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March
2002 Vol.3 Issue 3
Suggested
lesson plan for "Kids' holiday
stories are judged by the McKissacks"
Readability: Sixth
grade reading level
Possible hard
words: Proper names: Patricia and Fred McKissack, Brittany
Woods Middle School, Jessica Jackson, Kwanza, African-American,
Amina Larara, Bashir Kalayeh, Maulana Karenga, Muslim, Ramadan,
Algeria, Arabic, French, Iran, Farsi, German
Other words: critiques, closed-circuit, factual, fiction,
principles, participate, veterinarian, immigrant, career
BEFORE READING:
Have the young reader read the list of names and words from
the list. Provide help where needed. Since this is a fairly
short selection, ask the young reader to read it aloud to
you. Indicate that questions will be raised after the reading
and the article will be discussed.
DURING READING:
Provide any troublesome words fairly quickly if reading fluency
seems to be impaired.
AFER READING:
Use questions such as these to promote a discussion as well
as check for understanding.
- What was the
writing assignment that the McKissacks gave the middle graders?
- Why would
Jessica Jackson's story be considered to be fiction?
- What kind
of work did Amina Larara want to do when she gets older?
- How has the
writing assignment changed the way Bashir Kalayeh now reads
a story or a book?
- What kind
of writing do you like to do? Have you had a chance to do
much of it? Discuss.
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