Tripping Over the Lunch Lady

Day 1

Concept Talk

How do people overcome obstacles?

PARTNER SHARE• What types of obstacles do people

sometimes have to overcome?

• What obstacles have you or has someone you know been able to overcome?

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Let’s Talk About• Turn to page 46-47• What obstacles might the Eskimo family

face? • What obstacles might a blind person face?

What qualities might a person with disabilities have to possess to overcome obstacles?

Let’s Talk About• What obstacles might a mountain climber

face? How might the climber feel after making it to the top of the mountain?

• How do people overcome obstacles?

Overcoming Obstacles• Here is a video about someone who never

gave up, even when it wasn’t easy.

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zOzsjEmjjHs

Listen:• The story “Sense” is about a famous

composer. Listen for the words:• Confront• Predicament• Ingenious• triumphant

Amazing Words• Confront- to meet someone face to face• He had to confront the boy on the way

home from school. • Predicament- a difficult, unpleasant or

embarrassing situation• Beethoven had a terrible predicament.

• Teach your partner this word.

Amazing Words• ingenious- clever at making or doing

things• The ingenious boys made a ladder

for their tree house. • triumphant- victorious or successful• The soccer team was triumphant in

their pursuit of the trophy.• Teach this word to your partner.

GeneralizeTo generalize is to make a broad statement or inference that applies to many examples. • You could say most schools hold dances. • Which word is a clue that this is a

generalization?

Predict and Set Purpose• Today we are going to read about a boy who is

going to a school dance.• Let’s read the first two paragraphs.• After I read the first two paragraphs, what

generalization can I make about Victor? I can find evidence that Victor was usually nervous about what others think about him.

Predict and Set Purpose• I can find evidence from the text to support my

generalization. What evidence can you find?• I can predict what will happen to Victor at the

dance. I think that because Victor is so worried, he will not have a good time.

• I can now set a purpose for reading the rest of the story: to find out if Victor will have a good time at the dance.

Vocabulary• Dalmatian- certain breed of dog• The spotted dog was a Dalmatian.

• sprained- wrenched and twisted• I couldn’t play anymore, I had a

sprained ankle.

Teach your partner these words.

Vocabulary• promenading- strolling• We spent all of our time promenading

down the shopping street.

• Frilly- ruffled• She couldn’t stand that frilly dress.

• Teach your partner these words.

Vocabulary• Substitute- replacement• The kids didn’t like the substitute

teacher.

Teach your partner this word.

Spelling• Prefix over- over

• Prefix under- not enough or not done as well or as much as is necessary

• Prefix sub- below

• Prefix out- going further or being better than

Pronouns and Antecedents

Pronoun- a word that substitutes nouns or noun phrasesHe, she, it, they, we, him, her, usAntecedent- a word, phrase or clause that determines what a pronoun refers to

Pronouns and Antecedents

• The boy wore his yellow raincoat.

• The triceratops did not know that the tyrannosaur was watching him drink.

• When the two dinosaurs clashed, they both were injured and fell into tar pits.

WritingPersuasive writing;Introductory paragraph-your positionEach paragraph should focus on your

evidenceDescribe and then prove the

opposing views key points wrongRestate and reinforce the thesis and

supporting evidence

Writing• Your topic is:

• Kids should have less homework.