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Predict a Word• Give students one minute to scan the
features of text in a book: index, glossary, table of contents, pictures, captions, etc.
• Students close the books and each team lists 5 words that they predict will be in the book or text.
• Make a table of the words
• Use the words for an Open Sort or Connect Two activity.
Adapted from Literature-Based Reading Activities by Ruth Hellen Yopp & Hallie Kay Yopp
Possible Sentences• Activate prior knowledge related to a piece of
text that students will be reading. • Select a few key sentences from the text.• Give students a few key words from each
sentence. • Students use those words to write a sentence
that they think could possibly show up in the text they will be reading. Do not change the form of the words or the order of the words.
• Students share a few sentences before seeing the author’s sentence.
Adapted from Literature-Based Reading Activities by Ruth Hellen Yopp & Hallie Kay Yopp
Kariba Dam – 1960 – largest - ever
When the Kariba Dam was completed in 1960, it was the largest man-made dam ever built.
before – 50,000 people – villages - uprooted
Before the project could start 50,000 people and their villages would have to be uprooted and relocated.
animals – moved – evacuation – nickname - Noah
So many animals had to be moved for this project that their evacuation quickly earned the nickname “Operation Noah.”
lake – rich – paradise - fish
This made the lands under the proposed lake chemically rich, a paradise for fish.
Some Structures of Text
• Chronological Sequence
• Comparison/Contrast
• Description
• Main Idea & Detail
• Cause and Effect
• Problem / Solution
When the Kariba Dam was completed in 1960, it was the largest man-made dam ever built.
Before the project could start 50,000 people and their villages would have to be uprooted and relocated.
So many animals had to be moved for this project that their evacuation quickly earned the nickname “Operation Noah.”
This made the lands under the proposed lake chemically rich, a paradise for fish.
What are the predominant structures of text? chronological
description main idea/ detail
cause/effectcompare/contrast
problem/solution
Problem Solution
______________ encountered a serious problem: ________________________ .
This problem occurred because ______________________________________ .
In other words, ____________________________________________________ .
Another thing contributing to this problem
_______________________________ .
This is important because ___________________________________________ .
One final part of the problem was _____________________________________ .
This is significant because __________________________________________ .
The problem was finally resolved when _________________________________.
(This problem might have been avoided if ______________________________ .)
Could have said• Select a few key sentences that have strong verbs;
verbs that encourage visualization or inferences. • Change the strong verb to a weak verb.• Share the sentence pairs and ask students and of
the following questions: How are these sentences different? What can we infer in the second sentence that
we cannot infer in the first? How does our visualization change from one
sentence to the next? What is the author implying in sentence 2 that is
not implied in sentence 1?
WHO
WHAT
WHEN
WHERE
WHY
HOW
As the days wore on, his crested head began to droop.
As the days passed, his crested head began to droop.
One night, when there was no moon, she crept into the garden.
One night, when there was no moon, she walked into the garden.
When Yasuko saw how he had been humiliated, she told Shozo what she had done and begged him to let her confess.
When Yasuko saw how he had been humiliated, she told Shozo what she had done and asked him to let her confess.
Could Have SaidThe Tale of the Mandarin Ducks by Katherine Paterson
Whenlove and
skill work
together, expect
a masterpiece
.
John Ruskin, 1819 – 1900
English poet, artist & social revolutionary
