Unit 2 ELA
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Lesson #
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Song Lyrics
3
Story Organizer
3
Story Organizer-Everyday Words
5
Learning Log
6
Africa Map
8
Anansi Text
10
Anansi Sentence Reconstruction
10
Anansi Cloze
10
Anansi Text Questions
12
Wants-Gets Chart
20
Selina Text Questions
26
Story Project Directions
34
Claim-Evidence Organizer
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Lesson 1
You Can Get It If You Really Want
by Jimmy Cliff
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1d/JimmyCliff.jpg
You can get it if you really want
You can get it if you really want
You can get it if you really want
But you must try, try and try
Try and try, you'll succeed at last
Persecution you must bear
Win or lose you've got to get your share
Got your mind set on a dream
You can get it, though harder them seem now
You can get it if you really want
You can get it if you really want
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You can get it if you really want
But you must try, try and try
Try and try, you'll succeed at last
I know it, listen
Rome was not built in a day
Opposition will come your way
But the hotter the battle you see
It\'s the sweeter the victory, now
You can get it if you really want
You can get it if you really want
You can get it if you really want
But you must try, try and try
Try and try, you'll succeed at last
You can get it if you really want
You can get it if you really want
You can get it if you really want
But you must try, try and try
Try and try, you'll succeed at last
You can get it if you really want - I know it
You can get it if you really want - though I show it
You can get it if you really want
- so don't give up now
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Lesson 3
Illustration of the Story Grammar Marker (http://www.mindwingconcepts.com/story-grammar-marker)
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who
where
problem
feeling
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plan
action
end
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Lesson 5
Weekly Learning Log: Rabbit and Turtle
Directions: Use the words below to retell the story of rabbit and turtle.
turtle
rabbit
brag
race
slow
fast
run
walk
play
relax
continue
sleep
win
lose
happy
Angry
*determined
*confident
but
so
because
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Lesson 6
Where is Ghana on the map? Color Ghana green.
http://www.vidiani.com/maps/maps_of_africa/large_detailed_contour_political_map_of_africa.jpg
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Lesson 8
Why Anansi Has Thin Legs
a story from the Akan people of West Africa1
Anansi is a spider. He has a fat body
and eight fat legs. Anansi loves to
eat, but be does not like to cook.
Anansi lives in a village. There are
green trees, beautiful mountains,
and a river.
Anansi has many
friends in his village. His friends are
happy to share food with Anansi.
One day at home, Anansi feels
I’m
hungry!
hungry, but he does not want to
cook. So he decides to visit his
friends for food.
1 Adapted and illustrated by Suzanna McNamara for Bridges.
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First, Anansi visits rabbit. Rabbit is
cooking greens and he says,
“Anansi, stay and eat.” Anansi says,
“No, I cannot stay. But I have an
idea!”
Anansi makes a web and he gives
the end of the web to Rabbit. He
says, “Rabbit take this web. Then
pull the web when the food is ready.
I will come running.” Rabbit says,
“Good idea. Bye Anansi.”
Next, Anansi visits monkey. Monkey
is cooking beans and he says,
“Anansi, stay and eat.” Anansi says,
“No, I cannot stay, but pull the web
when the food is ready. I will come
running.”
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Finally, Anansi visits hog. Hog is
cooking sweet potatoes and he
says, “Anansi, stay and eat.” Anansi
says, “No, I cannot stay, but pull the
web when the food is ready. I will
come running.”
Anansi walks to the river. He has a
web on all of his eight legs, and he
feels excited about the food.
Anansi thinks his plan is a good idea.
Suddenly, the food is ready, so all
the friends pull the web. Anansi’s
legs stretch and stretch and he yells,
‘Ahhhhhh.’ Then Anansi falls into the
river.
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Now, Anansi’s legs are long and thin,
and he is still hungry because he did
not eat. Anansi walks home and he
says, “That was not a good idea.
Maybe there is food at home.
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Lesson 10
Anansi is a spider. He has eight fat
legs. Anansi loves to eat but he
does not like to cook.
Anansi lives in a village.
Anansi is hungry, but he does not
want to cook.
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Anansi visits three friends. Rabbit,
monkey and warthog are cooking
food.
Anansi says to all friends, “Pull the
web when the food is ready.”
Then Anansi walks to the river.
All of the friends pull the web at the
same time.
Anansi’s legs stretch. Now they are
thin.
Anansi walks home alone. He
thinks that was not a good idea.
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character
setting
action
problem
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resolution
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Lesson 10-Warm-Up
Cloze
Why Anansi has Thin Legs
friends
thin
pull
spider
web
cooking
eating
stretch
river
loves
hungry
greedy
Anansi is a _____________________ and he lives in a village. He
has eight fat legs. Anansi loves _______________, but he does not
like _______________.
One day Anansi feels ______________.
visits his three ________________.
So he
He visits rabbit, monkey and
warthog. All of the friends say, “Anansi eat.” But Anansi says, “No
_______ the __________ when the food is ready.”
walks to the ______________.
Then Anansi
The food is ready, so all of the friends
____________ the web at the same time.
Anansi’s legs
______________________. Now his legs are long and ___________.
Finally Anansi goes home with his eight thin legs. He is hungry,
because he did not eat. Anansi thinks, “It is not good to be
__________________.”
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Lesson 10- Possible Text Questions for Discussion
Anansi Text Questions
In the Text- Right There (literal)
1. Who is the main character?
2. What are three things you know about Anansi?
3. Who are Anansi’s three friends?
4. Where does the story happen?
5. What is the problem in the story?
6. What is Anansi’s plan?
7. Who does Anansi visit first? Next? Last?
8. What do the animals do when the food is ready?
9. Why does Anansi fall into the river?
10. Why is Anansi hungry at the end?
11. Where does Anansi go at the end?
In the Text- Think and Search (inference)
1. Why did Anansi to all of friends, “I cannot stay. But pull the
web..?”
2. Why does Anansi say ‘That was not a good idea?’
3. How does Anansi feel at the end of the story? Why?
4. Does Anansi get what he wants?
5. What is the lesson or theme of the story?
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In my Head
1. How can we describe Anansi’ personality?
2. Why doesn’t Anansi like to cook?
3. Why does Anansi have friends if he is greedy?
4. Is Anansi going to change?
5. Why do people tell this story?
More response questions:
1. Why do we laugh at Anansi?
2. Do you think Anansi is a good friend?
3. Imagine you can talk to Anansi, what will you say?
4. Is Anansi similar to Rabbit or Turtle? How?
5. Anansi the spider is a very famous character in stories. In all
stories he tries to ‘trick’ someone, but in the end his trick usually
fails.
What does this say the culture that Anansi comes from?
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Lesson 12
How do people in stories get what they want?
Story
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Personality
Lesson 20- Possible text questions for Selina-discussion
Selina Questions
In the Text- Right There (literal)
1. Who is Joe?
2. What does Joe do for Selina?
3. What happens to Joe?
4. What does Selina decide to do?
5. How is school for Selina?
6. What does Selina do one night?
7. What happens to Selina’s house?
8. What does the governement do?
9. What does Selina do in the end?
In the Text- Think and Search (inference)
1. Why does Selina say ‘Joe is my eyes?’
2. How does Selina feel when Joe dies?
3. Why does Selina feel proud on page 7?
4. How does Selina feel after her house burns?
5. How does Selina feel when the men ask her for papers?
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In my Head
6. How can we describe Selina’s personality?
7. Why didn’t she go to school when was a little girl?
8. Why does Joe die?
9. Why is there war?
10.What happens to Selina after she moves into her new house?
More response questions:
6. How do you feel when Selina gets her house? Why?
7. What resources does Selina use after Joe dies?
8. Imagine Joe is alive. Do you Selina would go to school?
Why or why not?
9. Imagine you can talk to Selina, what would you say?
10. Is Selina similar to Rabbit, Turtle, or Anansi? How?
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Lesson 26
Story Project
Directions: You will create a story in your group. You will
decide the different parts of the story, write each part, and act
out the story.
1. Decide who is in your group.
2. Use the Story Organizer to make a plan for your story.
3. Write each part of your story.
4. Decide how to show the important parts of your story using
tableaux. You will take pictures of your tableaux.
5. Audio-record your story.
6. Present your story to the class.
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Lesson 34
Claim-Evidence
Claim:
Evidence:
Explain:
Evidence:
Explain:
Evidence:
Explain:
Conclusion:
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