Unit 1 Lesson 3
Destiny’s Gift
(Realistic Fiction)
Essential Question: Why is volunteering good for a community and its people?
Vocabulary:
Word
Definition
contacted got in touch with someone
afford
to be able to pay
customers people who buy something at a store
block
the section of a street between two other streets
raise
to collect money
figure
to think
earn
to get something from working
spreading stretching something out
Study words flashcards, space race, and test practice
Study Stack Flashcards, word games, and test Practice
Target Skill: understanding characters
Character Scrapbook create a character from a story you read and list characteristics of this character
Story Structure: interactive story element lesson based on Cinderella
Character Traits: learn about character traits and practice by answering questions from a passage
Study Character Traits: study character traits and complete some practice questions
Vocabulary strategy: antonyms
Super Word Toss: throw the ball at the correct antonym
Word Frog: have the frog eat the fly with the correct antonym
Tooth Fairy Antonym: have the tooth fairy pick the correct antonym
Antonym Song: a song about antonyms
Grammar: Compound sentences
Conjunction Function Song: School House Rock on Conjunctions
What is a Compound Sentence: pick the ending of the sentence
Conjunction Bubbles: pop the bubble for the correct conjunction
Understanding Characters
Character’s Traits: qualities that characters have (kindness)
Character’s Motivations: reasons for a characters actions
Character’s Feelings: how a character feels about circumstances/situations
Instructions: Fill in the graphic organizer about the main character, Destiny.
Feelings
Traits
Destiny feels at
home in the
bookstore.
Character:
Destiny
Motivations
Understanding Characters
Character’s Traits: qualities that characters have (kindness)
Character’s Motivations: reasons for a characters actions
Character’s Feelings: how a character feels about circumstances/situations
Instructions: Fill in the graphic organizer about a character from a story you
have read.
Feelings
Traits
Character:
Motivations