 3 in your journals Discuss answer with class
Adventures in Writing-10 minutes
Writing prompt:Would you like to plant your own garden? Give two reasons to support your response.
Vocabulary Activity-5 minutes
Multiple Choice PracticeReview answers
Fluency – 10 minutes
Read page 400 Rate your partners fluency based on fluency
rubric Be positive and constructive.