Sequencing+Events

Main Events, Sequencing thinking aloud activity. the story.
 * “Big Bill on the Move **** ” (Sidewalks) **
 * Objectives:**
 * Students will demonstrate their knowledge of vocabulary words from the text by responding to a
 * Students will make predictions based on their previewing of the text.
 * Students will show their comprehension of the text by answering thinking questions as they read.
 * Students will be able to compare and contrast the beginning of the story to the end.
 * Students will retell the events of the story through class discussion
 * Students will expand their knowledge by completing an open-ended question about a continuation of


 * Materials:**
 * Grammar handout
 * Vocabulary cards
 * Continuing story worksheet
 * Student textbooks

Key point: when to drop the “e” or add a consonant Complete #6-12 on handout
 * Get Started** à Mini lesson on adding endings to words (-ing, -ed).

=Before Reading:= -bring in coins and a dollar bill -play “I’m thinking of a…” (allow students to take turns) -display vocab words on index cards from previous lesson Read the title aloud à have students make a prediction about the story Page 98: //What characters do you see in the picture?// (a dollar bill, Big Bill) Page 100: //What does it look like the man is doing with the bill?//(buying something) Page 101: //Then what happens? (//a lady buys something & gets a dollar in change) //Three people have Bill. Money goes from one person to another often.// Page 102: //Where does Bill end up?// (in a bank) Page 103: //Does Bill look like he is in trouble? Does he look happy?//
 * Review vocabulary (coin, nickel, penny, dollar, and quarter)
 * Picture Walk
 * Stop the picture walk there, leave the end of the story a surprise.**

=During Reading:= //Pay attention to what happens first, next, and last.// //I wonder how the story will end. Where will Bill end up?// Page 99: //Now what has happened to Big Bill?// (a man picks him up) Page 100: //What is the man doing with Big Bill?// (buying something from a store) //Who did Big Bill meet in the man’s pocket? (//nickel) Page 101: //Who is Deb? (//store clerk) //Why does Deb hand Bill to the woman?// (the woman needed $1 in change) Page 102: //What happens next?// (Bill is dropped into a pot then a sack) Page 104: //What happens last in the story?// (A boy finds Big Bill in the fence)
 * Purpose clearly state à //What are the main events of this story?//
 * Begin a choral read with the students. Use the guided thinking questions below.

=After Reading:= //How is the beginning of the story similar to the end of the story?// (Bill is stuck somewhere and someone comes and picks him up) //Who are the characters in this story?// //What happens first, next, and last?// à //How would you continue the story?// //Think of at least one more event on Bill’s adventure by completing the worksheet.//
 * Discussion
 * Reread independently
 * Share different endings with other students.


 * Assessments**:
 * Students’ participation in vocabulary activity
 * Students’ discussion to questions before, during, and after reading.
 * Students’ completion of story continuation worksheet