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Week 4
What a Tree Has Seen
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Week 4
Week 4
What a Tree Has Seen
Developing
Expanding
More Complex
Listening and Reading
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Read aloud
What a Tree Has Seen
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Then read it again and
have students chorally repeat after you. Start with one word, gradually building
to the whole sentence. Have students follow along after as you read and they
repeat. This echo reading technique is ideal for modeling correct pronunciation
and intonation of the text. You may choose to reread parts of the text (or have
volunteers do so) to reinforce correct speaking and listening skills
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Then have
the class read the text chorally and ask individual students to read different lines.
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Then divide the class into groups of similar proficiency
levels and have each group read the book together. Circulate among the groups
and provide assistance as needed.
Developing
Use questions such as these for students to recall specific
information about the text. Students may answer in one or a few words.
Expanding
Use questions such as these for students to draw
conclusions about information in the text. Students may answer in phrases
or short sentences.
More Complex
Use questions such as these for students to
make inferences about the text. Explain that we make inferences when we take
information from the text and what we already know in order to figure out
something not directly stated in the text. Students should answer and elaborate
on their answers in complete sentences.
Pages 2–3
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What kind of trees are live
oaks?
(evergreens)
What
can you often see on their
branches?
(Spanish moss)
Have students describe the
live oaks.
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How are live oaks different from
other oaks? What is Spanish
moss like?
Have students
talk about what feelings
they get when they look at
the illustrations. Encourage
students to talk about the
sights and sounds as well as
things such as the climate of
the place pictured.
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How do you think it feels to be
standing in the place in the
illustration?
Encourage students
to talk about any experiences
they have had living or visiting
place where they may have
seen live oaks or Spanish moss.
Have them talk about the
climate there as well as what
they thought about these trees
and this moss.