Dia de los Muertos Level N

Grade Level: 5
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TEKS: ELAR b.10
Ability Group: LO
S!ill"#o$%ept"Strate&y Tau&ht: 'ue(tio$i$& Kri(ti$ )uholt* 1
Guided Readi$& S%ript+Dia de los Muertos
1. Tea%her selects text and skill/strategy prior to le((o$.
)oo! Sele%ted: Dia de los Muertos by Gabrielle ,i-bre(
Strate&y to rei$.or%e: A(!i$& a$d a$(/eri$& 0ue(tio$( /ith evide$%e .ro- te1t.
2. Tea%her introduces te1t:
Today /e are &oi$& to read a boo! $a-ed Dia de los Muertos by Gabrielle
,i-bre( to help u( pra%ti%e a(!i$& a$d a$(/eri$& 0ue(tio$( about the te1t to
help u( u$der(ta$d /hat the author i( telli$& u(.
3ia de lo( 4uerto(5 do /e hear tho(e /ord( everyday6 3o tho(e /ord( (ou$d
li!e E$&li(h /ord(6 #a$ a$yo$e tell -e /hat la$&ua&e tho(e /ord( -i&ht be
.ro-6
7e(5 they are Spa$i(h /ord(. #a$ a$yo$e tell -e /hat a$y o. tho(e /ord( -i&ht
-ea$6 83ia9 tra$(late( to day5 8de9 tra$(late( to o.5 8lo( -uerto(9 tra$(late( to
the dead.
o/5 tho(e /ord( (ou$d very i$tri&ui$&5 do$:t they6 3ay o. the dead5 /hat -i&ht
that -ea$6 ;. /e loo! at the %over /hat do /e (ee6
e (ee a &irl /ho i( dre((ed up i$ a %o(tu-e o. (o-e (ort /ith her .a%e pai$ted5
a$d i$ the ba%!&rou$d /e (ee /hat loo!( li!e a (!ull. #a$ a$y o. you thi$! o. a
ti-e /here /e -i&ht (ee (!ull( a$d people /eari$& %o(tu-e(6
<allo/ee$5 that:( ri&ht= 3o a$y o. you thi$! that thi( boo! or 3ia de lo( 4uerto(
-i&ht have a$y %o$$e%tio$ to <allo/ee$6
Dia de los Muertos Level N
Grade Level: 5
th

TEKS: ELAR b.10
Ability Group: LO
S!ill"#o$%ept"Strate&y Tau&ht: 'ue(tio$i$& Kri(ti$ )uholt* 2
Let:( ope$ our boo! to the .ir(t pa&e> /e (ee a$other %o(tu-e a((o%iated /ith a
(!ull. #a$ /e tur$ the pa&e a$d loo! at the table o. %o$te$t(6
ho %a$ tell -e /hy /e u(e the table o. %o$te$t(6 7e(5 it &ive( u( %lue( a( to
/hat /e are &oi$& to read about i$ the boo!. ;t al(o tell( u( /hat i$.or-atio$ the
author thi$!( i( i-porta$t e$ou&h to &et it( o/$ %hapter"(e%tio$ i$ the boo!.
?u(t by loo!i$& at the table o. %o$te$t( a$d thi$!i$& about /hat /e have
di(%u((ed i$ re&ard( to the title a$d pi%ture( /e have (ee$ (o .ar5 are there a$y
0ue(tio$( that are (/i--i$& arou$d i$ your head about the boo! /e are about to
read6
; !$o/ ; a- %uriou( to .i$d out i. 3ia de lo( 4uerto( ha( a$ythi$& to do /ith
<allo/ee$5 it (ee-( li!e they -i&ht be (i-ilar. ;t loo!( li!e the author !$o/(
other people -i&ht /o$der the (a-e thi$& be%au(e o$e %hapter i( titled 8;( it
<allo/ee$69
The(e (heet( ; a- pa((i$& out /ill help u( !eep tra%! o. 0ue(tio$( /e have
about the boo! a$d /here"ho/"i. /e .ou$d our a$(/er i$ the te1t. So5 o$ thi(
(heet let:( &o ahead a$d /rite5 8;$ /hat /ay( i( 3ia de lo( 4uerto( di..ere$t or
the (a-e a( <allo/ee$69
Let:( %o$ti$ue to loo! throu&h the pi%ture( a$d te1t .eature( i$ our boo! to (ee i.
/e thi$! o. a$y other 0ue(tio$( /e /a$t to .i$d a$(/er( to /hile /e are readi$&.
O$ p&. @ /e (ee a /ord that i( bolded i$ the te1t. 3oe( a$yo$e !$o/ /hy that
/ord -i&ht be bolded6 7e(5 it %ould -ea$ it i( a$ i-porta$t /ord. The /ord i(
8pro%e((io$59 that i( !i$d o. a tri%!y /ord. Thi( i( a $o$.i%tio$ boo! that the author
Dia de los Muertos Level N
Grade Level: 5
th

TEKS: ELAR b.10
Ability Group: LO
S!ill"#o$%ept"Strate&y Tau&ht: 'ue(tio$i$& Kri(ti$ )uholt* A
/rote to i$.or- u( o$ 3ia de lo( 4uerto(> /hat tool %a$ /e .i$d i$ a $o$.i%tio$
boo! to help u( .i$d the -ea$i$& to tri%!y /ord( i. /e %a$:t .i&ure the- out u(i$&
%o$te1t %lue(6 7e(5 the &lo((ary.
So let:( loo! i$ the ba%! o. the boo! at the &lo((ary to (ee i. /e %a$ .i$d the /ord
8pro%e((io$.9 ;t (ay( a pro%e((io$ i( a .or-al parade.
<----5 ; /o$der /hy the author i( tal!i$& about a parade6 That i( a$other
0ue(tio$ ; have= Barade( are u(ually held to %elebrate (o-ethi$&5 (o ; /o$der i.
3ia de lo( 4uerto( i( a %elebratio$6
O$ our (heet ; /a$t you to /rite5 i$ your o/$ /ord(5 a 0ue(tio$ you have about
/hy the author i( tal!i$& about a parade or %elebratio$ i$ a boo! about 3ay o.
the 3ead.
A.ter you /rite your 0ue(tio$ about parade("%elebratio$ ; /a$t you to /rite o$e
-ore 0ue(tio$ you have thou&ht about a( /e have di(%u((ed the title5 loo!ed at
the pi%ture(5 a$d the te1t .eature( (u%h a( the table o. %o$te$t( a$d &lo((ary.
O$%e you have .i$i(hed /riti$& your third 0ue(tio$5 ; /a$t you to be&i$ readi$&
our boo!. hile you are readi$& ; /a$t you to !eep your 0ue(tio$( i$ -i$d a$d
hu$t out a$(/er( provided i$ your te1t. he$ you have .ou$d a$ a$(/er to a
0ue(tio$ that i( o$ your (heet5 ; /a$t you to /rite a$ e1pla$atio$ o. your a$(/er
o$ your (heet alo$& /ith the pa&e that you .ou$d your a$(/er.
; have &ive$ you all hi&hli&hter(> ; /a$t you to u(e tho(e hi&hli&hter( a$d your
pe$%il( to -ar! your evide$%e that a$(/er( your 0ue(tio$(. Re-e-ber5 you %a$
Dia de los Muertos Level N
Grade Level: 5
th

TEKS: ELAR b.10
Ability Group: LO
S!ill"#o$%ept"Strate&y Tau&ht: 'ue(tio$i$& Kri(ti$ )uholt* C
al(o /rite 0ue(tio$ -ar!( $e1t to /ord( that you -i&ht $ot u$der(ta$d or arro/(
to i$.or-atio$ you thi$! i( i$tere(ti$& or i-porta$t.
A. Stude$t( read the text.
Stude$t( read the te1t (ile$tly or aloud i$ the (-all &roup
;. $eeded5 the tea%her a((i(t (tude$t( /ho -ay be $eed help readi$&
C. Tea%her a$d (tude$t( discuss a$d revisit the te1t.
; /a$t u( to %o-e ba%! to&ether $o/ to di(%u(( /hat /e have read (o .ar. 3id
a$yo$e -ar! a$y /ord( i$ their boo! they had di..i%ulty /ith6 hat /ord( did
you -ar!6 ere you able to u(e your %o$te1t %lue(5 li!e other /ord( i$ the
(e$te$%e( be.ore a$d a.ter the tri%!y /ord or perhap( a$y pi%ture( to .i&ure out
the /ord6
ho %a$ tell -e (o-ethi$& they read that /a( i$tere(ti$& or (urpri(i$& to you6
3id a$yo$e thi$! 3ia de lo( 4uerto(5 or 3ay o. the 3ead5 (ou$ded (%ary or (ad
be.ore /e (tarted readi$& the boo!6 3o you (till thi$! thi( holiday i( (%ary or
(ad6 hat did you read that %ha$&ed the /ay you thi$! about 3ay o. the 3ead6
5. Tea%her explicitly teaches the reading process skill/strategy u(i$& the ele-e$t(
.ro- the (tory
Our .ir(t 0ue(tio$ o$ our (heet /a( 8;$ /hat /ay( i( 3ia de lo( 4uerto( di..ere$t
or the (a-e a( <allo/ee$69 hile you /ere readi$&5 did you .i$d a$y evide$%e
i$ the boo! to help a$(/er thi( 0ue(tio$6 #a$ you tell -e /hat pa&e that
evide$%e i( o$5 a$d /here i( the evide$%e o$ the pa&e6 3id a$yo$e hi&hli&ht or
Dia de los Muertos Level N
Grade Level: 5
th

TEKS: ELAR b.10
Ability Group: LO
S!ill"#o$%ept"Strate&y Tau&ht: 'ue(tio$i$& Kri(ti$ )uholt* 5
u$derli$e their evide$%e to our .ir(t 0ue(tio$6 ;. you have$:t already hi&hli&hted
or u$derli$ed your evide$%e plea(e &o ahead a$d do that.
; /a$t you to ta!e a 0ui%! -i$ute to loo! at your other t/o 0ue(tio$( a$d (ee i.
you .ou$d evide$%e i$ the te1t to a$(/er your 0ue(tio$(. ;. you did .i$d evide$%e
to a$(/er your 0ue(tio$( ; /a$t you to tur$ to tho(e pa&e( a$d -a!e (ure your
evide$%e i( hi&hli&hted or u$derli$ed.
7our (e%o$d 0ue(tio$ -i&ht be a little di..ere$t .ro- your $ei&hbor:( 0ue(tio$5 but
the (e%o$d 0ue(tio$ (hould all addre(( /hy the author tal!( about 8pro%e((io$(59
or .or-al parade("%elebratio$(. #a$ (o-eo$e (hare their (e%o$d 0ue(tio$5 a$d
tell u( i."/here you .ou$d evide$%e to a$(/er your 0ue(tio$.
3id a$yo$e have the (a-e 0ue(tio$6 ;. you had the (a-e"very (i-ilar 0ue(tio$
o$ your (heet5 did you &et the (a-e a$(/er or u(e the (a-e evide$%e to &et
your a$(/er6
ho had a di..ere$t 0ue(tio$ re&ardi$& parade("%elebratio$( i$ relatio$ to 3ay o.
the 3ead6 3id you .i$d evide$%e to u(e to a$(/er your 0ue(tio$6 #a$ you (ho/
-e your evide$%e5 plea(e6
7our third 0ue(tio$ i( o$e you thou&ht o. o$ your o/$ a.ter thi$!i$& about the
title5 te1t .eature(5 a$d pi%ture(. #a$ (o-eo$e tell -e /hat the third 0ue(tio$
/a( you /rote o$ your (heet6 ere you able to a$(/er your 0ue(tio$ /ith
i$.or-atio$ you read i$ the te1t6 ill you (ho/ -e your evide$%e6 Ddi(%u(( ea%h
&roup -e-ber:( third 0ue(tio$ i$ the (a-e -a$$erE
Dia de los Muertos Level N
Grade Level: 5
th

TEKS: ELAR b.10
Ability Group: LO
S!ill"#o$%ept"Strate&y Tau&ht: 'ue(tio$i$& Kri(ti$ )uholt* F
he$ /e ta!e a -i$ute to loo! at a boo! or te1t i$ order to .a-iliari*e our(elve(
/ith /hat /e are about to read it allo/( u( a( &ood reader( to thi$! o. (o-e
&ood thi%! a$d Gui%y 0ue(tio$( to try a$d .i$d a$(/er( to /hile /e are readi$&.
; !$o/ /he$ ; have 0ue(tio$( about the boo! or te1t that ; a- readi$& it !eep(
-e i$tere(ted a$d .o%u(ed o$ .i$di$& a$(/er( to tho(e 0ue(tio$(> it:( li!e bei$&
o$ a (e%ret -i((io$= ; have all the(e 0ue(tio$( i$ -y head about a boo! or te(t
that ; /a$t a$(/er( to5 a$d the o$ly /ay to .i$d tho(e a$(/er( are to !eep
readi$&.
hat happe$( i. /e have a 0ue(tio$ a$d /e read the /hole boo! or te1t a$d /e
do$:t .i$d evide$%e /ithi$ the te1t to %o-e up /ith a$ a$(/er to our 0ue(tio$6
e %a$ loo! at our 0ue(tio$5 brai$(tor- o. /here /e -i&ht .i$d the a$(/er to
that 0ue(tio$5 the$ &o lo%ate that (our%e to .i$ally &et the evide$%e /e $eed i$
order to a$(/er our 0ue(tio$. ?u(t be%au(e the a$(/er -ay $ot be i$ the
parti%ular boo! or te1t you are readi$& doe($:t -ea$ that there:( $ot a$ a$(/er> it
Gu(t -ea$( you -ay have to thi$! about the 0ue(tio$ a little -ore5 or %o$ti$ue to
(ear%h other re(our%e("boo!( to help you a$(/er your 0ue(tio$.
)y a(!i$& 0ue(tio$( about a te1t be.ore you read it /ill al(o help &ood reader( to
(tay i$tere(ted i$ /hat they are readi$&. So-eti-e(5 /he$ ; &et a$ a$(/er to
o$e 0ue(tio$ that a$(/er -a!e( -e thi$! o. a$other 0ue(tio$. 3oe( that ever
happe$ to you6
F. Tea%her extends understanding o. (tude$t(.
Dia de los Muertos Level N
Grade Level: 5
th

TEKS: ELAR b.10
Ability Group: LO
S!ill"#o$%ept"Strate&y Tau&ht: 'ue(tio$i$& Kri(ti$ )uholt* H
; !$o/ i$ our readi$& /e di(%overed that 3ia de lo( 4uerto( i( a %ultural traditio$.
Are there a$y %ultural traditio$( that you a$d your .a-ily %elebrate6
hy do you thi$! %ultural traditio$( are i-porta$t to %ulture( a$d their herita&e(6
7ou do$:t $eed to a$(/er that $o/5 but ; /a$t you to thi$! about thi( a( you
i$tervie/ (o-eo$e i$ your .a-ily about your %ulture a$d traditio$(. The (heet ;
a- &ivi$& you ha( 0ue(tio$( o$ it to a(! the .a-ily -e-ber you de%ide to
i$tervie/5 (u%h a( a pare$t5 au$t"u$%le5 or &ra$dpare$t.
Today /e u(ed 0ue(tio$( a( a /ay to .o%u( our readi$& to lear$ a$d .i$d
evide$%e i$ the boo!. To$i&ht ; /a$t you to u(e 0ue(tio$( to lear$ (o-ethi$&
about /hat -a!e( you5 you= Ne1t ti-e /e -eet /e /ill (hare /hat you have
di(%overed about your %ultural traditio$(.
Tha$! you .or your hard /or! today.
H. IITea%her /or!( /ith (tude$t o$ word work.
IITea%her -ay or -ay $ot do thi( (tep