1. Responding to Literature Houghton Mifflin Grade 3 D. Crisler 2012/2013

2. The Lost and Found Take a field trip to the lost and found at your school. Discussion: Have you ever lost something at school ? Do you think it is a good idea to have a lost and found? How is it helpful? What could you do to make sure you find your lost item? Read the student handbook regarding the Lost and Found (SUSD p. 16 ). Read and underline key ideas. Write a morning announcement to read over the intercom about the lost and found. (Ex: location, writing your name on items such as coats, lunchbox, balls, etc.)

3. What I Noticed… What I think… Field Trip Student Handbook Lost and Found

4. Write an announcement (example) If you ever lose something at school the first place you should check is ________________. It is located _________________________. As written in the student handbook on p. ____ it states ________________________. This means _______________________________. If you hope to find your lost item be sure to ____________________________________.

5. Do you think Wendell and Floyd would be good friends to have? Use examples from the story to support your answer. Who was talking? What did they say? “Quote” Where were they? Explain Quote Here… Analysis This shows….. This Proves…. It seems... Page # Wendell was talking to _______ Floyd was talking to __________

6. EXAMPLE Who was talking? What did they say? “Quote” Where were they? Explain Quote Here… Analysis This shows….. This Proves…. It seems... Page # Floyd was talking to Wendell “I guess we should go in after her.” Principal’s office Here the author shows Floyed is concerned. This shows he is more concerned about Mona than getting in more trouble himself. He is willing to take the risk. 25 Floyd was talking to Mona “How about this one?” The hat room Here the author shows Floyd is helping to search for the hat. It seems Floyd wants to help Mona find her lost hat. 36

7. Example (Secret Recipe) When Wendell and Floyd were in the principal’s office, Mona disappeared in the Lost and Found bin. Floyd turned to Wendell and said, “I guess we should go in after her.” Here Floyd shows he is a concerned about Mona. This shows that even though he realizes he might get in even more trouble, Floyd is willing to take a risk in order to help Mona. Obviously, Floyd would be a good friend to have because he is thinking more about Mona than himself.

8. Example of Simplified Frame I think _________________ (would/would not) be a good friend (who) to have because when they were ________________________ (where) on page _____, ___________ said “__________________”. (page #) (who) (quote) This shows __________________________________ because ________________________________. For this reason I think I (would/would not) like to have _______________ as a friend.

9. Additional Extensions You may want to choose one of the extension activities on the following slides to focus on additional skills or to help students make connections.

10. Assessment Idea HM Strategy: Summarize S1C6PO4 HM Comprehension: Sequence Events S2C1PO3 Sub objective: Distinguish between fantasy/realism Activity Day one: On paper strips have students turn to specific pages (provided) and summarize what is happening in each part of the story (one summary sentence per strip). Place strips in envelop for use the next day. Summary Strip Pages: p. 20-21, p. 23, p. 26-27, p. 30-31, p. 34, p. 36-45 write your own strip from the ending of the story. Day two: Take a large piece of construction paper and have students fold it into four boxes. Number the boxes. Students retrieve sentence strips and place one in each box then illustrate. The first box is for the title of the story and their name and date. In the eighth box students divide it into two parts and record two events front the story which depict fantasy and two which depict realism.

11. 1. What a Character! That Mona-she’s a real character. Get to know her, Wendell, or Floyd better. Read the Lost and found again. Look for clues that help you get to know that character. What does he or she look like? What does he or she think? What is he or she like? Then make a poster about your character. Draw a picture of your favorite character on a poster Draw circles around your character and write something about the character in each circle. Connect the circles to the drawing with lines.

12. 2. Lost and Found Antonyms Challenge a classmate to a game of Lost and Found antonyms. Here’s how to play. Look through pages 20-31 of the Lost and Found. Find 10 words from the story that have antonyms. Write each word, the page where you found it, and its antonym. Then make another list of just the antonyms and page numbers. Trade lists with a classmate. Try to find the word in the story that means the opposite of the word on your list. Fro example, your list could have night page 20 and your classmate would fill in the word morning that is on that page.

13. 3. Secret Worlds In the Lost and Found the children discover big surprises in ordinary places. Could secret worlds be hidden around your school? Think about closets and bins and other ordinary places. Which of them might be an entrance to an imaginary secret world? Think of a place. Then make a drawing and show what you’ll find inside.

14. 4. Poem What an adventure! Who would have guessed what excitement waited in a lost and found bin? Write a poem to share the fun. Write the word adventure along the side of a piece of paper. Then write a line of poetry that begins with each letter. In your poem, tell about the Lost and Found.

15. 5. A Treasure Hunt Chart The Lost and Found is filled with wonderful tings from different times and places. Work with a classmate to make a chart like the one shown below. List as many categories as you like. Reread The Lost and Found and look carefully at the pictures before completing the chart. Once you have finished your chart, write a paragraph that answers this question: What things in the chart would you like to have found? Why? CategoriesNowLong AgoPage # Sports History

16. 6. Another Door Imagine what might have happened if Mona, Wendell, and Floyd had chose another door or another tunnel. What might they have discovered? Where might it have led them? Would they have ever gotten out of the Lost and Found bin? Write about one event that might have happened if they had chosen another door.

17. 7. Map It! the lost and found bin is a big place. Mona, Wendell, and Floyd wandered in it for a long time. Draw a picture map to help out the next adventurers. It won’t be complete, of course. There are lots of doors, and who knows what’s behind them. Draw what you know, starting with the Lost and Found bin. Show the lake, the three tunnels, the hat room, and everything else that is described.

18. 8. Could It Happen to You? Wendell, Floyd, and Mona have a big adventure in The Lost and Found. Some parts of the adventure might happen to anyone. Some events seem too wild to be true. Which ones could happen to you? Make a chart like the one below and explore five different story events. Fill in the chart by listing each event that happens in the first column. In the second column tell if you think it’s too wild to be true or if it really could happen. Finally, tell why you think it’s wild or true. EventsPage #Wild or TrueMy Opinion

19. 9. Picture It! A lot happens in the lost and Found. Make a diagram to show the main events. Fist, choose five events that you think are most important. Make a drawing of each event. Next, give each drawing a title that describes the actions. Finally, tape the drawings together in the order that the events happened. Hang it in your classroom to help others remember what happened.