TitleofLesson:MakingPredictionswithMoirasBirthdaybyRobertMunsch

Topic:MakingpredictionswithMoirasBirthdaybyRobertMunsch

TimePeriod:4045minutes

GradeLevel(s):13

Objective(s):Thislessonisdesignedtointroducestudentstotheconceptofmakingpredictionsbefore,
during,andafterreading.UsingthestoryMoirasBirthday,byRobertMunsch,studentswillpracticemaking
predictionsaboutatextbasedonvisualandtextualcuesaswellastheirbackgroundknowledge.Thislesson
canalsoactasawaytokickoffaunitonmakingpredictions.

MaterialsandResourcesNeeded:
computer/laptopandscreen
ebookMoirasBirthdaybyRobertMunsch
MoirasBirthdayMakingPredictionsGraphicOrganizer(oneperstudent)
EnlargedversionoftheMoirasBirthdayMakingPredictionsGraphicOrganizer(one)
MakingPredictionsGroupInvestigationSheet(oneperevery4students)
Pencil(oneperstudent)
Eraser(oneperstudent)
Markers
MakingPredictionsReflectionSheet(oneperevery4students)

TypeofAssessment:

Diagnostic
Formative
Summative

PossibleStrategiesandToolstoAssessStudents:
StudentworkSamples

Teachernotes
OralStatement

OnetooneInterview
Peerassessment

Checklist
Selfassessment

Rubric
Observation

Other

ProcedureoftheLesson:
Part1
1.AheadofthelessonprepareseveralIpredictstatements.Theycanrelatetothetextthatwillbeused
forthislesson,MoirasBirthdaybyRobertMunsch.Perhapstheycanpredictwhatthetextisabout,whatthe
imagesonthecoverpagerelateto,andwhatismeantbythetitle,etc.

2.Putstudentsintogroupsof4studentspergroup.Assigneachstudentinthegrouparole.Forexample:
1.PredictionReader
2.QuestionReader
3.Recorder
4.Speaker

Therefore,onestudentwillreadthepredictionstatements,anotherstudentwillreadthereflectionquestions,
anotherstudentwillrecordtheanswersthatthegroupcomesupwith,andanotherstudentwillsharetheir
groupsanswerswiththerestoftheclassduringthediscussion.

3.Giveeachofthegroupstwoorthreepredictions.Askthestudentstoreflectonthesestatementsintheir
groups.Forexamplehavethemconsider:
Howarethesestatementssimilar?
Howaretheydifferent?
Whatinformationdotheyaskfor?
Whymightthisinformationbeimportant?
Whymightgoodreadersmakepredictions?

4.Givethestudents57minutestocompletethisactivityintheirsmallgroups.

5.Afteryoufeelthestudentshavehadenoughtimetocompletethisactivityintheirsmallgroups,callthem
backtolargergroup.Askthemtositwiththeirgroupmembers.

6.Askforthespeakerofeachgrouptosharetheirgroupsanswers.

Part2
1.Tellthestudents,Makingpredictionsbefore,during,andafterreadingenablesgoodreaderstousethe
informationtheyalreadyknowinadditiontowhattheypredictmighthappeninthetextandalsotohelpthem
makeconnectionstothetext.TodaywearegoingtopracticemakingpredictionswiththeebookMoiras
BirthdaybyRobertMunsch.

Part3
1.TellthestudentsthatyouwillplaytheebookMoirasBirthdaybyRobertMunsch.DistributetheMaking
PredictionsGraphicOrganizertothestudents,oneperstudent.Remindthemorallywhygoodreadersmake
predictions.

2.Modelforthestudentsmakingapredictionbeforereading.Forexample,predictwhatthetitlemightmean
andwhatthebookmightbeabout.Orallyshareyourthinkingsostudentsseehowyoucometoyour
prediction.

3.RecordyourpredictionintotheenlargedversionoftheMakingPredictionsGraphicOrganizer.

4.Askthestudentstotakeamomenttothinkaboutanypredictionstheymighthavebeforereading.Give
themafewmomentstorecordtheirpredictionsontheircopyoftheMakingPredictionsGraphicOrganizer.

5.Afterstudentshaverecordedtheirpredictions,askforvolunteerstosharetheirpredictions.Thisisagood
opportunitytoseethatthestudentshaveagoodunderstandingofmakingpredictions.Youcanusethistime
toaddressanymisunderstandings.

6.Continueplayingtheebook.Modelagainmakingapredictionduringtheebook.Allowthestudentsto
reflectuponandrecordtheirpredictions.

7.Continueuntiltheebookiscomplete.

Part4
1.Whentheebookiscompletegivethestudentsafewminutestoreviewtheirpredictionsquietlyto
themselves.Replaytheebookifnecessary.

2.Tellthestudentsthattheywillreturntotheirinitialgroupof4fromthebeginningofthelesson.Intheir
groupstheywillsharetheirpredictionswiththeirgroupmembers.Onceallmembershavehadachanceto
share,thegroupwilldiscussthefollowingreflectionquestions(refertoMakingPredictionsReflectionSheet):
1.Howdidyouarriveatyourpredictions?
2.Didyourpredictionschangeasthestoryunfolded?Whyorwhynot?
3.Howdidyourpredictionshelpyoutobetterunderstandthetext?

3.Therecorderineachgroupwillrecordthegroupsresponses.

Closure
1.Havethestudentsreturntothelargegroup,sittingwiththeirsmallgroup.

2.Readthroughthereflectionquestionsandaskthespeakerforeachgrouptoofferthegroupsresponses.
Thisminidiscussionmightbeagoodtimetoassessthestudentsgeneralunderstandingofhowandwhygood
readersmakepredicitonsandtoaddressanymisunderstandings.

3.CollecttheMakingPredictionsGraphicOrganizerfromthestudents.

MakingPredictionsGroupInvestigation
GroupMembersNames:
___________________________________________________________________
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Ourpredictionsare:
1. ______________________________________________________
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2. ______________________________________________________
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Howarethesestatementssimilar?
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Howarethesestatementsdifferent?
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Whymightgoodreadersmakepredictions?
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Name:________________________________

Date:_____________________________________

MakingPredictions

Goodreadersmakepredictionsbefore,duringandafterreading.Whengoodreadersmakepredictions
theyusecuesfromthetexttoactivatetheirpriorknowledgetomakeconnectionswiththetext.This
helpsthemtoworktowardsadeeperunderstandingofthetextandtheauthorsmessage.

BeforeReading
Ipredict

During Reading
Ipredict

AfterReading
Ipredict

Ipredictthat...

MakingPredictionsReflectionSheet

GroupMembers:____________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________

1. Howdidyouarriveatyourpredictions?

________________________________________________
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2. Didyourpredictionschangeasthestoryunfolded?Whyorwhy
not?

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3. Howdidyourpredictionshelpyoutobetterunderstandthetext?

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