#2355. Paddle of the Sea GR predictions and rivet

4 Blocks, level: Elementary
Posted Sat Aug 25 18:59:31 PDT 2001 by deb ().
Dowagiac School teachers,
Concepts Taught: this lesson will work with any chapter book

Paddle to the Sea

Chapter One

Before Reading
See Rivet procedure on page 70, Guided Reading the Four Blocks Way

Lake Superior
wilderness
Indians
whittling
canoe
journey

Set purpose -- as you read chapter one today, place highlighting tape on these words. Pay attention to the RIVET words. How are they used? Are these the most important words?

During reading
Read with partners

After reading
Read the sentences that include the RIVET words. Discuss that these words helped focus us on our reading. Teacher should say, I chose JOURNEY because it is an important word in the book because......

Chapter Two

Before Reading
Review that yesterday the teacher chose important vocabulary words.

Set Purpose -- Today while you are reading Chapter two with a partner, I want you to decide on 4, 5, or 6 important words. Use highlighting tape or sticky notes to record the words on.

During reading
Read with partners

After reading
List the chosen words and put a tally mark after each word to indicate how many times the word is chosen. Decide through class discussion which words the students feel are the most important. Remember to stress USING THE BOOK to justify answers.

Chapter Three
Before Reading
Rivet
Set purpose -- as you read chapter one today, place highlighting tape on these words. Pay attention to the RIVET words. How are they used? Are these the most important words?

During reading
Read with partners

After reading
Read the sentences that include the RIVET words. Discuss that these words helped focus us on our reading. Teacher should say, I chose ______ because it is an important word in the book because......

Chapter Four
Repeat the Chapter Two procedure.

Chapter Five
Repeat the Chapter One and Three procedure.

Go back and forth between the teacher choosing and the children choosing the vocabulary words.

AFTER several chapters, I notice that my students are ready to switch to another comprehension lesson. So I then switch to teaching PREDICTIONS.

Before Reading --
Making Predictions. Have the class sit in a circle. Re-read the last paragraph of yesterday's chapter. Make a prediction of what you think might happen. Then go around the circle, "I think ________ might happen."

During Reading --
Think about the predictions that you and your classmates made while you are reading today. What sentences in the story change what your predictions are?

After Reading --
Sit in a circle and share how the predictions change.

Continue the next several chapters making predictions and noting how the text helps change the predictions.