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1、Catching AirLesson PlanLeveLWW1 Learning AZ All rights reserved.www.readinga-About the BookText Type:Nonfiction/Informational Page Count:24 Word Count:1,775Book SummaryIf youre not sure whether youre daring enough to jump from a plane or off a cliff,this informative book may help you make up your mi
2、nd.Your students will learn about a variety of wind sports,such as skydiving,hang gliding,and parasailing.Theyll read about the equipment and training that each sport requires and how much it costs.Invite the adventure-lovers in your class to imagine themselves outfitted in a jumpsuit,goggles,and a
3、parachute ready to make that first jump!About the LessonTargeted Reading Strategy Make,revise,andconfirmpredictionsObjectives Make,revise,andconfirmpredictionstounderstandthetext Compareandcontrastinformationaltext Identifyandusecommasinaseries IdentifyrootwordsMaterialsGreentext indicates resources
4、 available on the website BookCatching Air(copy for each student)Chalkboardordry-eraseboard Dictionaries Compareandcontrast,commasinaseries,androotwordsworksheets Discussioncards Indicates an opportunity for students to mark in the book.(All activities may be demonstrated by projecting the book on a
5、n interactive whiteboard or completed with paper and pencil if the books are reused.)Vocabulary*Boldvocabularywordsalsoappearinapre-madelessonforthistitleonVocabularyAZ.com.Content words:Story critical:aerodynamics(n.),air pressure(n.),altitude(n.),free-falling(v.),stalls(v.),thrust(n.),Enrichment:c
6、anopy(n.),drogue(n.),lift(n.),resistance(n.),thermal(n.),winch(n.)Before ReadingBuild Background Discusswindsports.Askstudentsiftheyhaveeverdreamedoforseenanyonejumpingoutof an airplane or off a cliff in a glider.Ask them why they think someone would want to jump from a plane or off a cliff.Askstude
7、ntswhatkindofcharacterorpersonalitytraitsapersonwhoparticipatesin“thrilling”sports like these might have.Catching AirLesson Plan(continued)LeveLWW2 Learning AZ All rights reserved.www.readinga-Preview the BookIntroduce the Book Givestudentsacopyofthebookandhavethemreadthetitle.Askstudentstopredictwh
8、attheythink the book is about based on the cover information.Directstudentstothetableofcontents.Pointoutthatthesectionstitled“HangGliding”and“Skydiving”eachhavetwoparts.Askstudentswhatideastheyhaveaboutthebookafterlookingatthetableofcontents.Askthem to compare their predictions about the book based
9、on the cover to their predictions after reading the table of contents.Introduce the Reading Strategy:Make,revise,and confirm predictions Modelmaking,revising,andconfirmingpredictions.Think-aloud:Initially,when reading the title(CatchingAir)and looking at the pictures,I thought the book might be abou
10、t a particular person or event.After reading the table of contents,I think that the book is probably about different sports,rather than people or events.Havestudentspreviewthephotographsinthebookandreviseorconfirmtheirpredictionsbasedonwhattheysee.Pointoutthesidebars.Explaintostudentsthatsidebarspro
11、videextrainformation about the topic and that some sidebars tell how to do something.Ask students if they can find a sidebar in the book that tells them how to do something.Asstudentspreviewtherestofthebook,pointoutthebooksglossaryandindexandaskstudentstoexplainthepurposeofeach.Askstudentstosharehow
12、theirimpressionsofthebookhavechangedwithfurtherreview.Havetheyrevisedorconfirmedtheiroriginalpredictions?Asstudentsread,encouragethemtouseotherreadingstrategiesinadditiontothetargetedstrategy presented in this section.Introduce the Vocabulary Asstudentspreviewthebook,pointoutanyvocabularythatyoufeel
13、maybedifficultforthem.Remindthemofstrategiestheycanusetoworkoutwordstheydontknow,suchaslookingatword parts and thinking about the meaning of the sentence.Modelhowtoapplyword-attackstrategies.Forexample,havestudentsturntopage8andputtheir finger on the first bold word on the page(aerodynamics).Say:Thi
14、s word is new to me.The author thought a reader might have difficulty saying this word,so he included in parentheses how to pronounce it.As I continue to read the text,the meaning of the word is also explained.The word is in bold so that means I can check the meaning in the glossary if I need to.Pre
15、viewanyothervocabularywordsthatyouthinkstudentsmighthavedifficultywith.Set the Purpose Havestudentsthinkaboutthepredictionstheyvemadeaboutthecontentsofthebook as they read.During ReadingStudent Reading Guide the Reading:Havestudentsreadtotheendofpage12.Askthemtounderlineinformationthattellshowhanggl
16、idingisdone.Havethemgobackandrereadthepagesiftheyfinish before everyone else.Whentheyhavefinishedreading,askstudentstotellwhattheyunderlined.Reinforceunfamiliarvocabulary words by using them in the discussion.Modelmaking,revising,andconfirmingpredictions.Think-aloud:When I first started reading this
17、 book,I expected to learn more about wind sports,but I wasnt expecting to learn so much about the science of wind sports.I didnt realize how many scientific principles were involved,such as lift,aerodynamics,and air pressure.Catching AirLesson Plan(continued)LeveLWW3 Learning AZ All rights reserved.
18、www.readinga- Havestudentssharethewaysinwhichtheirpredictionswerechangedorconfirmedwhilereading.Havestudentsreadtheremainderofthebook.Remindthemtothinkabouthowthestoryisthesame and/or different from their original predictions.Havestudentsmakeaquestionmarkintheirbookbesideanywordtheydonotunderstandor
19、cannotpronounce.Encouragethemtousethestrategiestheyhavelearnedtoreadeachwordand figure out its meaning.After Reading Askstudentswhatwords,ifany,theymarkedintheirbook.Usethisopportunitytomodelhowtheycanreadthesewordsusingdecodingstrategiesandcontextclues.Reflect on the Reading Strategy Discusshowmaki
20、ng,revising,andconfirmingpredictionsaboutabookcanhelpreadersunderstand and remember what they have read.Teach the Comprehension Skill:Compare and contrast Introduce and model:Explainthatthisbookexplaineddifferentkindsofwindsports.Explaintostudents that one way to understand the information about the
21、 different sports is to compare and contrast them.Introduceandexplainthecompare-and-contrast worksheet.Copytheworksheetontheboardfor students to view.Explaintostudentsthatyouwillbeginbycomparinghangglidingandskydiving.Pointoutthefirstcriterionis“methodoflaunch.”Havethemturntopage7.Readthethirdsenten
22、ceoutloud and model finding the information about how a hang glider is launched(pilot runs down a slopeandleapsfromacliff).Writeruns and leaps off cliffinthecolumntitled“HangGliding”inyour chart on the board and have students copy this information on the compare-and-contrast worksheet.Havestudentstu
23、rntopage13asyoumodelhowaparachutistislaunched(jumpsfromaplane).Check for understanding:Havestudentsturntopage19tofindinformationabouthowtheywouldbelaunchediftheywereparasailing(boatpullsthemintotheair).Havestudentsrecordtheinformation on their worksheets.Then write the correct answer on the board an
24、d have students check their answer.Independent practice:Havestudentscontinuetocompletetheworksheetindependently.Ifthey are unable,model finding more information until you feel students can do it on their own.As students work,write the answers on the board so they can check their work.Discussion:When
25、studentshavecompletedtheworksheet,discusstheirfindings.Havestudentsuse the information in the chart to make oral sentences that compare and contrast two or more ofthesports.Havestudentstellwhichsporttheywouldenjoymostandwhy.Extend the discussion:Instruct students to write a short paragraph on the in
26、side cover of their bookexplainingwhytheywouldorwouldnotliketoskydiveorhangglide.Havestudentssharetheir paragraph with the group.Build SkillsGrammar and Mechanics:Commas in a series Revieworexplaintostudentsthatwheneveralistofthreeormoreitemsismade,acommamustbe placed between the items.Listed items
27、can be nouns,verbs,adjectives,or entire phrases or clauses.Remindstudentsthatthisisonlyoneofthemanyusesforcommas.Catching AirLesson Plan(continued)LeveLWW4 Learning AZ All rights reserved.www.readinga-Havestudentsturntopage4andfindthecommasonthepage.Pointoutthelistedphrasesinthe first paragraph(a se
28、nse of adventure,the right equipment,and an understanding of how the wind works).Talkaboutthelocationofthecommaswithinthelist.Pointoutthatthelastitem(an understanding of how the wind works)is joined to the list by the word and following the comma.Havestudentsturntopage10.Askthemtofindthelistofsixthi
29、ngstheywouldneediftheywerehang gliding near water(harness,helmet,goggles,parachute,glider,and flotation device).Ask them to circle the commas and notice that the last item is added to the list after the word and.Check for understanding:Directstudentstopage16andaskthemtounderlinetheequipmentnecessary
30、 for skydiving(jumpsuit,helmet,goggles,main parachute,reserve parachute,harness attached to backpack).Ask students to circle all of the commas in the series.Independent practice:Introduce,explain,andhavestudentscompletethecommas-in-a-series worksheet.If time allows,discuss their answers.Word Work:Ro
31、ot words Explaintostudentsthataroot word is the smallest part of a word that can stand alone as a separate word.The root word can often help the reader identify or infer the meaning ofalongerword.Writethewordadmire on the board.Then write admired and admiration.Explainorreviewthatprefixes and suffix
32、es are a syllable,or group of letters,added to the beginning or endofawordtoalterorchangeitsmeaningoritsverbtense.Highlighttheexamplesofsuffixesofthewordsontheboard(-ed and-ation).Explainhow-ed changed the verb tense of admire from present to past tense,and-ation changed the word from a verb into a
33、noun.Writethewordinexpensive on the board.Ask students what the root word is,and write expense under the word inexpensive.Discusshowprefixesandsuffixesoftenhavemeaningoftheirown.Forexample,whentheprefix-inisadded,itchangesthewordtoitsoppositemeaning:notexpensive.Knowingwhatthewordexpense means(a los
34、s for the sake of something gained)helps the reader understand what inexpensive means(not high in price).Check for understanding:Havestudentsturntopage14andhighlightthewordresistance.Ask them to identify the root word(resist).Ask students to look up resist in the dictionary and find its meaning and
35、part of speech.Ask other volunteers to identify the part of speech for resistance,itsprefixorsuffix,andwhatthewordmightmean,onthebasisofthemeaningofresist.Independent practice:Introduce,explain,andhavestudentscompletetheroot words worksheet.If time allows,discuss their answers aloud after they are f
36、inished.Build FluencyIndependent Reading Invitestudentstoreadtheirbookindependently.Additionally,invitepartnerstotaketurnsreading parts of the book to each other.Home Connection Givestudentstheirbooktotakehometoreadwithparents,caregivers,siblings,orfriends.Extend the ReadingWriting and Art Connectio
37、nProvideInternetandlibraryresourcesandhavestudentspickanothertypeofadventuresport onwhichtowriteareport.Havestudentsincludedetailssuchashowtodothesportandwhatequipmentisrequired.Havestudentsincludeartworkorphotographsandallowtimeforsharing the reports.Visit WritingAZ for a lesson and leveled materia
38、ls on informational report writing.Catching AirLesson Plan(continued)LeveLWW5 Learning AZ All rights reserved.www.readinga-Math ConnectionHavestudentslookonpage10tofindtheapproximatecostofhanggliding,andonpage15tofindtheapproximatecostofskydiving.Havethembrainstormactivitiestheycoulddotoraisemoneyto
39、dothesportoftheirchoice.Havethemfigureouthowmanytimestheywouldhavetoperformthechore,such as babysitting or car washing,to make the money to do it.Skill ReviewDiscussioncardscoveringcomprehensionskillsandstrategiesnotexplicitlytaughtwiththebook areprovidedasanextensionactivity.Thefollowingisalistofso
40、mewaysthesecardscanbeusedwithstudents:Useasdiscussionstartersforliteraturecircles.Havestudentschooseoneormorecardsandwritearesponse,eitherasanessayorasa journal entry.Distributebeforereadingthebookandhavestudentsuseoneofthequestionsasapurpose for reading.Conductaclassdiscussionasareviewbeforethebook
41、quiz.AssessmentMonitor students to determine if they can:consistentlymake,revise,andconfirmpredictionsastheypreviewandreadthebook correctlyidentifyappropriatefactsaboutwindsportsandrecordthemontheworksheet;usetheinformation on the worksheet to orally compare and contrast the sports correctlyidentifyandusecommasinaseriesduringdiscussionandonaworksheet consistentlyrecognizerootwordsduringdiscussionandonaworksheetComprehension Checks BookQuiz RetellingRubric