LESSON 28 TEACHER’S GUIDE

The Boat Race by Mary Alice Bower

Fountas-Pinnell Level J Fantasy Selection Summary Best friends Paxton and Delia like to do everything together, especially sailing their sailboat. When they enter a sailboat race, they work as a team to win. Number of Words: 366

Characteristics of the Text Genre Text Structure

Content

Themes and Ideas Language and Literary Features Sentence Complexity

Vocabulary

Words Illustrations Book and Print Features

• Fantasy • Third-person narrative • Problem/solution structure • Simple plot proceeding in sequence to the end • Friendship • Sailboats and sailing • Racing • Creative problem-solving and teamwork are a winning combination. • Determination plays an important role in success. • Elements of fantasy: talking animals wearing clothing • Much of story told through dialogue • Some longer sentences (more than ten words) • All dialogue assigned; some split dialogue: “Those sailboats can leave,” said Paxton. “We will not leave the race.” • Character names: Paxton, Delia • Phrases related to sailing: pulled the large sail up, wind blew across the sails • Some variety of words to assign dialogue: said, cried, asked • Some target vocabulary highlighted in text • One- and two-syllable words • Some words with complex letter-sound relationships: friends, sign, moved, blew, through • Illustrations provide information about seaside setting. • Nine pages of text, illustrations on every page • Punctuation: period, comma, quotation marks, question mark, exclamation mark • Labels name things in many illustrations.

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The Boat Race

by Mary Alice Bower

Build Background Discuss with children sailboats and how they move. Be sure children understand that wind is necessary for sailboats to move by sail. Read the title and author and talk about the cover illustration. Ask questions such as the following: What is a race? What happens in a sailboat race? Tell children that this story is fantasy, or a story that could not happen in real life.

Front-Load Vocabulary Some everyday words may be unfamiliar to English learners. Before reading, check understanding of the following words: sailboat, blow, move, sign, race, push, flap, quit, finish.

Introduce the Text Guide children through the text, noting important ideas, and helping with unfamiliar language and vocabulary so they can read the text successfully. Call their attention to any labels. Here are some suggestions: Page 2: Explain that this story is about two best friends, Paxton and Delia, who join a sailboat race. Tell children that the labels in the illustrations name many things in the story. Suggested language: Turn to page 2. These pictures show Paxton and Delia. From looking at the pictures, what can you tell the two best friends like to do together? Cultural Support: Many children have never seen a sailboat and may not understand how they move with the wind. Explain as necessary. Page 3: Remind children that they can use information in the pictures to help them read. Find the label on page 3 that says: sign. Read the sign. What do you think Paxton and Delia might do? Page 4: Look at the picture on page 4. Delia is pulling the large sail up. Why might she want to use a large sail in a race? Page 5: Turn to page 5. Paxton and Delia are in the red sailboat. They are in second place. Use the labels in the picture. How many boats are ahead of them? Then Delia cried: “We can win this race!” Say the word cried. What letter would you expect to see first in cried? Find the word cried and put your finger under it. In this sentence, cried means almost the same as shouted. Page 6: Look at this picture. Oh, no! The wind has stopped. Why is this a problem in a sailboat race? What are Paxton and Delia doing to try to solve the problem? Do you think their solution will work? Why or why not? Now go back to the beginning and read to find out what happens to the two friends in the boat race.

Words to Know across

cried

heard

second

ball

head

large

should

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Read

As children read, observe them carefully. Guide them as needed, using language that 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 story, or what they found interesting. Suggested language: How do you think Paxton and Delia feel about winning the sailboat race? How would you feel if you won a race?

Ways of Thinking As you discuss the text, make sure children understand these teaching points: Thinking Within the Text

Thinking Beyond the Text

Thinking About the Text

• Paxton and Delia join a sailboat race.

• Friends can work as a team to solve problems.

• The animal characters do things they could not do in real life.

• When the wind stops, they try different ways to keep the sailboat moving.

• If you can’t solve a problem the first time, keep trying.

• The author sends a message that winners don’t quit.

• They ask birds to flap their wings near the sails. • Paxton and Delia sail to shore and win the race. © 2006. Fountas, I.C. & Pinnell, G.S. Teaching for Comprehending and Fluency, Heinemann, Portsmouth, N.H.

Choices for Support Fluency Have children choose a page to read aloud. Remind them to read at a steady speed—not so fast that their words don’t make sense and not so slowly that their reading loses meaning.

Phonemic Awareness and Word Work Provide practice as needed with words and sounds, using one of the following activities: • Clapping Syllables Have children hear and say syllables in words from the book, such as sailboat, sign, faster, second, race, happy, blowing, towels, finish. Have them clap on each syllable: sail-boat, sign, fast-er, se-cond, race, hap-py, blow-ing, tow-els, fin-ish. • Finding Letters Have children recognize letters by name and locate them quickly in words. Use letters from the words in the first page of the story, including and, are, friends, they, like, to, play, ball, jump, over, waves, ride, in, sailboat.

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Writing About Reading Critical Thinking Read the directions for children on BLM 28.10 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 Story Structure Tell children that a story has different parts—who the story is about, where the story takes place, and what happens in the story. Model how to think about story structure. Think Aloud

Who is the story about? It is about Paxton and Delia. Where does the story take place? It takes place at the shore. What happens? Paxton and Delia join a boat race. When the wind stops, they find a way to win the race.

Practice the Skill Have children think of another book they have read. Ask them to name the characters, setting, and story events.

Writing Prompt Read aloud the following prompt. Have children write their response, using the writing prompt on page 6. Imagine you are a reporter at the boat race. Write three questions to ask Paxton and Delia. Use details from the story to answer the questions.

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English Language Learners Reading Support Make sure the text matches the children’s reading level. You may wish to have children use the audio or online recording. After reading aloud, have children make a list of interesting language or new words they learned about sailing. Oral Language Development Check the children’s comprehension, using a dialogue that best matches their English proficiency level. Speaker 1 is the teacher, Speaker 2 is the child. Beginning/ Early Intermediate

Intermediate

Early Advanced/ Advanced

Speaker 1: Point to Paxton.

Speaker 1: What do Paxton and Delia like to do most of all?

Speaker 1: Why do the sailboats stop during the race?

Speaker 2: They like to sail in their sailboat.

Speaker 2: The wind stops.

Speaker 2: [Points to Paxton.] Speaker 1: Point to Delia. Speaker 2: [Points to Delia.] Speaker 1: What kind of boat do Paxton and Delia have?

Speaker 1: Who wins the sailboat race?

Speaker 1: What do Paxton and Delia ask the birds to do?

Speaker 2: Paxton and Delia win the race.

Speaker 2: They ask them to flap their wings to fill the sails.

Speaker 2: a sailboat

Lesson 28 BLACKLINE MASTER 28.10

Name

Think About It

The Boat Race Think About It

Write an answer to the question.

Responses may vary.

1. How did Paxton and Delia get their boat to go when the wind stopped?

They asked the seagulls to flap their wings to fill the sails with wind.

Making Connections Think about a race you were in or a race you watched. Write some sentences to tell what happened.

Read directions to children. Think About It

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Name

Date

The Boat Race Imagine you are a reporter at the boat race. Write three questions to ask Paxton and Delia. Use details from the story to answer the questions.

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Lesson 28 BLACKLINE MASTER 28.10

Name

Think About It

The Boat Race Think About It

Write an answer to the question. 1. How did Paxton and Delia get their boat to go when the wind stopped?

Making Connections Think about a race you were in or a race you watched. Write some sentences to tell what happened.

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The Boat Race • LEVEL J page

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The Boat Race Running Record Form

Selection Text

Errors

Self-Corrections

Accuracy Rate

Self-Correction Rate

Paxton and Delia are friends. They like to play ball and jump over waves. They like to ride in a sailboat. The wind blows on the sails of a sailboat. The wind makes the sailboat move.

3

One day, Paxton and Delia saw a sign on the beach. The sign said “Sailboat Race Today.” “Our sailboat should go in the sailboat race! said Delia.

Comments:

(# words read correctly/63 × 100)

(# errors + # Self-Corrections/ Self-Corrections)

% 1:

Read word correctly

Code ✓

cat

Repeated word, sentence, or phrase

®

Omission

— cat

cat

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Behavior

Error 0 0 1

8

Substitution

Code cut cat

1

Self-corrects

cut sc cat

0

Insertion

the

1

Word told

T cat

cat



Error

1413406

Behavior

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