1. Mahalia Jackson Day 3
By Julius Lester

2. Active Instruction Set the Stage
Rate and review the vocabulary words independently Act out the words Today you will finish reading Mahalia Jackson by Julius Lester. As you read, you will compare and contrast information in the story. Good readers compare and contrast story elements as they read so they can better understand what they read.
imagine sorrow stomped
expressive attending appreciate

3. Vocabulary Celebration

4. imagine
Think about
I like to imagine what life would be like if I lived as a princess long ago.

5. sorrow
sadness
You experience a great deal of sorrow and are very unhappy when a good friend moves away.

6. stomped Stepped heavily
Jason stomped off to his room making a loud noise because he was unhappy that he didn’t get his way.

7. expressive meaningful
The baby made a very expressive face when he tasted the sour lemon and you could tell he didn’t like the taste.

8. attending
Going to
I will be attending my niece’s baby shower in two weeks.

9. appreciate
Be thankful
I appreciate when my students pay attention in class because it makes my job easier and they learn more.

10. Story Test Adventures in writing
Who is you idol or whom do you respect the most? Give two reasons why you idolize this person
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