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The Marble Champby

Gary Sotofound in:

Reading GoalCharacterization

This week we will be reading the Marble Champ by Gary Soto. As we read, we will look at what the author tells us about the

characters through their words and actions. This is called characterization.

Good readers pay attention to the information the author provides about the characters to better understand who the characters are and why they act the way

they do.

Why do we read?

•To be informed•To follow directions•To be entertained

We will be doing…

• Fluency• Adventures in Writing• Student Test• Team Score Sheets• During the day, put your scores on the Team

Score Sheets• Let me assign numbered heads!

Team Cooperation Goal

Help and Encourage Others

fumed-got angry

Della fumed when she found out that Andre had eaten the last piece of cake,

she was very angry!

accurate-correct

Mr. Schmidt double-checked the list to make sure the phone numbers were accurate, he was checking for correctness.

strengthen-make stronger

Elaine spent all week at the gym trying to strengthen her arm muscles, she needed them

to be stronger for the arm wrestling competition on Friday.

assigned-picked for a specific task

Ms. Alexander assigned each student a different section of the reading, she had picked them for that specific task by how well they could

read.

quivering-shaking

Jason’s dog, Puffy was quivering when he got out of the cold water, he was shaking since it

was cold and he was wet!

stamped-stomped

We stamped our feet to make sure the snow was off our boots, we stomped on the grass

and noticed the snow fall from the bottom of the heels.

Vocabulary Vault

Reading Goal: Characterization

Imagine a person who just won a million dollars. How do you think

the person feels?

How would you be able to tell how the person who won the lottery felt?

Characterization• We are constantly observing people around us. We can usually

thinks and feels by analyzing what the person says and does.• A persons words and actions can tell you about the person’s

personality and character.• Authors give us clues about characters through characters’ words

and actions. This is called characterization. • By focusing on what the characters say and do, the author gives

us, the reader, clues about the characters’ thoughts and feelings.• As good readers, we must be able to analyze the characters words

and actions to learn as much as we can about them.Let’s read a small passage and look at some clues!

Maria slams the front door and storms into the kitchen. “Hello, honey! You’re home early,” her father says with a smile. “How is your day going?”Maria rolls her eyes and pouts, “It’s raining. I don’t like the way my day is going.”Maria’s father remembers, “That’s right! Today is Julie’s pool party. I guess it is cancelled. Well, now you’ll have time to start preparing for your science test on Monday.”“I don’t want to study!” Maria exclaims. “Today is supposed to be a fun day!”“Hmm,” Maria’s father ponders as he puts his arm around her. “Maybe you and I can go to a movie this afternoon. Then you can start studying after dinner. How would that be?”“OK,” said Maria.

CharacterizationIn this passage, I learned that Maria is very disappointed that her friend’s party was cancelled. I can tell this because of her actions. She slams the door when she enters the house. Instead of telling us that Maria is upset, the author gives us hints by using words like pot and storms to describe her behavior.

I can tell that Maria’s father is an optimistic person. He looks on the bright side and tells Maria something that she can do instead of going to the party. When he recognizes that Maria is upset, he comforts her by putting his arm around her and he suggests they go to the movies. I think he want to cheer Maria up. His actions and words show that he is a caring father.

The Toothpaste Millionaire

Story Map

Let’s look for some examples of characterization

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The Marble Champ

This story is about a girl who is very determined to do something.

TPS-What does it mean to be determined?Why is it important to be determined?

Team Talk1. Summarize why Lupe thinks she is

a bad athlete.2. Lupe practices shooting marbles.

What does this tell you about her?3. Why do you think Lupe wants to

be good at sports?

Partner Read p. 88 (Partner read 1-3)Silent read p.88 (paragraph 4-7)

Put 2 sticky notes on words that are new or unfamiliar to you

Discuss with team words you clarified Find vocabulary words

#1Reads the Question

#2Answers the

Question

#3Agrees or disagrees with evidence from

the text

#4Summarizes what

the groups discussed

Team Discussion-15minutes

• Discuss answers to team talk questions• Write answers to question 1 and 4

Class Discussion• What are some of the words you clarified?• Summarize why Lupe thinks she is a bad athlete.• Why do you think Lupe wants to be good at sports?

Adventures in Writing 15 min

Thinks about the kind of champion you would like to be. Would you like to be the best marble player? Would you like to be an

athlete? Would you like to be a politician? What would you like to be the best at? Why would you like to be the best at this activity?

Discuss with your table first.

Scoring Guide

You answer the question 25 pointsYour answer explains or describeswith at least two details 25 pointsYour answer makes sense and hasPart of the question in it20 pointsYour answer is written in complete,correct sentences 20 pointsYour writing has correct capitalizationand punctuation 10 points

Vocabulary Practice

Fluency 5 min

Fluency Rubric

100 points ExpressivenessSmoothnessRate and correctness

90 points SmoothnessRate and correctness

80 points Rate and correctness70 points Correctness