Class President

Genre: Realistic Fiction

Elements of realistic fiction

•The characters behave as people or animals do in real life.

•The setting of the story is a real place or could be a real place.

•The events of the story are based on a conflict or problem that could occur in real life.

broke Friday grade proud tripped Word Knowledge, line 2

What do these words have in common?These words contain consonant plus “r” blends

Journal

Can you think of other words that have the consonant plus r at the beginning of the word.

compete competitor competition competing

Word Knowledge Line 1

What is the root word in each of these words?Compete means “to try to win or gain something from another or others

The original Latin form, competere means “to seek together.” Compare the Latin meaning with the present-day meaning.

compete competitor competition competing

Word Knowledge Line 2

soccer hurt whir pertain

Word Knowledge line 3

What do these words have in common?These words show different spellings for the /er/ sound.

I need someone to tell me which letters make the /er/ sound in one word.

soccer hurt whir pertain

Word Knowledge line 4

What do these words have in common?

Each competitor was proud.

Word Knowledge, Sentence 1-4

She tripped while playing soccer. The competition is on Friday.There were many empty desks in the classroom because students were absent.

1. List nouns in the sentences.

2. Say words with /er/ sounds.

3. ID words with the root compete.

4. Which words contain /a/ sound spelled a.

Prior KnowledgeGood readers create links between what

they already know and what they are reading.

What are important qualities for a class president to have? Why?

What activities of a class president require cooperation?

Do any activities require competition? What are they?

PrejudiceBackground Information

Toward the end of this selection, the main character, Julio, is nominated to run for class president. One of his potential opponents comments that Julio should not be allowed to run for class president because he is Puerto Rican. What do you think about a comment like this?

Preview and Prepare1. Read aloud the title? and names of the

author and illustrator.

2. Browse the 1st page or two of the story. Don’t spoil the ending! What do you think this story might have to do with cooperation and competition?

3. What is the focus question? Discuss it with the class.

What clues did you find that tell us something about the selection?

The title helped give a clue.

The picture gave a clue about treats being handed out.

There is an election

What problems such as unfamiliar words.

About the Author

See page 34 for information about Johanna Hurwitz

Illustrator: Richard Hull

• You can read about Richard Hull on page 34.

Vocabulary

Let’s read the following words, find them in our story and see if we can use context clues to determine the definition.

Let’s substitute the definitions for the word to see if they make sense.

Vocabulary

election (page 20)

•an organized effort to accomplish a purpose

•how people vote for someone to serve in an office or approve an idea

•to speak or act for someone else

campaign (page 23)

represent (page 24)

Journal

Vocabulary, 2

• person who is seeking an offrice, job, or position

•a belief in one’s ability to do something

candidate (page 27)

confidence (page 27)

Journal

• What qualities do good leaders have?

• If you were running for class president, what would be your strategy for winning the election?

Let’s Enjoy the Story!!• While we are reading: Main Idea and Details

Strategies we used as we read:Did you ask questions as you read?Did you clarify confusing words or passages by reading further?Did you summarize as you read?Explain how using the strategies helped them to understand the selection better.How did you read effectively to find answers to the questions we asked as we set the purposes?