Lesson #

Story      

Comprehension Strategy

Page #

1a

The Gift

Main Idea & Supporting Details

  3

1b

Fish

Visualizing

  5

2a

The Drum

Cause & Effect

  7

2b

The Frog

Retell with Details (4 W’s)

  9

3a

The Pig

Word Meaning through Context Clues

11

3b

Fran

Main Idea & Supporting Details

13

4a

Mrs. French

Context Clues

15

4b

The Prom

Problem/Solution: Org. Chart

17

5a

The Grand Gift

Finding Word Clues

19

5b

The Sled

Sequencing

21

6a

Clem and the Duck

Visualizing

23

6b

At Camp

Sequencing

25

7a

Bat and Ball

Using Description to Infer

27

7b

Sick Nick

Drawing Conclusions

29

8a

A Finch

Context Clues

31

8b

Hank

Main Idea & Supporting Details

33

9a

Sit and Think

Cause & Effect

35

9b

The Match

Problem/Solution

37

10a

The Mess

Making Connections

39

10b

The Class Skit

Interpreting Character’s Motivation

41

11a

The Colt

Determining Important Information

43

11b

Tim Wasn’t Kind

Determining the Lesson

45

APPENDIX

GRAPHIC ORGANIZER

Page #

Appendix 1

Main Idea/Supporting Details

47

Appendix  2

Cause & Effect

48

Appendix  3

Who, What, When, Where web

49

Appendix  4

Four Square Vocabulary Chart

50

Appendix  5

Context Clues Chart/Student Says

51

Appendix  6

Problem/Solution: Organization Chart

52

Appendix 7

Finding Word Clues: Organization Chart

53

Appendix  8

Sequencing

54

Appendix  9

Storyboard

55

Appendix 10

Clues and Conclusion

56

Appendix 11

Context Clues

57

Appendix 12

T-Chart: Making Connections

58

Appendix 13

Determining the Lesson: Cycle of Events

59