Procedures:
Focus: Message or Theme
Day 9: Thursday, April 15, 201X
6) Attention-Getter: (5 min)
- The teacher will read the picture book The Four Wishes written
by Joseph Bruchac.
- The students will collaborate with the teacher to make a chart about
the message or theme of the story.
- The story is about four men who go in search of wishes. The
man who is selfless gets his wish.
- The students will share the message of the story, the supporting
details that told them, and how it helps them understand the story
better.
7) Activities; model → guided practice → independent
practice:
A. Model (15 min)
- The teacher will read the story and create a chart to model how the
supporting details in the story tell the moral.
- The teacher will ask questions such as: Why do stories include
a message? What kind
of stories have a message? If you were an author what kind of message
would you include? How do messages in our stories affect our
world?
- The students will then mingle with others in the classroom to discuss
the messages found in their novels.
- Five students will participate in the video "Book Talks" to
share about the messages in the novels.
B. Guided Practice (35min)
- Students will bring post-its with them.
- Students will move throughout stations.
- Some students will meet with the teacher to discuss "My questions",
"Problem Path", or "What's the message?" strategies.
- Some students will work with a partner on "Context Clues"
- Some students will read quietly with their group.
C. Individual (30 min)
- Some students will read independently, or work on skills such as
"Writing Prompt: Personal Connection or Book Review", Spelling
activities,
"Self Talk" and "Character Changes".
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