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1 Teaching Plan EDL Level 6 Guided Reading Level C Intervention Level 4 What do you see when you look at the night sky? Different constellation shapes are revealed in Figuras de. Nonfiction Genre Informational Text Nonfiction Features Star Diagrams Text Structure Enumerative Question-and-Answer Vocabulary figuras Comprehension Use Picture Clues Writing Write an informational text. Content Area Connections: Earth Science Identify objects that can be seen in the night sky. Understand that the locations of stars in the sky can be observed and described. Curriculum Support You may want to use Figuras de when teaching the following science topic: The night sky

2 1 Introduce the Book Introduce the Nonfiction Genre: Informational Text Display the book cover. Read the title and the author s name. Explain that this book gives information about stars and the shapes people think they make in the sky. Tell children that the book contains photographs and special drawings that show the star shapes. Por qué querría la gente leer este libro? Qué aprendería de él? Activate or Build Background Have children close their eyes: Es de noche. Estás afuera con tu familia. Miras al cielo. Qué es lo que ves? Call on children to name and describe things they see in the night sky. Focus their attention on the concept of stars, and ask them to tell what they know about stars. Preview and Predict Browse through the book with children. Point out that the book contains both photographs and diagrams to give information about the stars. Qué pueden decirte las fotografías y los diagramas que las palabras no pueden? Ahora que has echado un vistazo al libro, qué crees que aprenderás leyéndolo? Nonfiction Text Features Star diagrams: Turn to page 3. Explain that diagrams are illustrations that explain or describe something. A diagram may contain extra information about a picture so that a reader can better understand the image. Tell children that the star diagrams show pictures people think stars form. Introduce Vocabulary You may want to introduce the following words before reading: : objetos en el cielo que alumbran figuras: la forma exterior de los objetos Photographs: Turn to pages 4 5. Point out that the photograph on page 4 shows a group of stars. Tell children that lines have been added to the photograph to connect the stars and show what picture they form. Then point out the constellation star diagram on page 5. Explain that this diagram shows what shape some people think they see in the photograph on page 4. Tell children that by placing the diagram next to the photograph, the author shows the reader what star pictures are.

3 2 Read the Book page 1 Qué sucede en la ilustración de la portada? Use Picture Clues Por qué crees que la ilustración muestra en el cielo? Identify Main Idea/Details pages 2 3 Vocabulary figuras Read the pages aloud, tracking the print. Qué ve la gente en el cielo? Identify Main Idea/Details El texto dice que la gente ve figuras en las. Yo veo la figura de un gato y la de un cangrejo. Qué otras figuras ves? Personal Response En la página 2, hay una fotografía de personas mirando al cielo. En la página 3, hay algunas ilustraciones con. Qué te dicen acerca de lo que aprenderemos en este libro? Mira las figuras de la página 3. Las en el cielo están realmente conectadas con líneas así? Por qué crees que estas ilustraciones se muestran de esta manera? pages 4 5 Point to the question marks and identify them. En la página 4, hay dos signos de interrogación. Qué te dicen acerca de la oración? Understand Context Clues Respondamos la pregunta en el texto. Qué figura puedes ver aquí? Use Picture Clues Ves un oso? Personal Response En qué se parecen estas dos páginas? En qué se diferencian? Compare and Contrast Have children trace the outline of the bear. De qué manera te ayuda la silueta a ver la figura del oso?

4 pages 6 7 De nuevo, en estas páginas hay una pregunta y una respuesta. Por qué crees que la autora hace de nuevo la misma pregunta? Understand Author s Purpose Crees que todo el mundo ve un perro cuando mira estas? Por qué? Generalize Point to page 6. Qué muestra esta fotografía? Point to page 7. Qué muestra el diagrama? page 8 Help children track the text on the page as you read it aloud. Por qué crees que el libro termina con una pregunta? Understand Author s Purpose Cuál es la idea más importante de este libro? Identify Main Idea/Details Qué figura puedes ver en estas? ESL/ELL Strategy To help children understand the meaning of the word shape, hold up a book. Run your finger around the outside edges of the book. Then draw the shape on the chalkboard as you say: This is the shape of the book. Turn to page 3 in Figuras de. Point to and trace the outline of several shapes in the diagram: These lines show shapes of people and animals. Point to the stars that form one of the shapes. Explain that people imagine the stars form shapes of people, animals, and things. Begin the lesson by connecting the English word shape to the corresponding word in the children s native languages. Reread the Book After you reread the text to children, use the graphic organizer on the back cover to discuss the main idea and details of Figuras de. You may want to have children draw in and label each box. Then return to pages 2 3, and point out how the text begins. Qué información te dice la autora? Explain that the author gives you something to think about when you look at the stars in the night sky. Qué pensarás la próxima vez que mires el cielo de noche? Answers to Student Book Questions 1. Las respuestas variarán, pero pueden incluir: Las ilustraciones ayudan al lector a comprender por qué la gente ve ciertas figuras en las fotografías. 2. Las respuestas variarán, pero pueden incluir: La autora quería que los lectores supieran qué tipos de figuras la gente ve en las. 3. Las respuestas variarán.

5 3 Learn Through the Text SCIENCE: The Night Sky Use Figuras de to reinforce children s understanding of the nighttime sky. Display pictures of the night sky and initiate a discussion about it. Qué puedes ver en el cielo cuando es de noche? Point out that some of the things in the night sky are part of nature, while others are made by humans. Have children make a chart with two columns, one labeled Viene de la naturaleza and the other labeled Hecho por seres humanos. In the Viene de la naturaleza column, have children draw and label pictures of things in the night sky that come from nature. In the Hecho por seres humanos column, have them draw and label pictures of things in the night sky that people have made. Collect the charts, and display them on a classroom wall or bulletin board. COMPREHENSION: Use Picture Clues Explain that pictures can give clues about what the words on a page say. Tell children that good readers look closely at pictures to help them better understand the words. Have children turn to page 5. Use a think-aloud to model one way to use picture clues: Puedo mirar la ilustración de las antes de comenzar a leer. La silueta del oso me da una pista acerca de lo que dice la oración. Me ayuda a saber que las palabras hablan acerca de un oso. Read the sentence on the page aloud. Era correcta la pista de la ilustración? Point out the word bear and continue with the think-aloud: Qué pasa si llego a esta palabra y no sé lo que es? Puedo mirar la ilustración de las. La silueta del oso me ayuda a darme cuenta de que la palabra probablemente es oso. Turn to page 7, and have children demonstrate how they would use the picture to read and interpret the text. WRITING Write an Informational Text Have children use what they learned about informational texts to write a class book about another object in the sky. Begin by helping children to brainstorm objects in the sky, such as the Moon, the Sun, clouds, and rainbows. Have children decide on the topic they want to write about. Provide simple illustrated books about the chosen topic. Read the books aloud to children. Then have children work in small groups to illustrate and label one fact they learned about the topic. Collect the groups drawings. Have each group dictate a sentence about its picture and record it on the drawing. Remind children that Figuras de ended with a question. Turn to page 8 in the book and read it aloud. Ask the groups to suggest a closing question for the class book. Number the pages, and have children create a cover. Bind the pages together, and place the book in the classroom library.

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