Mack McLean, Kid Detective

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Mack McLean, Kid Detective

• Week 1

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Day 1Active Instruction (25 minutes)

• Set the Stage
• Clarifying words we dont understand
• Writing a letter
• Introduce vocabulary
• Rate vocabulary words
• individually
• Discuss vocabulary as a class
• Review vocabulary with a partner (5
  minutes)

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• Building Background
• Sentence 1
• Vikings sailed in jompers across the sea.
• Sentence 2
• The Vikings braved the icy
• Arctic waters to discover America.

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• Listening Comprehension
• Practice actively listening while teacher reads
• Preview Team Talk questions

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Teamwork

• Amanda securely fastened her seatbelt. She
  wanted to be prepared for the jolt that would
  happen after ignition. She was so excited about
  her trip to outer space! She couldnt wait to eat
  astronaut food, float in zero gravity, and gaze
  at the earth. She had dreamed
  about this moment for many years, and now
  finally it was a reality.

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Partner Reading (15 minutes)

• Page 6? Aloud with partner
• Pages 7-8? silently
• If you finish early? fluency practice

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Team Discussion (15 minutes)

• Clarify words with team
• Discuss team talk questions
• Everyone must be prepared to share
• a word the team clarified (where, what, how).
• a word the team could not clarify.
• the teams answers to team talk questions.

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Class Discussion (10 minutes)

• Tell about words clarified
• Discuss words not clarified and clarify as a
  class
• Discuss team talk questions

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Team Practice (10 minutes)

• Vocabulary Practice
• Meaningful sentences
• Fluency

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Adventures in Writing (15 minutes)
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Day 2

• 2 minute edit

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• Goals
• Clarifying words we dont understand
• Writing a letter
• Review vocabulary
• Discuss vocabulary as a class
• Review vocabulary with a partner (5
  minutes)

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• Listening Comprehension
• Practice actively listening while teacher reads
• Preview Team Talk questions

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Partner Reading (15 minutes)

• Page 12? Aloud with partner
• Pages 13? silently
• If you finish early? fluency practice

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Team Discussion (15 minutes)

• Clarify words with team
• Discuss team talk questions until timer goes off
  then write answers
• Everyone must be prepared to share
• a word the team clarified (where, what, how).
• a word the team could not clarify.
• the teams answers to team talk questions.

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Class Discussion (10 minutes)

• Tell about words clarified
• Discuss words not clarified and clarify as a
  class
• Discuss team talk questions

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Team Practice (10 minutes)

• Vocabulary Practice
• Meaningful sentences
• Fluency

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Adventures in Writing (15 minutes)

• Drafting
• Use ideas from graphic organizer
• Share if time allows

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Day 3

• 2 minute edit

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• Goals
• Clarifying words we dont understand
• Writing a letter
• Review vocabulary
• Discuss vocabulary as a class
• Review vocabulary with a partner (5
  minutes)

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• Listening Comprehension
• Practice actively listening while teacher reads
• Preview Team Talk questions

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Partner Reading (15 minutes)

• Page 17? Aloud with partner
• Pages 18-19? silently
• If you finish early? fluency practice

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Team Discussion (15 minutes)

• Clarify words with team
• Discuss team talk questions until timer goes off
  then write answers
• Everyone must be prepared to share
• a word the team clarified (where, what, how).
• a word the team could not clarify.
• the teams answers to team talk questions.

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Class Discussion (10 minutes)

• Tell about words clarified
• Discuss words not clarified and clarify as a
  class
• Discuss team talk questions

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Team Practice (10 minutes)

• Vocabulary Practice
• Meaningful sentences
• Fluency

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Adventures in Writing (15 minutes)

• Sharing, Responding, Revising
• Partner routine in folder
• Revise first draft
• Share if time allows

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Day 4

• 2 minute edit

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• Goals
• Clarifying words we dont understand
• Writing a letter
• Review vocabulary
• Discuss vocabulary as a class
• Review vocabulary with a partner (5
  minutes)

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• Listening Comprehension
• Practice actively listening while teacher reads
• Preview Team Talk questions

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Partner Reading (15 minutes)

• Page 22? Aloud with partner
• Pages 23-24? silently
• If you finish early? fluency practice

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Team Discussion (15 minutes)

• Clarify words with team
• Discuss team talk questions until timer goes off
  then write answers
• Everyone must be prepared to share
• a word the team clarified (where, what, how).
• a word the team could not clarify.
• the teams answers to team talk questions.

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Class Discussion (10 minutes)

• Tell about words clarified
• Discuss words not clarified and clarify as a
  class
• Discuss team talk questions

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Team Practice (10 minutes)

• Vocabulary Practice
• Meaningful sentences
• Fluency

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Adventures in Writing (15 minutes)

• Rewriting
• Include revisions made yesterday
• Silently reread final draft
• Switch with partner for final check
• Share if time allows

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Day 5

• 2 minute edit

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Test Today

• Review test as a class
• Take test
• If finished early
• Read silently (book for book club)
• Finish Adventures in Writing

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How to label papers for test
Name Date Mack McLean, Kid Detective-Week
1 Story Questions 1.-6. (skip 2 or 3 lines
between each) Vocabulary 1.-2. (skip 2 lines
between each)
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• Name
• Date
• Mack McLean, Kid Detective-Week 1
• (Skip a line)
• Story Questions
• 1.-6. (skip 2 or 3 lines between each)
• Vocabulary
• 1.-2. (skip 2 lines between each)

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After Test

• Vocabulary Vault
• Discuss Book Club assignments