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 write about how Exclamation Mark changes. Model In the last lesson, we found details about how Exclamation Mark acted and felt before and after he met Question Mark. Look at your chart. Review the details, and then talk to your partner about how Exclamation Mark changed. Pause for campers to share. Now you are ready to write. On the board, write the following prompt and sentence frames:
MULTILINGUAL LEARNERS Some campers may find it helpful to talk about what they are going to write before writing. Revisit the text and ask questions to prompt their thinking and expand vocabulary. For example: How does Exclamation Mark feel here? What is another way to say that?
How did Exclamation Mark change by the end of the story? At the beginning, Exclamation Mark was _______________________ . At the end, he was ______________________________________________ .
Practice Have campers turn to the writing page for today’s lesson in their notebooks. Encourage them to write their own sentences, or complete the sentence starters provided, then draw pictures to go with their sentences. If time allows, invite them to share their sentences with the group. Clarify Remind campers that noticing how and why a character changes during a story helps you understand the character. CLOSING CAMPFIRE 15 MIN Reflection Question Have partners turn knee-to-knee and discuss this question. Just like Exclamation Mark, we can use exclamations when we celebrate. What is an exclamation that you would shout at a celebration? 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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