1. ©2013 Core Knowledge Foundation. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/ www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/ Creative Commons Licensing You are free: to Share — to copy, distribute and transmit the work to Remix — to adapt the work Under the following conditions: Attribution — You must attribute the work in the following manner:  This work is based on an original work of the Core Knowledge® Foundation made available through licensing under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. This does not in any way imply that the Core Knowledge Foundation endorses this work. Noncommercial — You may not use this work for commercial purposes. Share Alike — If you alter, transform, or build upon this work, you may distribute the resulting work only under the same or similar license to this one. With the understanding that: For any reuse or distribution, you must make clear to others the license terms of this work. The best way to do this is with a link to this web page: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/ http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/ 1EngageNY.org 1

2. ©2013 Core Knowledge Foundation. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/ www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/ Session 3: Supporting Student-Text Interaction Discussion Questions and In-Text Supports Promote Student’s Interaction with Text EngageNY.org2

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4. ©2013 Core Knowledge Foundation. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/ www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/ Types of Questions ——— assess students’ recall of content Literal guide students to infer information from the text Inferential guide students to build upon what they have learned from the text to use their creative, analytical, and application skills Evaluative EngageNY.org4

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6. ©2013 Core Knowledge Foundation. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/ www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/ Types of Questions: K ——— Which important natural resource did Good Old Earth tell you about in this read-aloud? What are clouds made of? Why are water treatment plants important? Literal What is the difference between fresh water, salt water, and wastewater? Where does wastewater come from? Why is it important to have fresh water? Inferential Do you think what happens in this read-aloud could really happen? Or is it pretend, or fantasy? Evaluative EngageNY.org6

7. ©2013 Core Knowledge Foundation. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/ www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/ Types of Questions: 1 ——— What warning does her fairy godmother give to Cinderella? For what event does Cinderella help her sisters get ready? Literal Who is the main character in this story? How is Cinderella treated by her stepmother and stepsisters? Inferential What parts of this folktale could never really happen? Evaluative EngageNY.org7

8. ©2013 Core Knowledge Foundation. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/ www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/ Types of Questions: 2 ——— What warning does her fairy godmother give to Cinderella? For what event does Cinderella help her sisters get ready? Literal Who is the main character in this story? How is Cinderella treated by her stepmother and stepsisters? Inferential What parts of this folktale could never really happen? Evaluative EngageNY.org8

9. ©2013 Core Knowledge Foundation. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/ www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/ Building Focus Questions Organize the read aloud around one main idea Provide a purpose/structure for in-text supports and other discussion questions Helps focus teaching and avoid ‘over-teaching’ EngageNY.org9

10. ©2013 Core Knowledge Foundation. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/ www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/ 1. Identify Key Ideas The men soon realized that they would never have enough bullets for the fight ahead. Later that summer, British warships were spotted entering New York’s harbor. King George had gotten help from the Germans as well. More than thirty thousand trained troops arrived to fight the unprepared colonial militiamen. George Washington nearly lost his army in the fierce fighting around New York and New Jersey that fall. The Redcoats chased the Continental Army south, across the Delaware River. Thinking that they had scared them off, the Redcoats left only a small force to guard them on the other side of the river. It was December, and they felt sure that nobody would fight during the dead of winter. But they were wrong. George Washington came up with a daring plan. On Christmas night, he gathered his men together. It was snowing and cold, but Washington had the men get into their boats and row quietly across the ice-filled river. More than two thousand soldiers crossed the river. Challenges and setbacks for the Continental Army EngageNY.org10

11. ©2013 Core Knowledge Foundation. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/ www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/ 1. Identify Key Ideas George Washington came up with a daring plan. On Christmas night, he gathered his men together. It was snowing and cold, but Washington had the men get into their boats and row quietly across the ice-filled river. More than two thousand soldiers crossed the river. The crossings took nine hours! Marching through the wind and sleet of the December cold, the Continental Army reached the British troops just before dawn. While the Redcoats were still sleeping, Washington’s men launched a surprise attack on the enemy camp. The Redcoats were surprised all right! Some of them came out of their bunks in their underwear and just held up their hands. It was a total victory for General Washington. Nobody in his army had been killed. Washington and his army returned to Philadelphia to shouts of joy. But the war wasn’t over yet. The Continental Congress knew that they needed more help in order to win their war for independence. German soldiers were fighting alongside the British. Success under leadership of George Washington EngageNY.org11

12. ©2013 Core Knowledge Foundation. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/ www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/ Focus Question(s) Explain how George Washington’s attack on the Redcoats was so daring. Explain why George Washington’s victory was so surprising? EngageNY.org12

13. ©2013 Core Knowledge Foundation. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/ www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/ 3. Identify Language Demands The men soon realized that they would never have enough bullets for the fight ahead. Later that summer, British warships were spotted entering New York’s harbor. King George had gotten help from the Germans as well. More than thirty thousand trained troops arrived to fight the unprepared colonial militiamen. George Washington nearly lost his army in the fierce fighting around New York and New Jersey that fall. The Redcoats chased the Continental Army south, across the Delaware River. Thinking that they had scared them off, the Redcoats left only a small force to guard them on the other side of the river. It was December, and they felt sure that nobody would fight during the dead of winter. But they were wrong. George Washington came up with a daring plan. On Christmas night, he gathered his men together. EngageNY.org13

14. ©2013 Core Knowledge Foundation. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/ www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/ 1. Identify Key Ideas George Washington came up with a daring plan. On Christmas night, he gathered his men together. It was snowing and cold, but Washington had the men get into their boats and row quietly across the ice-filled river. More than two thousand soldiers crossed the river. The crossings took nine hours! Marching through the wind and sleet of the December cold, the Continental Army reached the British troops just before dawn. While the Redcoats were still sleeping, Washington’s men launched a surprise attack on the enemy camp. The Redcoats were surprised all right! Some of them came out of their bunks in their underwear and just held up their hands. It was a total victory for General Washington. Nobody in his army had been killed. Washington and his army returned to Philadelphia to shouts of joy. But the war wasn’t over yet. The Continental Congress knew that they needed more help in order to win their war for independence. German soldiers were fighting alongside the British. Success under leadership of George Washington EngageNY.org14

15. ©2013 Core Knowledge Foundation. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/ www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/ Possible Questions 1.George Washington was leading the Continental Army. Who were they fighting? 2.Why were they fighting the Redcoats? 3.Was the Continental Army prepared to fight the Redcoats? Why or why not? 4.On what holiday did George Washington launch his attack? Why is this surprising? 5.How long did it take for the troops to get to the Redcoats? What was the journey like as they traveled into battle? 6.FOCUS QUESTION EngageNY.org15

16. ©2013 Core Knowledge Foundation. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/ www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/ Questions from the Text. Inferential How would you describe George Washington as commander in chief? (He was brave; he was a good leader; etc.) Inferential How would you describe George Washington’s army? (They had no military experience and few supplies.) Inferential Why were George Washington and his army willing to fight the Redcoats? EngageNY.org16

17. ©2013 Core Knowledge Foundation. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/ www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/ 1.Return to your Domain 2 read-aloud. Develop a focus question based on the key ideas you identified. 1. Does the question point towards a key idea of the text? 2. Does the question require children to connect various pieces of information from the text 3. Is the question consistent with grade- level standards? 2. How do the questions written ‘lead to’ or support your focus question? What is one adjustment you may want to make? Your Turn EngageNY.org17

18. ©2013 Core Knowledge Foundation. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/ www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/ Domino Share Decide who is going first. Share (30 seconds):  Your focus question  One thing you may adjust in the discussion questions to lead to/support success with the focus question First person will point to the person who will go second. Continue this pattern Stop when you have finished the round. 18

19. ©2013 Core Knowledge Foundation. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/ www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/ Review and Reflect Looking back to go forward