LESSON 9
Exclamation Mark by Amy Krouse Rosenthal • illustrated by Tom Lichtenheld Exclamation Mark struggles to fit in with the periods around him. No matter how hard he tries, he always stands out. Then a new punctuation mark helps him discover that standing out is what makes him special.
amy krouse rosenthal & tom lichtenheld BY THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING TEAM
7/1/19 11:56 AM
KNOWLEDGE GOALS Campers will understand • that punctuation helps make and clarify meaning in written language
LESSON MATERIALS & PREP Materials • Camper copies of Exclamation Mark • Read-Aloud Text Set • LitCamper Notebooks • “Open- & Closed-Syllable Baseball” activity resources Prep • Download and print “Open- & “Closed-Syllable Baseball” activity resources • Print and distribute text sets as needed
• that our special qualities make us unique • the importance of finding your own voice
READING GOALS Campers will • understand the gist of the story • identify words with open and closed syllables • build vocabulary and reading fluency WRITING GOALS Campers will • find details in a text that show how a character changes • prepare to write about how a character changes FOCUS Celebration
OPENING CAMPFIRE 15 MIN Welcome campers and greet them by name. Introduce the focus, Celebration, and prepare the group for the day’s lesson. Campers, we’ve read some really good books together at LitCamp. What are your favorite books that we’ve read so far? Give campers time to recall the read-aloud books in previous lessons and share their favorites. As we’ve gotten to know each other at LitCamp, we’ve also learned some of the things that make each of us special. The special things that make us different are worth celebrating! Turn to a partner and share something that you’ve learned that is special about yourself. Give campers time to discuss, then invite volunteers to share their ideas. Celebrate and affirm each camper as they share. Wrap up with a song or the LitCamp cheer.
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