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May 2005 Vol. 6 Issue 5
Suggested lesson plan for
"Two local kids help make final list"
Possible hard words:
Proper names: Sara Ponder, Kelly Murphy,
Casey, Rebecca Schuder, Elvis Presley, Missouri Association
of School Librarians
Other words: complicated, memorabilia,
indefinitely
BEFORE READING: In order to give him
or her some idea of what the article includes, have the young
reader read the short list of possible hard words. Then ask
the reader to read the article to you and be ready to discuss
it afterward.
DURING READING: Provide any troublesome
word fairly quickly in order to keep the reading fluent.
AFTER READING: Use questions such as
the following to check understanding and to promote discussion
of the article.
- Briefly describe what the Mark Twain List is and how kids
participate in making it up.
- Are there books that kids like that do not make the list?
- Name some of the categories of books that the girls in
the article said they liked.
- Would you use the Mark Twain list to help you make your
reading selections? Why or why not?
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