Example:
Set the Stage for Read-Aloud
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| Mrs.
L.: |
Samantha,
why don't you move a little closer so that you can see the pictures
more easily. You'll want to be able to see every page of Steven Kellogg's
illustrations of Chicken Little.
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| Lauren: |
I
don't think Collin and Sam should sit beside each other, they'll probably
end up talking and I really want to hear this book. It's one of my
favorites.
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| Mrs.
L.: |
Collin
and Sam, think about Lauren's reminder, please (Collin moves away
from Sam). Ben, would you please turn off a row of lights.
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| Ben: |
Sure.
I'll put the "Read-Aloud-in-Progress" sign on the door,
too.
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| Mrs.
L.: |
Thank
you. Before I begin reading, I want you to take a good look at this
"wanted poster" on the inside cover and at the picture of
the poultry truck on the title page. You might see this character
in disguise somewhere else in the story....
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| Stephanie: |
I
already did and I know who it is!
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| Mrs.
L.: |
Smile
if you think you know who this character is.... Remember to keep your
ideas inside your mind while I am reading the story so that others
can form their own ideas, too. After I finish reading, we'll take
time to talk about all of your ideas.
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| Ben: |
I'll
give you a hint right now...poultry is chicken.
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| Mrs.
L.: |
That's a good hint, Ben.
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| Mrs.
L.: |
How
many of you have heard a story about a little chicken who thinks the
sky is falling down on top of her?
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| Elizabeth: |
But
it wasn't the sky that fell on her, it was a nut or something.
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| Anna: |
An
acorn.
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| Mrs.
L.: |
Right!
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| Alex: |
Then
a fox wants to eat the poor little chicken.
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| Tori: |
I
think he wants to eat the duck and a turkey, too.
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| Mrs.
L.: |
I'm glad so many of you are familiar with this story. I have my favorite
version of this story to share with you today. It's the story of Chicken
Little retold and illustrated by Steven Kellogg. Listen to find
out just what happened to Chicken Little and her friends the day an
acorn hit her on the head and made her think the sky was falling....
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