1. Reading strategies foundation unit
Cycle 1, Day 3
Reading strategies foundation unit

2. Team Cooperation Skill:
Reading goal:
As we read, we will make predictions about events in a narrative poem.
Today’s Big Question:
Is it easier to predict events in a story about heroic deeds or to predict events in real life?
Team Cooperation Skill:
Explain your ideas and tell why

3. British vs. Rebels
How did the rebels’ style of fighting differ from the method the British troops used?
Why did the rebels call British soldiers redcoats or lobsterbacks?

4. Predicting: Think-Pair-Share
When you pick up a magazine, how do you decide if you want to read it?
What are some purposes of reading?
How might your purpose for reading affect how you read?

5. Check out your Reading Goal
T-P-S:
While you are reading a story, what kinds of predictions might you make?
How might predicting help you improve your understanding of what you read?
Strategy
Examples
Goals
Predicting

6. Listening Active listening position.
“The Ride of Jennie M’Neil” stanza 1
T-P-S: do you predict that this narrative poem might be similar to “The Ride of Paul Revere”? What evidence do you have?
“The Ride of Jennie M’Neil” stanza 2
From reading this, what do we know about the main character?
What do you predict will happen in this poem?

7. Partner read: stanzas 3-6
Team talk questions
What causes Jennie M’Neal to ride out on a stormy night?
How does the poet use the last lines of each stanza? Give examples.
Describe Jennie’s relationship with the colonel.
Make a prediction about what will happen next in the poem. What clues lead you to make this prediction? (write)

8. Big Question - # heads
Did anyone predict that Jennie would be unsuccessful in her ride to ward the colonel?
Why would this prediction be possible but less likely?
Is it easier to predict events in story poems about heroic deeds or to predict events in real life?
Why

9. Vocabulary Word Definition Sentence Phantom
Like a ghost; not easily seen or heard
The fog was so heavy that night that boats coming into the harbor looked like phantom ships appearing out of thin air.
Impetuous
Showing sudden energy or emotion
The hockey player made an impetuous move that surprised the opposing team.
Steed
Horse
The cowboy depended on his trusty steed to help him round up the cattle.
Aghast
Horrified and amazed
Liz was aghast to find how poorly she had done on the test.
Valorous
Brave or courageous
The valorous fireman went into the burning building to save the people trapped inside.
Resolute
Firm; unmoving
His dad said the shoes were ugly, but Jake was resolute in his decision to buy them.
Heedless
Ignoring or not paying attention
Molly walked toward the dog, heedless of its bared teeth.
Dauntless
Fearless; unable to be scared away
The dauntless mother bird flew at the fox, trying to scare away it from her nest.

10. Vocabulary Review Vocabulary Review
Valorous
Resolute
Steed
Aghast
Homework: read 20 minutes EVERY NIGHT!