Tell It Again! Read-Aloud Anthology - EngageNY

7. Inferential What was the “iron horse”? (a nickname for the steam
locomotive) Why did Chief Red Cloud speak solemnly about the
presence of the “iron horse” on Native American lands? (He felt
the people who created the “iron horse” were destroying the
bison and their hunting grounds; the Lakota Sioux were forced to
relocate to different and smaller areas of land.)
[Please continue to model the Question? Pair Share process for
students, as necessary, and scaffold students in their use of the
process.]
8. Evaluative Who? Pair Share: Asking questions after a readaloud
is one way to see how much everyone has learned.
Think of a question you can ask your neighbor about the
read-aloud that starts with the word who. For example, you
could ask, “Who thought the bison were sacred?” Turn to your
neighbor and ask your who question. Listen to your neighbor’s
response. Then your neighbor will ask a new who question
and you will get a chance to respond. I will call on several of
you to share your questions with the class.
9. After hearing today’s read-aloud and questions and answers,
do you have any remaining questions? [If time permits, you
may wish to allow for individual, group, or class research of
the text and/or other resources to answer these questions.]
Word Work: Solemnly
5 minutes
1. In the read-aloud you heard, “Running Fox nodded solemnly
to the chief.”
2. Say the word solemnly with me.
3. If you do something solemnly, you do it seriously because
you realize the importance of what you are doing or of what is
going on around you.
4. Students listened solemnly as Mrs. Mack talked about the
Trail of Tears.
5. Have you ever done something solemnly? Try to use the word
solemnly when you tell about it. [Ask two or three students. If
necessary, guide and/or rephrase students’ responses: “I
solemnly when . . . ”]
6. What’s the word we’ve been talking about?
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