2 Minute Edit

good readers pay attention to the informasion the author provides about the characters to better understand who the

character are and why they acted the way they does

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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

Story MapThe Toothpaste Millionaire

Connecticut and Rufus

Boy no name yet

Neighbors

Let’s look for some examples of characterization

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Let’s find out what has happened so far in the story

• What is the main event so far?• Who are the characters?• What is the setting?• Do we have a problem?• Let’s make a prediction about what is going to

happen during today’s reading.

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

What is Lupe’s biggest goal?

Team Talk1. How does Lupe feel about her thumb?

What does this tell you about her?2. What does Lupe do to prepare for the

marble championship?3. Compare and contrast being a good

student and being a good athlete.4. Lupt wants her father to come to the

marble championship because…?

Partner Read p. 90-91 Silent read p.92

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?• What does Lupe do to prepare for the marble

championship?• Compare and contrast being a good student and

being a good athlete.

Adventures in Writing 15 min

Pretend that you are one of Lupe’s friends. What would you say to Lupe before the big championship? How would you encourage

her before this big match? What advice would you give Lupe? What do you think Lupe needs

for help to win the match?

Discuss with your table first.

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