Reading 3.3- Day 1

Weekly Concept: Inspiration

Essential Question: What can people accomplish by working together?

Objective: You will be able summarize the main points of the narrative text and will cite text evidence to help with the summary.

Vocabulary Words: this week for each vocabulary word, we will define the word, draw a picture representation, find synonyms and use it in our own sentence.

Today, we will review the word and define it as a class.

abundant
impoverished
ingenuity
productivity
sharecropper
solitude
unearthed
windswept

Essential Question-

Think about a time you worked with someone to accomplish your goals. What was helpful about having more than one hand?

When is it important to work with others to get a job done?
What special talents have you contributed to a group task or project?

Shared Read- Jewels of the Sea (pg. 194) Today we will read about how the women of Zanzibar work together to accomplish several goals.

First Read- Read the text as a class. This week we are focusing on summarizing and sequencing. As you listen to the story think of how you would summarize what happens to the characters in the text.

As a class, we will use sequencing and text evidence to summarize the section "A Fresh Approach".

Second Read- You will now read the text in pairs and complete Ask student pairs to work together to write a summary of the section “Building on Their Success,” placing the events in sequence. Make sure to include only the most important ideas.