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Guided Comprehension: Visualizing Using the Sketch-to-Stretch Strategy
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| Grades | 4 – 6 |
| Lesson Plan Type | Recurring Lesson |
| Estimated Time | Three 60-minute sessions on consecutive days |
| Lesson Author |
Avon, Massachusetts |
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MATERIALS AND TECHNOLOGY
- Computers with Internet access
- Freedom Summer by Deborah Wiles (Atheneum, 2001)
- The Other Side by Jacqueline Woodson (Putnam, 2001)
- Three instructional-level texts (see Literatureplace.com: Friendship Bookfinder)
- Various art supplies (markers, crayons, paint, paper, etc.)
PRINTOUTS
- Visualizing poster
- Sketch-to-Stretch template
- Sketch to Stretch (summary of strategy)
- Teacher Tool: Sketch to Stretch
- Summary Sheet: Student-Facilitated Comprehension Routines
WEBSITES
- Literatureplace.com: Friendship Bookfinder
- Poets.org
- National Geographic: Underwater Photo Galleries
- Barry S. Goldberg's Amazing Nature Photographs
PREPARATION
| 1. | Sketch to Stretch (summary of strategy), Teacher Tool: Sketch to Stretch, and the Summary Sheet: Student-Facilitated Comprehension Routines to become familiar with the sketch-to-stretch strategy. Another recommended resource is the book Guided Comprehension: A Teaching Model for Grades 3–8 by Maureen McLaughlin and Mary Beth Allen. |
| 2. | Read Freedom Summer by Deborah Wiles and The Other Side by Jacqueline Woodson to become familiar with the stories used in this lesson. |
| 3. | Gather three instructional-level texts that match the needs of three levels of reading in your class (see Literatureplace.com: Friendship Bookfinder). |
| 4. | Make one copy of the Visualizing poster for use in class. Make two to three copies of the Sketch-to-Stretch template for each student. |