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