Be A Perfect Person in Just Three Days - Lesson 1

Objectives:  Students will be able to:

* use simple strategies to determine meaning and increase vocabulary for reading including use of multiple meanings, synonyms, antonyms and word relations

* read text and determine the main idea, identify relevant supporting details     

Materials:

* Book:  Be A Perfect Person in Just Three Days by Stephen Manes

* White piece of paper

* Computer with Internet and word processing

* Worksheet (vocabulary)

Vocabulary:  essential, precisely, glowered, tumbled, obviously

Working with words: The teacher will introduce adjectives and adverbs by writing samples on the board, then monitor as students make a list of adjectives and adverbs they find in chapter one.  Students will go online to Student Fun and complete activities on adjectives and adverbs.

Activity: The teacher will...

1. Begin lesson by activating prior knowledge by having the students answer the following question in their journal: What makes a person perfect? (5 minutes)

    *  Students can begin and maintain a computer-generated journal for this unit;  entries can be saved to the hard drive and student disk.

2. Choose 2 - 3 students to read their journal aloud.

3. Explain to the class that they will be reading a book about a boy who wants to be perfect.

4. Introduce vocabulary words and definitions.

5. Give each student a white piece of paper, and have them fold it into six pieces (model). Students can also use word processing and create a table with two columns and three rows as their boxes; then type, add clip art and graphics.

6. Have students write each vocabulary word, definition and illustration in each box.

7. Have students write prediction of the story based on title and the front cover.

8. Read and discuss chapter one.

9. Discuss the main character (Milo) and brainstorm adjectives for him.

10. have the students go online to The Dictionary Plus to find synonyms and antonyms for their vocabulary words.

11. Have the students go online to do a vocabulary activity, print out the worksheet and complete it.

12. The students will create a table (see example) with two columns and two rows as their boxes.  They will make a list of at least five ways they are perfect and five ways they are not perfect.  Have the students share their list with the class.

Evaluation: The students will answer the following questions:

*  Who is Milo Crinkley?

*  When the book tumbled down from the top shelf and hit him on the head, what did he do?  (List everything he did)

*  What was the title of the book that Milo picked up?

*  Describe in details what the author of the book looked like.  What was the author's name?

*  When Milo opened the book to chapter 1, what was the first thing he saw?  (Give details) 

*  What was Milo's reaction after he read the first paragraph of chapter 1?

*  After Milo read the second paragraph in chapter 1, what was his reaction?

*  When the author said "Suddenly, Milo had a terrible urge to flip to the last page of the book.  What does the word urge mean in that sentence?

*  Why does Milo want to be perfect?  (Give details and examples)

* Students will use word processor to type their vocabulary words in ABC order and write a sentence for each word.

* Students will go online to Discovery Kids to create a crossword puzzle with their vocabulary words.

* Students will go online to do a comprehension activity, print out the worksheet and complete it.

* Write a prediction for chapter two.

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