WRITING POWER 25 MIN
Respond to Reading Have campers open their notebooks to their charts from the previous lesson. Explain that they’ll use these details to form an opinion and answer a prompt. Model In the previous lesson, we noticed the gifts that the animals gave to create Roadrunner and how those gifts helped him. What are some of those gifts and how did they help Roadrunner? Give campers time to look at their charts and discuss and share. Now, think about which gift you think might have helped Roadrunner the most. There is no right or wrong
MULTILINGUAL LEARNERS Make sure campers understand what it means to write an opinion. Let them know that all of Roadrunner’s abilities are helpful, so they can choose any one. Ask them to put themselves in Roadrunner’s place and think about which ability they would want to have the most if they had to fight Rattlesnake.
answer. It is your opinion. Choose one of the gifts and explain why. Write the following prompt and sentence frame on the board: In your opinion, which gift is the most helpful to Roadrunner in defeating Rattlesnake? Why?
I think the most helpful gift is _____________________ because ____________________________. Practice Have campers answer the prompt by completing the sentence frame in their notebooks or by writing their own sentence. If time allows, have them draw a picture to go with their sentence. Clarify Make sure campers understand that an opinion is their own idea based on and supported by details in the book. CLOSING CAMPFIRE 15 MIN Reflection Question Have partners turn knee-to-knee and discuss this question. Roadrunner practices in order to feel more confident. What is something you can practice at LitCamp so you feel more confident? Praise and Affirmation Offer concrete praise and affirmation for campers’ efforts and accomplishments today. Shooting Stars Dance With the group, throw shooting stars (pretend to throw a basketball into a hoop). Campers can do a dance with the praise or put it in their pockets.
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