A Package for Mrs. Jewls
A Package for Mrs. Jewls
A Package for Mrs. Jewls
Humorous Fiction
Big Idea
- We never stop learning.
Essential Question
- How can an experiment clarify an idea?
Target Vocabulary
- disturbing - upsetting
- interrupted - stopped briefly
- squashing - crushing of flattening
- specialty - a featured item or attraction
- struggled -tried very hard to do something but still had difficulty
- staggered - walked very unsteadily
- wobbled - moved unsteadily from side to side
- collapsed - fell down
- numb - having very little sensations or feeling
- shifted - moved or changed your position
Comprehension
Target Skill
- Story Structure - important parts of the story, including the problem, or conflict, plot events and the problem's solution or resolution and how they work together.
- Point of View - The perspective from which the story is told. Depending on the point of view, the reader may know the thought and feelings of none, one, or all of the characters.
- Irony - is when an event or outcome is the opposite of what was expected. Authors sometimes use irony to add interest to a story or make the ending more memorable.
Target Strategy
- Summarize - tell the most important parts of the text in your own words.
Fluency
- Expression - good readers use several techniques when they read aloud with expression. They change their tone, volume and pace to reflect the characters' feelings. Good readers also use punctuation to guide their expression.
Spelling / Decoding
- VCV Syllable Pattern - recognizing syllable patterns can help you know where to divide an unfamiliar word into syllables and how to decode and pronounce the word.
- breath gravity wobble frantic
- blister swift crush feather
- direct comic promise bundle
- grasp solid numb weather
- hymn energy shovel stingy
Vocabulary Strategies
- Using Context - context refers to the words and sentences around a word that give clues to the word's meaning. Using context is one way readers can determine the meanings of unfamiliar words.
Grammar
- Complete Sentences - a sentence is a group of words that expresses a complete thought. Every sentence needs two parts in order to be complete: a subject and a predicate. The subject names the person or thing the sentence is about. The predicate tells what the subject is or does.
Writing
Narrative Writing / Short Story
- Focus Trait: Purpose -
What is a short story?
- It has a clear beginning, middle, and ending with events presented in sequence.
- A situation is established, and the narrator or main character is introduced in the beginning of the story.
- The conflict is developed in the middle, and there is a conclusion that resolves the conflict.
- Colorful details and meaningful dialogue set a natural pace and help the reader understand the characters, events, and setting.