Fiction Texts and Activities
The Enormous Crocodile,
The Vicar of Nibbleswicke,
The Magic Finger,
The Twits
Guided Reading Objectives:
The students will be able to identify characteristics from Roald Dahl’s biography
in the stories.
The students will be able to make tracks in their reading using post- it notes to
record their connections from the text to their lives, the world and other texts.
The students will utilize text codes to differentiate and keep track of their thinking.
The students will be able to recognize and analyze character traits including
physical, emotional and motivational. Utilizing Character Maps.
The students will be able to compare and contrast information using a Venn
Diagram.
The students will be able to identify character motivation by using a Cause and
Effect Organizer.
The students will be able to respond to questions about text using higher order
thinking skills.
The students will be able to answer open ended questions using the TAGS
formula for writing a paragraph.
The students will be able to support their thinking with evidence from the text.
The students will be able to think critically and ask questions about the events of
the book.
The students will be able to think critically to question decisions made by the
author.