3 TEACHER’S GUIDE Annie’s Pictures

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Annie’s Picturesby Jane Manners

Fountas-Pinnell Level LRealistic FictionSelection SummaryWhen Annie’s grandmother comes for a visit, she brings Annie a camera. Annie takes pictures of people, animals, and objects on the family farm. The next day, Annie brings Grandma to school for a visit—and she brings her camera to record the special day.

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Characteristics of the Text Genre • Realistic Fiction

Text Structure • Third-person narrative• Simple, straightforward plot• Chronological presentation of events

Content • Farm setting • Family members

Themes and Ideas • Family relationships• Photography

Language and Literary Features

• Conversational language • Characters’ attributes shown through actions and dialogue

Sentence Complexity • Variety in sentence length and complexity• Split dialogue, all assigned:“Look at you!” Grandma said. “You grew so much since my

last visit!”Vocabulary Words and phrases related to photography: camera, load the fi lm, snapped a picture

Words • One- and two-syllable words• Plurals: pictures, trees, apples, chipmunks

Illustrations • Colorful, detailed illustrations support the text.• Inset illustrations show the photos being taken by the main character.

Book and Print Features • Punctuation—period, comma, exclamation point, question mark© 2006. Fountas, I.C. & Pinnell, G.S. Teaching for Comprehending and Fluency, Heinemann, Portsmouth, N.H.

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Expand Your Vocabulary

camera – a box with a lens used for taking photos, p. 4

fi lm – n. – a strip of material used for taking pictures, p. 5

grandmother – the mother of one’s father or mother, p. 3

pumpkins – round orange fruits, p. 12

Annie’s Pictures by Jane Manners

Build BackgroundHelp children think about what people do with cameras. Build interest by asking a question such as the following: What do you suppose a girl on a farm might take pictures of? Read the title and author and talk about the cover illustration. Tell children that this story is realistic fi ction, so the characters are going to act like real people.

Introduce the TextGuide children 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 2: Explain that this story is about a girl named Annie. Annie gets a camera from her grandmother and takes lots of pictures. Suggested language: Turn to page 2. Here is a picture of Annie and her grandmother. Grandma has come for a visit. How do you think Annie and Grandma feel about seeing each other? How can you tell?

Page 4: Explain that Grandma has brought a present for Annie. Point out the label on the box: CAMERA. Do you think a camera is a good gift for Annie? Why or why not?

Page 5: Call attention to the illustration. Who do you think took the picture of Grandma shown in the middle of the page? It’s the fi rst photo Annie took with her new camera!

Page 9: Have children look at the illustration. What is happening on this page? Is Annie having fun with her new gift? How can you tell?

Page 13: Now Annie is taking a picture of something else that grows on the farm—pumpkins. Describe what Annie sees as she takes the picture.

Now turn back to the beginning of the story and read to fi nd out what Annie does with her camera.

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ReadHave children read Annie’s Pictures silently while you listen to individual children read. Support their problem solving and fl uency as needed.

Remind children to use the Analyze/Evaluate Strategy and fi gure out more about the story as they read.

Discuss and Revisit the TextPersonal ResponseInvite children to share their personal responses to the story.Suggested language: Did this story turn out the way you thought it would? Why or why not?

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

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

• Annie’s grandmother comes to visit and brings her a camera.

• Annie spends the day taking pictures on her family’s farm.

• The next day, Annie and Grandma go to school and Annie brings her camera along to take pictures.

• The bond between a child and a grandparent can be special.

• Family members do nice things for one another.

• Taking pictures is an enjoyable and creative activity.

• The story events could happen in real life.

• The dialogue sounds real, the way people actually sound.

• The inset illustrations show some of the pictures taken by the main character.

• The author’s purpose is to entertain readers and describe seeing the world through a camera’s lens.

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

Choices for Further Support• Fluency Invite children to choose a passage from the text to read aloud. Remind them

to read with expression, paying attention to periods, question marks, and exclamation points.

• Comprehension Based on your observations of the children’s reading and discussion, revisit parts of the text to clarify or extend comprehension. Remind children 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. Remind children that some words have vowel sounds with r. Point to the word for on page 2, and explain that the vowel sound /ôr/ is spelled or. Call attention to other story words with vowel sounds with r, pointing out the sounds and spellings: her, /ûr/ (page 3); farm, /är/ (page 6); turned, /ûr/ (page 7); birds, /ûr/ (page 8); more, /ôr/ (page 10).



Writing about ReadingCritical ThinkingHave children complete the Critical Thinking questions on BLM 3.9.

RespondingHave children complete the activities at the back of the book. Use the instruction below as needed to reinforce or extend understanding of the comprehension skill.

Target Comprehension SkillAuthor’s Purpose

Target Comprehension Skill Remind children that they can think about the author’s

purpose by using text details to tell why an author writes a book. Model the skill, using a “Think Aloud” like the one below:

Think Aloud

What do you think the author’s purpose was in writing this book? Think about the details in the book. One detail is Annie gets a camera. Another detail is Annie takes pictures. Another detail is Annie takes her camera to school. I think the author wrote this book to show readers how a girl takes pictures of important people and things in her life.

Practice the SkillHave children think of another book they have read. Ask them to write one sentence telling why they think the author wrote the book.

Writing Prompt: Thinking Beyond the TextHave children write a response to the prompt on page 6. Remind them that when they think beyond the text, they use what they know and their own experience to think about what happens in the story.

Assessment Prompts• Why does Annie take Grandma to visit her second-grade class?

• Look at the second sentence on page 14: what does the word special mean?



Read directions to children.

Think About It Read and answer the questions.

1. Why do you think the author shows Annie taking

pictures of her family and nature?

2. Which of Annie’s pictures do you think is the best?

Why?

3. What do you think Annie will take pictures of at

school? Why?

Making Connections Annie’s grandmother gives her a gift that helps her capture memories. What are some of your favorite memories? How did you capture them?

Write your answer in your Reader’s Notebook.

Name Date

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English Language DevelopmentReading Support Pair English-speaking and English language learners so that they can check their understanding with each other.

Vocabulary Point out that in the story, Annie tells people “Smile!” when she is going to take their picture. Explain that the word Smile is a typical command used when someone is taking pictures.

Oral Language DevelopmentCheck children’s comprehension, using a dialogue that best matches their English profi ciency level. Speaker 1 is the teacher, Speaker 2 is the child.

Beginning/Early Intermediate Intermediate Early Advanced/ Advanced

Speaker 1: Who is the girl in the story?

Speaker 2: Annie

Speaker 1: Who comes to visit?

Speaker 2: Grandma

Speaker 1: What does Grandma bring for Annie?

Speaker 2: a camera

Speaker 1: What does Annie do with the camera?

Speaker 2: She takes pictures.

Speaker 1: Name something that Annie takes a picture of.

Speaker 2: Possible answers: Grandma, her cat, birds, pumpkins

Speaker 1: Where do Annie and Grandma go the next day?

Speaker 2: They go to school.

Speaker 1: Why does Annie bring her camera?

Speaker 2: She wants to take pictures at school.



Name Date

Annie’s PicturesThinking Beyond the Text

Read the following paragraph. Then write the note on the lines below.

Imagine you are Annie. Write Grandma a note thanking her for giving you the camera. Tell why you like it and why it was such a special gift. Use details from the story in your note.



Think About It Read and answer the questions.

1. Why do you think the author shows Annie taking

pictures of her family and nature?

2. Which of Annie’s pictures do you think is the best?

Why?

3. What do you think Annie will take pictures of at

school? Why?

Making Connections Annie’s grandmother gives her a gift that helps her capture memories. What are some of your favorite memories? How did you capture them?

Write your answer in your Reader’s Notebook.

Name Date

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Annie’s PicturesRunning Record Form

Annie’s Pictures • LEVEL L

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Annie had been waiting all morning for

Grandma. “Hi!” Annie said.

“Look at you!” Grandma said. “You grew

so much since my last visit!”

Her grandmother smiled and gave her

a big hug. Then she handed Annie a box.

“This is for you,” Grandma said.

Annie was so happy. “What is it?” she

asked.

“Open it and find out,” her

grandmother said.

Annie ripped off the wrapping paper.

Inside the box was a camera!

Comments: Accuracy Rate (# words read

correctly/74 × 100)

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