Tripping Over the Lunch Lady Day 1
Feb 24, 2016
Tripping Over the Lunch Lady
Day 1
Concept Talk
How do people overcome obstacles?
PARTNER SHARE• What types of obstacles do people
sometimes have to overcome?
• What obstacles have you or has someone you know been able to overcome?
Let’s get our books1-56-1011-1516-2021-26
Let’s Talk About• Turn to page 46-47• What obstacles might the Eskimo family
face? • What obstacles might a blind person face?
What qualities might a person with disabilities have to possess to overcome obstacles?
Let’s Talk About• What obstacles might a mountain climber
face? How might the climber feel after making it to the top of the mountain?
• How do people overcome obstacles?
Overcoming Obstacles• Here is a video about someone who never
gave up, even when it wasn’t easy.
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zOzsjEmjjHs
Listen:• The story “Sense” is about a famous
composer. Listen for the words:• Confront• Predicament• Ingenious• triumphant
Amazing Words• Confront- to meet someone face to face• He had to confront the boy on the way
home from school. • Predicament- a difficult, unpleasant or
embarrassing situation• Beethoven had a terrible predicament.
• Teach your partner this word.
Amazing Words• ingenious- clever at making or doing
things• The ingenious boys made a ladder
for their tree house. • triumphant- victorious or successful• The soccer team was triumphant in
their pursuit of the trophy.• Teach this word to your partner.
GeneralizeTo generalize is to make a broad statement or inference that applies to many examples. • You could say most schools hold dances. • Which word is a clue that this is a
generalization?
Predict and Set Purpose• Today we are going to read about a boy who is
going to a school dance.• Let’s read the first two paragraphs.• After I read the first two paragraphs, what
generalization can I make about Victor? I can find evidence that Victor was usually nervous about what others think about him.
Predict and Set Purpose• I can find evidence from the text to support my
generalization. What evidence can you find?• I can predict what will happen to Victor at the
dance. I think that because Victor is so worried, he will not have a good time.
• I can now set a purpose for reading the rest of the story: to find out if Victor will have a good time at the dance.
Vocabulary• Dalmatian- certain breed of dog• The spotted dog was a Dalmatian.
• sprained- wrenched and twisted• I couldn’t play anymore, I had a
sprained ankle.
Teach your partner these words.
Vocabulary• promenading- strolling• We spent all of our time promenading
down the shopping street.
• Frilly- ruffled• She couldn’t stand that frilly dress.
• Teach your partner these words.
Vocabulary• Substitute- replacement• The kids didn’t like the substitute
teacher.
Teach your partner this word.
Spelling• Prefix over- over
• Prefix under- not enough or not done as well or as much as is necessary
• Prefix sub- below
• Prefix out- going further or being better than
Pronouns and Antecedents
Pronoun- a word that substitutes nouns or noun phrasesHe, she, it, they, we, him, her, usAntecedent- a word, phrase or clause that determines what a pronoun refers to
Pronouns and Antecedents
• The boy wore his yellow raincoat.
• The triceratops did not know that the tyrannosaur was watching him drink.
• When the two dinosaurs clashed, they both were injured and fell into tar pits.
WritingPersuasive writing;Introductory paragraph-your positionEach paragraph should focus on your
evidenceDescribe and then prove the
opposing views key points wrongRestate and reinforce the thesis and
supporting evidence
Writing• Your topic is:
• Kids should have less homework.