Jenna Komarin

Shared Reading: October Saturday by Bobbi Katz

Lesson Date: 10.17.11

Source: Text Savvy Shared Reading Cycle

Purpose: Day One: Previewing the poem, setting expectations

Goals and Objectives: Students will set the stage for reading with comprehension by previewing the poem and beginning to consider what the poem might be about. They will find and name some of the images, metaphors, and other poetic devices, and they will become familiar with the overall tone and mood of the poem.

Standards: R–5–4.4 Identifying the characteristics of a variety of types of text (e.g., literary texts: poetry, plays, fairytales, fantasy, fables, realistic fiction, folktales, historical fiction, mysteries) (Local) R–5–4.5 Identifying literary devices as appropriate to genre: rhyme, alliteration, simile, dialogue, imagery, or simple metaphors (Local)

Lesson component / What the teacher says ….
Connection:
1 minute / Today we’re going to begin working with a new poem called October Saturday by Bobbi Katz. We are going to preview the text and talk about some expectations that we have for reading it.
Teaching and Active Engagement:
-use document camera to have poem on the smart board
8 minutes / I’m going to read the poem aloud and I want you to follow along with your eyes and listen with your ears (track the words on the smart board with my finger).
Q: We’ve read another poem with the word October in the title…just based on the title, what are you thinking October Saturday might be about?
Q: What are some things you’re noticing about this poem?
[some possibilities include the imagery, the sounds, the repetition of Dad and I, the all caps of SUMMER, the way each line starts with a capital letter, the activities described, the references to weather/fall/October/seasons changing, nostalgia for the summer, the humor, the family activity, the mood, etc.]
Now we’re going to do an echo read of the poem. I’ll read a line first and then you’ll echo after me.
Closure:
1 minutes / Good readers take time before they dig into a text to look the whole thing over and set themselves up for careful reading. We just named a variety of features that we’re noticing in this poem, and now when we look at it again tomorrow we’ll be starting from a more familiar place.

Reflections:

Jenna

This is fine for Day One. Let’s keep the kids just focused on more “surface” noticings for Day One……discussion of metaphors can come later. Thanks!

Maureen