In Reading, we will be reading Thunder Rose.
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FRINDLE - ANDREW CLEMENTS
This is 5th grade's summer reading book.
Standard: R.L.3 - Compare and contrast two or more characters, settings, or events in a story or drama, drawing on specific details in the text (e.g., how characters interact).
Is Nick Allen a troublemaker? He really just likes to liven things up at school -- and he's always had plenty of great ideas. When Nick learns some interesting information about how words are created, suddenly he's got the inspiration for his best plan ever...the frindle. Who says a pen has to be called a pen? Why not call it a frindle? Things begin innocently enough as Nick gets his friends to use the new word. Then other people in town start saying frindle. Soon the school is in an uproar, and Nick has become a local hero. His teacher wants Nick to put an end to all this nonsense, but the funny thing is frindle doesn't belong to Nick anymore. The new word is spreading across the country, and there's nothing Nick can do to stop it.
Standard: R.L.3 - Compare and contrast two or more characters, settings, or events in a story or drama, drawing on specific details in the text (e.g., how characters interact).
Is Nick Allen a troublemaker? He really just likes to liven things up at school -- and he's always had plenty of great ideas. When Nick learns some interesting information about how words are created, suddenly he's got the inspiration for his best plan ever...the frindle. Who says a pen has to be called a pen? Why not call it a frindle? Things begin innocently enough as Nick gets his friends to use the new word. Then other people in town start saying frindle. Soon the school is in an uproar, and Nick has become a local hero. His teacher wants Nick to put an end to all this nonsense, but the funny thing is frindle doesn't belong to Nick anymore. The new word is spreading across the country, and there's nothing Nick can do to stop it.
Stretching ourselves -alden cartsy
R.I.3 - Explain the relationships or interactions between two or more individuals, events, ideas, or concepts in a historical, scientific, or technical text based on specific information in the text.
Emily has cerebral palsy (CP). She needs help stretching her muscles. Her leg muscles are tight, so she doesn’t move easily. She goes to a physical therapist for exercises. At school, Emily is in a special class with Nic. He has CP too. He uses a wheelchair, and he cannot speak well. Nic uses a special computer that talks. Nic goes to swimming class. Tanner wants to be a football player. He has mild CP. Many people do not notice that he walks with a limp. His left arm is weak, so he exercises it. Children with CP work hard. They like to do the same things that other children do.
Emily has cerebral palsy (CP). She needs help stretching her muscles. Her leg muscles are tight, so she doesn’t move easily. She goes to a physical therapist for exercises. At school, Emily is in a special class with Nic. He has CP too. He uses a wheelchair, and he cannot speak well. Nic uses a special computer that talks. Nic goes to swimming class. Tanner wants to be a football player. He has mild CP. Many people do not notice that he walks with a limp. His left arm is weak, so he exercises it. Children with CP work hard. They like to do the same things that other children do.
Weslandia - PAUL FLEISCHMAN
R.L.7 - Analyze how visual and multimedia elements contribute to the meaning, tone, or beauty of a text (e.g., graphic novel, multimedia presentation of fiction, folktale, myth, poem).
Enter the witty, intriguing world of Weslandia! Now that school is over, Wesley needs a summer project. He’s learned that each civilization needs a staple food crop, so he decides to sow a garden and start his own - civilization, that is. He turns over a plot of earth, and plants begin to grow. They soon tower above him and bear a curious-looking fruit. As Wesley experiments, he finds that the plant will provide food, clothing, shelter, and even recreation. It isn’t long before his neighbors and classmates develop more than an idle curiosity about Wesley - and exactly how he is spending his summer vacation. |
INSIDE OUT - Francisco jimenez
R.L.4 - Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative language such as metaphors and similes.
Francisco is a young man who is starting at a new school in the middle of the year. He doesn't speak English, so he is very nervous about starting at an all English speaking school. Francisco is an artistic boy, though, and builds a bond with a caterpillar in its cocoon. He has trouble with the school bully, Curtis, and finds some trouble along the way. Read about how Curtis emerges from a cocoon of his own like the caterpillar in the classroom.
SATCHEL PAIGE
R.I.8 - Explain how an author uses reasons and evidence to support particular points in a text, identifying which reasons and evidence support which point(s).
No one pitched like Leroy "Satchel" Paige. Fans packed the stands to see how many batters he could strike out in one game. He dazzled them with his unique pitching style, and he even gave nicknames to some of his trademark pitches -- there was the "hesitation," his magic slow ball, and the "bee ball," named because it would always "be" where he wanted it to be. Follow Satch's career through these beautiful illustrations as he begins playing in the semipros and goes on to become the first African American to pitch in a major League World Series, and the first Negro Leaguer to be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame.
Francisco is a young man who is starting at a new school in the middle of the year. He doesn't speak English, so he is very nervous about starting at an all English speaking school. Francisco is an artistic boy, though, and builds a bond with a caterpillar in its cocoon. He has trouble with the school bully, Curtis, and finds some trouble along the way. Read about how Curtis emerges from a cocoon of his own like the caterpillar in the classroom.
SATCHEL PAIGE
R.I.8 - Explain how an author uses reasons and evidence to support particular points in a text, identifying which reasons and evidence support which point(s).
No one pitched like Leroy "Satchel" Paige. Fans packed the stands to see how many batters he could strike out in one game. He dazzled them with his unique pitching style, and he even gave nicknames to some of his trademark pitches -- there was the "hesitation," his magic slow ball, and the "bee ball," named because it would always "be" where he wanted it to be. Follow Satch's career through these beautiful illustrations as he begins playing in the semipros and goes on to become the first African American to pitch in a major League World Series, and the first Negro Leaguer to be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame.