Unit 19 - Voyager Learning

STORY READING 6 • Flat Stanley, Chapter 5ON YOUR OWNCHAPTER 5 INSTRUCTIONSStudents read pages 60–65 without the teacher, independently or withpartners. Page 60 is split between reading sections.Note: If you’re working on a 9- to 12-day plan, you will read pages 60–65with students.COMPREHENSION PROCESSESRemember, UnderstandPROCEDURES1. Getting ReadyHave students turn to page 60.2. Setting a PurposeIdentifying—Problem, Solution, What; Explaining; Using Vocabulary—absurdBefore beginning, say something like:As you read the rest of the chapter, try to answer the following questions:• What was Stanley’s problem?• What was Arthur’s idea?• What was absurd in the chapter?• Why did the Lambchops celebrate at the end of the book?PREP NOTESetting a PurposeWrite questions on achalkboard, white board,or large piece of paperbefore working with yoursmall group.3. Reading on Your Own: Partner or Whisper Reading• Have students take turns reading every other page with a partneror have students whisper read pages 60–65 on their own.Say something like:Everyone, put your finger on the third paragraph on page 60. It starts,“Arthur flung aside . . . ”This is where you’re going to start reading on your own—without me.Now turn to page 65. This is the end and where you will stop reading.• Continue having students track each word with their fingers.4. Comprehension and Skill WorkFor students on a 7-Day Plan, tell them that they will work on their BookJournal and do Comprehension and Skill Activity 6 after they read on theirown. Guide practice, as needed. For teacher directions, see pages 101 and102. (For 9- to 12-Day Plans, see the Lesson Planner, page 9.)5. Homework 6: New Passage97