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A Real Band by Hannah Cone

Fountas-Pinnell Level GRealistic FictionSelection SummaryWhen Ann listens to Baby Jess shake her rattle, Ann decides to make her own instrument. After hearing Ann’s instrument, Harry and Jake make instruments of their own. They form a band and play for hours, with Baby Jess joining in, too.

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Characteristics of the Text Genre • Realistic fi ction

Text Structure • Organized chronologicallyContent • Homemade musical instruments

• Homemade bandThemes and Ideas • Making instruments and forming a band are great activities.

• Good ideas can be infectious.• Music is better if you don’t play alone.

Language and Literary Features

• Third-person narrator• Simple dialogue, all with assigned speakers

Sentence Complexity • Mostly short sentences• Some longer compound sentences: Ann got a can and put some coins in it.• Longer sentences with prepositional phrases: Jake had seen someone make music with a

tube at the children’s museum.Vocabulary • Mostly familiar words

• Some words related to sound: rattle, clink, tap, laWords • Mostly one- and two-syllable words

• Some multisyllable words: museum, nurseryIllustrations • Illustrations, some with labels, support text.

• Illustrations on every pageBook and Print Features • Nine pages of text; illustrations on every page

• Sentences start at left margin.• Some sentences carry over two lines.• Sounds are in italics.

© 2006. Fountas, I.C. & Pinnell, G.S. Teaching for Comprehending and Fluency, Heinemann, Portsmouth, N.H.

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Target Vocabulary

alone – by yourself, p. 6hours – units of time equal to 60

minutes, p. 10museum – a building in which

people can see important objects related to art, science, or history, p. 8

nursery – a baby’s or a young child’s bedroom

real – something exists and is true, as in title: A Real Band

shake – quickly move something back and forth, or up and down, p. 2

smooth – calm, gentle, and evenwhenever – any time or every

time that something happens

A Real Band by Hannah Cone

Build BackgroundHelp children think about what it would be like to make a musical instrument and form a band. Build interest by asking questions such as the following: What are some musical instruments you know? Which one would you like to play? Why? Read the title and author and talk about the cover illustration. Point out that the story is realistic fi ction so the characters will act like real people.

Introduce the TextGuide children through the text, noting important ideas and helping with unfamiliar language and vocabulary so they can read the text successfully. Here are some suggestions:

: Explain that this is a story about a girl named Ann who loves to make sounds. Draw attention to the highlighted word in the opening sentence: shake. Suggested language: Turn to page 2. Here is a picture of a baby shaking a rattle. The fi rst sentence reads: Baby Jess liked to shake her rattle, and Ann liked to listen.

Page 3: Point out the italicized words. Some words in this story are in italics. These words tell the sound something is making. Ann hears rattle, rattle, rattle when Baby Jess shakes her rattle.

Page 5: Explain that Ann wants to make an instrument. Look at the illustration on page 5. Some things are labeled in the picture. Can you tell what Ann will use to make her instrument?

Pages 6–7: Point out the highlighted word: alone. Some of Ann’s friends want to make music with her. Why do you think Ann doesn’t want to play music alone?

Now turn back to the beginning of the story and read to fi nd out what Ann and her friends do.

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ReadAs the children read A Real Band, observe them carefully. Guide them as needed, using language that supports their problem solving ability.

Remind children to use the Question Strategy to ask questions about what they are reading.

Discuss and Revisit the TextPersonal ResponseInvite children to share their personal responses to the story. Suggested language: Would you like to play in Ann’s band? Why or why not?

Ways of ThinkingAs you discuss the text, help children understand these points:

Thinking Within the Text Thinking Beyond the Text Thinking About the Text

• Ann likes the sound Baby Jess makes with her rattle, so she puts together a can and coins to make her own sound.

• Friends see Ann’s instrument and make some of their own.

• Ann and her friend form a band and Baby Jess joins in, too.

• People take pleasure in making and hearing music.

• Musical instruments can be homemade.

• Music is better if you don’t play alone.

• Music is a language of its own.

• The author uses italics to show sound words.

• The author succeeds at making sounds an integral part of the story.

© 2006. Fountas, I.C. & Pinnell, G.S. Teaching for Comprehending and Fluency, Heinemann, Portsmouth, N.H.

Choices for Further Support• Fluency Invite children to choose a passage from the text to act out. Remind them to

read with expression, paying particular attention to the sounds.

• Comprehension Based on your observations of the children’s reading and discussion, revisit parts of the text to clarify or extend comprehension. Remind children to go back to the text to support their ideas.

• Phonics/Word Work Provide practice as needed with words and word parts, using examples from the text. Have children work with words that begin with consonant clusters that blend two or three consonant sounds. Begin with examples from the story: clink, stick, played, stop.



Writing about ReadingCritical ThinkingHave children complete the Critical Thinking questions on BLM 12.7

RespondingHave children complete the activities at the back of the book. Use the instruction below as needed to reinforce or extend understanding of the comprehension skill.

Target Comprehension SkillStory Structure

Target Comprehension Skill Remind children that they should think about the setting,

characters, and plot in a story. Model the skill, using a “Think Aloud” like the one below:

Think Aloud

This story is about a character named Ann who decides she wants to make music. So she makes a musical instrument out of a can with coins in it. Then her friends Harry and Jake join her to form a band. The story takes place in Ann’s house and in her neighborhood.

Practice the SkillHave children write two sentences about the characters in another book they have read.

Writing Prompt: Thinking About the TextHave children write a response to the prompt on page 6. Remind them that when they think about the text they pay special attention to the words, genre, literary and print features, and how the story is organized.

Assessment Prompts• Which word on page 10 means a long time?

• What happened when Harry asked Ann to join in making music?



Read directions to children.

Think About ItRead and answer the questions.

1. Why does Harry get the box?

2. How does Jake make sounds?

3. Ann and her friends use things they find to make

sounds. What would you use to make a sound?

Explain your answer.

Making Connections Ann and Violet both play in a band. How are their bands the same? How are they different?

Write your answer in your Reader’s Notebook.

Name Date

Grade 2, Unit 3: Tell Me About It

Lesson 12B L A C K L I N E M A S T E R 1 2 . 7

A Real BandThink About It

Think About It

English Language DevelopmentReading Support In Introduce the Text (p.2) include as much practice as needed to help children become familiar with the language structures of the book, especially the sound words.

Cultural Support Help children connect sounds to words used to describe sounds. Ask children to share names for sounds in other languages.

Oral Language DevelopmentCheck children’s comprehension, using a dialogue that best matches their English profi ciency level. Speaker 1 is the teacher, Speaker 2 is the child.

Beginning/Early Intermediate Intermediate Early Advanced/ Advanced

Speaker 1: What does Baby Jess shake?

Speaker 2: a rattle

Speaker 1: What does Ann put in a can?

Speaker 2: coins

Speaker 1: What did Jake sing into?

Speaker 2: a tube

Speaker 1: Where did Ann go to get a can and some coins?

Speaker 2: She went to the kitchen.

Speaker 1: Where did Jake see someone make music with a tube?

Speaker 2: He saw it at a museum.

Speaker 1: How did Ann get the idea to make new sounds?

Speaker 2: She heard Baby Jess shake a rattle.

Speaker 1: What did Ann and her friends do with all the sounds they made?

Speaker 2: They played in a band.


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Name Date

A Real BandThinking About the Text

Write a paragraph answering the following questions:

Why do you think the author gave this book the title A Real Band? Do you think Ann and her friends have a real band? Why or why not? Use details from the story to support your opinion.


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Think About ItRead and answer the questions.

1. Why does Harry get the box?

2. How does Jake make sounds?

3. Ann and her friends use things they fi nd to make

sounds. What would you use to make a sound?

Explain your answer.

Making Connections Ann and Violet both play in a band. How are their bands the same? How are they different?

Write your answer in your Reader’s Notebook.

Name Date Lesson 12

B L A C K L I N E M A S T E R 1 2 . 7

A Real BandThink About It



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Student Date

A Real BandRunning Record Form

Lesson 12B L A C K L I N E M A S T E R 1 2 . 1 1

A Real Band • LEVEL G

Behavior Code Error

Read word correctly ✓cat 0

Repeated word, sentence, or phrase

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0

Omission —cat 1

Behavior Code Error

Substitution cutcat 1

Self-corrects cut sccat 0

Insertion the

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Word told Tcat 1

page Selection Text Errors Self-Corrections

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“I want to make a sound,”

said Ann.

She looked around the room,

but didn’t find anything.

So she went to the kitchen.

Ann got a can

and put some coins in it.

Then she shook the can

and made a new sound.

Clink, clink, clink!

Harry came to the house.

“I like that sound,” said Harry.

“Can I join in?”

Comments: Accuracy Rate (# words read

correctly/61 × 100)

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Self-Correction Rate

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

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