Louanne Pig in Making the Team  First Reading

Nancy Carlson 

Text Strategy: Narrative Text Structure 

See Chapter 4 of Guided Reading the Four Blocks Way book 

• As children read, help them to note that the text is in two places. Stop at the end of the first block of text and have the children locate the picture that goes with it to the right.
• Keep in mind the events of the story. What happens in the beginning of the story? What should I remember as the important parts from the beginning? Who is better at cartwheels, Louanne or Arnie? How can you tell? I know that Louanne wants to try out for the cheerleading squad. What problem does she have? What do you think she can do to solve this problem?
• Keep in mind the events in the story. What happened in the middle of the story? What happened when Louanne tried out for the cheerleading squad? What happened when Arnie tried to catch a football? What do you think will happen when Arnie tries out for the football team?
• Keep in mind the events in the story. What happened at the end of the story? Was this what you thought would happen? How did you predict the story would end?

During reading

Make a list of events that happen in the story. What happens in the beginning? The middle? The end? 

After reading

Discuss the events and where in the text the children found these answers.

 
Louanne Pig in Making the Team  Second Reading 

Before reading – compare and contrast

When I read a story, I think about how the characters are alike and how they are different. At the beginning of the story I learned that both Louanne and Arnie wanted to try out for a team. Then I found out that Louanne, who wanted to be on the cheerleading squad couldn’t do a split. 

Start a venn diagram.  

Compare Louanne and Arnie 

During reading

Have the students read to find out information to add to the venn diagram. Use places in the text to justify your answers. 

After reading

Fill in the class venn diagram together.