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April
2002 Vol.3 Issue 4
Suggested
lesson plan for "Three
St. Louis area kids win state chess titles"
Readability:
Fifth grade reading level
Possible hard
words: Proper names: Tony Cao, William Cheng, Jeremy Volkmann,
Francis Howell High School, Stephanie Hulsey, Barrington Elementary
School, Brad Schmidt, Ed Bauer, Vianney High School, Borders
Book Store, Bobby Fischer, Boris Spassky, Galveston
Other words: entrants, organization, affiliated, dominant
BEFORE READING:
Ask the young reader to read the list of names and words.
Help with pronunciations where needed. Since the article is
short, ask the young reader to read it aloud. Indicate that
questions will be raised afterward.
DURING READING:
Provide any words fairly quickly that seem to be impairing
fluent reading.
AFTER READING:
Questions such as the following may be used to check comprehension
and promote a discussion of the article.
- How did Tony
Cao win his title in the state chess meet?
- What advice
did Tony's father give him and did it help him?
- Who were Bobby
Fischer and Boris Spassky?
- What do you
know about chess? Would you like to play? Why or why not?
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