Materials Required: The Trumpet of the Swans written by EB White
Concepts Taught: reading, ssr, think aloud The Trumpet of the
Swan THINK ALOUD technique I keep the OWL questions in mind
throughout the chapters and the days. I seldom cover each
question on one day, but I do use the vocabulary, I observe, I
wonder, This links to me…. . To teach the children how to
interact with text and to think about their thinking, I decided
to read The Trumpet of the Swan, written by E.B. White aloud.
After each chapter, I am going to think-aloud about the chapter.
First read the title and the book jacket or back cover (or
both). THINK ALOUD: “I wonder who Louis is. I wonder if Louis is
the trumpeter swan. How did Sam Beaver and the swans start
talking to each other?” Read Chapter 1′s title: SAM. THINK
ALOUD: “Oh the back cover said that Sam agrees to help. I wonder
if Sam is the boy on the cover. Read Chapter 1 just the first
page then revisit the first paragraph. THINK ALOUD: Reread the
beginning: “Walking back to camp th