Primary Guided Reading Lesson Plan s8

Intermediate Guided Reading Lesson Plan Title: If you traveled West in a Genre: Text Structure: Level: S Covered Wagon NF Narrative ISBN-13: 9780590451581 Informational By: Ellen Levine Scholastic publishers Literacy Core Objective: Enduring Understanding: Purpose for reading 4th grade: 4000-0703  Summarize how people in the 1800’s Identify different structures in text (question/answer) migrated to the west, including 0702: Compile, organize and interpret information migration to Utah. from text.

Content Core Objective: 4th grade: “I Can Statements” - Essential Questions: Standard 2 objective 1a. Chart the routes that cultural  I can describe what it might be like to groups took to Utah. travel west in a covered wagon. Objective 2 b. Compare the experiences faced by  I can organize summarize today’s immigrants with those faced by immigrants in information using key words. Utah’s history.

ELL Strategies: Draw pictures of a covered wagon. Have another student draw items that a pioneer might take with them in the wagon. Use examples and non-examples. Have student glue the items onto the picture.

Pacing: This book will take 4-5 sessions Day 1: Vocabulary, introduction and read Day 2: Read and fill in T chart Day 3: Read and fill in T chart Day 4: Finish reading discuss T chart and begin blind sort Day 5: Do assessment.

Before Reading Vocabulary: Use the graphic organizer for the vocabulary. Word, Kid friendly definition, and sketch. You may want to do the vocabulary in sections each day. Marten Schooners Council Guides Oxen Exhaustion Cholera Jerking Tipi (teepee) Scows Oilskin Fringes Buffalo chips Moccasins Fetched Harmonica

Activate/Build Prior Knowledge: Have you ever wondered how the pioneers of the westward expansion did some of their everyday activities? What kinds of problems do you think they had? What I wonders do you have about their everyday lives? Here are some I wonders: How do you make butter while the wagon train is moving? How do you keep eggs from breaking as you ride? Hoe so you dry meat to make it last a long time. How do you make a fire with out wood? How do you help oxen when they have tired feet? Look at the book. Browse some of the pages. What do you notice about how the book is set up? Did you notice that the book is in question and answer format. Even the table of contents is in question form. Today as you read when you finish an answer to the question, you will stop and write some key words that remind you of the answer. These key words will then be used for you to write on the topic: If you traveled in a covered wagon. . . .

Comprehension Strategy: Summarization and Question/Answer text structure

Use stop and write along with key word strategy to compose answers to the T chart. During Reading During reading do a T chart marking the questions and answers. See attachment. The book is set up in question and answer format. Using appropriate Guided reading strategies, students will be reading at their own pace and teachers will be listening to students read, monitoring, giving feedback, taking anecdotal notes and running records. Attend to Comprehension Within, Beyond, & About the text: After Reading Complete anything missed on the T chart. Attend to key words. Highlight key words on your T chart. Place your key words in an order to form paragraphs for writing about traveling west in a covered wagon. 1. Make cards with your words. 2. Place your cards into categories, ie: supplies, chores, how to get there. (Blind sort)

Attend to Comprehension Within, Beyond, & About the text: Content Core Integration:(Science, Soc. St., Math, etc.) Assessment: Activities: Using the words from the blind sort, Running record and assessment can be found at: write a paragraph using the key words. Try to remember the details www.aps.k12.co.us/assessment/IfYouTraveledWestIn that supported the key word. If you ACoveredWagon3-7.pdf - need to look back in the text you may. Use the table of contents if you need Power point about travels west at: to. kc017.k12.sd.us/Oregon%20Trail%20power Be sure to make sure that you have a %20point.pps detailed description of the travel westward and the problems that the immigrants encountered. *Not all activities will be done in each lesson. Some lessons may take multiple days to complete. However, all students should be reading each time you meet. Name ______Date ______

If you Traveled West in a Covered Wagon

Questions Key Word Answers

1. What was a covered wagon?

2. What kinds of people traveled

3. What would your family bring?

4. How far would you travel in a day?

5. How would you cross rivers?

6. What were the dangers?

7. Where would you sleep?

8. What kinds of clothes?

9. What would you eat?

10.How would you build a fire?

11. What happened if you met Indians?

12. Would you go to school?

13. Would you see wild animals?

14. Was it fun?

15. What would happen if you ran out of

supplies?

16. How do you know how to get there?

17. What is the Continental Divide?

18. Were there any special tricks?

19. Can you the Oregon trail today?

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