Reading Unit Plan-Comprehension Toolkit 9_ Recess at 20 Below
Stage 1Desired Results Established Goals: (Standards, Benchmarks, and Rationale) RL.K.1 With prompting and support, ask and answer questions about key details in the text RL.K.2 With prompting and support, retell familiar stories, including key details. Include stories by and about American Indians RL.K.3 With prompting and support, identify characters, settings, and major events in a story RL.K.4 Ask and answer questions about unknown words in a text RL.K.10 Actively engage in group reading activities with purpose and understanding Understandings: Essential Questions: 1. How do readers adapt when text becomes too Students will understand that(learner complex? outcomes) 1. Good readers always ask and answer 2. How do readers construct meaning? questions about a text 3. How does analyzing the text help to interpret 2. Effective readers recognize when they dont the authors intent and build our knowledge? understand certain words 4. Why do readers read? 3. They can become involved in a story to better understand it 4. Readers have a purpose for reading 5. That active listening and sharing help readers understand a story better Students will know(goal) Students will be able to(objectives) 1. How to ask questions before, during, and 1. Listen carefully to a story after reading to help understand text 2. Ask questions about a story 2. How to retell a story 3. Answer questions about a story 3. Key details in a story 4. Use key elements to construct the retell 5. Ask and answer questions about unknown words in a story Stage 2Assessment Evidence Performance Tasks: Other Evidence: 1. Each student will have at least one question 1. Responses to discussion before the story, during the story and after 2. Participation the story to add to the Before, During, and After chart Stage 3Learning Plan Day 1- Discuss wondering and questioning before, during and after a book. Model before reading questions and add them to a Before, During, and After chart. Day 2- Read the book Thanksgiving Dinner and model during reading questions and after reading questions. Add questions to the Before, During, and After chart. Day 3- Review days 1 and 2. Show students the cover of the book Recess at Below Zero. Have them write and/or illustrate questions before reading the book. Put questions on the Before, During, and After poster. Day 4- Read the book and have students write and/or illustrate questions on sticky notes during reading and put on the chart. Day 5- Have students write questions they had after reading the book and put on the chart. Review the questions and what we have learned. Lesson Reflection: This unit helps students to pose good questions before, during and after they read any text. This is an effective skill to help with reading comprehension. This skill will be reviewed often during
read alouds with the class in the following weeks to help reinforce the skill. See completed classroom chart in student work section.