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4th
Grade
Yingtao’s New Friend FIRST
READING
Yang the Youngest
and His Terrible Ear
By Lensey Namioka
Before
reading
Who
Mixed Up Our Sentences? GRTFBW, chapter 13 pages 126-127. The order of
the sentences is the most important aspect of paragraph structure. The
linear logic of a paragraph is like a thread sewn through the sentences,
one at a time, in sequence. Taking the sentences out of order destroys
the logic of most paragraphs. By mixing up the sentences from the first
paragraph of a book, story, chapter, or article, you can present students
with a problem in paragraph logic. Presenting this problem to students
as a group task helps them become more sensitive to the linear logic of
paragraphs and the other meaning and structure clues that reflect that
logic.
My parents thought
that Third Sister and I were very lucky.
That is, he asked
each of us to play a few bars of music alone.
They signed us up
for the orchestra right away.
We discovered that
our school had an after school orchestra which met twice a week.
They never even asked
us whether we wanted to join.
Before Third Sister
and I could play in the orchestra, the conductor gave us an audition.
During
reading
Read
to find out what events led to the two boys becoming friends.
After
reading
Use
sequence words to write the events in order (first, next, then, finally…etc.)
4th Grade
Yingtao’s New Friend SECOND
READING
Yang the Youngest
and His Terrible Ear
By Lensey Namioka
Before
reading
Students
will recognize and make comparisons and contrasts and support them with
text evidence. Lead a discussion about how this school year is different
from last year and how this school year is the same. Tell the students
that when they tell how the two years are the same, they are comparing
them. When they tell how the years are different they are contrasting.
As students read, they can compare and contrast their own experiences
with what happens in the story. They also can compare and contrast characters
and events within the story.
During
reading
- Today
while you are reading notice how Matthew and Yingtao are alike and
different.
- Today while you
are reading notice how Yingtao and his sister are alike and different.
- Today while you
are reading notice how Yingtao’s parents are alike and different from
your parents.
After
reading
Complete
a Venn Diagram.
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