30209_CTDR.qxd:Emergent Set C Fiction CTDR 11/9/10 2:34 PM Page 6 A P ARTY FOR RABBIT Vocabulary • Use context clues to determine word meaning: What does the word sandwiches mean in this book? Let’s look for clues to the meaning of the word on pages 10 –11. (The picture shows two pieces of bread with something between them.) Find It! Level 1 Comprehension • Identify facts and details: Tiger went to the party and took . (carrot bread, LEVEL C/3 pages 4–5) • Identify facts and details: What did Mouse take? (carrot ice cream, pages 12–13) sandwiches Look Closer! Level 2 Comprehension ice cream M sticks • Identify sequence of events: Who was the first animal in this story to bring M M something for the party? (Cat, pages 2–3) • Identify cause and effect: Every animal makes something from carrots because . (It is a party for Rabbit. page 16) Carrot Food Prove It! Level 3 Comprehension M M • Identify main idea: This story is mostly about . Use a semantic web for cake bread help in answering this question. (Answer: foods made from carrots for M M Rabbit; Clues/Evidence: The story tells that the animals take carrot sticks, chips juice carrot bread, carrot juice, carrot chips, carrot sandwiches, carrot ice cream, and carrot cake to the party. pages 2–15) • Draw conclusions: From what you read in the story, you can tell that . (Answer: Rabbit must like carrots a lot; Clues/Evidence: The story tells that the other animals take carrot sticks, carrot bread, carrot juice, carrot chips, carrot sandwiches, carrot ice cream, and carrot cake to Rabbit’s party. pages 2–15) Take It Apart! Level 4 Comprehension • Evaluate author’s purpose: Why do you think the author wrote this book? (To tell in a fun way that there are many things you can make from carrots.) • Analyze text structure and organization: The author describes where a character went, then tells what he or she took along. Give an example from the book. (“Pig went to the party. She took carrot chips.” page 8) Emergent Set D Copyright © 2011 Benchmark Education Company, LLC. All rights reserved. This card may be photocopied for classroom use only. Based on the Comprehension Through Deductive Reasoning Model developed by Margaret Kilgo..