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Anthony
Reynoso Born to Rope FIRST READING option 1
By
Martha Cooper
Objective: Students
will understand the distinguishing features of a biography.
Comprehension Strategy:
Inferences
Ideas for inference
come from the book, Strategies That Work.
Before
reading
Throughout
the story, the author leaves clues to lead the reader to make inferences
to better understand as the author’s white dog pops up in every story.
During
reading
Making
notes of where the inferences occur and what the inference is.
While the students
are reading, highlight or mark a sentence or picture with an “I” for inference.
Many teachers provide sticky notes so the students can write an “I” on
it then place it on the sentence or picture. Then have the students write
down the sentence or describe the picture that surfaces the inference.
Record what the inference was also.
After
reading
Class
discussion
To teach inferences,
the teacher should encourage children to use verbal responses such as:
* I think...
* Maybe it means...
* I’m guessing that...
* I predict...
An extension activity
for inference instruction is playing the game, charades. Taking turns
reading faces and body language is another good activity. We make inferences
about a person’s feelings based on their body language and facial expressions.
When a teacher feigns crying, the kids are likely to infer sadness.
Anthony
Reynoso Born to Rope ANOTHER FIRST READING option 2
By
Martha Cooper
Before
reading
Comprehension
Strategy: Inferences
If
your students are unfamiliar with inferences, you may want to use the
ERT strategy and guide their thinking while you read text selection together.
During
reading
Set
purposes for the reading of these pages:
While the children
are reading, guide their reading. Have the students read the assigned
pages with their partner. Instruct the students to tell their partner
what they think the answer is. Then find the place in the book that justifies
their answer.
Everyone Read To Strategy
(ERT...)
Pages 72-73 Everyone
Read to FIND out what things have been passed down to Anthony.
Everyone
Read to FIGURE out who seems to be telling this story. How
can
you
tell?
Everyone
Read to FIGURE out why Anthony’s father and grandfather
begin
teaching
him to be a charro when he is so young.
Pages 74-75 Everyone
Read to FIND out why it will be helpful to have his grandparents
close
by.
Pages 76-78 Everyone
Read to FIND out what are some things that Anthony does
with
his
family on the weekends.
Everyone
Read to FIGURE out how Anthony feels about these weekend
activities.
Pages 79-85 Everyone
Read to FIND out what are some things that Anthony does
during
the
school week?
Everyone
Read to FIGURE out why Anthony gets nervous watching the
other
performers.
Everyone
Read to FIGURE out how does Anthony feel when he spins the
rope
from
his teeth.
After reading
each segment, discuss the question, have the students find evidence in
the text that supports their answers.
Anthony Reynoso
Born to Rope Second Reading
By Martha Cooper
Before
reading
Text
Strategy: Reading an autobiography. Teacher should lead a discussion of
what is an autobiography. Discuss the genre. Help students understand
the characteristics of a autobiography.
- It is the true
story of a real person’s life. It may tell about a whole life or one
or more events from that life.
- The author may
create dialogue and details to add interest, but the story is true to
the facts.
- It includes the
story elements of setting, characterization, plot and theme.
During
reading
While
you are reading, think about how you know this selection is a biography.
Think about where in the text supports your answers.
After
reading
Teacher
should lead a discussion. As a group identify details that show this selection
is a autobiography. Use the text to justify your answers.
Writing Connected
to Reading
Have the children
complete a autobiography poem about Anthony Reynoso using the book to
fill in the answers.
Line 1: First Name
Line 2: Four adjectives
describing line 1
Line 3: son/daughter
of __________
Line 4: who loves
________, __________, _________
Line 5: who feels
________, __________, _________
Line 6: who needs
________, __________, _________
Line 7: who gives
________, __________, _________
Line 8: who fears
________, __________, _________
Line 9: who would
like to see ________, __________, _________
Line 10: resident
of _________.
Line 11: Last name
Another writing extension
is to have the students’ write biographies.
Tips for writing a
biography:
- Start with an important
event or a special fact about the person
- In the main part
of the biography, write about the person’s early life first. Then tell
about the person’s later years.
- Write an exciting
title that will get a reader’s attention.
Anthony Reynoso
Born to Rope Third Reading
By Martha Cooper
Before
reading
Author’s
Purpose Objective: Students will identify an author’s purpose in a text.
Author’s purpose is
the author’s reason for writing. Authors write for different reasons.
They might want to explain something, tell an interesting story, share
their feelings about something, or convince readers to think a certain
way or do something. An author may try to inform, or explain something,
or try to entertain you. Have students identify the purpose of one of
their own writings.
During
reading
Select
a few of these questions to lead a discussion about author’s purpose.
- Read pages 74-75.
What do you think the author’s purpose is here? Why do you think that?
- Why do you think
Martha Cooper and Ginger Gordon made this book? Use details and information
from the story to support your answer.
- Why do you think
the author and photographer chose to include the photos and text on
page 82?
- What reason do
you think the author has to include so many pictures of Anthony and
his dad roping?
- Why do you think
the authors explain that Rodeo is Mexico’s national sport?
- What do the authors
want readers to know about Anthony’s work as a student?
- Why do you think
readers are told that only Anthony’s best friends know about his trick
roping?
- What message do
you think the authors are giving readers by describing the amount of
time Anthony spends practicing?
After
reading
Discuss
the answers using the text to support your answers.
Writing
Connected to Reading
What
was your favorite word, line, or paragraph in this story? Explain.
Why did the authors
write Anthony Reynoso Born to Rope? Explain why you think this.
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