Pausing
Kung Fu Punctuation
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0KJ9hRgE0e0)
Thoughtful readers recognise the different types of
punctuation while reading. This is because you need to
pause for different types of punctuation helping you be
more fluent.
Mini Lesson:
Students will be introduced to Kung Fu Punctuation. Why
do they think it will help with their reading? Why is
punctuation important when you read? Class will read a
text together incorporating all of the moves of Kung Fu
Punctuation. They will discuss the accents of the
punctuation so they can understand the power or flow of
the punctuation. This will then become an anchor chart
which will be used throughout the duration of the unit.
Application:
Students use their own guided/reciprocal reading texts.
They note the punctuation that is being used. Practise
reading with a partner using Kung Fu Punctuation sounds.
They record themselves reading a text and critique
themselves using the rubric.
Success Criteria:
Students are able to identify various types of punctuation
and understand that the length of pausing differs between
various punctuation.
Short breath at commas, full stop with voice going
down using Kung Fu Punctuation
Thoughful readers take short pauses during commas and
take longer pauses at full stops, this is because it helps
students to understand what they are reading.
Mini Lesson:
Students discuss the differences between a comma and a
full stop. They will articulate what they are thinking when
they come to these types of punctuation and define when
these types of punctuation are used. They will use Kung
Fu Punctuation during a shared reading. Explicit teaching
and understanding that a comma is a short breath, while a
full stop is a longer pause and that your voice finishes on
a down.
Application:
Students will use ‘Show me’ and record each other for a
minute of reading. They will provide peer feedback to each
other with a focus on the learning intention. They will re
read following peer feedback and see if their pausing at
commas and full stops have improved.
Success Criteria:
Students will be able to articulate where they are on the
rubric, how they are going and where they are going highlighting the areas they need to improve on.
Videos to uploaded to YouTube Private and placed in their
Prezi
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Exclamation and Question Marks
Thoughtful readers understand the difference between
how exclamation and question marks are read. This is
because it helps the reader read more fluently and gain a
better understanding of the text.
Mini Lesson:
The difference between dog! and dog? Miss Rosie! and
Miss Rosie?
Students discuss how their voice changes because of the
punctuation. Students practise using different words and
phrases and notice the difference between the two.
Shared reading of text on IWB which has a focus on
question marks and exclamation marks. Re visit Kung Fu
Punctuation.
Application:
Students will read a dialogue in pairs and will focus on
pausing especially at commas, full stops, question marks
and exclamation marks based on their Fountas and
Pinnell ability. They will record and peer assess each
other. Using the rubric and feedback tool - they will focus
on how well they are doing.
Success Criteria:
In their books students will re cap the things they have
learnt this week in pausing and why it is crucial to reading.
Integration of all punctuation
Thoughtful readers pause to reflect punctuation and add
meaning to the text. This is so you can become a more
fluent reader.
Mini Lesson:
Modelled reading with a focus on all of the punctuation.
They will rate the teacher out of 5 using the anchor chart
that was created. They will then see how it relates back to
the created rubric. Students will have a chance to practice
their pausing at punctuation before their post
assessment.
Application:
Record their video based on their iRead text. They will
listen back and assess themselves using the fluency
rubric.
Success Criteria:
Students will add their final pausing video to Prezi and will
write down what pausing is and how it makes their reading
more fluent and give more meaning.