RL.4.1 I can use details and examples in the text to make and explain my inferences.
Activity #1
- Click here to go to the Learnzillion website.
LOOK AT THE RED ARROWS! - On the website, scroll down and click on the link titled "Text" to read the plain text first.
- After you have read the text, click on the "Read Aloud Video" link to listen to the text.
- Watch the videos below.
Video #1: Identify cause and effect of events in a story by examining a character's actions
Click here to go to the Learnzillion website and enter this code in the search bar to watch the video:
code: LZ2123
Click here to go to the Learnzillion website and enter this code in the search bar to watch the video:
code: LZ2123
Activity #2
Read the poem, "The Land of Nod" below:
Video #1: Understand how an author develops setting by using words and phrases in the text
Click here to go to the Learnzillion website and enter this code in the search bar to watch the video:
codecode: LZ1927
Click here to go to the Learnzillion website and enter this code in the search bar to watch the video:
codecode: LZ1927
Activity #3
Directions:
1. Read the Text below first.
2. Click here to go to the Learnzillion website. Scroll down until you see the heading: "3 Reading "Little Red Riding Hood" (drama)." Click on the "Read Aloud Video" (look at the arrow above) to listen to reading.
1. Read the Text below first.
2. Click here to go to the Learnzillion website. Scroll down until you see the heading: "3 Reading "Little Red Riding Hood" (drama)." Click on the "Read Aloud Video" (look at the arrow above) to listen to reading.
Video #1: Draw inferences about what a character is thinking by examining dialogue
Click here to go to the Learnzillion website and enter this code in the search bar to watch the video:
code: LZ2003
Click here to go to the Learnzillion website and enter this code in the search bar to watch the video:
code: LZ2003
Activity #4
Directions:
1. Read "The Fieldmouse" poem below.
2. Watch the videos.
1. Read "The Fieldmouse" poem below.
2. Watch the videos.
Click here to go to the Learnzillion website and enter this code in the search bar to watch the video:
Video #1: Use the title of a poem to guide your reading code: LZ1820
Video #2: Use imagery in a poem to visualize the setting code: LZ1821
Video #1: Use the title of a poem to guide your reading code: LZ1820
Video #2: Use imagery in a poem to visualize the setting code: LZ1821
Activity #5
Directions:
1. Look at the images below.
2. Choose one image and write EVERYTHING you can infer about the picture in your notebook. Consider using sentences that start like these:
1. Look at the images below.
2. Choose one image and write EVERYTHING you can infer about the picture in your notebook. Consider using sentences that start like these:
- I infer that...
- A problem in this picture could be that...
- The characters in this picture are feeling _______, because...
- What I predict will happen next is...
Activity #6
Directions:
1. Watch the short Pixar film below, For the Birds. This film has no words! However, you will know exactly what is going on in the story, because you use clues from the images, actions of the characters, and even the music to infer the plot of the story. Watch the video no more than twice.
2. When you're finished watching the video, complete the "For the Birds Responses" worksheet.
1. Watch the short Pixar film below, For the Birds. This film has no words! However, you will know exactly what is going on in the story, because you use clues from the images, actions of the characters, and even the music to infer the plot of the story. Watch the video no more than twice.
2. When you're finished watching the video, complete the "For the Birds Responses" worksheet.
Activity #7
Directions:
1. Read the Reading A-Z book Cali and Wanda Lou.
2. Complete the Cali and Wanda Lou Inferencing Worksheet.
3. Complete the "Passport Activity" to demonstrate your comprehension.
1. Read the Reading A-Z book Cali and Wanda Lou.
2. Complete the Cali and Wanda Lou Inferencing Worksheet.
3. Complete the "Passport Activity" to demonstrate your comprehension.
Activity #8
Directions:
1. Watch the video below. It is actually a commercial for a company in Thailand. The commercial is spoken in Thai, but there are also English subtitles. If they move too fast, just pause the video. The video actually shows the commercial twice. The first time, the commercial is interrupted often with questions. It is best to watch this video with a partner. Whenever a question pops up on a black screen, pause the video to answer the question. If you are watching alone, pause the video to read and consider the question before moving on. Then, the commercial will be shown a second time without any interruptions. It is a very special video with an important message.
1. Watch the video below. It is actually a commercial for a company in Thailand. The commercial is spoken in Thai, but there are also English subtitles. If they move too fast, just pause the video. The video actually shows the commercial twice. The first time, the commercial is interrupted often with questions. It is best to watch this video with a partner. Whenever a question pops up on a black screen, pause the video to answer the question. If you are watching alone, pause the video to read and consider the question before moving on. Then, the commercial will be shown a second time without any interruptions. It is a very special video with an important message.
Activity #9
Directions:
Click on this link to practice inferencing. Remember, inferencing is a combination between your schema (prior knowledge) and evidence from the text. This is a tricky activity! Make sure you only use evidence and schema, not your opinion!
Click on this link to practice inferencing. Remember, inferencing is a combination between your schema (prior knowledge) and evidence from the text. This is a tricky activity! Make sure you only use evidence and schema, not your opinion!
Prove It!
Directions:
1. Click on this link to go to the google form Prove It.
2. For some of the questions, you will need to read (and reread!) this poem:
Mending
By Judith Viorst
A giant hand inside my chest
Stretches out and takes
My heart within its mighty grasp
And squeezes till it breaks.
A gentle hand inside my chest,
With mending tape and glue,
Patches up my heart until
It's almost as good as new.
I ought to know by now that
Broken hearts will heal again.
But while I wait for glue and tape,
The pain!
The pain!
The pain!
1. Click on this link to go to the google form Prove It.
2. For some of the questions, you will need to read (and reread!) this poem:
Mending
By Judith Viorst
A giant hand inside my chest
Stretches out and takes
My heart within its mighty grasp
And squeezes till it breaks.
A gentle hand inside my chest,
With mending tape and glue,
Patches up my heart until
It's almost as good as new.
I ought to know by now that
Broken hearts will heal again.
But while I wait for glue and tape,
The pain!
The pain!
The pain!