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April
2002 Vol.3 Issue 4
Suggested
lesson plan for "Kids find that publishing books isn't
easy"
Readability: About
sixth grade reading level
Possible hard
words: Proper names: Andrew Lynn, Patricia and Fred McKissack,
Bryce Potter, Scott Rehnquist, Matt Silverstein, Dana Lambie,
Whitney Mingle, Grace Rossow, Jessica Langsam, Kelsey Saettle,
Marian Anderson, Beverly Johnson, Bill Cosby, Stevie Wonder,
Mathew Kastigar, Johnny Nyugen, Elizabeth Tamaren, Darrell
Lofton, Max Magruder, Sabina Wahl, Haley Millner, Hispanic,
Danny Poon, Tim Burroughs, Darrell Lofton, Chris Gentsch,
Salena Davison
Other words: echoed, illustrate, brainstorming, leprechauns,
contributed, schedule
BEFORE READING:
Have the young reader read all the names and words from the
list. Help out where help is needed. Since only six of the
thirty-three items are other than proper names, give special
attention to those words. If the child gets all of the six
correct, ask him or her to read the article silently. If one
to three are missed, ask the child to read the article aloud.
If four or more or missed, you volunteer to read the article.
In every instance, inform the reader that questions will be
asked after the reading.
DURING READING:
If the child reads silently, tell him or her you will help
with any words if asked to do so. For the child reading orally,
supply any troublesome words fairly quickly in order to keep
the reading fluent. If you read aloud, model expressive and
fluent oral reading.
AFTER READING:
Use question such as these to check understanding and stimulate
discussion.
- What did the
kids seem to all agree on?
- Describe what
you think "brainstorming" is.
- What do you
think the toughest part of publishing a book would be?
- What shows
that sometimes kids had to take on other jobs in order to
get the book completed?
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