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Trang 1Characteristics of the Text
Genre • Realistic fi ction Text Structure • First-person narrative
• Problem/solution
Content • Appreciation for a good teacher
• Creativity
Themes and Ideas • Everyone is good at something and can contribute to a creative project.
• It is good to show your appreciation
Language and Literary Features • Realistic dialogue• Details show characters’ feelings.
Sentence Complexity • Some simple sentences: My teacher is the best.
• Some longer sentences: “Thank you for all the effort you put into this wonderful show,”
she said
Vocabulary • Words relating to creativity: dancing, picture, neat, messy, write, perform, sang Words • Many high frequency words: above, bear, even, pushed, studied, surprised, teacher,
toward
• Some more challenging words: decide, effort, perform
Illustrations • Pictures support each page of text.
Book and Print Features • Nine pages of text, illustrations on every page
• Seven to ten lines of text on a page
• Use of ellipses
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L E S S O N 2 6 T E A C H E R ’ S G U I D E
A Surprise for Ms Green
by James Brissette
Fountas-Pinnell Level J
Realistic Fiction
Selection Summary
Ms Green is sick with the fl u and her students want to do something
special for her because she is so nice At fi rst, Tran can’t think of
anything to do for her, but because he is a good writer, he writes
special things about Ms Green and he and his classmates perform a
show for her on her return
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Build Background
Read the title to children and ask them to use the cover illustration to think about where
the story might take place Encourage children to use their experience of contributing to a
class project to think about the story Anticipate the text with a question such as: If your
class decided to do something special for a teacher, what might you do?
Introduce the Text
Guide students through the text, noting important ideas and helping with unfamiliar
language and vocabulary so they can read the text successfully Here are some
suggestions:
Page 2: Explain that this story is about Tran and his classmates; they want to do
something special for their teacher, Ms Green Tran is telling the story
Suggested language: Turn to page 2 and look at the picture You can see the
narrator of the story in the striped shirt What is Tran doing? He says: My teacher
is the best What does that mean?
Pages 4–5: Remind children that they can use information in the pictures to help
them read Explain that Ms Green has the fl u The children are trying to decide
how to cheer her up and thank her for being a great teacher What can you tell about how Tran is feeling from looking at these pictures? Why might he feel that way?
Page 8: Turn to page 8 and look at the picture Why might Tran look happier here?
Some members of the class will perform for Ms Green Tran and his classmates are putting a lot of effort into the performance for their teacher What a nice
surprise for her!
Now go back to the beginning and read to fi nd out about the surprise for Ms
Green.
decide effort perform
Learn More Words
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supports their problem solving ability
Respond to the Text
Personal Response
Ask children to share their personal responses to the story Begin by asking what they
liked best about the book, or what they found most interesting
Suggested language: What do you think Ms Green feels about the students in her class?
Ways of Thinking
As you discuss the text, help students understand these teaching points:
Thinking Within the Text Thinking Beyond the Text Thinking About the Text
• Ms Green is a great teacher
She’s out with the fl u and her
students want to thank her and
cheer her up
• Because Tran can’t draw and
can’t dance, he isn’t sure what
he can do for Ms Green
• He writes about Ms Green and
his classmates perform; Ms
Green is touched
• Everyone is good at something and can contribute to a creative project
• It is good to show your appreciation
• The author uses details to show how children are good at different things
• The author uses ellipses to show unfi nished thoughts
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Choices for Support
Fluency
Invite children to choose a passage from the text to read aloud Remind them to use rising
and falling tones related to meaning and punctuation Have them pay particular attention to
pausing after ellipses on page 2 or page 10
Phonics and Word Work
Provide practice as needed with words and sounds, using one of the following activities:
• Word Parts Provide practice as needed with words and word parts, using examples
from the story Remind children that a base word with the ending –ed is used to tell
about the past Have them name and spell the base word in these words from the
story: studied, looked, slumped, gulped, pushed, danced Point out that some words
show the past without the ending –ed Say these irregular past-tense words from the
text, and help children to name the present-tense form: wrote, came, stood, read.
• Contractions Have children list contractions from the story and take them apart: that’s/
that is; don’t/do not, she’ll/she will; it’s/it is; I’ll/I will; you’re/you are, etc.
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Critical Thinking
Read the directions for children on BLM 26.7 and guide them in answering the questions
Responding
Read aloud the questions at the back of the book and help children complete the activities
Target Comprehension Skill
Compare and Contrast
Target Comprehension Skill
Remind children that when they compare and contrast they tell how two things are alike or not Model how to compare and contrast:
Think Aloud
How is Tran like Katie? Both are in Ms Green’s class Both really like
Ms Green and want to do something special for her because she is sick
But Katie knows right away that she wants to dance for Ms Green Tran slumps down in his chair because he isn’t good at dancing But Tran is good at writing So Tran, Katie, and the rest of the class work together to perform something special for Ms Green.
Practice the Skill
Have children compare and contrast two characters in another story
Writing Prompt
Read aloud the following prompt Have children write their response, using the writing
prompt on page 6
Do the children in Ms Green’s class work well together? Why or why not? Write a
paragraph telling what you think Use details from the story to support what you say
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Think About It
Write an answer to the question. Responses may vary.
1 Why does Tran change his mind about doing something
for Ms Green?
He finds out there is something he can
do well.
Making Connections Think about something you
made or did that other people liked Write some sentences to tell about it
11 Grade 1, Unit 6: Three Cheers for Us!
Name
Think About It
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A Surprise for Ms Green Think About It
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English Language Learners
Children might also need help in understanding My teacher is the best (p 2) and I’m so
touched (p 10.)
Oral Language Development
Check the children’s comprehension, using a dialogue that best matches their
English profi ciency level Speaker 1 is the teacher, Speaker 2 is the child.
Speaker 1: What does Ms Green have?
Speaker 2: the fl u
Speaker 1: What does Jamal draw?
Speaker 2: a bear
Speaker 1: What does Tran write
about?
Speaker 2: Ms Green
Speaker 1: What does Katie want to do
for Ms Green?
Speaker 2: dance for her Speaker 1: How do Tran’s pictures
always look?
Speaker 2: They look messy.
Speaker 1: Why do Ms Green’s
students want to do something nice for Ms Green?
Speaker 2: They want to cheer her
up and to thank her for being a great teacher
Speaker 1: Why does Tran slump
in his chair?
Speaker 2: He isn’t good at
dancing or drawing
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A Surprise for Ms Green
Do the children in Ms Green’s class
work well together? Why or why not? Write a
paragraph telling what you think Use details from
the story to support what you say
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Write an answer to the question.
1 Why does Tran change his mind about doing something
for Ms Green?
Making Connections Think about something you
made or did that other people liked Write some
sentences to tell about it
Name
A Surprise for Ms Green
Think About It
Lesson 26
B L A C K L I N E M A S T E R 7
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Read word correctly ✓cat 0
Repeated word,
sentence, or phrase ®
8
9
10
We were ready when Ms Green came back
We all stood at the front of the room Ms Green looked very surprised My heart pounded
“You are a great teacher,” I read
I read and read Jamal showed his pictures Katie danced
Tessa and some other kids sang
a song
When we were done,
Ms Green clapped and walked toward us
(# words read correctly/61 × 100)
%
Self-Correction Rate
(# errors + # Self-Corrections/
Self-Corrections) 1:
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