Comprehension Activity #2

Activity: As students read they will fill out the prediction worksheet with what they think will happen and what makes them think that.
Accommodations for Diverse Learners:	ELL students could verbalize their predictions to the teacher rather than writing them down.
Johns’ Text:  Yes or No If “No,” source is:	No Course, Lisa Norris (Instructor) The teaching of reading and language arts in the intermediate grades. ISU
Used Before:  Yes or No	No
Reference(s):	Dahl, R. (1996). James and the Giant Peach. New York: Knopf.
Technology Integration:	If taught at a school that is 1:1 students could complete the worksheet on their computer/iPad via a Google Doc that is shared with the teacher.

Assessment:
Formative Assessment:	Keep track of students’ daily participation during discussions.
Accommodations for Diverse Learners:	Pull as a small group to discuss any predictions they made that day.
Summative Assessment:	Students will fill out the predictions worksheet.
Accommodations for Diverse Learners:	ELL students could verbalize their predictions to the teacher rather than writing them down.

Iowa/ COMMON CORE LITERACY STANDARD(S)	RL.5.IA.1 Employ the full range of research-based comprehension strategies, including making connections, determining importance, questioning, visualizing, making inferences, summarizing, and monitoring for comprehension.
Iowa/ COMMON CORE CONTENT STANDARD(S)	N/A

	Level 1	Level 2	Level 3-4	Above and Beyond
Making Predictions	Reader did not make clear and reasonable predictions.	Reader made simple predictions but did not explain them.	Reader made mostly clear and reasonable predictions with explanations.	Reader made clear and reasonable predictions and thoroughly explained what made them make the prediction.