The Miracle of Spring

LESSON SLIDES

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Reading and Vocabulary

Grade 5 • Module 2 • Week 2 • Lesson 8

In this lesson:
•Academic Vocabulary: Introduce Critical Vocabulary

•Shared Reading: Visualize with The Miracle of Spring

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Academic Vocabulary.

Let’s learn new words!

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Academic Vocabulary.

Let’s Learn!

witness

presiding

attempted

restrain

contempt

1.

Look at Vocabulary Cards 2.19–2.23.

2.

Discuss each word using the cards.

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Academic Vocabulary.

Let’s Practice!

1.

How is a witness different from a judge presiding in a courtroom? Explain.

2.

How old were you when you attempted to play a game for the first time? Describe the experience.

3.

Is it difficult to restrain yourself from laughing loudly when you
shouldn’t? Explain.

4.

Why is it not nice when someone shows contempt for something?

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Shared Reading.

Let’s read and discuss
The Miracle of Spring!

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Shared Reading.

Anchor Chart. In the center of the chart, a
child looks at a book and thinks about how
to create pictures in her mind or Visualize.
To visualize, you use your senses to create
pictures in your mind as you read. See.
Smell. Hear. Taste. Feel.

ANCHOR
THE SKILL.

How do authors help you visualize
what you are reading?

• What kinds of words help you visualize in your mind what you might see outside?

• What kinds of words help you visualize in your mind what you might hear outside?

Anchor Chart 6

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Shared Reading.

The cover of The Miracle of Spring.

Go to pages 124–125 in your myBook.

ANNOTATE IT!

Use the box in your myBook to set a purpose for reading
and note what you think the play will be about.

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Shared Reading.

Let’s Read!

pages 126–127

VISUALIZE

How can we visualize what
we’ve read on page 126?

Multiple Choice

What can you visualize on Page 126?

• What the setting looks like

• What the season of Spring looks like

• What the characters look like

• What the King Bartholomew looks like

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Shared Reading.

Let’s Read!

pages 126–127

How many characters are in Mother Nature’s Court?

Which characters are in the jury?

Multiple Choice

How many characters are in Mother Nature’s Court?

• 10

• 5

• 7

• 22

Multiple Choice

Which characters are in the jury?

• Animals, birds, insects and flowers

• Animals, insects and flowers

• Animals, birds, insects, trees and flowers

• Flowers, trees, birds, and insects

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Shared Reading.

Let’s Read!

pages 128–129
Why is King Bartholomew upset?

ANNOTATE IT!

Highlight the dialogue that shows
why King Bartholomew is upset.

​pages 128–129

Multiple Choice

Why is King Bartholomew upset?

• He is feeling sick

• He doesn't like pudding

• He is upset that his servents are not working

• He doens't like Spring

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Shared Reading.

Let’s Read!

pages 130–131

Who is the prisoner the Captain
brings to King Bartholomew?

Why does the king order Spring to be put in the dungeon?

Multiple Choice

Who is the prisoner the Captain
brings to King Bartholomew?

• the guard

• a maid

• the valet

• A maiden, named spring

Open Ended

Why does the king order Spring to be put in the dungeon?

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Shared Reading.

Let’s Read!

pages 130–131

VISUALIZE

What is the setting for Act 2, Scene 1?

How do the notes at the beginning of
the scene help you visualize what is
happening before Crow speaks?

Open Ended

What is the setting for Act 2, Scene 1?

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Shared Reading.

Let’s Read!

pages 130–131

What court case is being presented to Judge Wise Owl?

Open Ended

What court case is being presented to Judge Wise Owl?

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Shared Reading.

Let’s Read!

pages 132–133

What does Mrs. Apple Tree say will
happen because King Bartholomew has forbidden spring?

What effects does Squirrel say will result
from a year without spring?

ANNOTATE IT!

Underline the sentences that tell what
will happen without spring.

Multiple Choice

What does Mrs. Apple Tree say will
happen because King Bartholomew has forbidden spring?

• pretty blossoms

• apples

• any fruit including apples, cherries, pears, or peaches

• pretty bonnets

Open Ended

What effects does Squirrel say will result
from a year without spring?

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Shared Reading.

Let’s Read!

pages 134–135

Which two characters are witnesses in court on page 134?

What do these characters say will
happen as a result of not having spring?

Multiple Choice

Which two characters are witnesses in court on page 134?

• Beaver and Bessie

• Winter Wheat and Woolly Lamb

• Winter Wheat and String Bean

• String Bean and Woolly Lamb

Open Ended

What do these characters say will
happen as a result of not having spring?

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Shared Reading.

Let’s Read!

pages 135–136

Which three characters does Eager Beaver question on pages 135–136?

What do these characters say will happen without spring? What reasons do these characters give for each event?

ANNOTATE IT!

Highlight three items that people and
animals will not have if there is no spring.

Multiple Select

Which three characters does Eager Beaver question on pages 135–136?

• Bessie Cow

• Woolly Lamb

• String Bean

• Honey Bee

Open Ended

What do these characters say will happen without spring? What reasons do these characters give for each event?

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Shared Reading.

Let’s Read!

pages 136–137

What important event is illustrated on pages 136–137 and how does it affect the plot?

Open Ended

What important event is illustrated on pages 136–137 and how does it affect the plot?

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Shared Reading.

Let’s Read!

pages 138–139

What does the dialogue in Act 2,
Scene 2 reveal about the event that takes place in Scene 1?

Open Ended

What does the dialogue in Act 2,
Scene 2 reveal about the event that takes place in Scene 1?

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Shared Reading.

Let’s Read!
page 140

What lesson do you think the author wants readers to learn?

How does the author develop this theme throughout the play?

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Shared Reading.

Let’s Read!
page 140

WRAP-UP
What was the play about?

What makes this text a play?

Was the play what you expected?

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Shared Reading.

Visualize.

What the Text Says.

What I Am Picturing.

Graphic Organizer 6

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Shared Reading.

COLLABORATIVE
DISCUSSION.

Read the
Listening and
Speaking Tips.

Listening Tip.

Look at each speaker while you’re listening
to show you are paying attention.

Speaking Tip.

Think about how discussion ideas are
connected. Use other speakers’ comments
as a starting point for your own.

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Shared Reading.

COLLABORATIVE
DISCUSSION.

Now, let’s discuss
each question.

1
Review pages 128–129. Why is King
Bartholomew so annoyed with his
subjects?

2
Reread pages 132–136. Why will it be
difficult to find food if spring is forbidden?
How do the witnesses feel about this
possibility?

3
How does King Bartholomew change from
the beginning of the play to the end?
What causes this change?