Literacy Review

Game!
Which minion are you today?
Does anyone know what
mad libs are?
 Mad Libs
• Fill in the blanks word game
• Make fun and silly paragraphs

• Let’s try one out!

 Think of a word!

Lana – a setting

Zachary – a character or person

Havin – an animal

Ali – A food

Bakhtawer – an adjective
 Birthday Party Mad Libs
For my birthday, I am having a party at a _____. The

surprise guests at the party will be ______, and a

_______. Instead of a normal birthday cake, my cake is

going to be made out of ______. My birthday party is

going to be _______!
Mini Schedule

1. Goals for the lesson

2. Mind Map

3. Play a game

4. Mad libs!
Learning Goals

• Review predictions

• Review concluding sentences

• Have fun!
Participation Goals
• Respect each other

• Listen to each other

• Raise our hands

• Try our best!

Points of Success
• Describe and write concluding sentences

• Describe and make predictions

Making Predictions
What do we know?

Making
Predictions
Concluding Sentences
What do we know?

Concluding
Sentences
Turn Taking Order
Ali

Bakhtawer

Zachary

Havin

Lana
1 2 3 4 5 6

7 8 9 10 11 12

13 14 15
 Choose the best concluding sentence!

Kevin always eats cookies. The rest of the minions only

eat bananas. Even though he does not mind a banana
once in a while, Kevin prefers cookies!

What do you think happens next?

a) The minions like all fruit.

b) Kevin eats differently than the

rest of the minions.

c) Kevin is hungry.

b) Kevin eats differently than the rest of the minions.

 Make a prediction!

One night Dave was trying to reach the

cookie jar. It was really high up on a shelf.
He climbed on a stool and reached for the
jar when all of a sudden…

Some examples: The jar tipped and fell over.

The cookie jar was empty.
Dave fell off of the stool.
Someone grabbed the jar first.
 Fill in the blanks!

The sentence that appears at the START of a

paragraph is called a ____ _____

Topic sentence
Make a prediction using “I think...”

One day Margo left her toy truck on the

stairs. Her mom was walking up the stairs
holding a big pile of laundry. She
accidentally stepped on the truck and…

Examples:
I think she might fall down the stairs and
the laundry will go everywhere.
I think she might yelp in pain.
 What is it?

This sentence restates the topic

sentence and is found at the end of a
paragraph.

What is this sentence called?

Concluding Sentence
 Choose the best prediction

Tim had been excited to go to the beach all week. He

was all ready to go, when his parent said, “I have
some bad news”…

What do you think happened next?

a) There was a thunderstorm.

b) They went to the beach.

c) Mom bought a new beach ball.

a) There was a thunderstorm.

 Choose the best option

A prediction is….

a) Using text clues.

b) A wild guess!

c) Using text clues and prior knowledge to guess

what will happen next.

c) Using text clues and prior knowledge to guess

what will happen next.
 Choose a concluding sentence!

Polar bears have to stay warm in the Arctic.

Polar Bears have a thick layer of blubber below
their skin. Blubber is a layer of fat that
protects the bears. ______________

a) Blubber helps Polar Bears keep warm

b) The Arctic and The North Pole are cold.

c) Polar Bears also have white fur.

a) Blubber helps Polar Bears keep warm.

 Choose the best topic sentence.

Astronauts travel in rocket ships. A rocket ship blasts off very

quickly after a ten second countdown. Scientists that work at
NASA invent new types of rockets all the time.

a) There is no gravity in space.

b) Rocket ships are interesting vehicles.

c) I think rockets are slow.

b) Rocket ships are interesting vehicles.

 Choose the best prediction

Phil got out of his bed and watched television until 11

o’clock. He had no time to organize his school bag in the
morning. He was too sleepy.

What happens next?

a) Phil will feel sleepy at school.

b) Phil will not yawn at all at school.

c) It will be sunny outside.

a) Phil will feel sleepy at school.

 How should the paragraph start?

It is mostly white and has a red stripe across it. When I throw
it for Edith, she always chases it happily. It is definitely her
favorite toy to use outdoors.

a) Baseball is much better than football.

b) My dog Edith loves her frisbee.

c) I like sunny weather.

b) My dog Edith loves her frisbee.

Choose the best concluding sentence

Exercise lowers your chances of health problems. It

also keeps your heart healthy. Exercise increases your
levels of energy.

a) Exercise is a healthy choice.

b) Exercise also helps you sleep.

c) Minions never exercise.

a) Exercise is a healthy choice.

Concluding sentences are found at
the…

a) Start of the paragraph

b) Middle of the paragraph

c) End of the paragraph

c) End of the paragraph

 Make a Prediction
Mark came running inside. He was crying,
his pants were ripped, and there was a
scrape on his knee. His mom asked, “Mark,
what happened?”

What do you think Mark will say

happened?

Some examples: Mark could have tripped and fell.

He could have fallen off of his bike.
Mark could have slipped on a banana peel.
 What will happen next?

Look at the picture and make a prediction!

Any answer is great!

Thanks everyone! J