|
November
2001 Vol.2 Issue 11
Suggested
lesson plan for "St. Elizabeth
students send messages, gifts to NYC"
Readability:
About sixth grade reading level
Possible hard
words: Proper names: Maureen Decker, St. Elizabeth of Hungary
School, World Trade Center, Archdiocese of St. Louis, St.
Joseph of the Holy Family School, Tom Young, Melanie Finke,
Ken Weis, Nicki Hoffarth, Gaby Lor
Other words: sympathy, disaster, specific, references, patriotic,
devastating, terrorist, theme
BEFORE READING:
Have the young reader read the names and words from the list.
Help out as needed. There are eighteen items. If the child
misses no more than three, suggest that he or she read the
article silently. If four to six words cause problems, ask
the child to read the article aloud to you. If seven or more
are missed, you offer to read the article to the child. Note
that questions will be raised afterward.
DURING READING:
For the child reading silently, offer to help with words if
asked. For the child reading aloud, supply troublesome words
fairly promptly in order to keep the reading fluent. When
you read, model fluent oral reading.
AFTER READING:
Use question such as the following to promote discussion.
- What did it
mean that St. Louis schools "adopted" a school
in New York City?
- How did Nicki
Hoffarth almost have a direct connection to the New York
disaster?
- What was the
main theme in the messages the St. Elizabeth kids sent to
New York?
- How did you
find out about the terrorist attack? What kind of reactions
have you had since that time?
|
