Thinking Guide and Activities - Occasion Title of the Selection: The Cricket in Time Square by George Seldem Genre: Poetry

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1 Thinking Guide and Activities - Genre: Poetry The Thinking Guide is provided. The Thinking Guide identifies the occasion, significant characters, and the outcome of the selection. In addition, the elements are color coded and used to develop a meaningful summary. «Thinking Guide «Color-Coded Thinking Guide and Summary The Thinking Guide is used to develop other fun and interactive activities. Fisher Reyna Education offers the following activities: «Missing Summary-Part Activity «Matching Activity 1 «Matching Activity 2 «Thinking Guide Cloze 1st Letter Activity «Thinking Guide Cloze Blank Activity «Write Summary Elements Activity «Vocabulary Using Context Clues Fisher Reyna Education 2017!Solutions for Success! Reading

2 Thinking Guide Fiction, Literary Nonfiction, Poetry or Drama Genre: Poetry unknowingly travels to New York Tucker and Mario convince Chester to stay and experience all the wonderful thing that New York has to offer.

3 Color-Coded Thinking Guide Fiction, Literary Nonfiction, Poetry or Drama Genre: Poetry unknowingly travels to New York Tucker and Mario convince Chester to stay and experience all the wonderful thing that New York has to offer. Summary While Chester Cricket unknowingly travels to New York, Tucker Mouse and Mario Cat convince him to stay and enjoy all that New York has to offer.

4 Missing Part Activity The Cricket in Time Square by George Seldem Choose one of the following Thinking Guides, and instruct students to write the missing summary element as they read the selection. Tucker and Mario convince Chester to stay and experience all the wonderful thing that New York has to offer. unknowingly travels to New York Tucker and Mario convince Chester to stay and experience all the wonderful thing that New York has to offer. unknowingly travels to New York

5 Matching Activity 1 The Cricket in Time Square by George Seldem Identify the summary part by writing letters for summary element in the blank. OC SC OU for for for unknowingly travels to New York Tucker and Mario convince Chester to stay and experience all the wonderful thing that New York has to offer.

6 Matching Activity 2 Cut apart and place the summary parts by the correct summary element in the Thinking Guide. Tucker and Mario convince Chester to stay and experience all the wonderful thing that New York has to offer. unknowingly travels to New York

7 Thinking Guide Cloze 1 st Letter Activity Genre: Poetry As selection is read, complete the words in the blanks with the first letter given. unknowingly travels to N Y Chester C, Tucker Mouse, M Cat Tucker and Mario c Chester to stay and e all the wonderful thing that New York has to offer.

8 Thinking Guide Cloze Blank Activity Genre: Poetry As selection is read, fill in the blanks. unknowingly travels to Chester, Tucker Mouse, Cat Tucker and Mario Chester to stay and all the wonderful thing that New York has to offer.

9 Thinking Guide Write Summary Elements Activity Genre: Poetry Students take notes that include occasion, significant characters, and outcome. Implied summary elements increase the level of difficulty with this activity.

10 The Cricket in Time Square by George Seldem Vocabulary Using Context Clues Note: This vocabulary activity should be used after students have read the article. : Display the following vocabulary list. Ask the students to orally define the words they recognize. Then reread the selection as the students listen for these words. After hearing one of the listed words in context, ask students to give its definition. Discuss the context which helped support the meaning of the unfamiliar words. The words are listed in the order in which they appear in the article

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