By: Jacqueline Woodson Growing Up Theme 3 , Selection 2, Day 1 Taught By: Mr. Williams

1. By: Jacqueline Woodson Growing Up Theme 3, Selection 2, Day 1 Taught By: Mr. Williams

2. Peak Experience

3. Daydreaming

4. Desolate

5. Express

6. Previous

7. Relieve

8. Stoop

9. Illegible

10. Double-Dutch

11. Key City Life Vocabulary • daydreaming • Thinking in a dreamy way, often about what you wish will come true. • desolate • Having few or no inhabitance, deserted. • express • To put into words; communicate. • previous • Occurring before something else. • relieve • To aid; to help. • stoop • A small porch or staircase leading to the entrance of a house or building. • illegible • Not able to be read. • double-dutch • A jump rope game that uses two ropes.

12. Last Summer …

13. By: Jacqueline Woodson Growing Up Theme 3, Selection 2, Day 2 Taught By: Mr. Williams

14. Key City Life Vocabulary • daydreaming • Thinking in a dreamy way, often about what you wish will come true. • desolate • Having few or no inhabitance, deserted. • express • To put into words; communicate. • previous • Occurring before something else. • relieve • To aid; to help. • stoop • A small porch or staircase leading to the entrance of a house or building. • illegible • Not able to be read. • double-dutch • A jump rope game that uses two ropes.

15. Decoding: Words ending with -ed, -ing

16. Vocabulary: Base words and Inflected Forms

17. Last Summer With Maizon : Story Frames

18. Last Summer With Maizon With your shoulder partner, discuss questions 1-7 on page 292of your text. You may look back in your text if you need to. When you're finished begin thinking about the following questions. What do the main character’s experiences in the story show about the challenges of growing up. Who is/are the main character or characters? Compare the main characters challenges to the challenges you face growing up. What does the main character learn about him/herself in the story? What problem does the main character have?

19. By: Jacqueline Woodson Growing Up Theme 3, Selection 2, Day 3 Taught By: Mr. Williams

20. Key City Life Vocabulary • daydreaming • Thinking in a dreamy way, often about what you wish will come true. • desolate • Having few or no inhabitance, deserted. • express • To put into words; communicate. • previous • Occurring before something else. • relieve • To aid; to help. • stoop • A small porch or staircase leading to the entrance of a house or building. • illegible • Not able to be read. • double-dutch • A jump rope game that uses two ropes.

21. Decoding: Words ending with -ed, -ing

22. Vocabulary: Base words and Inflected Forms

23. Extreme Partner Reading

24. By: Jacqueline Woodson Growing Up Theme 3, Selection 2, Day 4 Taught By: Mr. Williams

25. Key City Life Vocabulary • daydreaming • Thinking in a dreamy way, often about what you wish will come true. • desolate • Having few or no inhabitance, deserted. • express • To put into words; communicate. • previous • Occurring before something else. • relieve • To aid; to help. • stoop • A small porch or staircase leading to the entrance of a house or building. • illegible • Not able to be read. • double-dutch • A jump rope game that uses two ropes.

26. Poetic Power • With your shoulder partner, read pages 294-297 from your text using the skills mentions in the yellow column on the left of page 294. When you are finished discuss these questions with your partner and write your answers in complete sentences on a piece of lined paper. 1. What important qualities does Nikki Giovanni think a poet should have? 3. Why do you think she wrote a book about the Harlem Renaissance especially for young readers? 4. How do Nikki Geovanni’s feelings about poetry compare to those of Margaret? 2. Why does Nikki Geovanni find people to be the most interesting topic for her writing?

27. Reading Between the Lines

28. Word Sort

29. By: Jacqueline Woodson Growing Up Theme 3, Selection 2, Day 5 Taught By: Mr. Williams

30. Poetic Power • Make sure your name, date, and assignment are written clearly on the top left of the paper. • Turn your test paper to me and put your answer key in the reading basket. • Finish your Mountain Language. • Finish any other unfinished work.