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38 Reading to Understand

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Start-Up Activity

Ask students to name their favorite books or stories. List some titles on the board. Then have students sketch a special scene, character, or event from their favorite book or story. Mention that creating a drawing about a book is one way to think about it. This chapter will introduce students to many other ways to understand what they read.

Think About It

“Great books help you understand, and they help you feel understood.”

—John Green

State Standards Covered in This Chapter

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.2.1

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.2.2

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.2.3

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.2.1

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.2.2

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.2.3

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.2.5

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.2.6

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.2.4

LAFS Covered in This Chapter

LAFS.2.RL.1.1

LAFS.2.RL.1.2

LAFS.2.RL.1.3

LAFS.2.RI.1.1

LAFS.2.RI.1.2

LAFS.2.RI.1.3

LAFS.2.RI.2.5

LAFS.2.RI.2.6

LAFS.2.SL.2.4

TEKS Covered in This Chapter

110.4.b.6.B

110.4.b.8

110.4.b.9.A

110.4.b.8.B

110.4.b.9.D

110.4.b.9.D.ii

110.4.b.10.A

110.4.b.10.B

TEKS Covered in This Chapter

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Story Reading

Pick a short story to read as a class. Make sure students have a copy to read along. Before you begin reading, have students complete the "Before Reading" tips on this page. Then have a volunteer read part of the story aloud. Pause the reader at a natural stopping point, and have students answer the WIN questions:

What is happening to the characters?
Is this what I thought might happen?
Now what will happen?

Repeat this exercise, if necessary, after reading the next part of the story. When you complete the story, discuss what happened to the main character and ask for volunteers to share what they thought of the ending.

State Standard Reference:

LAFS Standard:

LAFS.2.RL.1.1

TEKS Standard:

110.4.b.6.B, 110.4.b.8

NE ELA Standard:

LA 2.1.6.i

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Level:

Grade 2

21st Century Skills:

Reading

English Language Arts:

Reading

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Informational Reading

Choose a piece of nonfiction from your students' social studies text. Have your students preview the text by completing the "Before Reading" activities from this page. Then provide time for students to silently read the piece. Encourage them to list the main ideas from the text as they read. Finally, when they finish reading, have them ask and answer the 5 W's about the topic:

Who is involved?
What happened?
When did it happen?
Where did it happen?
Why did it happen?

State Standard Reference:

LAFS Standard:

LAFS.2.RI.1.1

TEKS Standard:

110.4.b.9.D

NE ELA Standard:

LA 2.1.6.i

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Level:

Grade 2

21st Century Skills:

Reading Reading to Learn

English Language Arts:

Reading

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Retelling

To demonstrate retelling, recap one of your favorite stories for your class. Then place students into pairs or small groups. Have partners retell stories that they have recently read, perhaps ones that you assigned earlier in this chapter.

State Standard Reference:

LAFS Standard:

LAFS.2.RL.1.2

TEKS Standard:

110.4.b.9.A

NE ELA Standard:

LA 2.1.6.d