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Characteristics of the Text Genre • Realistic fi ction

Text Structure • First-person narrative• Problem/solution

Content • Appreciation for a good teacher• Creativity

Themes and Ideas • Everyone is good at something and can contribute to a creative project.• It is good to show your appreciation.

Language and Literary Features

• Realistic dialogue• Details show characters’ feelings.

Sentence Complexity • Some simple sentences: My teacher is the best.• Some longer sentences: “Thank you for all the effort you put into this wonderful show,”

she said. Vocabulary • Words relating to creativity: dancing, picture, neat, messy, write, perform, sang

Words • Many high frequency words: above, bear, even, pushed, studied, surprised, teacher, toward

• Some more challenging words: decide, effort, performIllustrations • Pictures support each page of text.

Book and Print Features • Nine pages of text, illustrations on every page• Seven to ten lines of text on a page• Use of ellipses

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L E S S O N 2 6 T E A C H E R ’ S G U I D E

A Surprise for Ms. Greenby James Brissette

Fountas-Pinnell Level JRealistic FictionSelection SummaryMs. Green is sick with the fl u and her students want to do something special for her because she is so nice. At fi rst, Tran can’t think of anything to do for her, but because he is a good writer, he writes special things about Ms. Green and he and his classmates perform a show for her on her return.

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A Surprise for Ms. Green by James Brissette

Build BackgroundRead the title to children and ask them to use the cover illustration to think about where the story might take place. Encourage children to use their experience of contributing to a class project to think about the story. Anticipate the text with a question such as: If your class decided to do something special for a teacher, what might you do?

Introduce the TextGuide students through the text, noting important ideas and helping with unfamiliar language and vocabulary so they can read the text successfully. Here are some suggestions:

: Explain that this story is about Tran and his classmates; they want to do something special for their teacher, Ms. Green. Tran is telling the story.Suggested language: Turn to page 2 and look at the picture. You can see the narrator of the story in the striped shirt. What is Tran doing? He says: My teacher is the best. What does that mean?

Pages 4–5: Remind children that they can use information in the pictures to help them read. Explain that Ms. Green has the fl u. The children are trying to decide how to cheer her up and thank her for being a great teacher. What can you tell about how Tran is feeling from looking at these pictures? Why might he feel that way?

Page 8: Turn to page 8 and look at the picture. Why might Tran look happier here? Some members of the class will perform for Ms. Green. Tran and his classmates are putting a lot of effort into the performance for their teacher. What a nice surprise for her!

Now go back to the beginning and read to fi nd out about the surprise for Ms. Green.

decide effort perform

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ReadAs the children read, observe them carefully. Guide them as needed, using language that supports their problem solving ability.

Respond to the TextPersonal ResponseAsk children to share their personal responses to the story. Begin by asking what they liked best about the book, or what they found most interesting.Suggested language: What do you think Ms. Green feels about the students in her class?

Ways of ThinkingAs you discuss the text, help students understand these teaching points:

Thinking Within the Text Thinking Beyond the Text Thinking About the Text

• Ms. Green is a great teacher. She’s out with the fl u and her students want to thank her and cheer her up.

• Because Tran can’t draw and can’t dance, he isn’t sure what he can do for Ms. Green.

• He writes about Ms. Green and his classmates perform; Ms. Green is touched.

• Everyone is good at something and can contribute to a creative project.

• It is good to show your appreciation.

• The author uses details to show how children are good at different things.

• The author uses ellipses to show unfi nished thoughts.

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Choices for SupportFluencyInvite children to choose a passage from the text to read aloud. Remind them to use rising and falling tones related to meaning and punctuation. Have them pay particular attention to pausing after ellipses on page 2 or page 10.

Phonics and Word WorkProvide practice as needed with words and sounds, using one of the following activities:

• Word Parts Provide practice as needed with words and word parts, using examples from the story. Remind children that a base word with the ending –ed is used to tell about the past. Have them name and spell the base word in these words from the story: studied, looked, slumped, gulped, pushed, danced. Point out that some words show the past without the ending –ed. Say these irregular past-tense words from the text, and help children to name the present-tense form: wrote, came, stood, read.

• Contractions Have children list contractions from the story and take them apart: that’s/that is; don’t/do not, she’ll/she will; it’s/it is; I’ll/I will; you’re/you are, etc.



Writing About ReadingCritical ThinkingRead the directions for children on BLM 26.7 and guide them in answering the questions.

RespondingRead aloud the questions at the back of the book and help children complete the activities.

Target Comprehension SkillCompare and Contrast

Target Comprehension Skill Remind children that when they compare and

contrast they tell how two things are alike or not. Model how to compare and contrast:

Think Aloud

How is Tran like Katie? Both are in Ms. Green’s class. Both really like Ms. Green and want to do something special for her because she is sick. But Katie knows right away that she wants to dance for Ms. Green. Tran slumps down in his chair because he isn’t good at dancing. But Tran is good at writing. So Tran, Katie, and the rest of the class work together to perform something special for Ms. Green.

Practice the SkillHave children compare and contrast two characters in another story.

Writing PromptRead aloud the following prompt. Have children write their response, using the writing prompt on page 6.

Do the children in Ms. Green’s class work well together? Why or why not? Write a paragraph telling what you think. Use details from the story to support what you say.



Read directions to children.

Think About ItWrite an answer to the question. Responses may vary.

1. Why does Tran change his mind about doing something

for Ms. Green?

He finds out there is something he can

do well.

Making Connections Think about something you

made or did that other people liked. Write some

sentences to tell about it.

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English Language LearnersFront-Load Vocabulary Make sure children know the meaning of fl u and slumped. Children might also need help in understanding My teacher is the best (p. 2) and I’m so touched (p. 10.)

Oral Language DevelopmentCheck the children’s comprehension, using a dialogue that best matches theirEnglish profi ciency level. Speaker 1 is the teacher, Speaker 2 is the child.

Beginning/ Early Intermediate Intermediate Early Advanced/ Advanced

Speaker 1: What does Ms. Green have?

Speaker 2: the fl u

Speaker 1: What does Jamal draw?

Speaker 2: a bear

Speaker 1: What does Tran write about?

Speaker 2: Ms. Green

Speaker 1: What does Katie want to do for Ms. Green?

Speaker 2: dance for her

Speaker 1: How do Tran’s pictures always look?

Speaker 2: They look messy.

Speaker 1: Why do Ms. Green’s students want to do something nice for Ms. Green?

Speaker 2: They want to cheer her up and to thank her for being a great teacher.

Speaker 1: Why does Tran slump in his chair?

Speaker 2: He isn’t good at dancing or drawing.



Name Date

A Surprise for Ms. GreenDo the children in Ms. Green’s class work well together? Why or why not? Write a paragraph telling what you think. Use details from the story to support what you say.



Think About ItWrite an answer to the question.

1. Why does Tran change his mind about doing something

for Ms. Green?

Making Connections Think about something you

made or did that other people liked. Write some

sentences to tell about it.

Name

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A Surprise for Ms. GreenRunning Record Form

A Surprise for Ms. Green • LEVEL J

Behavior Code Error

Read word correctly ✓cat 0

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page Selection Text Errors Self-Corrections

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We were

ready when Ms. Green came back.

We all stood at the front of

the room. Ms. Green looked very

surprised. My heart pounded.

“You are a great teacher,” I read.

I read and read. Jamal

showed his pictures. Katie danced.

Tessa and some other kids sang

a song.

When we were done,

Ms. Green clapped and walked

toward us.

Comments: Accuracy Rate (# words read

correctly/61 × 100)

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Self-Correction Rate

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