The Prediction Strategy: Lesson 4
Check for Clues - The “L” Step
Objectives
1. To forecast the Prediction Strategy
and integrate strategies previously
learned while reading.
2. To provide a model for the “L” Step
3. To practice the “L” Step with a
variety of materials
4. To continue learning vocabulary
Assignments
1. Vocabulary Set 2 – words 1 through 5
a. Steno pad check December 6 – all five words
should have the 7-Step Process completed and the study
steps completed.
b. Test Monday December the 10th
2. Book Study – Due 12/17/2012
3. If 80% of the class scores 80% or higher, we will have
a celebration to be voted on by the class and
approved by Mrs. Dixon and Mr. Kirkland and Dr.
Williams.
Agenda
5 Minutes: Warmup
20 Minutes: Thinking Reading: The Bully –
December 4: Chapter 4; December 6: Chapter 5
25 Minutes: Learn the “L” Step
15 Minutes: Vocabulary – Set 2 – First 5 Words
15 Minutes: Book Study, December 4:Review
and December 6:Progress Check
5 Minutes: Wrap-Up/Exit Ticket
Warm-up: 5 Minutes
Read the passages below and write a definition
for the bold italicized word.
1. “Darrell,” his mother scolded, “that’s not
enough to keep a bird alive. How you gonna
grow taller and heavier if you eat like that?”
2. Even though the sky was dreary and rain
seemed to be lurking in the swollen clouds,
Darrell chose to walk to school.
Thinking Reading: The Bully – Chapter
4, page 38 – 50; 20 Minutes
Learn the “L” Step
Over the past few days, you have been
practicing the first step of the Prediction
Strategy, Check for Clues. Today we will
continue learning the Prediction Strategy by
adding the second step, Link to Prior
Knowledge. Do you have any questions?
Get out your copy of this outline and fill it
in during instruction.
The second step of the prediction strategy
is Link to Prior Knowledge. Please write this
on your outline as I write it on the outline
on the board.
This means that you need to link or connect
the clues you found in the “C” Step to what
you already know about those things. To
do this, you ask yourself two questions.
The first question is :What do the clues
suggest about the topic of the passage?”
Write this question on you outline under
the “L”.
The second question is “What do I already
know about this topic?” Write this question
on your outline on the second line under
the “L”.
I will now explain the two questions.
Look at the novel, The Bully. I can use the “C” Step to identify clues that will
help me make predictions. Looking at the cover, I will use the “C” Step to
look for clues from the title, the author, and visual clues. I see the title of the
book is The Bully; therefore, I can predict that the novel will have something
to do with a bully. I can use the “C” Step to find clues from the author’s
name. The author Paul Langan. I know that Paul Langan write for the
Bluford Series and that these novels are about the lives of kids facing
challenges in life. Therefore, I can predict that this book will be about a
young person being bullied. I can use the “C” Step to find visual clues. When
I look at the cover, I see a you man whose books are scattered at his feet and
he is picking them up as he looks up at someone. I can see from the shadow
behind him that the someone he is looking up at is very big: bigger than he
is. Therefore, I can predict that this person is being bullied by someone
larger than him. I can use the “C” Step to look for reading clues. I see words
in italics about a boy named Darrell thinking he is going to be killed by a
person named Tyray. These italicized words also tell me that Darrell has been
in California for only three days and he already thinks that he is going to die
on the street. Therefore, I can predict that a boy named Darrell has just
moved to California and is being bullied by a boy named Tyray. If I read the
words in white on the back cover, I see that these words tell me about
Darrell and his mother moving from Philadelphia to California and that
Darrell has to decide whether to keep running from the bully or to find some
way to fight back.
Now that we have identified some important clues,
we need to apply the “L” Step of the Predicition
Strategy. To do that, we beging by asking ourselves
“What do these clues suggest about the topic of the
passage?” In other words, given the clues we have
found, what do we think the passage is going to be
about? Well in this case, I think the clues are telling
me that a boy named Darrell has just moved from
Philadelphia to California with his mother and that he
is being bullied by a boy named Tyray. I also think the
clues are telling me that Darrell has been giving in to
the bullying and will have to decide whether to
continue to give in to the bullying or fight back in
some way.”
Next, we need to answer the question, “What do I already know
about this topic?” Have I read anything about it before? If so,
what was it? Have I already studied it before or seen something
on television about it? If so, what do I remember about it? In
this case, I know that I was bullied by a student in the sixth
grade and one day decided to fight back. I remember feeling
depressed, angry, and scared while being bullied. I remember
feeling scared that I would get hurt or in trouble if I fought back.
I remember one day just feeling like I could not stand to be
bullied another day and how scared I was when I fought back. I
also remember how good it felt when I was able to fight back
and stop the bullying. I also remember teaching students about
bullying and how bullying destroys lives and what to do if they
are being bullied. I have also see TV shows about people being
bullied and know how much a person’s life can be hurt if they do
not tell someone and ask for help in ending the bullying.
As you can see, this is a self-questioning step. You ask
yourself these questions to cue yourself to think
about and review what you know about the subject.
When you are first learning the strategy, you might
need a little more time to read like this. Don’t worry,
though; you will get faster. More than anything else,
your memory and understanding will improve.
Look at the two questions
on the TPS Score Sheet for
the “L” Step. Place an “X”
on the score sheet in front
of each question if you see
me do what it says.
While I model this step, I
expect you to listen closely
to what I do and mark the
score sheet with an “X” if I
state the two questions and
talk about things to answer
each question.
Before I can apply the “L” Step, I must first apply the
“C” Step, Check for Clues. I did that in our last
session.
What were the clues that I identified during our last
lesson?
Once you have found several clues, what’s the next
step of the Prediction Strategy?
What do the clues suggest about the topic of the
passage?
What’s the first question in the “L” Step that you ask
yourself?
Based on the clues you’ve found, what do you think
this passage is going to be about?
What’s the second question in the “L” Step that you
ask yourself?
What do I already know about this topic?
What are some things that you know about this topic?
What does each item on the sheet mean?
You will now practice the “L” Step with a partner.
You will use the same pairs as you did for the “C” Step.
Groups: These groups are non-negotiable.
Group 1: Keywonie and Karon
Group 2: Demarion and Taishon
Group 3: Zanassia and Darius
Group 4: Zazjah and Shadon
Group 5: Josh and Yatziri
Group 6: Gregory H. and Gregory C.
You will need several copies of the TPS Score Sheet for
the “L” Step.
You will use passage 1B from the Prediction Strategy
Student Book.
Now it’s time to practice this step with your partner. You and your partner will
take turns being both the reader and the coach.
As the reader, your job is to use the “L” Step just like I did in my model. That
means you should think aloud as you ask yourself each question. You may use
your outline of the Link to Prior Knowledge step if you wish. Your goal is to
practice the “L” Step to proficency. That means you must earn a score of 100
percent on your score sheet.
In order to perform the “L” Step, you will also have to apply the “C” Step.
However, your partner will only check your usage of the “L” Step for this practice.
If you need to use your outline of the “C” Step to remember what to do, though,
please do.
As the coach, your job is to listen carefully to the reader and place an “X” in front
of each item on the “L” Step score sheet that you hear the reader mention. Once
the reader has finished using the “L” Step, count the total number of X’s and
figure out the corresponding percentage. Be sure to write that percentage, plus
the reader’s name, your name, the date, and the passage number on the score
sheet. Then give the score sheet to the reader and provide feedback about what
he or she did well and what needs to be worked on.
Readers, once you get this score sheet from your p;artner, write a goal for your
continued use of the strategy and record your score on your Practice Record Form.
If you need help doing this, raise your hand, and I’ll hel you.
Finally, switch places as reader and coach, and repeat this whole process with the
same passage. If you need additional practice to do this, use one of the other
passages at the same level in your student book.
Are there any questions about how to conduct a partner practice?
Monitor students as they practice. Answer any
questions. Help students record on the TPS Practice
Record Form. This is a visual of their progress.
Record all scores on the Progress Monitoring for
Individual Steps.
Individual Practice With Each Student
Record on Progress Monitoring for Individual Steps.
Circle the passage you scored.
New passgae until 100% accuracy.
100% accuracy, new passage until 2 levels higher.
Work on Vocabulary Sets
Work on Book Study