WarmUp Take a sheet of paper Open your

Warm-Up: Take a ¼ sheet of paper. Open your computer and begin logging on. Log on to i. Lit. Copy the following words on your paper. Use the rules for breaking words apart to determine how to say the words: 1. I N K L I N G 2. S T U P E N D O U S Once you are logged on, go to: Interactive Reading- You must complete summary statements for each page.

Review • Interactive Reading Summary Statements (next slides)

Summary Statement: We should ask our parents and grandparents about our ancestors to learn more about them.

Summary Statements: (Title of Interactive Reading Article) Page 1 Page 2 Ancestors are the members of our family who came before us. We should ask our parents and grandparents about our ancestors to learn more about them. Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Use the summary statements to write your summary. Literally, type the summary statements into a paragraph.

Time (min. ’s) 10 5 15 10 10 35 5 Agenda Unit: Challenges Essential Question: How do we reach beyond barriers? Interactive Reading (New Interactive Reading Assigned Today) Vocabulary (Inkling, Stupendous) Read Aloud Accidental Love (ch. 6) (compare and contrast) Classroom Conversation Whole Group (Analyze Character Development) Work Time (2. 7 Analyze Character Development) Wrap-Up

2. 1 Admonished: scolded for bad behavior The Black Widow admonished Bat Man for _______. Appealed: attracted or interested someone or something The pirate stole the _______ because it appealed to her. 2. 2 Subside: Become less strong or settle down The _____ waited on the ______ to subside before going outside to _____. Miniature: Smaller than the usual size ______ placed the miniature ______ on _____’s desk to show his looooooove. 2. 3 Retract: to take something back After the sloth said, “_________, ” to the lion, he attempted to retract it. Interject: Interrupt a conversation with a sudden statement Then, the lion interjected by yelling, “________, ” at the disrespectful sloth. 2. 4 Gangly: Unusually tall and thin The giraffe was normal looking, but what was weird was the gangly ______. Mystified: Was unable to understand or explain something; very confused The alien was mystified when he stepped off his UFO and saw __________. 2. 6 Precariously: Describes something that is not secure and ready to fall. Batman stood precariously on the edge of the ________, his cape flowing steadily in the wind. Momentary: Lasting a very short time. The 15 -foot-tall rat cast a momentary glance at the marshmallow man and then _________.

2. 7 Inkling: A slight feeling or hint. Bugs Bunny had a faint inkling that he was in danger when he saw Daffy Duck________. Stupendous: Very impressive; Amazing Mr. Kern thought the large frog was stupendous until it _________.

Inkling: A slight feeling or hint. Bugs Bunny had a faint inkling that he was in danger when he saw Daffy Duck________. Stupendous: Very impressive; Amazing Mr. Kern thought the large frog was stupendous until it _________.

Chapter 5 Recall Questions 1. How does Rene want Marisa to help him? 2. What suggestion does Marisa make to Rene about his appearance?

Chapter 6 Questions 3. How are Rene and Marisa ALIKE in regards to their body types? 4. What is another synonym for STUPENDOUS? 5. What is more important in Rene’s and Marisa’s relationship: the similarities or their differences?

Work Time: Students will be working independently on the following: (Students who need to finish Benchmark test must finish it now. ) 1) i. Practice 2. 7 Analyze Character Development 2) Complete any unfinished i. Practice assignments 3) Work on the Interactive Reader assignment sent to them (in Assignments). 4) Go to the Library. Click My Level. Choose a book to begin reading.

2. 7 Analyze Character Development

Work Time: Students will be working in small groups with Mr. Kern: 1) Silent Reading Comprehension Strategies

Wrap-Up: What is more important in Rene’s and Marisa’s relationship: the similarities or their differences? Continue working on your assignments as homework.