20 TEACHER’S GUIDE Donald Quixote · Book and Print Features • Thirteen pages of text, ... adventure. Grade 5 2 Lesson 20: ... English Language Development

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Donald Quixoteby Frank Wylie

Fountas-Pinnell Level QHumorous FictionSelection SummarySandra’s cousin Donald is a playful, environmentally-conscious art student. Sandra is delighted when he dresses up as Don Quixote and takes her along as his sidekick on a quest for adventure. On bicycles, they explore construction sites that are changing the landscape of Sandra’s previously rural neighborhood.

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Characteristics of the Text Genre • Humorous fi ction

Text Structure • Third-person narrativeContent • Imaginative adventure based on those of Don Quixote

• How overdevelopment changes a neighborhood’s characterThemes and Ideas • Creativity and imagination go hand in hand.

• Reading books can spark an adventure. • Too much development destroys the countryside.

Language and Literary Features

• Humorous actions paired with funny dialogue • Details enrich story and give insight into characters

Sentence Complexity • A mix of short and complex sentences• Questions and exclamations

Vocabulary • Some key vocabulary diffi cult to pronounce: antique, plaguedWords • Many multisyllable words: eccentric, mural, Brachiosaurus

• Terms related to Don Quixote: armor, knight, maidens, squireIllustrations • Lively and colorful depictions of characters and setting

• Captions beneath illustrationsBook and Print Features • Thirteen pages of text, most with illustrations

• Pronunciation guide for Rocinante (roh see NAHN teh)© 2006. Fountas, I.C. & Pinnell, G.S. Teaching for Comprehending and Fluency, Heinemann, Portsmouth, N.H.

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Target Vocabulary

antique – objects made many years ago, p. 7

exploits – brave or daring actions, p. 5

faithful – loyal; someone you can always depend on, p. 8

ignorance – a lack of knowledge or awareness of important things

noble – honest, brave, and unselfi sh, p. 5

pierced – poked a hole in

plagued – constantly bothered, p. 10

quests – journeys undertaken in order to fi nd something, p. 5

thrust – to push in forcefullytransformed – totally changed

Donald Quixote by Frank Wiley

Build BackgroundTell students that the main character in this story is going to pretend that he is Don Quixote, a character in a Spanish adventure story. Build interest by asking questions such as the following: Have you ever wanted to dress up as a character from literature or history? If so, who? Read the title and author and talk about the cover illustration. Tell students this is humorous fi ction, so they can expect it to be funny.

Introduce the TextGuide students through the text, noting important ideas and helping with unfamiliar language and vocabulary so they can read the text successfully. Here are some suggestions:

Page 3: Explain that this is a story about a visit from Sandra’s older cousin, an art student who liked to do unusual things.

Page 5: Tell students that Sandra and her cousin Donald like to read about exploits, or adventures. They read about Don Quixote, who went on a quest, or journey, looking for something. Ask: What kind of quest do you think Sandra and Donald will go on?

Page 7: Have students fi nd the words antique in the second paragraph and then point out the illustration. Ask: Can you fi nd the antique washboard in the illustration? Hint: Donald is wearing it.

Now, go back to the beginning to read and fi nd out about Sandra and her cousin’s adventure.

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ReadHave students read silently while you listen to individual students read aloud. Support their understanding of the text as needed.

Remind students to use the Question Strategy and to think of questions as they read. Tell them to think about the funny things Sandra and Donald do.

Discuss and Revisit the TextPersonal ResponseInvite students to share their personal responses to the text.Suggested language: Do you think that Sandra enjoyed going on a quest with Donald? Why or why not?

Ways of ThinkingAs you discuss the text, help students understand these points:

Thinking Within the Text Thinking Beyond the Text Thinking About the Text

• Donald is an artist with his own way of seeing things.

• Sandra enjoys Donald’s creativity, but her parents don’t like the scene he painted on their fence.

• Sandra’s book about Don Quixote’s quests inspires Donald to take Sandra on a quest.

• It can be fun to experience daily life in a creative, eccentric way.

• You can go on quests and have adventures in your own neighborhood.

• Dialogue between Donald and Sandra is informal and lively.

• Illustrations are funny and give insight into the characters’ personalities and actions.

• The author includes details about both Don Quixote’s and “Donald Quixote’s” quests.

© 2006. Fountas, I.C. & Pinnell, G.S. Teaching for Comprehending and Fluency, Heinemann, Portsmouth, N.H.

Choices for Further Support• Fluency Invite students to work in partners to choose two paragraphs of dialogue

between Sandra and Donald for choral reading. Remind them to use expression in their voices that refl ect each character’s personality.

• Comprehension Based on your observations of the students’ reading and discussion, revisit parts of the text to clarify or extend comprehension. Remind students to go back to the text to support their ideas.

• Phonics/Word Work Provide practice as needed with words and word parts, using examples from the text. Help them recognize and use metaphors that have become traditional sayings. Explain the meanings of the idioms such as time seemed to fl y (page 4) and Take that! (page 6).



Writing about ReadingCritical ThinkingHave students complete the Critical Thinking questions on BLM 20.7.

RespondingHave students complete the activities at the back of their book, using their Reader’s Notebook. Use the instruction below as needed to reinforce or extend understanding of the comprehension skill.

Target Comprehension SkillUnderstanding Characters

Target Comprehension Skill Remind students that text details explain

why characters act, speak, and think as they do. Model how to add details to the Graphic Organizer, using a “Think Aloud” like the one below:

Think Aloud

You can understand Uncle Donald’s character by looking at what he does and what he says. He pretends that a bicycle is a horse. You can write that detail in the Actions column. He says “Wait here while I put on my anti-boredom disguise.” You can write that detail in the Words column. These details show Uncle Donald has a big imagination.

Practice the SkillEncourage students to share examples of another book in which they read details that helped them understand a character’s thoughts, words, and actions.

Writing Prompt: Thinking Beyond the TextHave students write a response to the prompt on page 6. Remind them that when they think beyond the text, they use their personal knowledge to reach new understandings.

Assessment Prompts• Why does the author begin the story with the description in the fi rst paragraph?

• One idea present on page 4 is

________________________________________________________________.

• The last paragraph on page 11 is mainly about

________________________________________________________________.



ActionsThoughts Words

thinks in imaginative ways

“Wait here while I put on my anti-boredom disguise.”

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RespondingTARGET SKILL Understanding Characters

What do Uncle Donald’s thoughts, actions, and

words show about his character? Find details from

the story and add them to the chart below.

Write About It

Text to World In Donald Quixote, Donald pretends

construction cranes are giants. Think of another

object in the real world that people might imagine to

be a giant. Write a paragraph describing the object.

Explain what kind of giant it might be.

?

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Critical ThinkingRead and answer the questions.

1. Think within the text If Donald is acting out the part of Don

Quixote, what role does Sandra play? Who is that person?

2. Think beyond the text What examples from the story help you

know that cousin Donald is a creative person?

3. Think beyond the text Why do you think Donald pretends the

cranes are giants who have troubled the land?

4. Think about the text What message does the author want readers

to take away from the story?

Making Connections Sandra loves the story of Don Quixote. What is one of your favorite fictional characters? Why do you like this character?

Write your answer in your Reader’s Notebook.

Critical Thinking© Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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Grade 5, Unit 4: What’s Your Story?

Name Date

9

Donald QuixoteCritical Thinking

She plays Sancho Panza, who is Don Quixote’s neighbor and

He painted a mural on the fence. He uses his imagination to act

out the Don Quixote story.

Possible responses shown.

perhaps because they are being used to destroy the countryside

People can have adventures by � ghting for things they believe in.

friend.

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First Pass

English Language DevelopmentReading Support Pair advanced and intermediate readers to read the story softly, or have students listen to the audio or online recordings. Remind them that Sandra’s cousin always has an unusual plan in mind when he comes to visit.

Vocabulary The story contains some vocabulary that may be unfamiliar. Explain the meanings of eccentric (page 3), mural (page 3), knights (page 5), armor (page 5), triumphantly (page 9), and indigestion (page 11).

Oral Language DevelopmentCheck student comprehension, using a dialogue that best matches your students’ English profi ciency level. Speaker 1 is the teacher, Speaker 2 is the student.

Beginning/Early Intermediate Intermediate Early Advanced/ Advanced

Speaker 1: What is the story about?

Speaker 2: cousins who go on an adventure

Speaker 1: What are their names?

Speaker 2: Sandra and Donald

Speaker 1: What does Donald wear?

Speaker 2: a funny costume

Speaker 1: Which character likes to read?

Speaker 2: Sandra likes to read.

Speaker 1: Which character likes to paint?

Speaker 2: Donald likes to paint.

Speaker 1: Where does Donald fi nd the parts for his costume?

Speaker 2: He fi nds them in his cousin’s garage.

Speaker 1: What name does Donald call himself?

Speaker 2: He calls himself “Donald Quixote.”



Name Date

Donald QuixoteThinking Beyond the Text

Think about the questions below. Then write your answer in one or two paragraphs.

Remember that when you think beyond the text, you use your personal knowledge to reach new understandings.

Donald calls his homemade armor his “anti-boredom” disguise. What do you think he means by this? Do you think the way Donald approaches ordinary experiences is a good way to turn them into adventures? Why or why not? Give examples to support your responses.



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Name Date

Donald QuixoteCritical Thinking


Critical ThinkingRead and answer the questions.

1. Think within the text If Donald is acting out the part of Don

Quixote, what role does Sandra play? Who is that person?

2. Think beyond the text What examples from the story help you

know that cousin Donald is a creative person?

3. Think beyond the text Why do you think Donald pretends the

cranes are giants who have troubled the land?

4. Think about the text What message does the author want readers

to take away from the story?

Making Connections Sandra loves the story of Don Quixote. What is one of your favorite fictional characters? Why do you like this character?

Write your answer in your Reader’s Notebook.


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B L A C K L I N E M A S T E R 2 0 . 1 1

Donald QuixoteRunning Record Form

Donald Quixote • LEVEL Q

Behavior Code Error

Read word correctly ✓cat 0

Repeated word, sentence, or phrase

®cat

0

Omission —cat 1

Behavior Code Error

Substitution cutcat 1

Self-corrects cut sccat 0

Insertion the

ˆcat 1

Word told Tcat 1

page Selection Text Errors Self-Corrections

6

7

Moments later, Donald disappeared into the garage. Sandra

waited outside. That’s where she was now, trying to guess

what her cousin was up to.

Sandra paced up and down, wondering what kind of adventure

Donald had in mind. At last, the garage door rolled open. There

stood “Donald Quixote.”

He had made a suit of armor from things Sandra’s mom had

set aside for a yard sale. Foil covered the shoulder pads of an

old football uniform. On his chest was an antique washboard.

On his head was a football helmet covered with foil. A feather

duster stuck up from the top.

Comments: Accuracy Rate (# words read correctly/102 ×

100)

%

Total Self- Corrections



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