Vocabulary Development2-Minutes!

What do these prefixes mean?Aqua=Ast=Bas=Bi=Circ=Civi=Com/con=Cycl=Dis=

•Water-as in aquatic•Space-as in astronomy•Low-as in basis•Two-as in bicycle•Around-as in circulate•Related to citizen-as in civics•Together-as in committee•Revolving-as in cyclone•Not-as in disagree

Let’s Match!!

1. Circulate A. one revolving wheel2. Unicycle B. to move around3. Circuit C. revolving winds4. Cyclone D. path around which

electricity passes

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fumed

accurate

strengthen

assigned

quivering

stamped

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The Marble Champby

Gary Sotofound in:

Reading GoalCharacterization

Team Cooperation Goal

Help and Encourage Others

fumed-got angry

Della fumed when she found out that Andre had eaten the last piece of cake,

she was very angry!

accurate-correct

Mr. Schmidt double-checked the list to make sure the phone numbers were accurate, he was checking for correctness.

strengthen-make stronger

Elaine spent all week at the gym trying to strengthen her arm muscles, she needed them

to be stronger for the arm wrestling competition on Friday.

assigned-picked for a specific task

Ms. Alexander assigned each student a different section of the reading, she had picked them for that specific task by how well they could

read.

quivering-shaking

Jason’s dog, Puffy was quivering when he got out of the cold water, he was shaking since it

was cold and he was wet!

stamped-stomped

We stamped our feet to make sure the snow was off our boots, we stomped on the grass

and noticed the snow fall from the bottom of the heels.

Review Vocabulary Words in Partnership

Vocabulary Vault

The Toothpaste Millionaire

Kate MacKinstreyThe Toothpaste Millionaire Realistic Fiction

Not established yet•Kate MacKinstrey•Rufus•Clem & Josie•James

•Suburbs of Cleveland Ohio•Neighborhood•School•Various locations

Not established yet

•Introduced to Kate. Told us the story of how she got to the suburbs of Cleveland Ohio and introduced us to her life.

•Introduced to Rufus. Dropped her bag and he helped her. He offered to build her own bags. Went to school and passed notes.

Let’s look for some examples of characterization

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The Marble Champ Realistic FictionThird Person Narrator

We are introduced to Lupe and her lack of athletic skills. She is also a very smart student.

She has started to practice. She did many exercises to strengthen her hand.

Lupe is very smart but not very athletic. She wants to be like everyone else.

Lupe, Alfonso, classmates, Mr. Medrano

School

Let’s come up with a question about yesterday’s reading.

How does Lupe feel about the marble championship?

Team Talk1. How does Lupe’s father feel about

Lupe playing marble? What does this tell you about him?

2. What causes Lupe to invite Rachel to stay with her during the match?

3. Compare and contrast Lupe and her opponent.

4. What does Lupe learn from playing marbles?

Partner Read p. 93 Silent read p.94-95

• Put 2 sticky notes on words that are new or unfamiliar to you

• Discuss with team words you clarified• Fill in your story maps about what has

happened so for

#1Reads the Question

#2Answers the

Question

#3Agrees or disagrees with evidence from

the text

#4Summarizes what

the groups discussed

Team Discussion-15minutes

• Discuss answers to team talk questions• Write answers to question 2 and 3

Class Discussion• What are some of the words you clarified?1. What causes Lupe to invite Rachel to stay with her

during the match?2. Compare and contrast Lupe and her opponent.

Adventures in Writing 15 min

Pretend that you are the newspaper reporter working with the photographer. You are writing an article about Lupe and her big win. For you article, you will need to answer the following

questions. Who is the article about? What has she done? Where did this take place? When

did it happen? Why is this exciting news.

Discuss with your table first.

If I was the newspaper reporter working with the photographer on the marble championship I would make sure that I got the story straight. I would make sure that I wrote the article about Lupe and her dedication to be marble champ. I would write exactly how she became

Scoring Guide

You answer the question 25 pointsYour answer explains or describeswith at least two details 25 pointsYour answer makes sense and hasPart of the question in it 20 pointsYour answer is written in complete,correct sentences 20 pointsYour writing has correct capitalizationand punctuation 10 points

Vocabulary Practice

Fluency 5 min

Fluency Rubric

100 points ExpressivenessSmoothnessRate and correctness

90 points SmoothnessRate and correctness

80 points Rate and correctness70 points Correctness