Mack MacLean, Kid Detective

Title: Mack MacLean, Kid Detective

Reading Goal: ClarifyingTeam Cooperation Goal: Active ListeningGenre: NarrativeAuthor: Terrence Parker

Partially: incomplete

I ran out of time, so I left the math problem only partially completed.

misplaced: lostIt took Juan quite a while to find his misplaced socks.

Perusing: reading over, scanningWhile perusing the cans of soup at the market, a bright green can caught my eye.

local: from the area

Our town is excited about Kobe Bryant, our local professional basketball player.

faintest : lightest, hardest to hearThe baby chick’s cheeps were the faintest sounds of all the noises in the barnyard.

deeds: actions The hero was rewarded for all of his past good deeds.

compliment : nice thing to sayTanya’s mother thanked Tanya for the compliment after Tanya said, “That’s a nice dress , Mom.”

darted : moved quickly The quick hummingbird darted around the leaves of the

honeysuckle bush.

Review Vocabulary with Partner

Can you say it?Can you define it?Can you say it in a sentence?

Thinking about and explaining what words mean is clarifying!

Clarify

• What are some of the things I did when I came to a word that I did not understand?

• Let’s tae a look at our strategy cards.

Building Background

Story map what has happened so far.

Test Day

What can we do to clarify?

• Stop when you come to a word you can’t pronounce.• Look at your strategy card• Try strategies to say the word and figure out it’s

meaning • Ask your partner for help• Use sticky notes to mark words or parts that you

can’t figure out.

Team TalkLet’s preview the questions on

page 9 of your treasure hunt.

Test Day20 minutes

Put 2 sticky notes on words that are new or unfamiliar to you pages 23-24

Read Silently: Page 23-24Answer test questions 2, 3, and 5Vocabulary 1-7Make a prediction about what will happen

next week in the story.

Team Discussion-15minutes

• Discuss answers to test questions

Class Discussion

• What words did your group clarify?• What page was it on?• How do you say it?• What does it mean?

Vocabulary Vault

Book Club

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 it 20 pointsYour answer is written in complete,correct sentences 20 pointsYour writing has correct capitalizationand punctuation 10 points

Vocabulary Practice-10 min

• Divide your words with partner. Choose a word from your list to use in a meaningful sentence.

Fluency – 5 min

• Page 6

Fluency Rubric

100 points ExpressivenessSmoothnessRate and correctness

90 points SmoothnessRate and correctness

80 points Rate and correctness70 points Correctness