Connect and Engage: Text-to-Self
1. Student Outcomes: Students will distinguish important information from interesting details when reading narrative nonfiction.
2. Standards:
a. English Language Arts: Fluency: 2.1) Ask and answer such questions as who, what, where, when, why, and how to demonstrate understanding of key details in a text. [RL.2.1]
b. Social Studies: Living and Working Together: 2.2) Identify national historical figures and celebrations that exemplify fundamental democratic values, including equality, justice, and responsibility for the common good.
3. Materials/Media/Technology:
a. Book: Squanto’s Journey: The Story of the First Thanksgiving by Joseph Bruchac and illustrated by Greg Shed
b. Fast Track to First Impression …show more content…
Allow time for students to share. Thanksgiving is just a few weeks away and I thought this would be the perfect time to share with you a wonderful book about our national holiday. Look at the cover of this book about a man named Squanto. You may have heard of him before. Let’s scan the pictures and skim the words together to get a preview about him. When I say scan and skim, I mean look over the pages. I’ve given each of you a sheet called “Fast Track to First Impressions.” As we scan and skim, I want you to answer the questions on the sheet. This is going to help us preview the book and helps us navigate our way through the text. Don’t panic! We are going to do this together. Based on the cover, do you think you will like the book? The first question on your worksheet asks why or why not? I want you to take a minute to write your answer. For example, I will say yes because it looks really interesting. Allow time for students to write their answers and share. Let’s now look over the pages, this is when we will scan and skim. Don’t try to read the pages, just look at the title, the illustrations, and the captions. Turn and talk to each other about what you learned about Squanto just from scanning and skimming the pages. Who has some
1. Student Outcomes: Students will distinguish important information from interesting details when reading narrative nonfiction.
2. Standards:
a. English Language Arts: Fluency: 2.1) Ask and answer such questions as who, what, where, when, why, and how to demonstrate understanding of key details in a text. [RL.2.1]
b. Social Studies: Living and Working Together: 2.2) Identify national historical figures and celebrations that exemplify fundamental democratic values, including equality, justice, and responsibility for the common good.
3. Materials/Media/Technology:
a. Book: Squanto’s Journey: The Story of the First Thanksgiving by Joseph Bruchac and illustrated by Greg Shed
b. Fast Track to First Impression …show more content…
Allow time for students to share. Thanksgiving is just a few weeks away and I thought this would be the perfect time to share with you a wonderful book about our national holiday. Look at the cover of this book about a man named Squanto. You may have heard of him before. Let’s scan the pictures and skim the words together to get a preview about him. When I say scan and skim, I mean look over the pages. I’ve given each of you a sheet called “Fast Track to First Impressions.” As we scan and skim, I want you to answer the questions on the sheet. This is going to help us preview the book and helps us navigate our way through the text. Don’t panic! We are going to do this together. Based on the cover, do you think you will like the book? The first question on your worksheet asks why or why not? I want you to take a minute to write your answer. For example, I will say yes because it looks really interesting. Allow time for students to write their answers and share. Let’s now look over the pages, this is when we will scan and skim. Don’t try to read the pages, just look at the title, the illustrations, and the captions. Turn and talk to each other about what you learned about Squanto just from scanning and skimming the pages. Who has some