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Cedar Grove Elementary
P2 Team: Butler, Curtis and Mitchell
Subject: ELA Lesson 31
Week of 5-25-15
Common Core
Standards
RL.1.1 ask and
answer questions
about key details
RI.1.2 identify the
main topic and retell
key details.
RL.1.5 know and
use text features to
locate facts or
information
RF.1.4a read onlevel text with
purpose and
understanding
Day One
No School Memorial Day Holiday
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Essential Question:
How can writing about
a text help you better
understand the text?
Learning Targets:
I can ask and answer
questions about a text
read aloud.
I can identify the main
topic and retell key
details.
W1.1. write opinion
pieces
Day Two
Crafting:
Owl At Home: Read pages 5-17 (Case of the Messy Houseguest)
Owl thinks Winter came into his house and made a big mess. Is he right?
In Reader’s Notebook see pg. 226 Detective Journal. Students write what
they think really happened? They will use clues from the text and pictures to
explain their answers.
Composing: Students will independently read Owl at Home and then work with
partners to write in the Detective Journals about what they think really happened.
I can use text features
SL 1.1a follow rules to locate facts or
information.
for discussions
Reflection: Students will reflect and share discoveries and connections they had while reading
SL.1.1b build on
to self. Students will also discuss with a partner what evidence they used to tell what they think
I can follow rules
other’s talk in
really happened in the 1st chapter of Owl at Home
for discussions.
conversations by
responding to
others’ comments
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SL 1.1c ask
Crafting:
Day Three
questions to clear up Essential Question:
Chapter
2
Of
Owl
at
Home
confusion about
How can writing about
topics and texts
a text help you better
Case of the Mysterious Bumps
under discussion
understand the text?
Read pages 19-29. There are two bumps at the bottom of Owl’s bed. What
SL.1.2 ask and
are they?
Learning
Targets:
answer question
I can identify the main
Use your detective skills to solve the mystery! Write what you think the
about details in a
topic and retell key
text read aloud,
bumps are. Use clues from the text and pictures to explain you answer.
details.
information
Composing:
presented orally, or
I can use text features
 Students will Read-to-Self and work on building stamina.
through other media to locate facts or
 Students will complete page 227 in the Reader’s Notebook
SL.1.3 ask and
information.
answer questions
I can read on-level
about what a
Reflection: Students will share and discuss how they used clues from the text and
speaker says
text with purpose
pictures to explain their answers.
and
understanding.
SL.1.4 describe
people, places,
I can follow rules
things and events
for discussions.
with details/express
ideas and feelings
clearly
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Essential Question
Day Four
SL.1.6 produce
How can writing about
Crafting
complete sentences
a text help you better
 Student read to self and practice building stamina
when appropriate to
understand the text?
task and situation
 Chapter 3 Of Owl at Home
Learning Targets:
Case of the Tear-Water Tea
I can use text
Students read pg. 31-39. Owl makes salty tea. Why is the tea salty?
features to locate
facts or
 Students will write in the detective journal pg.228 in reader’s notebook. They will tell
information.
why the tea is salty. They will use clues from the text and pictures to explain their
I can ask and answer
questions about key
details in a selection.
answers.
COMPOSING: Students will Read-to-Self and work on building stamina.
Students will complete page 228 in the Reader’s Notebook
I can read on-level
text with purpose
and understanding.
REFLECTING:
Students will return to the carpet and reflect and share discoveries and connections they had
while writing about the Case of the Tear -Water Tea.
I can follow rules
for discussions.
Essential Question
How can writing about
a text help you better
understand the text?
Learning Targets:
I can read on-level
text with purpose
and understanding.
I can use text
features to locate
facts or
information.
I can use labels to
help readers
understand my
writing.
I can follow rules
for discussions.
Day Five
Crafting:
 Student read to self and practice building stamina
 Chapter 4 Of Owl at Home
Case of the Upstairs and Downstairs
Students read pg. 41-49. Help Owl understand why he cannot be upstairs
and downstairs at the same time.
 Students will use clues from the story to explain. Students will use page 229 in the
Reader’s Notebook (Detective Journal) They will draw a picture and label it to solve the
mystery for Owl.
COMPOSING: Students will Read-to-Self and work on building stamina.
Students will complete page 229 in the Reader’s Notebook.
REFLECTING:
Students will return to the carpet and reflect and share discoveries and connections they had
while writing about the Case of the Upstairs and Downstairs.