Finding Your Power: Freddie Ramos

Lesson 6
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ELA

Unit 5

2nd Grade

Lesson 6 of 21

Objective


Explain if Freddie is a superhero by using details to retell how characters respond to major events and challenges.

Readings and Materials


  • Book: Zapato Power: Freddie Ramos Takes Off by Jacqueline Jules  — Chapter 5

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Target Task


Discussion & Writing Prompt

Freddie wants to be a superhero. Do his actions at school make him a superhero? Defend why or why not.

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Key Questions


  • Why does Freddie say it is “not that easy to be a hero when you go to elementary school?”

  • Why was Freddie worried about getting caught? Did anyone notice?

  • Why does Freddie decide Zapato Power needs to be a secret?

  • How does Freddie feel after helping Jason? Why?

  • The author says that Freddie “raised my hand like a rocket.” Explain what this means.

  • Model fluent reading: Depending on what your class is working on, model reading dialogue or descriptive language with expression, decoding tricky words, or self-correcting.

  • How does Freddie help Maria? Why does he help her?

Vocabulary


wailed

v.

long, loud crying in sadness or pain

whined

v.

to complain or protest in an annoying way

pouted

v.

to show unhappy feelings with an expression on your face

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Common Core Standards


  • RL.2.3 — Describe how characters in a story respond to major events and challenges.
  • RL.2.4 — Describe how words and phrases (e.g., regular beats, alliteration, rhymes, repeated lines) supply rhythm and meaning in a story, poem, or song.
  • RL.2.6 — Acknowledge differences in the points of view of characters, including by speaking in a different voice for each character when reading dialogue aloud.
  • RF.2.4 — Read with sufficient accuracy and fluency to support comprehension.

Supporting Standards

L.2.1.f
L.2.4.a
L.2.5.a
RF.2.3
RL.2.1
RL.2.1
RL.2.10
SL.2.1
SL.2.2
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