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Small Group 23
Small Group 23
02/03/2016
SmallGroupGuidedReadingLesson
20Minutes
Objectives:
Studentswillusetheirbackgroundknowledgeandcontextcluesfromthetexttomake
predictionsonwhatthisbookwillbeabout.
Studentswillbeabletoreadfluentlywhentheyareaskedtoreadaloud.
Whenastudentcomestoawordtheyareunfamiliarwith,theywillbeabletouse
decodingstrategiestodiscovertheword.
Studentswillbeabletowritedownonewayfossilsarefoundattheendofthebook.
Standards:
CCSS.ELALITERACY.RI.3.1
Askandanswerquestionstodemonstrateunderstanding
ofatext,referringexplicitlytothetextasthebasisfortheanswers.
CCSS.ELALITERACY.RF.3.4
Readwithsufficientaccuracyandfluencytosupport
comprehension.
CCSS.ELALITERACY.RI.3.2
Determinethemainideaofatextrecountthekeydetails
andexplainhowtheysupportthemainidea.
Materials:
UncoveringthePast,BySharonRichards(LevelM)
StickyNotes
Pencil
Procedure:
1. Takeabookwalktogether:
Asawholegroupwewilllookthroughthepagesandmake
predictionsonwhatthisbookwillbeabout.Thisisagreatwaytoseewhatbackground
knowledgethestudentshavealready.BelowaresomeguidedquestionsIwillbeasking
thegroup
a. Onthecoverofthepage,
Whatcouldthisbookbeabout?Whatdoyouthinkthis
bookisaboutbylookingatthetitleandthepictureonthecover?
b. Page3,
Whatisthatcalledinthepicture?(Answer:MagnifyingGlass)Whouses
these?Whatisitusedfor?
c. Page6,
Onthispagetheauthortalksabouttarpits.Whoknowswhattaris?
Whatdoyouthinkhappenedtotheanimalsthatwalkedintothetarpit?
d. Page13,
Thehighlightedwordonthispageisevidence,whydoscientistsneed
evidence?
2. Popcornreading:
Oncewehavetakenabookwalktogether,wewillpopcornreadasa
group.Iwillexplaintherulesthatyoucanreadonepageandthenmustpopcornto
someonewhohasntreadyet.Ifyoucometoawordyouarenotfamiliarwithtryto
sounditout,oryoumayaskafriendandtheycanhelpyou.Ifyouarentreadingyou
needtobefollowingalongbecauseIwillbeaskingquestionsthroughoutourreading.
3. ExitSlip:
AfterreadingthebookIwillsay,
Inthisbookwelearnedabouthowscientist
findcluesandevidenceoffossilsinmanydifferentways.Writeonastickynoteone
placewhereyoucouldfindafossil.
AccommodationsforELL:
ForELLstudentswhohaveahardtimereadingaloud,Iallowthem
topickapartnertoreadwithwhentheyarepopcorned.Thisgivesthestudentsmore
confidencetoreadlouderbecauseastudentisreadingaloudwiththem.Whenitcomestothe
exitslip,iftheyhavetroublewritingIwillallowthemtotellmetheanswerorally.