SECOND READING This is a long session it may be divided. – Today we’re going to learn more not just about the elephants who – paint but Asian elephants in general. – Reintroduce the book and Circle Map from the first reading. Point to reading” on the frame. Read through what students remembered “first from the first reading. Write second reading in a different color. If the is too full, make another circle map with a frame. This map WAS from our reading. Now we’re going to use it again, to capture our thoughts from our second reading. ELEPHANTS CAN PAINT TOO! What is the title of the book we’re reading for a second time? The author of the book is also the teacher of elephants in the Arnold book. Her name is Katya Arnold. What’s the author’s name? Some books have different authors and illustrators, but in this book the author and the illustrator are the same person. FOLLOW THIS SIMILAR ROUTINE THROUGHOUT WHOLE SECOND READING: Re-read the text, pausing on each set of facing pages to capture student ideas and recalled information from the text and photos. On pages: “City/Jungle” What can we learn from the text and the photographs? There is snow in city and no leaves on trees. As students respond, annotate the circle map, grouping and/or The jungle has many plants and trees and the adding further information. elephant is tiny in comparison. Someone is riding the elephant.
SECOND READING This is a long session – it may be divided. Today we’re going to learn more – not just about the elephants who paint – but Asian elephants in general. Reintroduce the book and Circle Map from the first reading. Point to “first reading” on the frame. Read through what students remembered from the first reading. Write second reading in a different color. If the is too full, make another circle map with a frame. This map WAS from our reading. Now we’re going to use it again, to capture our thoughts from our second reading. What is the title of the book we’re reading for a second time? The author of the book is also the teacher of elephants in the book. Her name is Katya Arnold. What’s the author’s name? Some books have different authors and illustrators, but in this book the author and the illustrator are the same person. FOLLOW THIS SIMILAR ROUTINE THROUGHOUT WHOLE SECOND READING: Re-read the text, pausing on each set of facing pages to capture student ideas and recalled information from the text and photos. On “City/Jungle” pages: What can we learn from the text and the photographs? As students respond, annotate the circle map, grouping and/or adding further information. ELEPHANTS CAN PAINT TOO! Arnold There is snow in city and no leaves on trees. The jungle has many plants and trees and the elephant is tiny in comparison. Someone is riding the elephant.
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