W HAT J O D ID Written and Illustrated by: Charles R. Smith, Jr. Day 1Day 1 Day 4Day 4 Day 2Day 2 Day 5Day 5 Day 3 Vocabulary Definitions Vocabulary Sentences Additional Resources

S TUDY S KILLS Genre: Fiction Comprehension Skill: Cause and Effect Comprehension Strategy: Prior Knowledge Comprehension Review: DrawConclusions Vocabulary: Prefixes and Suffixes

G ENRE : F ICTION Fiction often has characters and events that seem real. Try to picture this story taking place where you live, with people you know.

S UMMARY Imagine that you could jump as high as a basket ball rim. That’s exactly what Joanna Marie, or Jo, could do. Jo makes new friends when she shows off her talent during a basketball game in which she is the only girl.

C OMPREHENSION S KILL R EVIEW – D RAW C ONCLUSIONS When you draw conclusions, you use details and what you already know to form opinions or make decisions about characters and events.

D AY 1 - Q UESTION OF THE W EEK How can we learn to appreciate the talents of others?

VOCABULARY - SAY IT fouled hoop jersey rim marveled unbelievable speechless swatted

MORE WORDS TO KNOW backboard dribbling dunk accept learn nervous

COMPREHENSION STRATEGY PRIOR KNOWLEDGE Good readers use what they know to help them understand what they read. They try to connect it to what they already know. They think about whether they have ever seen or experienced what they are reading about. This helps understand the new information. What do you know about basketball?

C OMPREHENSION S TRATEGY – P RIOR K NOWLEDGE Basketball Terms Basketball Equipment Special Skills Important Rules

LISTEN TO THE STORY

C AUSE AND E FFECT C AUSE AND E FFECT C OMPREHENSION S KILL T ESTED – C AUSE AND E FFECT C AUSE AND E FFECT effectsomething that happens An effect is something that happens. A cause explains why it happens. Writing may include clue words such as because, in order to, so, and as a result to link causes and effects.

1.Her teamates think shes a great player. 2. We went to New york. To see the game.

C OMMON N OUNS A word that names ANY person, place, or thing. Rule: We do not capitalize common nouns - unless they are at the beginning of the sentence.

E XAMPLES OF COMMON NOUNS house cat river

P ROPER N OUNS Proper nouns are words that name a PARTICULAR person, place, thing, event, or idea. Rule: We always capitalize proper nouns.

E XAMPLES OF PROPER NOUNS New York Shaq Super Bowl

S PELLING W ORDS ADDING – S AND - ES donkeys batteries bunches memories teammates counties scratches delays daisies hobbies

S PELLING W ORDS A DDING – S AND - ES sandwiches costumes companies months holidays taxes supplies plays friends monkeys

CHALLENGE eyelashes ambulances trophies secretaries inventories

D AY 2 - Q UESTION OF THE D AY Do you think Jo would have had a chance to show off her talent if she hadn’t worn her hat?

V OCABULARY S TRATEGY S UFFIXES - ABLE AND P REFIXES - UN Suffixes and prefixes have their own meanings. -un un The prefix -un means “the opposite of ________” or “not_____”, as in unhappy.

V OCABULARY S TRATEGY S UFFIXES - ABLE AND P REFIXES - UN –able able The suffix –able means “able to be ____ed,” as in enjoyable. –less less The suffix –less means “without _____,” as in painless.

FOULED in sports, made an unfair play against

HOOP a ring or round flat band

JERSEY a shirt that is pulled over the head, made of a soft, knitted cloth

RIM an edge, border, or margin on or around anything

MARVELED was filled with wonder; was astonished

UNBELIEVABLE incredible; hard to think of as true or real

SPEECHLESS not able to talk

SWATTED hit sharply or violently

BACKBOARD in basketball, the flat, elevated surface of wood, glass, or plastic on which the basket on a basketball court is fastened

DRIBBLING moving a ball by bouncing it

DUNK to shoot a basketball by leaping, so that the hands are above the rim, and throwing the ball down through the netting

ACCEPT to receive with liking and approval

LEARN to become able by study or practice

NERVOUS easily excited or upset, restless; uneasy

W EEKLY F LUENCY C HECK - R HYTHMIC P ATTERNS OF L ANGUAGE ● Read aloud “The Circuit” on p.142m. Have students note your rhythmic pattern, which stresses important and emotionally-charged words and makes dialogue sound like everyday conversation.

3. Collecting basketball jerseys are one of my hobbys. 4. Do you have a Michael jordan jersey!

C OMMON N OUNS Common Nouns are any person, place, or thing. Common nouns are not capitalized. The city A policeman That newspaper

P ROPER N OUNS Common Nouns are the name of a special person, place, or thing. Proper nouns are capitalized. Dallas Officer Walker New York Times

T ELL IF THE UNDERLINED NOUN IS COMMON OR PROPER. C LICK THE NOUN TO CHECK YOUR ANSWER. Mary Mary visited the school last Friday.schoolFriday Next Sentence

C OMMON N OUN It is not capitalized and names any person, place, or thing.

P ROPER N OUN It is capitalized and names a special person, place, or thing.

T ELL IF THE UNDERLINED NOUN IS COMMON OR PROPER. C LICK THE NOUN TO CHECK YOUR ANSWER. The President rode in a limousine.President limousine Next Sentence

C OMMON N OUN It is not capitalized and names any person, place, or thing.

P ROPER N OUN It is capitalized and names a special person, place, or thing.

T ELL IF THE UNDERLINED NOUN IS COMMON OR PROPER. C LICK THE NOUN TO CHECK YOUR ANSWER. The elephants and monkeys were at the San Francisco Zoo.elephants monkeys San Francisco Zoo Next Sentence

C OMMON N OUN It is not capitalized and names any person, place, or thing.

P ROPER N OUN It is capitalized and names a special person, place, or thing.

T ELL IF THE UNDERLINED NOUN IS COMMON OR PROPER. C LICK THE NOUN TO CHECK YOUR ANSWER. All of Amy’s paper is missing from her notebook.Amy’s paper notebook Next

C OMMON N OUN It is not capitalized and names any person, place, or thing.

P ROPER N OUN It is capitalized and names a special person, place, or thing.

GROUP WORK Readers & WB 54 Spelling- Day 2 WS 22 LA- Day 2WB Tri-Fold Section 2 SmartBoard- Vocabulary PracticeVocabulary Practice

D AY 3 - Q UESTION OF THE D AY How does the what do the other basketball players think about Jo’s talent?

R EVIEW Q UESTIONS 1. What does Joanna do to T.J.’s jump shot? Why does he react the way he does? 2. Why do the boys ask Joanna to play ball? 3.Why do you think she hid the fact that she was a girl?

R EVIEW Q UESTIONS 4. What is the theme or “big idea” of this story? 5. Which boy changes his attitude the most about Joanna? What are some ways it changed? 6. Why does T.J. tell her to leave her hat at home at the end of the story?

I was so nervous and scared I dropped the ball.

We need to accept each other as we are and be kind.

How would you like to learn how to play?

He was unbelievable under the basket!

The ball bounced off the rim.

Max swatted the ball away and kept it out of the basket.

I have always marveled at the way he can play ball.

Her performance tonight left me speechless.

He was fouled by the other player and did not make his basket.

He was bouncing the ball down the court toward the other team’s hoop.

Lots of boys want to wear Peyton Manning’s jersey number.

5. The game was played at our Gym last friday. 6. What a exciting finish that was.

GROUP WORK Partner Reading & WB Spelling- Day 3 WS 23- Proofreading Language Day 3 Tri-Fold Section 3 SmartBoard- Common & Proper NounsCommon & Proper Nouns

D AY 4 - Q UESTION OF THE D AY How does the speaker in “Fast Break” feel about himself?

7. If you wanna play on the team. You must practice. 8. Sam practiced every day but he didn’t make the team?

C OMMON N OUNS A word that names ANY person, place, or thing. Rule: We do not capitalize common nouns - unless they are at the beginning of the sentence.

P ROPER N OUNS Proper nouns are words that name a PARTICULAR person, place, thing, event, or idea. Rule: We always capitalize proper nouns.

1. T HE __________ IS FLYING VERY HIGH IN THE SKY.

2. H AVE YOU EVER VISITED THE _______ OF _________?

3. T HE __________ ATTACKED THE MAN.

4. T HE SNAKE LIKES TO CRAWL ON THE ___________.

5. T HIS IS THE FATTEST _______ I HAVE EVER SEEN.

6. T HIS LITTLE __________ SURE LIKES TO SING.

7. A LL OF THESE STUDENTS GO TO SCHOOL AT _______ ________.

8. ______ AND ________ WERE J ANUARY ’ S STUDENTS OF THE MONTH.

9. T HIS ________ LIKES TO PLAY GAMES WITH THE SHEEP.

10. _________ IS READY FOR THE BIG RACE.

G ROUP W ORK Reading Computer Test Essay Question Language Day 4 Tri-Fold Section 4

E SSAY Q UESTIONS 1. What important lesson did the boys in this story learn? 2. Which boy’s attitude toward Joanna change the most, and how did it change? 3. At the end of the story, why does T.J. tell Joanna to “leave the hat at home”?

D AY 5 - Q UESTION OF THE W EEK How can we learn to appreciate the talents of others?

R ESEARCH /S TUDY S KILL – C HARTS AND T ABLES Charts show information visually. Lists, diagrams, and tables are all kinds of charts.

R ESEARCH /S TUDY S KILL – C HARTS AND T ABLES Tables are a special kind of chart that show information in rows and columns. Rows list information horizontally, or across. Columns list information vertically, or up and down.

R ESEARCH /S TUDY S KILL – C HARTS AND T ABLES A single box in a table is called a cell. Most charts or tables have a title that tells what the chart or table shows. We can practice this using word processing software like MS Word.

9. Basketball is a fastest game then baseball. 10. You can watch the game if its not on to late.

W RITE THIS SENTENCE CORRECTLY. R EMEMBER TO CAPITALIZE PROPER NOUNS. My parents joined grover church last sunday.

W RITE THIS SENTENCE CORRECTLY. R EMEMBER TO CAPITALIZE PROPER NOUNS. My parents joined G rover C hurch last S unday.

W RITE THIS SENTENCE CORRECTLY. R EMEMBER TO CAPITALIZE PROPER NOUNS. Uncle rob used to live in orlando, florida.

W RITE THIS SENTENCE CORRECTLY. R EMEMBER TO CAPITALIZE PROPER NOUNS. Uncle R ob used to live in O rlando, F lorida.

W RITE THIS SENTENCE CORRECTLY. R EMEMBER TO CAPITALIZE PROPER NOUNS. We heard the govenor’s speech on television in january.

W RITE THIS SENTENCE CORRECTLY. R EMEMBER TO CAPITALIZE PROPER NOUNS. We heard the G ovenor’s speech on television in J anuary.

W RITE THIS SENTENCE CORRECTLY. R EMEMBER TO CAPITALIZE PROPER NOUNS. Both randal and sue visited marine world.

W RITE THIS SENTENCE CORRECTLY. R EMEMBER TO CAPITALIZE PROPER NOUNS. Both R andal and S ue visited M arine W orld.

G ROUP W ORK Reading WB Language Day 5 Writing Assignment Tri-Fold Section 5 SmartBoard- -un, -able, -less prefixes-un, -able, -less prefixes

W RITING A SSIGNMENT -O PTIONAL Think of something you love doing. Write a poem using figurative language, about what it feels like when you are doing this activity.

A DDITIONAL R ESOURCES Vocabulary Quiz Vocabulary Practice -un, -able, -less prefixes Common & Proper Nouns Cause & Effect Inferences Inferences II Women of the Century Giggle Poetry BrainPop: Nouns Quia: Identifying Common/Proper Nouns in ContextQuia: Identifying Common/Proper Nouns in Context Capitalizing Proper Nouns Study ZoneCapitalizing Proper Nouns Study Zone BrainPop: Roots, Prefixes, & SuffixesBrainPop: Roots, Prefixes, & Suffixes TV411: Prefixes TV411: Suffixes Identifying Audience Quiz Cause & Effect Study Zone Internet 4 Classroom: Cause & EffectInternet 4 Classroom: Cause & Effect Cause & Effect Test Test Tutor: Sequencing

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