Transcript Woodsong (5.6) - Oakridge Public Schools

Woodsong (5.6)
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Themes
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Learning about Oneself and Others
Animals in Our Lives
Skills/Strategies
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Set a Purpose
Identify Fact and Opinion
Visualize
Use Headings and Subheadings (writing practice)
Vocabulary Development
Book Club Meeting 1 (Woodsong)
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PURPOSE FOR READING THE BOOK:
 To find out what Paulsen Learns about nature and
himself
TODAY’S READING: Woodsong, Ch. 1
TODAY’S PURPOSE:
 To find out what Paulsen learns about nature from
the doe and the wolves
Strategy: Visualize
Vocabulary:
 virtually, trapline, lope, predators, gangline
Book Club Meeting 2 (Woodsong)
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PURPOSE FOR READING THE BOOK:
 To find out what Paulsen Learns about nature and
himself
TODAY’S READING: Woodsong, Ch. 2
TODAY’S PURPOSE:
 To find out what Paulsen learns about animalsmainly from his dog, Storm
Strategy: Identify Fact and Opinion
Vocabulary:
 primitive, frantic
Book Club Meeting 3 (Woodsong)
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PURPOSE FOR READING THE BOOK:
 To find out what Paulsen Learns about nature and
himself
TODAY’S READING: Woodsong, Ch. 3
TODAY’S PURPOSE:
 To understand what else Paulsen learns about
dogs
Strategy: Visualize
Vocabulary:
 complicated, musher, gully
Book Club Meeting 4 (Woodsong)
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PURPOSE FOR READING THE BOOK:
 To find out what Paulsen Learns about nature and
himself
TODAY’S READING: Woodsong, Ch. 4
TODAY’S PURPOSE:
 To find out what Paulsen learns from Scarhead
Strategy: Identify Fact and Opinion
Vocabulary:
 marvel, grouse, melancholy, scavenging, coherent
Book Club Meeting 5 (Woodsong)
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PURPOSE FOR READING THE BOOK:
 To find out what Paulsen Learns about nature and
himself
TODAY’S READING: Woodsong, Ch. 5
TODAY’S PURPOSE:
 To find out what Paulsen learns from Hawk
Strategy: Identify Fact and Opinion
Vocabulary:
 Self-sufficient, forlorn
Book Club Meeting 6 (Woodsong)
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PURPOSE FOR READING THE BOOK:
 To find out what Paulsen Learns about nature and
himself
TODAY’S READING: Woodsong, Ch. 6
TODAY’S PURPOSE:
 To learn about the mysteries that Paulsen learns
about nature and himself
Strategy: Visualize
Vocabulary:
 ebbed, gratitude
Book Club Meeting 7 (Woodsong)
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PURPOSE FOR READING THE BOOK:
 To find out what Paulsen Learns about nature and
himself
TODAY’S READING: Woodsong, Ch. 7
TODAY’S PURPOSE:
 To understand what Paulsen learns from some of
his favorite dog stories.
Strategy: Identify Fact and Opinion
Vocabulary:
 restrictions, persisted, ridge
Book Club Meeting 8 (Woodsong)
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PURPOSE FOR READING THE BOOK:
 To find out what Paulsen Learns about nature and
himself
TODAY’S READING: Woodsong, Ch. 8
TODAY’S PURPOSE:
 To understand how Paulsen handles the cold
weather
Strategy: Visualize
Vocabulary:
 delirium, hallucinate, gear
Book Club Meeting 9 (Woodsong)
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PURPOSE FOR READING THE BOOK:
 To find out what Paulsen Learns about nature and
himself
TODAY’S READING: Woodsong, Days 1-3
TODAY’S PURPOSE:
 To find out what happens on days 1-3 of the
Iditarod
Strategy: Visualize
Vocabulary:
 sham, enormity
Book Club Meeting 10 (Woodsong)
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PURPOSE FOR READING THE BOOK:
 To find out what Paulsen Learns about nature and
himself
TODAY’S READING: Woodsong, Days 4-7
TODAY’S PURPOSE:
 To find out how Paulsen’s team handles Days 4-7
of the Iditarod
Strategy: Visualize
Vocabulary:
 gorge, careen, tundra
Book Club Meeting 11 (Woodsong)
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PURPOSE FOR READING THE BOOK:
 To find out what Paulsen Learns about nature and
himself
TODAY’S READING: Woodsong, Days 8-17
TODAY’S PURPOSE:
 To find out if and how Paulsen completes the
Iditarod
Strategy: Visualize
Vocabulary:
 interior, gorged, altered
Book Club Meeting 12 (Woodsong)
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PURPOSE FOR READING THE BOOK:
 To find out what Paulsen learns about nature and
himself
TODAY’S PURPOSE:
 To determine whether Paulsen is fulfilled
Book Club Meeting 13 (Woodsong)
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TODAY’S READING:
 Informational articles on the Iditarod.
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TODAY’S PURPOSE:
 To find out facts on the Iditarod to plan an article
for the school newspaper.
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STRATEGY: Using Headings and Subheadings