Objectives:
Interactive Model 2:
| A | Preparation: student preview the text, establish a purpose, predict a meaning, activate background knowledge, preview unfamiliar content, anticipate new vocabulary and text language. | Students will be given background information on fairytales, a mini-lesson with examples of past tense verbs, and a pre-reading activity. |
| B | Comprehension: students skim for the gist, scan for specific information; students create a list of main ideas and match them to sections of text; students match main ideas to key details. | Students will first read "Cinderella" for the gist. They will then complete an activity putting the events in order. |
| C | Interpretation: students read/listen/view "between the lines;"Students collaborate to identify the cultural products, practices, and perspectives; Students ask each other questions about the content, inferences, and author intent/perspectives of the text; students share their opinions of and reactions to the text. | Students will read the story again for a deeper understanding and complete a series of comprehension questions pertaining to the story and past tense verbs. |
| D | Application: students create a written summary of text and/or design and oral/video presentation; students create a follow-up product such as a letter, advertisement, new beginning or ending for text, visuals. | Students will be grouped together and asked to write a play on their version of "Cinderella." Guidelines will be given to ensure the underlying story has not been changed. |
| E | Extension: students analyze features of two texts and compare content and organization. | Students will be asked to discuss (in their previous groups) on how their story of "Cinderella" was different from the story they read. The groups will share their discussions with the whole class. |
| Main Page | Table of Contents | What is a Fairy Tale? | What is a Past Tense Verb? | Pre-Reading | The Story of Cinderella | Reading for the Gist Activity | Cinderella Play | Works Cited |