Prediction Strategy
Warm-Up: 5 minutes
Thinking Reading: 20 minutes
The Prediction Strategy Pretest: 45
Vocabulary: 15 minutes
Wrap-up: 5 minutes
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Warm-up
Use complete sentences to write a one paragraph
(5 sentences) response to the following question:
• Maxwell's (Mighty) father blamed Maxwell for
being sent to prison, instead of taking
responsibility for his own actions. When might it
be hard to tell the truth even though you know
someone will have to face the consequences?
1.
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3.
4.
5.
Complete sentences have:
A capital letter at the beginning
Ending punctuation
Verb
Subject
Make sense when you read it
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• Agenda 11/08/12
Warm-Up: 5 minutes: Use complete sentences to write a one paragraph (5
sentences) response to the following question:
Maxwell's (Mighty) father blamed Maxwell for being sent to prison, instead
of taking responsibility for his own actions. When might it be hard to tell
the truth even though you know someone will have to face the
consequences?
Thinking Reading: Finish Reading Freak the Mighty. We will read Chapters
24 and 25 and briefly look at Freak’s Dictionary and the afterword of the
book. We will then re-write the ending to the book.
The Predication Strategy Test: 45 minutes: You will answer four questions
about four short paragraphs. To answer the first three questions for each
paragraph you will scan the paragraph quickly. You won’t read it word for
word. Don’t worry. These questions can be answered without reading the
whole story. Once you have answered these questions, you will read the
paragraph and answer the fourth question. I will model how to do each
step of the pretest.
Vocabulary – 15 minutes: We will redo the 7 Step Process for Vocabulary
Set 2. We need to reach mastery on this set of words. We will concentrate
on the first 5 only.
Wrap-up – 5 minutes: Review what we have done, what we will do next
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class, and Exit-Ticket.
The Prediction Strategy
You will answer four questions about four
short paragraphs. To answer the first three
questions for each paragraph you will scan the
paragraph quickly. You won’t read it word for
word. Don’t worry. These questions can be
answered without reading the whole story.
Once you have answered these questions, you
will read the paragraph and answer the fourth
question.
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Practice Passage
A. Before You Read: What word clues can you identify in
the passage below?
The day was cold and windy. Beth had been skating on the
frozen pond for nearly an hour. Suddenly she felt a cramp
in her left leg. She was nearly 50 yards from the shore, but
she had to stop. After a few minutes she could skate
again.
Scanning this paragraph, I notice that the word pond is
used. I also see the word frozen and cramp. So, I would
write these words down as “word clues” for Question A.
Do it.
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Practice Passage
B. Before You Read: What do you already know
about the topic suggested by the word clues?
The day was cold and windy. Beth had been
skating on the frozen pond for nearly an hour.
Suddenly she felt a cramp in her left leg. She was
nearly 50 yards from the shore, but she had to
stop. After a few minutes she could skate again.
Well, I already know that if a pond is frozen, it is
dangerous to walk on it. I also know that when
it is cold, I sometimes get cramps.
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Practice Passage
C. Before You Read: What do you predict the
passage will be mostly about?
Well, since I saw the words pond, frozen, and
cramp, and since I already know that it is
dangerous to walk on or play on frozen ponds
and you sometimes can get cramps in the cold, I
predict that this passage will mostly be about
doing something on a frozen pond and getting a
cramp.
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Passage Practice – Now Read the
Passage
The day was cold and windy. Beth had been
skating on the frozen pond for nearly an hour.
Suddenly she felt a cramp in her left leg. She
was nearly 50 yards from the shore, but she
had to stop. After a few minutes she could
skate again.
D. After You Read: What do you think will
happen next when Beth starts to skate again?
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Passage Practice
After reading the passage, I think that Beth
skated to the shore and went home to warm
up.
Do you have any questions about what to do?
Turn to the next page in your test booklets.
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Prediction Pretest
You will now answer the questions for the next four
passages just as I did with the Practice Examples. Read
Question A, then scan the paragraph to answer the
question. The do the same thing for Questions B and
C. Once you have read Question C, read the passage
and answer Question D.
You will not be timed on this activity, but you should
complete it in about 30 minutes. Raise your hand
when you are done, and I will collect your test booklet.
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Vocabulary
Once you finish the test, work on Vocabulary Set
3. We have done this already; however, no
one reached mastery on the test, therefore,
we need to redo it. If you need another copy
of Set 2, it is on the desk.
Remember to do each step of the vocabulary
process and write your work in the steno pad.
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Wrap-Up 5 Minutes
Today we did a warm-up about taking responsibility for
your own actions. We also finished reading Freak the
Mighty, making predictions and using context clues to
help use figure out the meanings of new words. We
did a pretest to see how good we already are at making
predictions. We also continued to work on vocabulary
Set 2 using the 7 Step Vocabulary Process. The next
class period, we will start reading a new novel, The
Bully. We will also start learning about the Prediction
Strategy and how to use it to help us become better
readers. We will also make a commitment to learn the
Prediction Strategy. Finally, we will continue to use the
7-Step Vocabulary Process on Set 2 words.
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Exit Ticket
1. Take out a sheet of paper and label it Exit Ticket 11/08/12. Make
sure you put your name and today’s date on it. Then answer these
questions. Turn you paper in to me, one at a time, when you are
finished. Then quietly clean up around your areas, put your binders
away, get your book bags, and wait quietly for dismissal.
1. What did you learn from the thinking reading today (new words,
predictions, connections with your own life)?
2. What did you learn while doing the pretest today?
3. What did you learn while doing the 7-Step Vocabulary Process
today?
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