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3rd Grade

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Author Study on Peter H Reynolds

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2nd Grade Author Study on Peter Hamilton Reynolds, award winning children’s author.

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Books:

The Dot

Say Something

The Word Collector

Be You

Comprehension Assignment:

Strategy 1.

Have students write a letter to the author telling him why they enjoyed his books and what book is their favorite and why. Who is their favorite character? What did they learn from the stories?

Strategy 2.

Have students choose one of the author’s books and draw a scene from it. Ask them why they chose this scene.

Two researched- based fluency activities to incorporate into your author study:

Activity 1. Model reading with fluency and expressions by reading the story to the class the first time.

Activity 2. Ask children what they think the main character is thinking about in one of the books.

Supporting Vocabulary:

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From the book, Be You Vocabulary Words:

Tier 3. Journey towards amazing curious discover adventurous comfort zone bravely explore kindred persistent quirky unique colorful plunge experiences course direction patient relax future unfold compassionate encouraging voyage

Tier 2. Born wish matter leads ready next step being turn every stone digging answers outside spirits never different silly odd weird understanding themselves around listen deep breathe forward easier heading alone inner voice heart pace worth reaching world remember matter

Tier 1. You were to be so many things my for you no where your is to take that why keep own live a big life when step are new paths and see where they lead find with those make feel like they’re real going stop more loved

Introduce the word and have students repeat it, define the word in a way they can understand, give different examples in different contexts, for an activity have them turn to a classmate and use the new word in a sentence.

[Side-By-Side Consulting]. (2019, June 10). Effective Strategies for Teaching Vocabulary [Video]. Youtube.com. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lyf8alOJxag

Culminating Activity

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Students may choose to create a display or poster about the author and his works and insert quotes or photos that have meaning to them. They may choose to put on a play acting out a scene from a part of the book. They may also write an opinion piece about one or more of the books and or do a compare and contrast essay about the author’s books. Students could also give a speaking presentation about what they have learned. Students may work in pairs or up to 4 students in a group. This would help learners of various strengths and abilities. Students that need technology to help them read or access the content would be provided with those resources. Students will be assessed on their culminating project as well as a multiple choice worksheet and oral quiz.

By allowing students to work on a cumulative project they help and support each other to understand and comprehend the readings. Educators from Reading Rockets say that “Effective comprehension strategy instruction can be accomplished through cooperative learning, which involves students working together as partners or in small groups on clearly defined tasks.”

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https://www.readingrockets.org/topics/comprehension/articles/seven-strategies-teach-students-text-comprehension