Dear Juno Part 1 from the book :Treasures Grade 3 Unit 1

Dear Juno  by  Soyung Pak is a longer story.  It is very heartwarming and cute!

Part 1 from page 43-52

http://fms01.sd54.k12.il.us/ treasures/default.htm
Go to Grade 3 Anthology Unit 1.  We are starting on page 47.

Vocabulary
persimmons- an orange fruit
smudged - a bit of dirt on it
wagged - a dog or a cat moves the tail


Pronunciation
persimmons per sim mons
smudged smug ed


Questions
What time of day does this story take place?
Where does this story take place?
What is Juno feeling?
What does the word wondered signify?
Where is the city Seoul located?
What is special about the stamp?
According to the picture, where is Juno standing?
How old do you think Juno is?
What clues do we have to tell us how old Juno is?
What is in the envelope and why is it important?
What does the picture mean to Juno?
What does the flower mean? Where is the flower from?
What language is the letter written in?
Does the grandmother expect Juno to read the letter?
From the picture, where is the grandmother writing the letter?
Where does the grandmother live?  in a city? in the country?


Lesson Plan by Rachael Alice Orbach - English teacher

Treasures Grade three - Mail for Matty Story

Treasures is an anthology for the 1st to 6th grade.  It is geared for children who already know how to read but need enrichment.   Go to this website,  http://fms01.sd54.k12.il.us/ treasures/default.htm

Today we are going to study Mail for Matty, by Susan Tanner  starting on page 40-43.



Vocabulary - We will need these words for this story and also for the next one
crackle - make noise with a paper
starry - lots of stars in the sky
announced - to say aloud , also with a loud speaker
envelope - a folded paper to put a letter into.
soared - a bird or an airplane flies
photograph - a picture


Pronunciation
starry star ri
Montana  hear the t
soon - hear the n at the end of the word
for- hear the r at the end of the word
got - hear the t at the end of the word

Questions
Before reading: Predict from the picture  on page 40, what the story will be about?
While reading: Who is speaking in the first sentence?
Under the heading "At the airport" Who is speaking?
What does the word "joked" mean here?
Where is Montana?

After reading:
What is Matty feeling at the beginning of the story?
How does he feel at then end?
Explain the changes that he goes through:
Where does he think the surprise will come from?
Is this is the first time that Matty has gotten an e-mail?

Over to you:
Which do you like better, a letter or an e-mail, Why?
Did you like this story?
Has something like this happened to you?







Lesson Plan by Rachael Alice Orbach - English teacher