Paddle to
the Sea
Chapter One
Before Reading
See Rivet procedure on page 70, Guided Reading the Four Blocks Way
Lake Superior
wilderness
Indians
whittling
canoe
journey
Set purpose — as
you read chapter one today, place highlighting tape on these words.
Pay attention to the RIVET words. How are they used? Are these the most
important words?
During reading
Read with partners
After reading
Read the sentences that include the RIVET words. Discuss that these
words helped focus us on our reading. Teacher should say, I chose JOURNEY
because it is an important word in the book because......
Chapter Two
Before Reading
Review that yesterday the teacher chose important vocabulary words.
Set Purpose — Today
while you are reading Chapter two with a partner, I want you to decide
on 4, 5, or 6 important words. Use highlighting tape or sticky notes
to record the words on.
During reading
Read with partners
After reading
List the chosen words and put a tally mark after each word to indicate
how many times the word is chosen. Decide through class discussion which
words the students feel are the most important. Remember to stress USING
THE BOOK to justify answers.
Chapter Three
Before Reading
Rivet
Set purpose — as you read chapter one today, place highlighting tape
on these words. Pay attention to the RIVET words. How are they used?
Are these the most important words?
During reading
Read with partners
After reading
Read the sentences that include the RIVET words. Discuss that these
words helped focus us on our reading. Teacher should say, I chose ______
because it is an important word in the book because......
Chapter Four
Repeat the Chapter Two procedure.
Chapter Five
Repeat the Chapter One and Three procedure.
Go back and forth
between the teacher choosing and the children choosing the vocabulary
words.
AFTER several chapters,
I notice that my students are ready to switch to another comprehension
lesson. So I then switch to teaching PREDICTIONS.
Before Reading —
Making Predictions. Have the class sit in a circle. Re-read the last
paragraph of yesterday's chapter. Make a prediction of what you think
might happen. Then go around the circle, "I think ________ might happen."
During Reading —
Think about the predictions that you and your classmates made while
you are reading today. What sentences in the story change what your
predictions are?
After Reading —
Sit in a circle and share how the predictions change.
Continue the next
several chapters making predictions and noting how the text helps change
the predictions.
