Thinking Guide and Activities - Narrative Title of the Selection: The Catch of the Day A Trickster Play by Angela Shelf Medearis Genre: Fiction Narrative / Pot The Narrative / Thinking Guide is provided. The Narrative / Thinking Guide identifies the story elements in a narrative with a problem/solution plot: main character, goal, problem, solution and outcome. It helps teach the GLOBAL meaning of the text. In addition, the story elements are used to develop a meaningful summary. «Narrative / Thinking Guide «Color-Coded Narrative / Thinking Guide and Summary The / Thinking Guide is used to develop other fun and interactive activities. Fisher Reyna Education offers the following activities and test items: «Missing Summary-Part Activity «Matching Activity 1 «Matching Activity 2 «Matching Activity 3 «Thinking Guide Cloze 1st Letter Activity «Thinking Guide Cloze Blank Activity «Write Summary Elements Activity «Vocabulary Using Context Clues!s for Success! Reading
/ Thinking Guide Fiction, Poetry or Drama Title of the Selection The Catch of the Day A Trickster Play by Angela Shelf Medearis Genre: Narrative / Plot was annoyed at the trick, but he knew he couldn t say anything. s for Success Reading
Color-Coded / Thinking Guide Fiction, Poetry or Drama Title of the Selection The Catch of the Day A Trickster Play by Angela Shelf Medearis Genre: Narrative / Plot was annoyed at the trick, but he knew he couldn t say anything. wanted to catch fish so he could buy a basket, some cloth, and good things to eat, but he couldn t catch fish to sell. So, he tricked the villagers into getting the things he needed Nevertheless, they discovered his ploy and ended up playing a trick on the Fisher. Then, the Fisher was annoyed at the trick, but he knew he couldn t say anything. s for Success Reading
Missing Part Activity The Catch of the Day A Trickster Play by Angela Shelf Medearis Choose one of the following Thinking Guides, and instruct students to write the missing summary element as they read the selection. was annoyed at the trick, but he knew he couldn t say anything. was annoyed at the trick, but he knew he couldn t say anything. s for Success Reading
was annoyed at the trick, but he knew he couldn t say anything. was annoyed at the trick, but he knew he couldn t say anything. s for Success Reading
was annoyed at the trick, but he knew he couldn t say anything. s for Success Reading
Matching Activity 1 The Catch of the Day A Trickster Play by Angela Shelf Medearis Identify the summary part by writing the first letter of the summary element in the blank. MC for G for P for S for O for was annoyed at the trick, but he knew he couldn t say anything. s for Success Reading
Matching Activity 2 Cut apart and place the summary parts by the correct summary element in the / Thinking Guide. was annoyed at the trick, but he knew he couldn t say anything. to catch fish so he could buy a basket, some cloth, and good things to eat Matching Activity 3 (Next page) Cut apart and match parts of the summary to summary elements. s for Success Reading
Someone to catch fish so he could buy a basket, some cloth, and good things to eat Wanted But He tricked the villagers into getting the things he needed. The villagers discovered his ploy and played a trick on the Fisher. So was annoyed at the trick, but he knew he couldn t say anything. Then
/ Thinking Guide Cloze 1 st Letter Activity Title of the Selection The Catch of the Day A Trickster Play by Angela Shelf Medearis Genre: Narrative / Plot As selection is read, complete the words in the blanks with the first letter given. The F to c fish so he could buy a b, some c, and g things to e He c catch fish to s. He t the v into getting the things he n. The villagers d his ploy and p a trick on the Fisher. was a at the trick, but he k he couldn t say anything. s for Success Reading
/ Thinking Guide Cloze Blank Activity Title of the Selection The Catch of the Day A Trickster Play by Angela Shelf Medearis Genre: Narrative / Plot As selection is read, fill in the blank. The to fish so he could buy a, some, and things to He catch fish to. He the into getting the things he. The villagers his ploy and a trick on the Fisher. was at the trick, but he he couldn t say anything. s for Success Reading
/ Thinking Guide Write Summary Elements Activity Title of the Selection The Catch of the Day A Trickster Play by Angela Shelf Medearis Genre: Narrative / Plot Students take notes that include main character, goal, problem, solution, and outcome. Implied summary elements increase the level of difficulty with this activity. s for Success Reading
The Catch of the Day A Trickster Play by Angela Shelf Medearis Vocabulary Using Context Clues Note: This vocabulary activity should be used after students have read the selection. : Display a vocabulary list. Select words that may be difficult to most students in our class to define. Ask the students to define the words they recognize. Then reread the selection as the students listen for these words. After hearing one of the listed words in context, ask students to give its definition. The words are listed in the order in which they appear in the article. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. s for Success Reading