Learning Goal

By the end of the class I will finish reading “Amigo Brothers” and

complete a written summary of the story using the Somebody Wanted

But So Then strategy.

Agenda:Reading-10 minutesFinish “Amigo Brothers”Summaries

Somebody

Wanted

But

So

Then

Who is the story about? (Protagonist)

What did they want? What were they hoping to accomplish?

What was the conflict with the antagonist?

What did they do to solve the conflict?

How did he/she get what they wanted?

By the end of the class I will finish reading “Amigo Brothers” and complete a written summary of the story using the Somebody Wanted But So Then strategy.

Summary Strategy

Marta was a student who had the best grades in the school.

She wanted the scholarship jacket because she earned it and her sister won the jacket in the past.

The principal and school board changed the rules and they were going to make her pay $15 for the jacket.So, Marta asked her Grandfather for the money and he said no because it wouldn’t be a scholarship jacket if she had to pay for it.

Wanted

But

So

Somebody

Then Finally, Marta told the principal she wouldn’t pay for the jacket and he made an exception and gave her the jacket without paying for it.

Wanted

But

So

Somebody

Then

By the end of the class I will finish reading “Amigo Brothers” and complete a

written summary of the story using the

Somebody Wanted But So Then strategy.

Use this strategy to write your summary for “Amigo Brothers”

Learning Goal

• By the end of the hour I will assess my understanding of the summary strategy Somebody Wanted But So Then and review for my vocabulary test.

Grading Summary Paragraph• 1. Does the first sentence introduce Antonio and/or Felix and say

something else about them?

– Example: Antonio is a 17 year old boxer who lives in the Lower East side of New York.

• 2. Does the second sentence say that the character(s) wants to win the boxing tournament?

– Example: Antonio wanted to become the representative for the Golden Gloves boxing championship.

• 3. Does the third sentence say that the best friends have to fight each other?– Example: Antonio had to fight his best friend, Felix, to determine

who would get to go to the tournament.

Somebody

Wanted

But

By the end of the hour I will assess my understanding of the summary strategy Somebody Wanted But So Then and review for my vocabulary test.

• 4. Does the fourth sentence say something about the boys agreeing to fight fair and spend time apart until the challenge?– Example: Antonio and Felix agreed they would not see each other

until the fight and when they did, they would fight fairly.

• 5. Does the last sentence say something about the boys boxing each other but not caring about who won because their friendship meant more to them?– Example: In the end Antonio and Felix had a strong boxing match

but they didn’t care who won because their friendship was more important to them.

So

Then

By the end of the hour I will assess my understanding of the summary strategy Somebody Wanted But So Then and review for my vocabulary test.

Assessment & Reflection

YOUR NAME

Score _____/5

By the end of the hour I will assess my understanding of the summary strategy Somebody Wanted But So Then and review for my vocabulary test.

• 1) Which of the following can be inaugurated?– A. a president B. a delivery service– C. a bad habit D. a promise

• 2) Which of the following can be evoked?– A. a loose tooth B. a grudging response– C. A happy memory D. a broken ski pole

• 3) Which of the following may suffer a rebuff?– A. an announcement B. a proposal– C. an attack D. a neighbor

By the end of the hour I will assess my understanding of the summary strategy Somebody Wanted But So Then and review for my vocabulary test.