Weslandiaby Paul Fleischman

Summary: Wesley dreams of a civilization that’s all his own, where he can escape his own boring neighborhood. Will planting seeds make his dream a reality?

Reading Goal: Problem and SolutionTeam Cooperation Goal: Active Listening

Two Minute Edit

Edusoft – working with resource materials

Vocabulary

Rate and review the vocabulary words independently

Review Vocabulary

Miserable: Jack was miserable because he was so sick that he missed the fieldtrip to Universal Studios.

unhappy

Mumbled: Chase always mumbled under his breath and no one could understand him.

Said unclearly

thrilling: The roller coaster was so thrilling that Jose rode is several times, screaming with joy.

exciting

tending:Charlotte was busy tending to Wilbur so he would not be killed for Christmas dinner.

Taking care of

devise:Batman had to devise a plan to save the world from the evil Joker.

Think of

opportunities: Jacky had plenty of opportunities to study for the test so she did very well.

chances

Partner Rate & Review-5 mintues

Divide your words between you and your partner and test each other on the vocabulary.

If your partner doesn’t know the word read them the definition and meaningful sentence.

Vocabulary Vault

Build Background-10 minutes

Reading goal: Identifying problem and solution Many stories have a problem that a character

faces. The characters in these stories have to try and come up with a solution to their problem

Why didn’t Wesley have any friends?

Use think-pair-share to think of reasons why he doesn’t have friends

Retell the story to your partner

Listening Comprehension- 15 minutes

Charlie and the Chocolate FactoryRead pages Discuss problem Charlie faces and

solutions he comes up withClarify wordsRetell story

Teamwork-15 minutes

Preview Team Talk Questions Take 2 minutes to survey the text and pick 2

words you want to clarify Partner read pages 400 - 401 with one partner

reading a page and the other partner retelling what was read.

Identify the problems and solution the character deals with.

Discuss and Answer team talk questions Answer questions 2 and 3 in your journals Discuss answer with class

Adventures in Writing-10 minutes

Writing prompt:Would you like to plant your own garden? Give two reasons to support your response.

Vocabulary Activity-5 minutes

Multiple Choice PracticeReview answers

Fluency – 10 minutes

Read page 400 Rate your partners fluency based on fluency

rubric Be positive and constructive.