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ELA
Alternate Unit 5
2nd Grade
Lesson 8 of 21
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Describe Mike and Kate and how their different strengths make them a good team by describing how characters in a story respond to major events and challenges.
Book: Ballpark Mysteries #1: The Fenway Foul-Up by David A. Kelly — Chapter 4
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Describe Mike and Kate’s different strengths. In what ways do their strengths make them a good team?
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Questions about the text that will help guide the students understanding
How did the hidden message inspire Mike and Kate?
What does it mean if something is hidden in "plain sight?”
Why do Mike and Kate suspect the bat is hidden in the poster tube? How are they going to test out their idea?
Explain why the chapter was called "The Secret Code." How does the secret code help Mike and Kate?
Literary terms, text-based vocabulary, idioms and word parts to be taught with the text
hustle
v.
to work or move quickly
obvious
adj.
easily seen or understood; clear
stash
n.
to hide or store secretly
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L.2.6 — Use words and phrases acquired through conversations, reading and being read to, and responding to texts, including using adjectives and adverbs to describe (e.g., When other kids are happy that makes me happy).
RL.2.2 — Recount stories, including fables and folktales from diverse cultures, and determine their central message, lesson, or moral.
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.
Standards that are practiced daily but are not priority standards of the unit
L.2.5.a — Identify real-life connections between words and their use (e.g., describe foods that are spicy or juicy).
RL.2.1 — Ask and answer such questions as who, what, where, when, why, and how to demonstrate understanding of key details in a text.
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.
RL.2.10 — By the end of the year, read and comprehend literature, including stories and poetry, in the grades 2—3 text complexity band proficiently, with scaffolding as needed at the high end of the range.
SL.2.1 — Participate in collaborative conversations with diverse partners about grade 2 topics and texts with peers and adults in small and larger groups.
SL.2.2 — Recount or describe key ideas or details from a text read aloud or information presented orally or through other media.
Lesson 7
Lesson 9
Explain what makes Fenway Park unique by answering questions to demonstrate understanding of key details.
RI.2.1
Describe three baseball-specific words and why they are important to the game by determining the meaning of words in a story and explaining how they are connected.
RI.2.1 RI.2.4
Explain how David A. Kelly starts the story The Fenway Foul-Up and why by describing the overall structure of a story, including how the beginning introduces the story and the aspects of a mystery.
RF.2.4 RL.2.3 RL.2.5
Describe how Kate and Mike respond to the news that Big D’s bat had been stolen by describing how characters in a story respond to major events and challenges.
RF.2.4 RL.2.3 RL.2.6
Explain why the chapter was titled “Sunflower Seeds” by recounting key details in a text and describing the features of a mystery.
L.2.4 RF.2.4 RL.2.2 RL.2.5
Writing
Identify the four different types of sentences and explain when they are used.
L.2.1.f
Write a newspaper article detailing what has been happening at Fenway Park by retelling key details and characters’ perspectives on events.
L.2.6 RL.2.2 RL.2.5 RL.2.6 W.2.3
L.2.6 RF.2.4 RL.2.2 RL.2.3
Explain what Kate means by “It’s probably been right in front of us all this time” by describing how characters respond to major events and challenges.
Explain if Kate and Mike are right to suspect Kevin or if they are unfairly jumping to conclusions about him by describing how different characters respond to major events and challenges.
Discussion & Writing
RL.2.2 RL.2.5 RL.2.6 W.2.3
Explain if Kate and Mike are right to suspect the photographer or if they are unfairly jumping to conclusions about him by describing how different characters respond to major events and challenges.
Explain the significance of the sentence, “Suddenly, the pieces fell into place” by describing how different characters respond to major events.
Debate if Mike and Kate have solved the mystery and why by describing how characters respond to major events.
RF.2.4 RL.2.3
Explain why Kate and Mike were MVPs by determining the central message of a story.
RF.2.4 RL.2.2
L.2.6 RL.2.2 RL.2.5 W.2.3
Discussion
Describe how David A. Kelly uses elements of mystery to develop the plot of the story by describing the overall structure of a story and how elements of mystery help drive the plot of a story.
RL.2.5 SL.2.1 SL.2.2 SL.2.3 SL.2.6 W.2.2
Narrative Writing – 4 days
Brainstorm and write the first chapter of a mystery book that demonstrates an understanding of the story elements in a mystery.
L.2.1.b L.2.1.f L.2.6 RL.2.5 W.2.3
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