Passage to Freedom by Ken Mochizuki

Passage to Freedomby

Ken Mochizuki

Team Cooperation GoalHelp and Encourage Others

Title: Passage to FreedomReading Goal: Problem and SolutionTeam Cooperation Goal:

Help and Encourage OthersGenre: NarrativeAuthor: Ken Mochizuki

Passage to Freedom

• This week we will read Passage to Freedom by Ken Mochizuki. As we read, we will identify the central problem of the story and the actions the main character takes to solve the problems. Good readers identify the problems that drives the story so they can see how events connect and how the problem is resolved.

Review Vocabulary independently

Can you say it?Can you define it?Can you say it in a sentence?

Rate and review the vocabulary words independently

clung peering issueexhausted entire encouraged

Active InstructionSet the Stage

clung: grippedJean clung on a pole, he gripped on to it because

there were hungry alligators under him.

peering: staring Jesse’s dog was peering at the cat, he was

staring at his next meal.

issue: give Javier issued his dog a bowl, he gave him food.

exhausted: tired Andy’s mom was exhausted, she felt tired

after working 15 hours a day.

entire : whole Richard ate the entire pizza, he ate the

whole darn thing!

encouraged : urged Mr. Mena encouraged me to keep trying,

he urged me to never give up.

Vocabulary Vault

Building Background

Pretend you are a kid lost in a department store. What would you do to find your

parents?

Building Background

• Marla was tossing and turning. She couldn’t sleep. She had a huge basketball game the next day of the season. She knew she couldn’t be tired for the game, yet she couldn’t sleep because she was thinking about it. Then she remembered a trick her mother had taught her. Marla imagined walking through a field with a flock of sheep in it. She imagined counting the sheep one by one. Soon Marla’s eyelids began to close.

Building Background

• What was the main problem in the passage?

What examples of Problem and Solution do we see in West African Trickster Tales?

Passage to

Freedom

Partner Read- 15 minutesPut 2 sticky notes on words that are new or

unfamiliar to youRead and restate pages 168Read page 169 silentlyDiscuss with team words you clarified find vocabulary words

Team Discussion-15minutes

• Discuss answers to team talk questions• Write answers to question 1 and 4

Team Talk1. How did Mr. Sugihara respond to the young Jewish boy?

What does this shoe about Mr. Sugihara? (write) {CH}2. How did the narrator’s life change? {CC}3. The refugees wanted help from -

1. Mrs. Sugihara2. The narrator3. Mr. Sugihara4. The government

4. What was Mr. Sugihara’s problem in the story? (write) {PS}

Class Discussion

• What words did your group clarify?

Writing Adventures- 15 min

Think about a time in your life when something changed. What happened? Did you start

school? Did you make a new friend? Did you move to a new house? Include at least two

details about this event.

Scoring Guide

You answer the question 25 points

Your 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-10 min

• Divide your words with partner. Choose a word from your list to use in a meaningful sentence.

Fluency – 5 min

• Page 169

Fluency Rubric

100 points ExpressivenessSmoothnessRate and correctness

90 points SmoothnessRate and correctness

80 points Rate and correctness70 points Correctness