2 Minute Edit imagine that you are the persident of the united states you can have any animals you want for pets.

2 Minute Edit

imagine that you are the persident of the united states you can have any animals you want for pets

So You Want to Be Presidentby

Judith St. George

Team Cooperation Goal

Complete Task

Title: So You Want to Be President?

Reading Goal: Drawing Conclusions

Team Cooperation Goal: Complete TasksGenre: ExpositoryAuthor: Judith St. George

Worried: botheredGreta was really worried because her cat was sick and she had

to take it to the vet, she was bothered that Fluffy would not get well.

expect: want“When I tell you to do something, I expect it to be done

quickly,” mom said because that is what she wanted.

miserable: awfulDeonno got the flu and felt so miserable that she missed three

days of school, it was the most awful 3 days of the month.

complained: protested“How come she always gets to pick?” Marvin complained

when his sister chose the movie the family would watch that evening, she protested the decision.

solemnly: seriously“This test is going to be difficult,” their teacher said solemnly,

“and I hope you all study!” Ms. Loprete said seriously.

pattern: imitateTo be a good ball player, you should pattern yourself

after the best pro players and try to imitate them.

Review Vocabulary with Partner

Can you say it?Can you define it?Can you say it in a sentence?

Vocabulary Vault

Building Background

To Draw a Conclusion

Look at what a person says

Look at what a person feels

Look at what a person does

I can’t believe you did

that!

Listening ComprehensionReading Goal

Drawing Conclusion

•Bootlegging•Bribing officials•Murdering•St. Valentine’s Day Massacre•Fall of Al Capone

• Inspector Alvarez• Fingerprinting• Murder in the hut• Woman found guilty

•Allen Pinkerton wanted to solve the bank crime•Suspected Drysdale•Used a ghost disguise to trick the person responsible for the murder

The Untouchables-Al Capone and Eliot Ness

Crime Buster

How were the crimes solved?

Case of the murder in the hut

The Helpful Ghost Little Miss Nobody

•Builders found a body rolled in carpet•It was a girl•They hired Richard Neave•Neave recreated the girl and the murderers were found

•Don’t have to eat vegetables•Movie theatre•Bowling alley•Swimming pool•Live in the White House

• Have to dress up• Be polite to everyone• Do a lot of homework• Can’t go anywhere

alone

•Abraham Lincoln was the tallest•James Madison was the smallest•Howard Taft was the biggest•Ronald Reagan was the oldest•Teddy Roosevelt was the youngest

Good things about being President

Presidents

What is it like to be President of the United

States.

Bad things about being President

Size, age, and shapes

•Some had many brothers and sisters•Some were related to each other•Some were father and son•Some were cousins

Relatives of Presidents

• Some presidents went to college and some did not

•Some liked cats and dogs•Bill Clinton liked cats•Teddy Roosevelt had a zoo at the White House•Alqonquin was a pony at the White House

Presidents

What is it like to be President of the United

States.

•Thomas was very smart

Animals in the White House

George Washington • Andrew Jackson•Abraham Lincoln

•He went to college•He designed a mansion•He was an expert in agriculture, law, and music

•Jobs of the presidents and expectations

•Andrew Johnson was a taylor•Ronald Reagan was an actor•John Q. Adams was miserable•Teddy Roosevelt loved it!

Why people run for president

•No African American•No woman•No other religion beside Protestant and Roman Catholic

Presidents

What is it like to be President of the United

States.

Type of presidents

•To serve your country-Washington•Looking toward the future-Jefferson•Changing people’s lives-Roosevelt•Making the world a better place-Kennedy

What would be a good questions to ask someone who hasn’t read

the story and just walked in?

Should a person go to college before being president?

Team Talk Questions

1. The presidents are all different people, but what do they have in common? (CC)

2. Describe Franklin Roosevelt.(CH)

Partner Read- 15 minutes

Put 2 sticky notes on words that are new or unfamiliar to you

Read and restate pages 254

Discuss with team words you clarified Fill in tree mapVocabulary Vault

Team Discussion-15minutes

• Discuss answers to team talk questions• Team Talk discussion cards• Write answers to question 2 and 3

Class Discussion• What words did your group clarify?

What did the presidents have in common?How was Franklin Roosevelt?

Writing Adventures- 15 min

Imagine you are president of the United States. What would you do to help people? Explain.

Scoring Guide

You answer the question 25 pointsYour answer explains or describeswith at least two details 25 pointsYour answer makes sense and hasPart of the question in it 20 pointsYour answer is written in complete,correct sentences 20 pointsYour writing has correct capitalizationand punctuation 10 points

Vocabulary Practice-10 min

• “Somebody keeps eating these cookies behind my back,” Tim’s mother complained.

• Tim felt guilty and decided to pattern himself after George Washington.

• “I cannot tell a lie, Mother,” Tim said solemnly, and explained how he ate the cookies.

Fluency – 5 min

• Pg 247, paragraphs 4 and 5• Pg 250

Fluency Rubric

100 points ExpressivenessSmoothnessRate and correctness

90 points SmoothnessRate and correctness

80 points Rate and correctness70 points Correctness