1. Essential Question: Where do good ideas come from?
Unit 1 Week 1
Essential Question: Where do good ideas come from?

2. Objectives:
Students will describe in depth a character, setting or event in a story or drama, drawing on specific details in the text.
Students will paraphrase portions of text read aloud or information presented in diverse media and formats.
Students will acquire and use accurately grade-appropriate words and phrases.

3. Building Background Creative Thinking
Original means new
People come up with clever and original ideas every day. They can be the result of an accident, brainstorming, or observation.
Characters in a story can have clever ideas.

4. Reading/Writing Workshop Page 18-19
The boy on the motorcycle came up with a clever idea and it led to an original invention.
The boy in this picture built a motorcycle out of objects in his room. He had a clever, original idea.

5. Reading/Writing Workshop Page 18-19
What problem did the boy solve with his idea?
What other problems have clever ideas solved?
What ideas have you had that helped you solve a problem before?

7. Fairy Tale
Includes imaginary characters, such as a beautiful princess and a handsome prince.
Setting may include kingdoms, castles, or villages
Often begins “once upon a time” or “in a land far away.”

8. Making Predictions
Use clues in the text along with what they already know to make predictions about what might happen.
Use Illustrations
As you continue to read:
Confirm and revise based on new information.

9. Vocabulary Gracious Brainstorm Flattened Frantically Muttered Official
Original
Stale

10. Sequence
Summarize the plot by putting a story’s key events in sequence.
Putting a story’s events in sequence helps understand the setting, characters, and plot better.
Clues:
Dates: yesterday, Tuesday, 2015, March 14th, tomorrow
Times: Noon, 4 o’clock, afternoon, morning
Clue Words: First, Next, Then, Finally, During

12. Fairy Tales
Have a main character who must complete a difficult task or journey.
Usually contain imaginary creatures.
Include illustrations and have a happy ending.
Illustrations give visual clues about the characters, settings, and events in the story.

15. Synonyms Sometimes the author will use Synonyms as context clues
To find synonyms look for words, separated by commas, that are near the unfamiliar word.
These words may have the same meaning as the unknown word.
Look on page 23 in the 3rd sentence and find the word unique.
Unique has a similar meaning to original

16. Synonyms
Look for synonyms to find the meanings of the following words in “The Dragon Problem”
Use Context Clues
Rippling page 23
Alarm page 24
Massive page25