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April 2003 Vol.4 Issue 4
Suggested
lesson plan for "Kids to perform
at St. Louis Storytelling Festival"
Readability: About
sixth grade reading level
Possible hard
words: Proper names: Mallory Krueger, Sue Hinkel, Bud Abbott,
Louis Costello, Maggie Friebel, Maggie Ruchenbrod, Almedina
Veletanlic, Rocky Lochhaas, Curtis Luebbering, Marilyn Kinsella
Other words: performers, concert, artificial, reneges, generation,
registration
BEFORE READING:
Have the young reader read the list of possible hard words,
providing assistance as needed. Then suggest the child read
the article aloud to you and be ready to talk about it afterward.
DURING READING:
Supply any difficult words fairly rapidly in order to keep
the reading fluent.
AFTER READING:
Use questions such as the following to check comprehension
and promote a discussion.
- What are the
roles of kids at the Storytelling Festival?
- Why do you
think scary stories and ghost stories are popular?
- Why could
the kids get away with "messing up" in the Abbott
and Costello story?
- What story
ideas would you have for a storytelling festival?
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