Sequence Words

Sequence Words

Next

Finally

Last

To begin with

First

Then

After that

Second

Sentence Strip Suggestions

Alexander T. Wolf introduces himself, and he explains that the real story is all about a sneeze and a cup of sugar. He had a cold, and he could not help it.

Alexander T. Wolf was making a birthday cake for his granny. He ran out of sugar.

He went to borrow sugar from a neighbor. He goes to the pig with the straw house, sneezes, the house falls, and the pig dies. He eats the pig.

He goes to the house made of sticks to borrow sugar. He sneezes, the house falls, and the pig dies. He eats the pig.

Wolf goes to the house made of bricks. The pig will not share his sugar, and he insults the Wolf’s granny.

The news reporters ‘jazz up’ the story by creating the story of the ‘Big Bad Wolf’.

Alexander T. Wolf claims that he was framed. He goes to jail for his crimes, but he still needs to borrow some sugar.

Comprehension Cards

Objective: The messages were developed to involve students in higher-order thinking skills.

Steps: Use three to five messages daily, or whenever students read a selection.

1. Have students read a selection. Pass out several messages.

2. Students who have a message must read the card to the class and respond to it.

3. If a student is not prepared to answer the message card given, the student receives a ‘SHARE’ card. Then, the student must make a prediction of what they think the reading is about from the table of contents, illustrations, and title. No one may be excused from receiving a message/comprehension card. Teachers can modify this to fit their needs.

Assessment: Assessment is immediate feedback for comprehension. This allows every student an opportunity to hear and respond to higher-order thinking skill questions daily.

Sample Cards:

1. Explain briefly the sequence of your book.

2. Identify the main character. Choose five words to describe the character and explain your choices.

3. Was your book written to persuade, inform, or entertain? Explain.

4. Which character in your book is most like someone you know?

5. What will probably happen next in your story?

6. Do any incidents, ideas, or actions in your book remind you of your own life or something that happened to you?

7. What other conclusions can you reach about your character that the author has not stated?

8. Read a fact from your book. Read an opinion. Do you agree or disagree with the opinion? Explain.

9. Select one page in your book to summarize.

10. Select two characters from your book. Explain how they are alike and how they are different.

11. If you could be any character in this book, which one would you be? Explain.

12. How does this book make you feel?

13. Several cards should be made into SHARE cards.

I got these cards from a system-wide workshop by Marilyn Burns several years ago. They have been very effective.