Harcourt 10-11

Theme 4

Lesson 19

Whole Group

Day 2 and 3

The BIG Question:

What strategies do good readers use to help them

understand a story?

Comprehension Strategy:

To monitor your comprehension means to take control of your reading.

* If you do not understand something, try to identify what is confusing you.

* Self-correct to clear up any confusion.

* Be aware of what you understand and what you do not understand.

Comprehension Strategy:

*If you used the wrong pronunciation for a homograph, the sentence would not make sense. * Example: The sleeping puppy looked very content.

Homographs(wind)

Comprehension Strategy:

*If you used the wrong pronunciation for a homograph, the sentence would not make sense. * Example: The sleeping puppy looked very content.

Homographs(wind)

* If you come across an unfamiliar word, you may not understand the sentence. * Example: It was a blustery day. The wind whistled through the trees and leaves blew all about.

Unfamiliar Words:

Long ago, the Wind was a terrible braggart. “I am the most powerful weather force!” The Wind would roar. Tired of the Winds bragging, the Sun proposed a contest.

“See that man walking on the road?” the Sun asked. “I bet you can’t make him take off his mackinaw.”

Is there anything that I misread?

Is there a word I didn’t understand?

“Nothing could be easier,” said the Wind, and he blew forth a mighty gale. The man pulled his coat around him. “Hmph,” said the Wind. He blew with all his might, but the man just pulled his coat more tightly around him.

“Give up?” asked the Sun. Out of breath, the Wind could only nod.

Is there anything that I misread? Is there a word I didn’t understand?

“Watch this,” the Sun said. Rising in the sky, she glowed warmly. The man unbuttoned his coat. With each passing minute, the Sun glowed warmer. Soon the man took off his coat.

“You see?” said the Sun. “What you could not accomplish by force, I accomplished through persuasion.” The Wind stopped bragging after that.

Is there anything that I misread? Is there a word I didn’t understand?

To be honest means…

To find out if someone is honest, you might…

*teaches a lesson about how to behave

*contains simple characters who stand for basic human qualities, such as honesty or greed

*often includes events that happen in “threes”