November 2014 Reading – Emily Avery – Professor Schugar
Directed Reading Activity – 1st Grade
Title The True Story Of The 3 Little Pigs by John Scieszka
Rationale
This lesson will be implemented independently to students who are struggling with the concept of fact and opinion.
Objective
The student will be able to differentiate examples of fact and opinion using The True Story Of The Three Little Pigs iBook.
Materials
Teacher Book
Scienszka, John. (1989). The True Story Of The Three Little Pigs. New York,
New York: Puffin Books.
Student Book
Scienszka, John. (1989). The True Story Of The Three Little Pigs. New York, New York: Puffin Books.
iBook
Avery, Emily. (2014). Fact and Opinion. Self Created iBook
Before Reading Activities
Introduce book
Today we will be reading The True Story Of The Three Little Pigs written by Jon Scieszka. Have you ever read this story before? Have you ever heard the original story of the three little pigs? Today we are going to use this story to learn about fact and opinion.
Vocabulary
Before we start reading, we are going to learn a little about fact and opinion.
iPad iBook - Before Reading Strategy #1
The iBook is going to start out with a video teaching you the difference about fact and opinion. Have you used an iPad before? Depending on how they answer, differentiate how much instruction you give depending on their prior knowledge. Now that we are finished watching our introduction video, we are going to read a little about fact and opinion. Since this is an iBook there are tools to assist you with words you cannot read. Just click the little speaker and it will read the words for you.
Have the students read the first two pages of Fact & Opinion
During Reading Activities
Right There (RT), Think and Search (TAS), Author and Me (AAM), and On My Own (OMO) Questions
Read the text aloud. Break into meaningful but manageable chunks. Place a Post-It at the end of each section.
Now we are going to read The True Story Of The Three Little Pigs.
1. How do you think this story is going to be different then the original story of the three little pigs? -- OMO
2. What is the name of the wolf? – Alexander T. Wolf. (RT)
Read aloud to the next posted note.
1. Why does the wolf go to his neighbor’s house? – To borrow a cup of sugar (TAS)
2. What do you think is going to happen next? – He is going to go to the second brothers house, made of sticks. (AAM)
3. Have you ever needed a cup of sugar when baking something? – (OMO)
Read aloud to the next posted note.
1. What was the second little pigs house made of? – Sticks (RT)
2. How did the wolf knock down the second house? – He sneezed (TAS)
3. Is the wolf knocking down the house on purpose? – No (AAM)
Read aloud to the next posted note.
1. How was the third little pig being rude to the wolf? – He wouldn’t give the wolf a cup of sugar and said his granny could sit on a pin. (TAS)
2. Why was the wolf huffing and puffing and causing a scene when the police showed up? – Because the pig was being rude to him. (AAM)
3. Do you think you would have loaned the wolf a cup of sugar if he knocked on your door? – (OMO)
After Reading Activities:
iBook Fact and Opinion - After Reading Strategy #1
Now that we’ve finished The True Story Of The Three Little Pigs we are going turn back to the iPad. We are going to use the story to practice identifying facts and opinions. Each page has a video of the story being read aloud. If you can answer the quiz boxes without re-reading the story go right ahead. If you need a little assistance remembering, just click on the video. If you have trouble remembering the difference between fact and opinion just use your resources on the page.
Assist students when they need help, monitor how well they do on Quiz Boxes
Closure
Great job! Today we The True Story Of The Three Little Pigs by Jon Scieszka. We learned the difference between fact and opinion using our story.
Assessment
Formative Assessment: Watch the students while they answer the Quiz Boxes, see if they are able to self-correct. See if they can use resources on the page to help.
Directed Reading Activity – 1st Grade
Title The True Story Of The 3 Little Pigs by John Scieszka
Rationale
This lesson will be implemented independently to students who are struggling with the concept of fact and opinion.
Objective
The student will be able to differentiate examples of fact and opinion using The True Story Of The Three Little Pigs iBook.
Materials
Teacher Book
Scienszka, John. (1989). The True Story Of The Three Little Pigs. New York,
New York: Puffin Books.
Student Book
Scienszka, John. (1989). The True Story Of The Three Little Pigs. New York, New York: Puffin Books.
iBook
Avery, Emily. (2014). Fact and Opinion. Self Created iBook
Before Reading Activities
Introduce book
Today we will be reading The True Story Of The Three Little Pigs written by Jon Scieszka. Have you ever read this story before? Have you ever heard the original story of the three little pigs? Today we are going to use this story to learn about fact and opinion.
Vocabulary
- Fact
- Opinion
Before we start reading, we are going to learn a little about fact and opinion.
iPad iBook - Before Reading Strategy #1
The iBook is going to start out with a video teaching you the difference about fact and opinion. Have you used an iPad before? Depending on how they answer, differentiate how much instruction you give depending on their prior knowledge. Now that we are finished watching our introduction video, we are going to read a little about fact and opinion. Since this is an iBook there are tools to assist you with words you cannot read. Just click the little speaker and it will read the words for you.
Have the students read the first two pages of Fact & Opinion
During Reading Activities
Right There (RT), Think and Search (TAS), Author and Me (AAM), and On My Own (OMO) Questions
Read the text aloud. Break into meaningful but manageable chunks. Place a Post-It at the end of each section.
Now we are going to read The True Story Of The Three Little Pigs.
1. How do you think this story is going to be different then the original story of the three little pigs? -- OMO
2. What is the name of the wolf? – Alexander T. Wolf. (RT)
Read aloud to the next posted note.
1. Why does the wolf go to his neighbor’s house? – To borrow a cup of sugar (TAS)
2. What do you think is going to happen next? – He is going to go to the second brothers house, made of sticks. (AAM)
3. Have you ever needed a cup of sugar when baking something? – (OMO)
Read aloud to the next posted note.
1. What was the second little pigs house made of? – Sticks (RT)
2. How did the wolf knock down the second house? – He sneezed (TAS)
3. Is the wolf knocking down the house on purpose? – No (AAM)
Read aloud to the next posted note.
1. How was the third little pig being rude to the wolf? – He wouldn’t give the wolf a cup of sugar and said his granny could sit on a pin. (TAS)
2. Why was the wolf huffing and puffing and causing a scene when the police showed up? – Because the pig was being rude to him. (AAM)
3. Do you think you would have loaned the wolf a cup of sugar if he knocked on your door? – (OMO)
After Reading Activities:
iBook Fact and Opinion - After Reading Strategy #1
Now that we’ve finished The True Story Of The Three Little Pigs we are going turn back to the iPad. We are going to use the story to practice identifying facts and opinions. Each page has a video of the story being read aloud. If you can answer the quiz boxes without re-reading the story go right ahead. If you need a little assistance remembering, just click on the video. If you have trouble remembering the difference between fact and opinion just use your resources on the page.
Assist students when they need help, monitor how well they do on Quiz Boxes
Closure
Great job! Today we The True Story Of The Three Little Pigs by Jon Scieszka. We learned the difference between fact and opinion using our story.
Assessment
Formative Assessment: Watch the students while they answer the Quiz Boxes, see if they are able to self-correct. See if they can use resources on the page to help.