UNIT X 88 | UNIT 3 Instructional Routine: Reading p. Txxv Text Genre: Realistic Fiction • Recognize characteristics of genre Say: This text is realistic fiction. What other realistic fiction have we read? What do we know about realistic fiction? (It is a story that is made up, but the events could happen in real life.) Read the remaining descriptors aloud and ensure students are familiar with the terms realistic, characters, and believable. • Discuss author’s purpose Ask students to think about why an author might write realistic fiction. Guide students to understand that an author can use this genre to write stories that real people can identify with and learn from. Say: Sometimes it is hard to relate to characters in fantasy stories or stories that take place in an unfamiliar place and time. Realistic fiction gives us stories and characters we can understand and relate to. Preview • Learn new expressions Read the title aloud and point out the illustration of Kiki and the other students. • Use prior knowledge Ask students to name the Native American tribes they know. Elicit additional information. • Use illustrations to make a prediction Have students discuss the pictures, paying special attention to the expressions on the people’s faces and their actions. Ask: What do you think this story is about? ANSWERS 1. I think she feels unhappy or uncomfortable. 2. I think she goes to a Native American reservation. 3. I think she will become happier on her journey because she looks happier in the pictures at the end of the story. Essential Question: What can a young person learn on a journey? • Exchange ideas Ask students to predict the answer to the Essential Question. Say: As you read the story, you will confirm or change your answer. • Activate prior knowledge Have students share how journeys affect their lives. Remind students how journeys can teach us lessons and help us learn more about ourselves. EXPLORE AND LEARN DIFFERENTIATED INSTRUCTION Scaffold Gather a small group of students who need additional reading support to work through the text in a guided-reading format. Read through the entire text, then reread it together in chunks, pausing to read closely and analyze sections that develop character and plot. Provide comprehensible input by using gestures and mime to support comprehension. Amplify Have students work in pairs to take turns reading the text aloud, modeling pronunciation for their partner to repeat and practice. Preview To preview a text, look at the title and the pictures. Look at the pictures in the text. 1. Look at the first picture. How does Kiki feel at school? 2. Where do you think Kiki goes on her journey? 3. Predict How do you think Kiki’s feelings change on her journey? TEXT GENRE Realistic Fiction The story Kiki’s Journey is realistic fiction. A realistic fiction story isn’t true, but it has characters, events, and places that are like real life. When you read Kiki’s Journey, you will find: • realistic events in the order they happen • realistic characters with believable feelings • realistic places What can a young person learn on a journey? ? ESSENTIAL QUESTION Reading 88 Reading UNIT 3 Kiki’s Journey UNIT 3 / READING
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