my grandmother’s memory trunk elena castro, barbara flores & eddie hernández...
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My Grandmother’s Memory Trunk
Elena Castro, Barbara Flores & Eddie Hernández
ISBN9780673780362
Introduce Text… "This story is called, My Grandmother’s
Memory Trunk” and it is about a Grandmother showing her Granddaughter things she has saved to remember special people in her life.
Read story to children Shared Reading
Echo Choral Partner
Oracy
Vocabulary/phrases Memory Grandmother Trunk Reminds me of
ComprehensionLanguage Structures
Comprehension: Main idea/what the story is about Comprehension for this story will be around recall
of story events and details and will be done orally and in writing.
Language structures to be used in the comprehension include: One memory in Grandmother’s trunk
is______________. It reminds her of_________________.
Oral Comprehension One memory in
Grandma’s trunk is a little blue cap.
a gold watch
It reminds her of
Fernando
Grandfather
Transformation – Statement to Question
Using the chart from the previous slide, have students generate questions from the statements:
Example: What reminds Grandmother of Fernando? Fernando’s little blue hat reminds her of him.
Example: What reminds Grandmother of her wedding? The white wedding dress reminds her of it.
Example: What reminds Grandmother of the little girl? The tooth reminds Grandmother of her.
Writing: Questions to Answers
Use color coding in written responses to differentiate questions and answers.
Each student writes two. Students read their questions and answers to each
other. Example:
What is one memory in Grandmother’s trunk? One memory is the silver earrings.
Example: What is one memory in Grandmother’s trunk? One memory is the pink sweater.
Class Survey
Name Memory Reminds me of
Kathy pearl ring my mom
Kathy baby shoes son and daughter
Oracy Structures (2-3) Who is the student whose memory
is________? (Relative clause) What is ____________’s memory. What does _______________’s
memory remind him/her of?
Oracy: Conditional PhrasesIndependent Practice
Students write the following: If I had a memory trunk I would put
_______________ in it because it reminds me of_______________.
Read and share with the class.