[After reading the page that begins “I said give me those seats!”] Why is the bus driver yelling at the passengers? Why did Rosa sit back down? Discussion Now it’s your turn to ask questions. Think of a really good question about what we’ve read today and ask your partner. Sentence Composing Combine: She did not remember his name. She knew his face. [Prompt the use of contrast words, such as but and although.] Expand Mrs. Parks looked up in surprise. Written Response How is Rosa’s bus ride home similar and different from your ride home from school? Complete this chart with complete sentences: Similar to My Ride Home from School Different from My Ride Home from School Rosa Day 3 Page beginning “You better” through page beginning “She thought about” Review and Share Written Responses [Review Day 2 and ask partners to share their charts.] Ask Questions During Reading and Model Comprehension Strategies Later today, I will ask you to put yourself in Rosa’s place. I will ask how you would feel if people discriminated against you for some silly reason. Think about Rosa’s feelings as we read today. [After reading the page that begins “You better make it easy on yourself!”] What do you think made Rosa have the courage to stay in her seat? If you were Rosa, would you have stayed in your seat, moved to another seat, or gotten off the bus? Let’s vote. [After reading the page that begins “As Mrs. Parks sat waiting for the police to come…”] Why is Rosa tired? Have you ever felt ‘tired’ of something? Talk with your partner. After reading the page that begins “She thought about her mother…”]
nervous when you meet him. Explain your idea and what you will tell him. The Keeping Quilt Patricia Polacco Lexile: 920L Grade Level Band: 4-5 Days: 2 (not including rereading) Grade: 3 Day 1 Introduce Book and Preview Technical Vocabulary This book is called The Keeping Quilt. It was written by Patricia Polacco, who tells the story and history of her immigrant Jewish family. She uses a homemade quilt that has been passed down from mother to daughter for almost a century to tell the important events and history of her family. [Introduce the diagram at end of this plan.] This is a family tree. We use a family tree diagram to keep track of marriages, deaths and births within a family. We will use this family tree to track marriages and births in Patricia Pollaco’s family. There are Jewish words throughout the book. [Write them as you talk.] Here are three: A huppa is the Jewish word for canopy. [Explain the idea of a canopy.] The sabbath is a weekly day of rest and a time of worship. Challah is a special Jewish braided bread that is eaten on the Sabbath and special holidays. Text Structure (Review text structure prior to rereading) This story is an autobiography because the author is telling her own life story. [Write the word and underline the components.] Auto means self. Bio means life, and graph means writing. So autobiography means “self life writing” – a book about an author’s life that the author writes herself. Something to notice is that the illustrations are all in black and white. However, the items that make up the Keeping Quilt and pictures of the quilt itself are in color. Using color in this way helps call our attention to the quilt. And that’s what’s important. Ask Questions During Reading and Model Comprehension Strategies After we read today, I’ll ask you to write a paragraph telling just what the keeping quilt is keeping. So listen for the answer. [After the first paragraph, which ends with “…artificial flowers all day.”] Why do you think that Great-Gramma would have worn the same clothes that she wore for farm work? Talk with your partner. [At the end of the second paragraph that ends with “…their neighbors were just like