During reading, stop three to five times to model your thinking. Your think-alouds should be brief so as not to interrupt the flow The text says, she had heard them, and sometimes of the story. while they were still going on, Grace would act them out." Teacher think-aloud: "It really seems like Grace is creative since she can act out stories. I wonder what else she will be creative with in this story.” After the read-aloud have students do a turn and talk with their neighbor focusing on one or two the focus questions below. Sample answers to focus questions: She would pretend to be that character. DAILY FOCUS QUESTIONS: She could not be Peter Pan because she was a girl. What would Grace do after hearing or reading a story? She could not be Peter Pan because she was black. Why did Raj say Grace couldn’t play Peter Pan? The teacher held auditions to choose who was best Why did Natalie say that Grace couldn’t play Peter Pan? for each part. What did the teacher do to solve the problem? They went to the ballet to see Rosalie Wilkins in Where did Nana and Grace go on Saturday? Romeo and Juliet. Who was to play Peter Pan? was cast as Peter Pan. Everyone voted for Grace. THIRD READING: Whole class responds to the focus questions for the day. DAILY FOCUS QUESTION: What do we know about each of the characters that Grace acts See sample completed chart for responses. out? Why did the author show Grace acting as the characters Joan of Sample Answer to Focus Question: Arc and Anansi the Spider? All of the characters that the author mentioned in the story have similar characteristics of being brave and determined, Note to Teacher: Students may need to review the proper and which Grace exemplified by the end of the story. receive background knowledge about the historical characters and how they helped to develop Grace as a character
During reading, stop three to five times to model your thinking. Your think-alouds should be brief so as not to interrupt the flow of the story. After the read-aloud have students do a turn and talk with their neighbor focusing on one or two the focus questions below. DAILY FOCUS QUESTIONS: What would Grace do after hearing or reading a story? Why did Raj say Grace couldn’t play Peter Pan? Why did Natalie say that Grace couldn’t play Peter Pan? What did the teacher do to solve the problem? Where did Nana and Grace go on Saturday? Who was to play Peter Pan? The text says, she had heard them, and sometimes while they were still going on, Grace would act them out." Teacher think-aloud: "It really seems like Grace is creative since she can act out stories. I wonder what else she will be creative with in this story.” Sample answers to focus questions: She would pretend to be that character. She could not be Peter Pan because she was a girl. She could not be Peter Pan because she was black. The teacher held auditions to choose who was best for each part. They went to the ballet to see Rosalie Wilkins in Romeo and Juliet. was cast as Peter Pan. Everyone voted for Grace. THIRD READING: Whole class responds to the focus questions for the day. DAILY FOCUS QUESTION: What do we know about each of the characters that Grace acts out? Why did the author show Grace acting as the characters Joan of Arc and Anansi the Spider? Note to Teacher: Students may need to review the proper and receive background knowledge about the historical characters and how they helped to develop Grace as a character See sample completed chart for responses. Sample Answer to Focus Question: All of the characters that the author mentioned in the story have similar characteristics of being brave and determined, which Grace exemplified by the end of the story.
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