5 Wonders

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Unit 1 Week 1
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Includes 9 pages to supplement stories in the Wonders reading

program by McGraw-Hill.
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A Fresh Idea
One Hen
Banks: Their Business and Yours

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A Fresh Idea.
Essential Question: How do we get the Focus Skill: Character,
things we need? Setting, Plot: Sequence

Genre: What are two details from the text that show you that the
story is realistic fiction?

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2. _____________________________________________________________
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Text Vocabulary: Complete the table.

Define: Definition and Part Example: Use it in a
Word
of Speech Sentence

afford

loan

profit

prosper

risk

savings

scarce

wages

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A Fresh Idea.
Sequencing: Sequence is the order in which plot events happen in a
story.
Characters: Who
are the main
characters in the
story?

Setting: Where does

the story take
place?

Beginning: What
happened in the
beginning of the
story?

Middle: What
happened in the
middle of the story?

End: What happened

at the end of the
story?

Summary: In your
own words,
summarize the
story.

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A Fresh Idea.
New Words: Use context clues to determine the meaning of each
word.

Page Define: Definition and Part Clue: What Helped You

Word
Number of Speech Define the Word

stakes

plot

nursery

ripened

Text Connections: Use the text to answer the questions.

What is Mali doing in paragraph 1? Select all that apply.

a. running
b. skipping
c. jumping
d. walking

What do Mali’s actions in paragraph 1 reveal about her?

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A Fresh Idea.
Text Connections: Use the text to answer the questions.

What do Mali’s feelings about the stand closing reveal about her?
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Which sentence from the text supports your answer to the question
above?

a. Mali turned, stared, and put her hands on her hips.

b. “But Mrs. Fair’s stand can’t close!” she said.
c. “It’s the only place in the neighborhood we can buy fresh delicious tomatoes.”
d. “Everyone needs fruits and vegetables for a healthy diet.”

RACE Writing: Restate, Answer, Cite, Explain

Write about Mr. Taylor. What details did you learn about Mr. Taylor at
the beginning, middle, and end of the story? Think about the way Mr.
Taylor thinks acts, feels, and what he says to Mali.
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One Hen
Essential Question: How do we get the Focus Skill: Character,
things we need? Setting, Plot: Sequence

Prediction: You will be reading about a boy who came up with a plan
to get what he needed for his future. Predict how the story will help
you answer the Essential Question.
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Text Connections: Use the text to answer the questions.

Why do you think Kojo and his mother never have much to eat?
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What are families in the village doing to try to make their lives better?
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What does Kojo do on market day?

a. He sells three eggs.

b. He buys three eggs.
c. He sells a bail of hay.
d. He buys a bail of hay.

Discussion: Discuss the question with your peers.

Why is Kojo’s mother proud of him?

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One Hen.
New Words: Use context clues to determine the meaning of each
word.

Page Define: Definition and Part Clue: What Helped You

Word
Number of Speech Define the Word

second-hand

speckled

plump

comb

transport

skittering

coop

compost

headquarters

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One Hen
Sequencing: Sequence is the order in which plot events happen in a
story.
Characters: Who
are the main
characters in the
story?

Setting: Where does

the story take
place?

Beginning: What
happened in the
beginning of the
story?

Middle: What
happened in the
middle of the story?

End: What happened

at the end of the
story?

Summary: In your
own words,
summarize the
story.

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Name _______________________________________________ Unit 1, Week 1

One Hen
Text Connections: Use the text to answer the questions.

Why does Kojo go to the bank in Accra after he goes to the bank in
Kumasi?
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How can you tell that Kojo is becoming successful? Select all that
apply.

a. He builds a bigger, sturdier house.

b. He supports his mother so that she does not have to work.
c. He gets a better job.
d. He moves to a smaller house.

RACE Writing: Restate, Answer, Cite, Explain

Think about how the author structured the events in the story. How
does the author help you understand how Kojo changes and how he
changes the lives of so many people?
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Banks: Their Business and Yours

Essential Question: How do we get the Focus Skill: Character,
things we need? Setting, Plot: Sequence

Compare Texts: Think about what you learned in this text about
borrowing and saving money and compare it to what you learned
in One Hen.
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Text Connections: Use the text to answer the questions.

Why do banks reward people for keeping money in a savings account?

a. They like having all the money in one place.

b. They use the money to offer loans to others.
c. They use the money to go shopping.
d. They like taking peoples’ money.

How can having a savings account at a local bank impact the

community?
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What is one service a bank offers?

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Discussion: Discuss the question with your peers.

Why would someone want to keep their money in a bank?

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