Nutik, the Wolf Pup
by Jean Craighead George
Anita Archer created this Power Point to model
preparation for a primary reading lesson and the use of
sentence starters to support students’ comprehension
responses.
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Decoding - Tell words
(These words are irregular. Say the word and have students repeat
the word.)
world
caught
wolf
wolves
warned
2
Decoding - part by part
(These words are regular and can be decoded with teacher
assistance. Loop under the word, segmenting the word into parts.)
Eskimo
lively
shadow
tundra
bottle
hungry
sickly
midnight
crescent
rabbit
3
Decoding - past tense
(Have students sound out the root word and then have them read
the past tense verb.)
starve
starved
share
shared
answer
answered
bounce
bounced
woof
woofed
snuggle
snuggled
4
Vocabulary Review
(Tell students the meaning of a word. Have them form the number
corresponding to the correct word on their desks with their fingers.
Then have them hold their hands up.)
1. noble
2. promised
3. gleamed
4. wiggled
5. beloved
6. glanced
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Comprehension Strategy
(Introduce comprehension strategy.)
What I read
What I know
Inference
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Page 129
(Have students read a designated portion of the passage. After
the material has been read, ask students a question, provide
a sentence starter, have them share with partners, and then
randomly call on an individual.)
• What is this story about?
• Start by saying:
• This story is about…………..
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Pages 130 -131 What is it like where the little
boy lived? (I do it. Strategy Instruction)
What I read
What I know
Inference
8
Pages 132 - 133 How did the boy Amaroq get
his name? (We do it. Strategy Instruction)
What I read
What I know
Inference
9
Pages 132 - 133 Why did Julie bring home the
pups? Julie brought the pups home because…
(We do it.. Strategy Instruction)
What I read
What I know
Inference
10
Pages 134-135 Do you think Amaroq will begin
to love the wolf pup? Why? (We do it. Strategy Instruction)
What I read
What I know
Inference
11
Pages 136 and 137. What do you think when
the fall arrives? When fall arrives, I think…….
(We do it. Strategy Instruction)
What I read
What I know
Inference
12
Pages 138- 139 Why do you think Amaroq runs
when he hears the wolves? I think Amaroq ran
when he heard the wolves because…….(You do it.)
What I read
What I know
Inference
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