`Inside Out“ from The Circuit by Francisco Jiménez

“Inside Out”
from The Circuit
by Francisco Jiménez
Francisco is the son of migrant workers new to America. He attends
an American school and struggles to learn the language. A
misunderstanding with a bullying classmate embarrasses him, but he
feels better when his drawing wins first prize in a contest. During
the year he studies a caterpillar in the classroom, eventually
watching it cocoon and become a butterfly. (PB 51)
Skill Lessons
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Genre
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Comprehension
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Compare and Contrast (PB 53, 57, 58)
Author’s Purpose (PB 56)
Words to Know (SE 144-145)
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Realistic Fiction
Vocabulary (PB 54)
Word Structure (PB 55)
Research and Study Skills
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Reference Book (PB 59-60)
Genre
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Realistic fiction deals with characters and
actions that seem real but come from the
author's imagination. Added details make
characters and the setting come to life.
Comprehension:
Compare and Contrast
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When you compare two or more things,
you show how they are alike. Clue
words such as like or as show
comparisons.
When you contrast two or more things,
you show how they are different. Clue
words such as but or however show
contrasts.
Comprehension:
Author’s Purpose
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The author’s purpose is the reason
or reasons the author has for
writing.
An author may write to persuade,
to inform, to entertain, or to
express himself or herself.
Words to Know: Vocabulary
Caterpillar
 Cocoon
 Disrespect
 Emerge
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Migrant
 Sketched
 Unscrewed
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Caterpillar
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The wormlike larvae of insects
such as butterflies and moths
Cocoon
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Case of silky thread spun by the larvae of
various insects, to live in while they are
developing into adults
Disrespect
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To show a lack of respect; to be
rude
Emerge
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To come into view; come out;
come up
MSN Encarta
(video of emerging butterfly)
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Migrant
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A worker, especially a farm
worker, who travels from one
area to another in search of
work
Sketched
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Drawn roughly and quickly
Unscrewed
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Loosened or taken off by
turning
Word Structure
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A prefix is a syllable added at the beginning
of a base word to change its meaning.
Sometimes you can use prefixes to figure out
the meaning of an unfamiliar word.
The prefixes un- and dis- usually mean “the
opposite” or “to do the opposite.”
Reference Book (PB 59-60)
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A reference book is a type of manual.
Manuals usually contain instructions, either for
immediate use or for reference.
A grammar reference book is a manual for using
language. Like other manuals, it usually has a table
of contents, an index, sections, illustrations, and
explanations.
Be sure to consult a grammar reference book
whenever you have questions about grammar.
Daily Fix-It
 Students put their sack lunchs
in a row on the tabel.
 Does the cafeteria serves hot
food.
 The children wor warm coats
and scarfs.
Daily Fix-It
That cold wind make me siver.
 A butterflys wings astonis me.
 The migrating insects travel
thousands of mile to a suthern
country.
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Daily Fix-It
The story is a chater from a
longer book about a migrent
family.
 Francisco have trouble at
school because him does not
speak English.
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Daily Fix-It
Did the girls wipe there feets?
 Curtis and adam plays football
at recess.
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Other Activities and Resources
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The Very Hungry Caterpillar
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http://www.scu.edu/character/upload/The-Circuit-Lesson-Plan.pdf
http://www.pearsonsuccessnet.com/snpapp/login/login.jsp
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