Student Intern: Karen Bolick 5th Grade Language Arts Block 8:05 9:50 Subject / Content Area: Reading

Date(s) to be taught: 11/4 through 11/8

Common Core/Essential Standards: RL.5.5 5. Explain how a series of chapters, scenes, or stanzas fits together to provide the overall structure of a particular story, drama, or poem. (Common Core I Can understand the structures of stories, plays, and poems.) Lesson Objective: Students will gain an understanding of the literary elements used in novels including: plot, characterization, setting, and genre. Assessment strategy: A variety of assessments will be used with this novel study. Students will write summaries of the plot points for each chapter in their learning logs, make predictions regarding the text, connect the text to previously read stories of the same genre, and take a final assessment in the form of an Accelerated Reader test. (I anticipate this novel study will take 3 weeks) General Description of Procedures: Introduction to the novel, Miracles on Maple Hill Build background knowledge Discuss and define Literary Elements Genre Setting Plot Characters Preview of novel Front Cover Back Cover read synopsis Students to make predictions what is story about? Use Learning Log Read Chapter One Model fluency Think Alouds as needed clarify vocabulary / connect to own knowledge make inferences Plot Points students will review the chapter and write plot summary (sequence of events) in their Learning Log for each chapter they may or may not get all of these points: Family travels to the mountains in PA Dad just returned from war Mom thinks trip to Maple Hill will make Dad well Car gets stuck in snow (not prepared) Joe goes for help Marly finds Mr. Chris Mr. Chris rescues them

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Chapter 2 Model fluency Think Alouds as needed clarify vocabulary / connect to own knowledge make inferences Plot Points Family has dinner with Mr. & Mrs. Chris Mrs. Chris offers to cook for Dad while family is away Arrive at Maple Hill Marly is disappointed The outside of the house is wreck Marly hesitatesthen runs in the house saying Please let there be miracles. Chapter 3 Recap story Model fluency Think Alouds as needed clarify vocabulary / connect to own knowledge make inferences Plot Points Mom and Marly clean inside while Dad and Joe explore outside They get rid of a family of mice and Marly is sad After dinner Fritz comes to take the family to the sugar camp Chapter 4 Recap story have there been any miracles? Model fluency Think Alouds as needed clarify vocabulary / connect to own knowledge make inferences Plot Points Mr. Chris explains how he makes syrup He talks about his pet tree Marly tells him about the mice Marly and Joe taste the syrup Chrissie hates sugar season because Mr. Chris works too hard Daddy sings for the first time since coming home Mr. Chris promises a miracle every weekend Lab for spelling pre-test (9 9:30) Chapter 5 Recap story Model fluency Think Alouds as needed clarify vocabulary / connect to own knowledge make inferences Plot Points When the family returns to Maple Hill, Daddy has fixed up the house Sugar season is over Marly scares a deer Joe disappears into the snowy mountains Marly decides to warm up the house and make pancakes

She smokes out the house and wakes mom and dad Dad clears the smoke and helps Marly make pancakes Joe returns, eats 9 pancakes; mom eats in bed

Additionally this week, we will start the D.A.R.E. paper with all students. Each day will include a 20-30 minute Writers Workshop as the students draft their essays.

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