UNIT X UNIT 4 | 133 Sonia goes to the library. She reads about the theater. It opened in 1903. Famous people performed on its stage. For example, in 1917 a famous magician performed there. He was called The Great Houdini. Many other interesting things happened there. “The theater is so important to our community!” thinks Sonia. CHECK IN 1. Sequence What does Sonia do first: walk by the theater or go to the library? 2. Cause and effect Why does Sonia go to the library? GLOSSARY famous someone or something that many people know important has great meaning or value 133 UNIT 4 The Show Must Go On! CON22_3_SE_U04_130-139_RD.indd 133 30/10/2020 13:53 DIFFERENTIATED INSTRUCTION Scaffold Pair students who are developing English reading fluency with those who are more fluent. More fluent readers should read aloud a paragraph first. Then developing readers should imitate their peers’ pronunciation, intonation, and pace. Amplify Provide access to additional information about The Great Houdini. Ask them to describe why it was significant that Houdini performed at the Colonial Theater. Reading • Use new vocabulary Direct students to locate performed and stage on page 133. Say: What do we already know about these words? Discuss their meanings with students. Say: I know that performed can mean acted in a play. The story says that The Great Houdini was a magician. He performed at the Colonial. So performed can also mean did magic tricks. If necessary, explain that a magician is a person who tries to trick the audience into believing something is happening that couldn’t really happen. Point out that good readers use new words they learn to better understand what they read. • Connect to self Have pairs discuss other types of performers they know about, such as singers or dancers. On the board, make a list of these types of performers. Ask: Have you ever watched a performer on stage? Have you ever performed on stage? What was it like? • Cultural connection Students may want to tell about celebrated performers in their home cultures. Encourage students to share information and experiences, using their home languages, if needed. • Make predictions Remind students that making predictions and reading on to confirm or revise their predictions is a strategy that good readers use to better understand text. Have students make predictions about how Sonia will use the information she learns at the library. (She will share it with others in the community.) For example, ask: What do you think Sonia will do with the facts she learns? How will this information help her solve the problem? • Check In Ask and answer text-based questions Have pairs ask each other the questions and reread pages 132–133 to find the answers. ANSWERS 1. Sonia walks by the theater first. 2. Sonia goes to the library to read about the theater. PRACTICE UNIT 4 / READING
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