Finding Your Power: Freddie Ramos

Lesson 1
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ELA

Unit 5

2nd Grade

Lesson 1 of 21

Objective


Explain how Freddie feels about the shoes by using details from the text to describe how characters in a story respond to major events and challenges.

Readings and Materials


  • Book: Zapato Power: Freddie Ramos Takes Off by Jacqueline Jules  — Chapter 1

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Target Task


Discussion & Writing Prompt

How does Freddie feel about the shoes? Why?

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Key Questions


  • Describe Mr. Vaslov.

  • Describe Freddie.

  • Model fluent reading: Tell students that one way to read with expression is by reading the different characters’ dialogue differently. Ask them to notice how you do that on this page.  (Read it twice if necessary, modeling how you might adjust your expression based on what you learn about the characters.)

  • What does the phrase “taped up like a mummy” show us about the box?

  • What was inside of the box? How did Freddie respond? How did Mr. Vaslov respond?

  • Where does Freddie think the shoes came from? Why?

  • How does Freddie feel about his mom? How do you know?

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Common Core Standards


  • RL.2.3 — Describe how characters in a story respond to major events and challenges.
  • RF.2.4 — Read with sufficient accuracy and fluency to support comprehension.

Supporting Standards

L.2.4.a
L.2.6
RF.2.3
RL.2.1
RL.2.1
RL.2.6
RL.2.10
SL.2.1
SL.2.2

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Identify and explain the descriptive language the author uses to describe the shoes by describing how words and phrases supply meaning to a story.

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