- Unit 5
- Level 3
- 3 days
- pridict and infer
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Standards Addressed:
- RI.1.4
- RL.1.1
- RL.1.10
Lesson Materials/Resources
Objectives
The goal of this exemplar is to teach young students to read closely and critically in order to comprehend complex literary text. In this lesson sequence, the teacher uses a variety of strategies to actively engage students in searching for meaning in the figurative language and rich vocabulary of a poem. Students learn to test inferences against specific details of the text, to take three dimensional “notes” and to use those notes to more deeply understand the meaning of the poem. Discussion and a short writing exercise help students to synthesize what they have learned.
Assessment/CFU
As a culminating activity, students synthesize their understanding in a brief writing piece which combines words and pictures. The balance of words and pictures in the response can be adjusted reflect the developmental needs of the students, making the lesson easy to adjust for a variety of grade levels.
Opening/Warmup/Connecting Prior Knowledge
Prep: copy the poem onto chart paper
Read the poem aloud as a riddle, omitting the title. Invite the students to guess what the subject of the poem might be.
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