Week of February 2, 2009
Monday, February 2nd
Bell Work: Create a Venn diagram showing what is important to you, what is important to adults in your family, and what is important to both you and them.
1. One reporter per table will share out the bell work. We will create a class Venn diagram.
2. Read along with the audio version, “The Treasure of Lemon Brown,” pages 93-101.
3. Students will complete a realistic fiction chart, identifying the realistic events and places while reading the story.
4. Table groups will share, in a round robin style, their chart information.
5. Students will turn in their chart at the end of class.
Homework: Identify as many internal and external characteristics of Greg or Lemon Brown as you can.
Tuesday, February 3rd
Bell Work: Complete “Somebody Wanted But So” chart with a partner for “The Treasure of Lemon Brown” story.
1. Discuss the answers for the “Somebody Wanted But So” information.
2. Students will individually reread “The Treasure of Lemon Brown” in order to complete the workbook pages.
3. Students will turn in all work done today.
Homework: Take home Quiz on “The Treasure of Lemon Brown”
Wednesday, February 4th
Bell Work: Motivation (define in own words, draw a picture, & rate understanding)
1. Mini Lesson: “Giving Characters Struggles and Motivations” using The Treasure of Lemon Brown as the example of published text.
2. Quiet Writing:
a. Identify and write down what your main character wants (yearns for and struggles to have), and what gets in their way.
b. Then create (write) little scenes that show this.
c. You need to write three different scenes.
3. Share Time: Choose one of your scenes and read it to your partner. Give each other verbal feedback (1wish &/or 1 star).
Homework: Creating Characters’ Hopes, and Dreams
Thursday, February 5th
Bell Work: Story Mountain (define in own words, draw a picture, & rate understanding)
1. Mini Lesson: “Plotting With a Story Mountain”
2. Quiet Writing:
a. Draft a possible story mountain for your story.
i. Remember to keep giving the character something that makes it harder and harder to climb toward his/her goal.
ii. The starting scene (first two dots) show what the main character yearns for, and show the trouble
iii. The mountain gets steeper. So the problem gets worse and worse!
3. Share Time: Students will complete the checklist and share their story mountain with their partner.
Friday, February 6th
NO SCHOOL FOR STUDENTS – TEACHER PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Monday, February 2nd
Bell Work: Create a Venn diagram showing what is important to you, what is important to adults in your family, and what is important to both you and them.
1. One reporter per table will share out the bell work. We will create a class Venn diagram.
2. Read along with the audio version, “The Treasure of Lemon Brown,” pages 93-101.
3. Students will complete a realistic fiction chart, identifying the realistic events and places while reading the story.
4. Table groups will share, in a round robin style, their chart information.
5. Students will turn in their chart at the end of class.
Homework: Identify as many internal and external characteristics of Greg or Lemon Brown as you can.
Tuesday, February 3rd
Bell Work: Complete “Somebody Wanted But So” chart with a partner for “The Treasure of Lemon Brown” story.
1. Discuss the answers for the “Somebody Wanted But So” information.
2. Students will individually reread “The Treasure of Lemon Brown” in order to complete the workbook pages.
3. Students will turn in all work done today.
Homework: Take home Quiz on “The Treasure of Lemon Brown”
Wednesday, February 4th
Bell Work: Motivation (define in own words, draw a picture, & rate understanding)
1. Mini Lesson: “Giving Characters Struggles and Motivations” using The Treasure of Lemon Brown as the example of published text.
2. Quiet Writing:
a. Identify and write down what your main character wants (yearns for and struggles to have), and what gets in their way.
b. Then create (write) little scenes that show this.
c. You need to write three different scenes.
3. Share Time: Choose one of your scenes and read it to your partner. Give each other verbal feedback (1wish &/or 1 star).
Homework: Creating Characters’ Hopes, and Dreams
Thursday, February 5th
Bell Work: Story Mountain (define in own words, draw a picture, & rate understanding)
1. Mini Lesson: “Plotting With a Story Mountain”
2. Quiet Writing:
a. Draft a possible story mountain for your story.
i. Remember to keep giving the character something that makes it harder and harder to climb toward his/her goal.
ii. The starting scene (first two dots) show what the main character yearns for, and show the trouble
iii. The mountain gets steeper. So the problem gets worse and worse!
3. Share Time: Students will complete the checklist and share their story mountain with their partner.
Friday, February 6th
NO SCHOOL FOR STUDENTS – TEACHER PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
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