Genre Narrative Thinking Guide and Activities Title of the Selection: s Journey STAAR Grade 7 Reading Released Test Selection 2013 Click here to print the selection http://www.tea.state.tx.us/student.assessment/staar/testquestions/ Click here for more resources from Fisher Reyna Education www.fisherreyna.com An Thinking Guide with selection summary 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. s Journey 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 2013 Solutions for Success Reading Fisher Reyna Education 2011 Solutions for Success Reading
Thinking Guide Fiction, Literary Nonfiction, Poetry or Drama Title of the Selection s Journey Source: STAAR Grade 7 April 2013 Genre: Narrative - Keeps a smile on his face and a song in his heart by recalling the words from his uncle s letter
Thinking Guide Fiction, Literary Nonfiction, Poetry or Drama Title of the Selection s Journey Source: STAAR Grade 7 April 2013 Genre: Narrative - Keeps a smile on his face and a song in his heart by recalling the words from his uncle s letter While sailing to America from Bohemia, keeps a smile on his face and a song in his heart by recalling the words from his uncle s letter.
Missing Part Activity s Journey Choose one of the following Thinking Guides, and instruct students to write the missing summary element as they read the selection. Keeps a smile on his face and a song in his heart by recalling the words from his uncle s letter Keeps a smile on his face and a song in his heart by recalling the words from his uncle s letter
Matching Activity 1 s Journey Identify the summary part by writing letters for summary element in the blank. OC SC OU for for for Keeps a smile on his face and a song in his heart by recalling the words from his uncle s letter
Matching Activity 2 Cut apart and place the summary parts by the correct summary element in the Thinking Guide. Keeps a smile on his face and a song in his heart by recalling the words from his uncle s letter
Title of the Selection s Journey Thinking Guide Cloze 1 st Letter Activity As selection is read, complete the words in the blanks with the first letter given. Sailing to A from B P Keeps a s on his face and a s in his heart by recalling the words from his u l
Title of the Selection s Journey As selection is read, fill in the blanks. Narrative Thinking Guide Cloze Blank Activity Sailing to from Keeps a on his face and a in his heart by recalling the words from his
Title of the Selection s Journey Write Summary Elements Activity Students take notes that include occasion, significant characters, and outcome. Implied summary elements increase the level of difficulty with this activity. How are the events linked? By?
s Journey Vocabulary Using Context Clues Note: This vocabulary activity should be used after students have read the poem. Display the following vocabulary list. Ask the students to 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. The words are listed in the order in which they appear in the selection. 1. steerage 2. stench 3. destination 4. dank 5. expansive 6. nostrils 7. nourishment 8. throng 9. lurched 10. thwarted 11. confined 12. ladled