The Bremen Town Musicians: Draft Planning For An Interactive Read Aloud
The Bremen Town Musicians: Draft Planning For An Interactive Read Aloud
The Bremen Town Musicians: Draft Planning For An Interactive Read Aloud
%$ening #onversation& #reating Meaningful 'earning (Creates the opportunity for all children
to a!e a eanin"ful connection to the central idea#the e#topic of the te$t %y accessin" &'hat they !no'( Weve all had a time.. Think about . Pro)ide scaffolds for differentiation( Maybe it was Maybe it was.*
+ere all %etter at doin" so e thin"s than other thin"s( Thin! a%out so ethin" you arent )ery "ood at( ,ay%e its a!in" a %as!et 'hen you play %as!et%all( ,ay%e its doin" a tric! on a s!ate%oard( ,ay%e its -u pin" 'ith a -u p rope( Thin! a%out ho' you 'ould feel if so eone didnt 'ant to play 'ith you %ecause you 'erent )ery "ood at that so ethin"( Close your eyes and picture yourself doin" that so ethin" you arent "ood at and i a"ine ho' you 'ould feel if so eone didnt 'ant to play 'ith you( Tell yourself 'hat you are thin!in"( Turn and share your thin!in" 'ith the person ne$t to you(
#onnecting&Bridging #onversation (Guides the reader in usin" 'hat he#she already !no's#feel to
%etter understand the characters(s*#story( Remembering how you felt about ____will help you better.*
.e e %erin" ho' you felt 'hen so eone didnt 'ant to include you 'ill help you understand ho' the characters in this 'ee!s story feel and 'hy they a!e the choices they do(
ind-set for the type of %oo! in the "enre set-up( Todays book is a _______. When we read this type of book we need to get our brains ready to state the features!
The story 'e are "oin" to read today is a fairy tale( A fairy tale is a piece of fiction that usually %e"ins 'ith /0nce there 'as12 Fairy tales usually ha)e a pro%le 'hich "ets sol)ed 'ith a happy endin"( +hen 'e read fairy tales, 'e also !no' a!e %elie)e thin"s 'ill happen( This 'ee!s story is also a play or a piece of dra a( 3ra as#plays are stories 'ritten in a particular for at so they can %e acted out %y others( +hen 'e read a play#dra a, its i portant for us to !eep in ind 'hich character is tal!in"( 4n this 'ee!s story the characters are ani als( 4n addition to the characters, there are also t'o narrators 'ho help tell the story(
of t'o-three &tier 2 'ords (5ec!, ,c6eo'n, 6ucan* i portant to the eanin" of the te$t %y definin" the 'ord in a conte$tual 'ay that allo's learners to understand their eanin" and then reconnectin" the ne' 'ord to the te$t %ein" read(*
There are t'o 'ords 4 'ant you to thin! a%out %efore 'e %e"in to read this play( The first 'ord is &partnership( A partnership happens 'hen t'o or ore people %eco e partners and -oin to"ether to share so ethin"( +hen you and a friend sell le onade to"ether, you are partners in that %usiness( 4n this story, the characters, the ani als co e to"ether and for a partnership as usicians( The second 'ord is "solution( A solution is a 'ay to sol)e a pro%le ( +hen you and a friend ar"ue and cant decide 'hich "a e to play, you 'or! to"ether to find a solution to the pro%le ( 7ou i"ht do roc!, paper, scissors or ta!e turns playin" one "a e first then the other( 4n this story, the friends all feel li!e they arent 'anted so they find a solution for their pro%le %y for in" a %and(
Asking ,uestions A+out the Title and #over Illustrations (8n"a"es the reader in as!in"
thou"htful 'onderin"s a%out the te$t as they thin! a%out the title of the %oo! and its co)er( #s $ think about the title and illustrations% $ find that $ am wondering. These wondering make me want to read on *
+hene)er 4 read a %oo!, 4 al'ays %e"in %y readin" and thin!in" a%out the title, The 5re en To'n ,usicians, and the illustrations on the co)er( +hen 4 do this, 4 find that 4 ha)e so e 'onderin"s( The author also "i)es e a 9uestion to thin! a%out as 4 %e"in this story1(She as!s, /+ho are The 5re en To'n ,usicians:2 4 a 'onderin" if these ani als are the 5re en To'n ,usicians( 4 also 'onderin" if they are co in" fro or "oin" to 5re en To'n( +hat are so e thin"s you are 'onderin": These 'onderin"s "et s art readers e$cited to read the %oo!(
-.$licit and Deli+erate Instructional Sto$s (8n"a"es the reader in acti)e &
eanin" a!in" durin" the readin" of the te$t as the teacher odels#descri%es#&thin!s aloud the etaco"niti)e %eha)iors of )isuali>in", a!in" inferences, stoppin" and restatin", as!in" 9uestions and#or a!in" predictions he#she is usin" to process and a!e eanin" of the te$t(*
#losing #onversation
An author has a reason or purpose for their 'ritin" %ut doesnt co e ri"ht you and tell the reader( The reader has to fi"ure it out( Tell yourself 'hy you thin! the author 'rote The 5re en To'n ,usicians( Turn and tell the person ne$t to you 'hat you are thin!in"(
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