Home Plan - [BRC-L1-U1-LC1-6 A Hero Weighs In Book Report]
This lesson provides guidelines for teachers on welcoming students to the classroom and assisting with book report evaluations, emphasizing building rapport, reviewing objectives, and improving writing accuracy. It includes steps for learning objectives like presenting book reports, understanding story elements, and developing reading fluency. The narrative shifts to a story set on a Mars space station inside a dome, detailing life on Mars and the challenges faced by characters like Dex. Dex’s character development from fear to bravery is explored as he rescues his brother in a weightlessness training incident. The section ends with guidance on summarizing the plot, identifying main characters, and completing a book report by discussing themes like overcoming fear and reactions to frightening situations. Contents
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Pages 1—23: Welcome student effectively.
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Pages 24—37: Life on Mars
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Pages 38—58: Rescue and bravery.
Pages 1—23: Welcome student effectively.This section provides tips and guidelines for a teacher (T) to welcome a student (S) to the classroom and help them with book report evaluations. It outlines goals such as building rapport, reviewing objectives, and familiarizing with writing accuracy. The document details learning objectives, including presenting book reports, understanding elements in a book report, reading fluently, and identifying information for book reports. It also includes steps to review basic parts of a book report, book report evaluations, writing accuracy, grammar, spelling, punctuation, and Book Report Organizer steps. The information emphasizes helping S understand the content, take notes, predict, answer comprehension questions, and identify story elements.
Pages 24—37: Life on Mars
The story takes place on a space station on Mars inside a giant dome. Life on Mars is described as terrific due to the controlled weather conditions and advanced technology that ensures the colony’s success. The population has grown rapidly, leading to the need for every member age thirteen and above to assist in planting and harvesting crops outside the protective dome. Despite advancements allowing for successful agriculture on Martian soil, Dex, one of the characters, is fearful of weightlessness training and expresses reluctance towards participating in the three-year preparation program. The narrative also briefly mentions a Mars Middle School family night, where students are involved in various presentations, including a virtual tour of workers constructing homes beneath a dome on Pluto. The document highlights a conversation between Dex’s mother and Ms. Luna about Dex’s personality traits and his apprehension towards the weightlessness training program.
Pages 38—58: Rescue and bravery. Dex realizes that Jace is missing and rushes to the science center where he finds Jace in the anti-gravity unit, panicking and calling for help. Dex enters the unit in a spacesuit to save his brother, showing bravery. Dex’s personality changes as he overcomes his fear, and he rescues Jace with swim-like motions before turning off the suits. After the incident, Dex becomes braver and looks forward to his ten-minute test in weightlessness training. The document provides guidance on summarizing the plot, identifying main characters, organizing events, writing a brief summary, sharing personal opinions about the book, and completing a book report. It encourages discussion on overcoming fear and how individuals react in frightening situations.