Interactive Read Aloud

2nd Nine Weeks - 3rd Row

5-1.10 Predict events in literary text on the basis of cause and effect relationships.

5-2.8 Predict events in informational texts on the basis of cause and effect relationships.

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5-3.5 Explain how building cities and industries led to progressive reforms, including labor reforms, business reforms, and Prohibition.

5-3.6 Summarize actions by the United States that contributed to the rise of this nation as a world power, including the annexation of new territory following the Spanish-American War and the role played by the United States in the building of the Panama Canal and in World War I. (P, G, H)

Book: The Bobbin Girl by: Emily Arnold McCully

Book Introduction: Today’s historical fiction text will teach us about the life of women and girls who worked in factories during the 1830’s. Before we begin lets take a look at a picture to help us gain a better understanding of the title. (Teacher shows class the picture on the 3rd page “The mill girls’ days….”) A bobbin was a filled spool of thread. As the spool filled the younger girls would take away the filled bobbins and replace them with empty ones.

Day 1 Questions:

Interactive Read Aloud Questions / Correlation to Standard / Testing as a Genre Item
Read “On Saturday…” to the end of the 2nd paragraph on “She supposed to sit quietly…”
How would you feel if you were a bobbin girl or boy?
Turn and Talk
What do you think of Rebecca’s mother?
Why do you think she let her daughter work in a factory?
Discuss / 5-1.1 Analyze literary texts to draw conclusions and make inferences.
5-1.4 Analyze literary texts to distinguish between direct and indirect characterization. / How do we know Judith is a courageous young woman?
a. Judith was not a bobbin
girl.
b.  Judith takes the signed petition to Mr. Capshaw.
c.  Judith enjoys going to lectures.
d.  Judith is polite to mother Putney.
Test Strategy: Match the character trait with the action (answer choice).
Continue reading to the end of page “She was supposed to sit quietly…” to the end of “The day finally ended…”
Do you think these women should be satisfied with their lives as factory workers?
Turn and Talk
What else have you learned about life in the factories?
What might these women who work in the factory do?
Turn and Talk / 5-1.10 Predict events in literary text on the basis of cause and effect relationships.
Read “Hush, Judith…” to the end of “After supper the mood…”
Which of the girls that we have met thus far do you find to be the most interesting character? / 5-1.1 Analyze literary texts to draw conclusions and make inferences.
Read “The next day as Rebecca…” to the end of the 3rd sentence “…carrying something – a person!”
Cliffhanger for Day 1

Day 2 Questions:

Interactive Read Aloud Questions / Correlation to Standard / Testing as a Genre Item
Read “The next day…” to the end of “When Rebecca returned to…”
On the title page and in the first part of the text the author doesn’t make factory work sound so horrible.
It seems that she tells how awful it was bit by bit over many pages.
Why might she have chosen to craft her story this way?
(Example: The writer was setting it up as it might have appeared to young / new workers.) / 5-1.5 Interpret the effect of the author’s craft (for example, tone, figurative language, dialogue, and imagery) on the meaning of literary text. / What most likely caused Judith to hold a meeting of the workers at the mill?
a.  It was too hot in the mill.
b.  The lunch break was too short.
c.  The wages were going to be reduced.
d.  They did not like Mr.
Capshaw.
Test Strategy: Most Likely means you will choose between two or more answers that may seem correct.
5-1.10 Predict events in literary text on the basis of cause and effect relationships.
As I read the next few pages think about your conversations on what we thought the workers might do about their work conditions. Judith has come to suggest a solution.
Read “There was a loud knock on the door…” to the end of the 7th sentence on Spinning Room…”
(“…shocked into silence.”)
Were any of our predictions in line with what the factory workers have decided to do?
What will this cause the other workers do? / 5-1.10 Predict events in literary text on the basis of cause and effect relationships.
Continue reading “And then, across the courtyard…” to the end of “At suppertime some girls…”
It seems things are getting worse. What do you think this will cause the workers to do now? / 5-1.10 Predict events in informational texts on the basis of cause and effect relationships.
Read “On Sunday Mrs. Putney was told…” to the end of “Judith saw her expression…”
In your opinion, do you think Judith did the right or wrong thing?
Give reasons to support your thinking.
Turn and Talk
Why is it sometimes hard to do the right thing and get the right results?
Discuss / 5-1.1 Analyze literary texts to draw conclusions and make inferences.