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Session 4: Brian writes Ju in a note, pages 15–20
Text to Read
Que ions/Activities
• Gather udents in a circle around the whole group area. Spread out the Fishing for Vocabulary cards in the middle of the circle. Explain that they will play a game with the words called Fishing for Vocabulary. To play the game, udents will volunteer to “ sh” out a word from the circle and explain how it is important to the book The Invisible Boy.
• Invite udentstoli entothewordsreadaloudbefore playing. Go through each word, allowing time for udents to explain. Allow them to pick a card more than once if they feel unprepared to talk about a
new card.
• Tell udentsthattheywillreviewwhathappenedin the book ye erday by lling out the Brian’s Change anchor chart. Remind udents that they have been reading to answer the focus que ion, “Why did Brian feel invisible at the beginning of the ory?”
• Po the second focus que ion, “What happened at school to make Brian feel more visible?” Read the que ion aloud and remind udents that this que ion sis asking them to think about what happens to change the way Brian is feeling.
• PlacethethirdpicturefromtheBrian’sChangePicture Set on the anchor chart. Write answers on the chart after udents respond to each of the following que ions:
“How does Brian feel in this part of the ory?” (excited)
“What detail in the text or picture helps you know that?” (He is smiling shyly.) Invite udents to copy Brian’s expression.
“What in the ory makes him feel excited?” (There is a new kid in school who could be his friend.)
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