Guided Reading Lesson

2^nd Grade

Where The Wild Things Are.

By Maurice Sendak

Standards-

1.3.1 Concepts of Print and Structural Features of Text

follow words from left to right and top to bottom, identify the front and back covers and title page of a book, differentiate letters from words, match oral words to printed words, recognize that printed materials provide information, recognize and use common text features including headings, key words, illustrations, maps, charts, and captions to gain meaning from text, evaluate common text features.

1.3.4 Cueing Systems

know and use common (e.g., -ill,-ate) and complex (e.g., -ight) word families to decode unfamiliar words, read high-frequency and common, irregular sight words (e.g., have, said, the, of), recognize compound words, contractions, common abbreviations and common syntax, read root words (e.g., smile) and their various inflections (e.g., smiles, smiling, smiled), recognize the distinct features of letters and words, generate the sounds from all the letters and letter patterns, use context to determine the meaning of words (semantics)

1.3.5 Comprehension and Interpretation of Informational Text

relate prior knowledge and experience to literal and inferential information found in text, know and use different focusing, monitoring and assessing reading strategies (e.g., finding information to support particular ideas) to comprehend text.

1.3.7 Reading Fluency

read story passages silently and aloud with fluency and accuracy aloud with appropriate intonation and expression.

1.3.8 Independent Reading

self-select and read at least 25 grade-level appropriate books annually for independent reading for a variety of purposes (e.g., for literary experience, to gain information, to perform a task, for enjoyment).

Materials-

1. Individual copies of Where The Wild Things Are. By Maurice Sendak.

2. Transparency with a passage from the story with no more than ten pronouns.

Motivation-

After seeing the cover of the book, students are going to write or draw for a few minutes about whatever the title of the story makes them think of. Students will then share some of their thoughts.

Know-

Students will know the definition of a pronoun and a noun.

Students will know how to match pronouns with their correct noun.

Do-

Students will read the story independently and become story detectives in order to figure out who did what.

Procedure-

1. Students will take a picture walk and make predictions about the story. The teacher will stop the students before Max gets lonely and prepares to depart the island.

2. Students list and review reading strategies.

3. Students will read the story out loud along with the teacher.

4. Students will discuss whether or not their predictions were accurate.

5. Students will describe which reading strategies they used and how the strategies helped them understand the meaning of the story.

6. Students will re-read the story independently, the teacher will monitor and provide assistance when necessary

Extension-

1. Students will become word detectives in order to figure out, Who did what?, by matching pronouns with their correct nouns in a passage from the story.

Summary-

1. Students will discuss what pronouns are and give examples of pronouns they have seen in print.

2. Students will explain how they determined which pronouns went with which nouns in the reading and how they could use this skill in the future.

3. Students will review the story Where The Wild Things Are and discuss the reading strategies used in order to grasp the meaning from the text.