Passage to Freedom by Ken Mochizuki

Help and Encourage Others Team Cooperation Goal Help and Encourage Others

Title: Passage to Freedom Reading Goal: Problem and Solution Team Cooperation Goal: Help and Encourage Others Genre: Narrative Author: Ken Mochizuki

Passage to Freedom This week we will read Passage to Freedom by Ken Mochizuki. As we read, we will identify the central problem of the story and the actions the main character takes to solve the problems. Good readers identify the problems that drives the story so they can see how events connect and how the problem is resolved.

Review Vocabulary independently Can you say it? Can you define it? Can you say it in a sentence?

Active Instruction Set the Stage Rate and review the vocabulary words independently clung peering issue exhausted entire encouraged

clung: gripped Jean clung on a pole, he gripped on to it because there were hungry alligators under him.

Jesse’s dog was peering at the cat, he was staring at his next meal. peering: staring Jesse’s dog was peering at the cat, he was staring at his next meal.

Javier issued his dog a bowl, he gave him food. issue: give Javier issued his dog a bowl, he gave him food.

Andy’s mom was exhausted, she felt tired after working 15 hours a day. exhausted: tired Andy’s mom was exhausted, she felt tired after working 15 hours a day.

Richard ate the entire pizza, he ate the whole darn thing! entire : whole Richard ate the entire pizza, he ate the whole darn thing!

Mr. Mena encouraged me to keep trying, he urged me to never give up. encouraged : urged Mr. Mena encouraged me to keep trying, he urged me to never give up.

Vocabulary Vault

Building Background Pretend you are a kid lost in a department store. What would you do to find your parents? Model clarifying puddles

Building Background Marla was tossing and turning. She couldn’t sleep. She had a huge basketball game the next day of the season. She knew she couldn’t be tired for the game, yet she couldn’t sleep because she was thinking about it. Then she remembered a trick her mother had taught her. Marla imagined walking through a field with a flock of sheep in it. She imagined counting the sheep one by one. Soon Marla’s eyelids began to close.

Building Background What was the main problem in the passage?

What examples of Problem and Solution do we see in West African Trickster Tales?

Passage to Freedom

Partner Read- 15 minutes Put 2 sticky notes on words that are new or unfamiliar to you Read and restate pages 168 Read page 169 silently Discuss with team words you clarified find vocabulary words

Team Discussion-15minutes Discuss answers to team talk questions Write answers to question 1 and 4

Team Talk How did Mr. Sugihara respond to the young Jewish boy? What does this shoe about Mr. Sugihara? (write) {CH} How did the narrator’s life change? {CC} The refugees wanted help from - Mrs. Sugihara The narrator Mr. Sugihara The government What was Mr. Sugihara’s problem in the story? (write) {PS}

Class Discussion What words did your group clarify?

Writing Adventures- 15 min Think about a time in your life when something changed. What happened? Did you start school? Did you make a new friend? Did you move to a new house? Include at least two details about this event.

Scoring Guide You answer the question 25 points Your answer explains or describes with at least two details 25 points Your answer makes sense and has Part of the question in it 20 points Your answer is written in complete, correct sentences 20 points Your writing has correct capitalization and punctuation 10 points

Vocabulary Practice-10 min Divide your words with partner. Choose a word from your list to use in a meaningful sentence.

Fluency – 5 min Page 169

Fluency Rubric 100 points Expressiveness Smoothness Rate and correctness 90 points Smoothness 80 points Rate and correctness 70 points Correctness