Page 115 - Grade 5 - unit 1

Your Turn

RETURN TO THE ESSENTIAL QUESTION

Turn With a partner, review
and the selection to Classroom
prepare to discuss this Conversation
Talk
Continue your discussion of “Elisa’s
question: How can overcoming Diary” by explaining your answers to
these questions:
a challenge change someone’s
1 Is Elisa a believable character?
life? Share your ideas with Why or why not? What text
evidence supports your opinion?
other pairs of students. Support
2 What do you think is the hardest
your ideas using text evidence. part of learning a new language?

3 What does the end of the story
show about Elisa’s character?

COMPARE STORY SETTINGS

Discuss It In “Elisa’s Diary,” readers see Elisa
in two settings, at home and at school. With
a partner, use the details in the story to
compare and contrast these two settings.
Then discuss how Elisa acts, feels, and thinks
in each place. Share what you learn about
Elisa’s character from the differences and
similarities you find.

156 ELA RL.5.3, W.5.1a, W.5.10, SL.5.1a, SL.5.1c