LESSON ONE: Pre-and Post-Reading Strategies
LESSON DESCRIPTION
Students will use details from Shel Silverstein’s poem “Whatif” to analyze the influence of setting on characters. Students practice pre-and post-reading strategies using a book about Sacagawea.
GRADE-LEVEL EXPECTATIONS
R1F Develop and apply pre-reading strategies to aid in comprehension: access prior knowledge, preview, predict, and set a purpose for reading.
R1H Apply post reading skills to comprehend text: question to clarify, reflect, analyze, draw conclusions, summarize, and paraphrase.
R3A Apply information in illustrations, title, chapter headings, table of contents, glossary, charts, diagrams, graphs, captions, and map to comprehend text.
LESSON MATERIALS
§ Sources of literature
§ Supplies
o Pens/pencils
§ Handouts provided
§ Words to know
o graphic organizer
FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT
Students complete the “L” column of the KWL Chart graphic organizer.
LEARNING ACTIVITES
1. Show students the cover of Who Was Sacagawea? by Dennis and Judith Fradin and Nancy Harrison. Students share what they already know about Sacagawea and list under the “K” column of the K-W-L Chart graphic organizer.
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Questions for students |
What do you already know about Sacagawea? Who was she? When did she live? Why is she known by people in the 21st century? |
2. Using the K-W-L Chart graphic organizer, students set a purpose for reading by filling in the “W” column of the chart. Students write what they want to know about Sacagawea and share as a group.
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Question for Students |
What do you want to know about Sacagawea? What was interesting about her? What did she do that was important? |
3. Give students a copy of the book to preview. Students look at the table of contents and illustrations throughout the book. Students focus on the title and illustrations in Chapters One and Two. Students list what they predict about Sacagawea’s life on the back of the K-W-L Chart graphic organizer.
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Questions for Students |
How can the table of contents help you predict what you will learn in the lesson? How can illustrations help you make predictions? |
4. Students read Chapters One and Two to determine if their predictions were accurate. Students write what they learned about Sacagawea’s life and record this in the “L” column of their K-W-L Chart graphic organizer. Discuss whether student predictions were accurate.
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Questions for Students |
How can making predictions help you become a better reader? Was your prediction accurate? How do you know? What are some examples from the text that prove your prediction was correct or incorrect |