Good afternoon!

Come in quietly.
Please take out your
materials to learn:
Journal
Pencil

OUR PLAN OF
ACTION
Today we are going to learn about
the words jostle, obstacle, and retire.
We will also short stories that will
help us understand and remember
them.

1. Do
Now:)
2.
Vocabulary
3.
Activity
4. Story
Elements
5. Short
Story
6. Exit
Ticket

Q??

DO NOW
1.If you were rushing and there
was a big crowd, what would
you do to get through?
2.What kind of setbacks do you
face?
3.What will you do when you
have completed your job? Q??
(Older,

Vocabulary Review

Review Table
Fill in
Word/
Definit
ion

Type

Ex.
Senten
ce

Group
sentenc
es

Q??

Jostle
Obstac
le
Retir
e

to push forward.

something that
prevents one from
moving forward.
1. when someone stops
working because they have
reached a certain age.
2. to go to bed

VERB

NOUN

VERB

Q??

Vocab Table
Does it look like this?
Wor
d/
Def
niti
on

T Ex.
y Sentenc
p e
e

Jostl
e:
____
____

V
e
r
b

Obs

N
o - He had to

Gro
up
Sen
tenc
es

The girl
jostled her
way through
the crowd.

Q??

Dram
a

Scrip
t
Reminders

Freez
e

- USE a whisper voice

- Include all classmates
- Focus

Script, Drama,
1. Work in groups.
Freeze
SCRIPT!
2. Create a sentence with your groups word.
DRAMA!
3. Select the actors and the narrator.
a. Narrator: Reads the sentence to the class.
4. Act out your sentence for 3 seconds and freeze.
FREEZE!
5. Class job
a. Raise hand and guess word.
Q??

YOUR TURN!

5 elements of a
Characters
Story
Setting
Theme
Conflict
Plot

Short Story
1. USE vocab words:
a. Jostle
b. Obstacle
c. Retire
2. USE short story elements.
a. Plot
b. Character
c. Conflict
d. Setting.
3. Be creative :)!

My example.
Sally was really excited to go to Dancey Middle school. Sally loved to dance and
she was very excited that she could bring her dog. Her dogs name was Penny. Sally
packed her luggage and then she went to school. She jostled a girl in front of her so she
could get to the front of the crowd. The girl pushed Sally back and they began to fight.
Principal Bear came to break up the fight and she sent them to the school office. Sally
and the girl sat in the office and stared at a poster that said SMILE. Sally wondered:
How am I going to overcome this obstacle? .
Principle Bear entered the office and called the girls to her office. She began her
lecture: I have worked here for 50 years and this is the first time I had to break up a
fight on the first day of school. This is my last year before I retire, could you girls just
get along so I can enjoy it? Yes Ms. Bear, Sally and the girl said. Sally apologized:
Im sorry I jostled you. I was really excited, but I could have been patient. Its okay. I
forgive you. Do you want go dance and sing with me.? The girl said. Sally agreed and
they smiled and danced out of the principal's office

Discussion/ Exit
Choose one word we discussed and write the
Ticket
defnition.