LESSON 9 TEACHER S GUIDE by Carl Desmond Fountas-Pinnell Level J Informational Text Selection Summary Young readers learn about the creators of the Curious George series of children s books. The couple was inspired by stories they heard and trips to the zoo to write and illustrate adventures for their favorite character. Number of Words: 237 Characteristics of the Text Genre Informational Text: Biography Text Structure Content Themes and Ideas Language and Literary Features Sentence Complexity Vocabulary Words Illustrations Book and Print Features Events presented in chronological order. Content relates to a single topic. Life of Curious George children s books Writing and illustrating books for children is creative. Authors fi nd ideas in many places. Reading books is fun. Dialogue expressing thoughts with quotation marks Third-person narrator Exclamations for emphasis and excitement A mix of short and complex sentences with phrases and clauses Some sentence patterns repeated Most vocabulary words known to children Some content words explained in text or illustrations: monkey, curious. pictures, giraffe, outer space, rocket ship, mess, bubbles Many two- or three- syllable words All parts of speech Humorous drawings from Curious George books support text. One archival photo of the Reys Nine pages of text, illustrations on every page One or two paragraphs on each page 2006. Fountas, I.C. & Pinnell, G.S. Teaching for Comprehending and Fluency, Heinemann, Portsmouth, N.H. Copyright by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company All rights reserved. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying or recording, or by any information storage or retrieval system, without the prior written permission of the copyright owner unless such copying is expressly permitted by federal copyright law. Permission is hereby granted to individual teachers using the corresponding (discipline) Leveled Readers to photocopy student worksheets from this publication in classroom quantities for instructional use and not for resale. Requests for information on other matters regarding duplication of this work should be addressed to Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company, Attn: Contracts, Copyrights, and Licensing, 9400 SouthPark Center Loop, Orlando, Florida 32819. Printed in the U.S.A. 978-0-547-29986-0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 0940 15 14 13 12 11 10 09 If you have received these materials as examination copies free of charge, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company retains title to the materials and they may not be resold. Resale of examination copies is strictly prohibited. Possession of this publication in print format does not entitle users to convert this publication, or any portion of it, into electronic format.
by Carl Desmond Build Background Read the title to children and talk about the cover illustration. Ask them what they think this book will be about. Encourage children to use their knowledge of the Curious George series to talk about this book. Ask questions such as the following: What makebelieve stories about animals do you like best? Have you every thought about writing or illustrating your own book? What would you write about? Introduce the Text Guide children through the text, noting important ideas, and helping with unfamiliar language and vocabulary so they can read the text successfully. Here are some suggestions: Page 2: Explain that this book tells about, the authors and illustrators of many books about a funny monkey named George. Suggested language: Turn to page 2. This is George. He is a very funny monkey. What is he doing in this picture? What kind of adventures will he have if he rides this bike backwards? Page 3: Point to the photo on page 3. You can see Margret and Hans in this photo. How can you tell this is from a long time ago? Margret and Hans liked to write and draw pictures together. What are they doing in the photograph? Pages 4 5: Turn to page 4. What is this a picture of? How is it different from the other illustrations? Hans wrote a book about a giraffe and some monkeys and this is the cover of that book. One of the monkeys was very curious. What is George the monkey so curious about in the picture on page 5? Page 6: What adventure is George about to have in this picture? Does this picture make you want to read the book it comes from? Now turn back to the beginning of the book to read about how Margret and Hans Rey wrote many books about George. Learn More Words adventures curious 2 Lesson 9:
Read As the children read, observe them carefully. Guide them as needed, using language that supports their problem solving ability. Respond to the Text Personal Response Invite children to share their personal responses to the story. Begin by asking what they liked best about the book, or what they found most interesting. Suggested language: Which of the Curious George adventures described in this book did you like best? Would you tell your friend to read this book? Why or why not? Ways of Thinking As you discuss the text, help children understand these teaching points: Thinking Within the Text Thinking Beyond the Text Thinking About the Text wrote stories about a curious monkey. George had many funny adventures. It s fun to write stories for children. Authors get the ideas for their books in many ways. The photograph shows what Hans and Margret look like. Some of the sentences begin the same way. The funny illustrations show George s humorous adventures. 2006. Fountas, I.C. & Pinnell, G.S. Teaching for Comprehending and Fluency, Heinemann, Portsmouth, N.H. Choices for Support Fluency As children read aloud, be sure that they demonstrate awareness of the function of the full range of punctuation. Phonics and Word Work Provide practice as needed with words and sounds, using one of the following activities: Build Sentences Materials: index cards. Write high frequency words from the book on index cards: (is, good, little, very, many, a, to, the, write, always). Then write the story words on index cards: (monkey, curious, George, books, Margret, Hans, zoo, bubbles). Have pairs of children build sentences using the word cards. Encourage them to read their sentences to the group. Then, have children illustrate their sentences. Clapping Syllables Have children hear and say syllables they hear in words from the book (monkey, curious, adventures, pictures, stories, together, outer). Have them clap on each syllable: mon-key, cur-i-ous, ad-ven-tures, pic-tures, stor-ies, to-geth-er, out-er. 3 Lesson 9:
Writing About Reading Critical Thinking Read the directions for children on BLM 9.8 and guide them in answering the questions. Responding Read aloud the questions at the back of the book and help children complete the activities. Target Comprehension on Skill Text and Graphic Features Tell children that words and pictures work together in a book to help readers better understand the story. Model how to think about the way that words and pictures work together. Think Aloud As I read about George s adventures, I see pictures that show me what he s doing. On page 9 I read about how George made a big mess with bubbles. The funny picture on that page showed me what George s adventure looked like. The picture helped me better understand what the words said. Practice the Skill Have children share examples of pictures in other books that show what the words are describing. Writing Prompt Read aloud the following prompt: Have children write their response, using the writing prompt on page 6. The Curious George books are very popular with children all over the world. Write about why you think children love to read about George. 4 Lesson 9:
Read directions to children. English Language Learners Cultural Support Show children several books from the Curious George series by. Explain that these writers wrote and illustrated many stories about the adventures of this curious monkey. Explain that George was always interested in doing or learning new things. Encourage children to talk about some things they are curious to try to do. Oral Language Development Check the children s comprehension, using a dialogue that best matches their English proficiency level. Speaker 1 is the teacher, Speaker 2 is the child. Beginning/ Early Intermediate Intermediate Early Advanced/ Advanced Speaker 1: Who do Margret and Hans write about? Speaker 2: George Speaker 1: Point to George. Speaker 2: [Points to George] Speaker 1: Point to Margret and Hans Rey. Speaker 2: [Points to Margret and Hans] Speaker 1: What do Margret and Hans write about in their books? Speaker 2: Curious George and his adventures Speaker 1: Since Hans and Magret loved going to the zoo, what did they write about? Speaker 2: George going to the zoo Speaker 1: What is George like? Speaker 2: George is very curious about different things and very funny and silly. Name Lesson 9 BLACKLINE MASTER 9.8 Write the word that completes each sentence. 1. The Reys wrote stories about a monkey named George. George Margret Hans 2. The monkey brought balloons to the animals in the zoo. boats balloons bubbles Making Connections Think of an adventure the monkey might have. Draw a picture of what happens. Label your picture.. All rights reserved. 10, Unit 2: Sharing Time 5 Lesson 9:
Name Date The Curious George books are very popular with children all over the world. Write about why you think children love to read about George. 6 Lesson 9:
Name Lesson 9 BLACKLINE MASTER 9.8 Write the word that completes each sentence. 1. The Reys wrote stories about a monkey named George Margret Hans. 2. The monkey brought to the animals in the zoo. boats balloons bubbles Making Connections Think of an adventure the monkey might have. Draw a picture of what happens. Label your picture. 7 Lesson 9:
Student Date Lesson 9 BLACKLINE MASTER 9.12 LEVEL J Running Record Form page Selection Text Errors Self-Corrections 2 George is a good little monkey and always very curious. wrote stories about him. Their books told about his adventures. 3 Margret and Hans met at a party when Margret was a girl. They met again when they were grown up. Then they began to write and draw pictures together. Comments: Accuracy Rate (# words read correctly/53 x 100) % Self-Correction Rate (# errors + # Self-Corrections/ Self-Corrections) 1: Behavior Code Error Read word correctly cat 0 Repeated word, sentence, or phrase Omission cat 0 cat 1 Behavior Code Error Substitution cut cat 1 Self-corrects cut sc cat Insertion the ˆcat 1 Word told T 1 cat 0 1413309 8 Lesson 9: