GENERALIZATION ACROSS MATERIALS. Repeat this lesson using a poem instead of a story. Here are some poems and the responses you can use. The poems are provided in the student materials along with a response board. Poem questions Topic/ Context Other ideas “Wh” main clues idea/ theme Read aloud What is the first Theme: Figurative Use bites of this poem: stanza about? Nature language thunder and Song (thunder is loud) What is voice grasshoppers “Twelfth “The of Thunder.” What is the this poem above, the chirping so that The Mountain second stanza about? voice of students can Chant: A about? - The thunder, hear them. Navajo (grasshoppers sounds of within the Introduce Ceremony.* chirping) nature dark cloud.” imagery: How What is the Let’s figure the poet uses setting? out what words to help us (on land, in thunder is. picture in our nature, near When do we heads what is mountains. For a hear thunder? going on in the hint, refer to (During a poem. title, or highlight storm) Where does “mountain,” thunder come “land,” “dark clouds,” and from? (the sky) “plants.”) What does thunder sound like? (booming) *Access the poem here: REAL LIFE READING. After completing a chapter in class, send a copy of the chapter and a list of comprehension questions with a response board home for homework practice. Also allow the student to review completed chapters during free time to encourage reading as a leisure pursuit. Students could practice charting jobs they do in school, including schoolwork completed. This will help build self-determination skills. New Jersey is the state mentioned in this story. This creates an opportunity for students to read their own state name or recognize it on a map. OPTIONAL WRITING ACTIVITIES: There are two writing activities. The first activity can be done daily, or after reading a chapter or group of chapters. Both graphic organizers mentioned below can be found in the Teacher Materials document.
GENERALIZATION ACROSS MATERIALS. Repeat this lesson using a poem instead of a story. Here are some poems and the responses you can use. The poems are provided in the student materials along with a response board. Poem “Wh” questions Topic/ main idea/ theme Context clues Other ideas Read aloud this poem: “Twelfth Song of Thunder.” The Mountain Chant: A Navajo Ceremony.* What is the first stanza about? (thunder is loud) What is the second stanza about? (grasshoppers chirping) What is the setting? (on land, in nature, near mountains. For a hint, refer to title, or highlight “mountain,” “land,” “dark clouds,” and “plants.”) Theme: Nature What is this poem about? - The sounds of nature Figurative language “The voice above, the voice of thunder, within the dark cloud.” Let’s figure out what thunder is. When do we hear thunder? (During a storm) Where does thunder come from? (the sky) What does thunder sound like? (booming) Use bites of thunder and grasshoppers chirping so that students can hear them. Introduce imagery: How the poet uses words to help us picture in our heads what is going on in the poem. *Access the poem here: REAL LIFE READING. After completing a chapter in class, send a copy of the chapter and a list of comprehension questions with a response board home for homework practice. Also allow the student to review completed chapters during free time to encourage reading as a leisure pursuit. Students could practice charting jobs they do in school, including schoolwork completed. This will help build self-determination skills. New Jersey is the state mentioned in this story. This creates an opportunity for students to read their own state name or recognize it on a map. OPTIONAL WRITING ACTIVITIES: There are two writing activities. The first activity can be done daily, or after reading a chapter or group of chapters. Both graphic organizers mentioned below can be found in the Teacher Materials document.
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