By Richard Peck

The Three-Century Woman

• Reading Goal: Students will draw conclusion from clues in the text.• Team Cooperation Goal: Active Listening• Genre: Realistic Fiction

Goals for the week

claim: state as a factThe radio broadcaster claims that he saw a UFO

shaped like a horseshoe flying over the radio station.

fondly: with affection

I think fondly of my dog Solobino, who died when I was 15.

murmured: mumbledThe boy murmured the words on the page he was

reading because he was still learning to read.

barged: entered rudelyThe thief barged into my neighbors house a little

after 8:00p.m, luckily we called the police on time and they apprehended him.

casual: relaxedAlejandro was very casual about shooting a basket to win the game, and said his basket was no more important than any body else.

pondered: thought aboutErika pondered the name Hercules for her dog, but she decided on Bony instead.

Test Each Other

Vocabulary Vault

Build Background

When we make guesses about somebody based on what that person says, thinks, or feels, we are drawing conclusions.

Listening Comprehension

Listen for characters actions, words, and thoughts to Draw a Conclusion

Children of the Fire

Building Background Who is the The Three-Century Woman? Why do they call her this?

What has happened so far in the story Three- Century Woman?

Building Background Why is a television truck parked

at the Whispering Oaks Elder Care Facility?

Let’s Preview the Questions• Page 52• 1. Mom doesn’t want anyone interviewing Great

Grandmother because-• 2. Why do you think Great-Grandmother invites

the interviewers in?• 3. Usually when Ann and Megan visit her, Great-

Grandmother is-• 4. What is Mom’s opinion of the interviewers?

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Build Background

Why is a television truck parked at the Whispering Oaks Elder Care Facility?

Partner Read- 15 minutesPut 2 sticky notes on words that are new or

unfamiliar to youphilosophyRead and restate with partners page 521-522Read Silently page 523

Discuss with your team the words you clarified

Team Discussion-15minutes

• Discuss answers to team talk questions• #3 answer questions #1 Summarize• #4 agree or disagree #2 Ask question• Write answers to question 1 and 2

Vocabulary

Fluency – 5 min

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