What is the value of

teamwork?

THINK-PAIR-SHARE
What is it like to be a team member?
Turn to your neighbor and with a WHISPErR
VOICE discuss the following topics.

Discuss a time you were part of a team.

What was the situation (sport, scouts, group)?
What was your role?
What are some challenges other team members may face?
How can our actions inspire others?

* This week, we'll read

about a character that
overcomes obstacles to prove
their talent during a basketball
game.

Activate our prior knowledge.

What do we already know about basketball?
Basketball
terms

Basketball
equipment

Special skills

Important
rules

Key terms

What is talent?
talent
talnt/
noun
1.1.
natural aptitude or skill.
"he possesses more talent than any
other player"

When you think of talents,

what comes to your mind?
How can we learn to
appreciate the talents of
others?

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Weekly Vocabulary:

Fouled- in sports, made an

unfair play against an
opposing player
Hoop- a ring or a round
flat band

Weekly Vocabulary:

jersey- a shirt that is pulled

over the head made of soft
cloth
marveled- be filled with
wonder, be astonished
Rim- an edge, border
around anything

Weekly Vocabulary:

speechless- not able to

talk
swatted- hit sharply or
violently
unbelievable- incredible,
hard to think of as true or
real

Word Analysis Skill:

Prefixes and Suffixes
Prefixes are word parts added the
beginning of the word
Suffixes are word parts added to the
end of the word
BOTH prefixes and suffixes
CHANGE the meaning of the BASE
WORD.
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The prefixes in- and un- come

from Old English and Latin
and mean not or opposite
of.
un-

in-

The suffix -able means able

to be and the suffix less
means without.
-able

-less

Research & Study SkillCharts & tables show

information visually

Which names something that is

found in an urban place?
streets with many stores
a pigeon
a traffic light

a field of wheat

Listening Comprehension
Character and Setting
Characters are the people or
animals in a story.
Authors describe characters
traits. They tell what characters
are like, what they think, and what
they say and do.

The SETTING is the place and

time of the story.
A SETTING can be a real place
or an imaginary place.

Watch Envision IT!

Good readers look for clues

that tell about the characters
and setting because it helps
them understand the story.

Watch Envision IT!

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PearsonSuccessNet.com for images.

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