30 michelle wie - houghton mifflin...

Characteristics of the Text Genre • Narrative nonfi ction: Biography

Text Structure • Third-person narrative describes Michelle Wie’s golf career.• Information presented sequentially.

Content • Playing golf• Competition• Father’s guidance

Themes and Ideas • It’s fun to play golf.• The more you play a sport, the better you get.

Language and Literary Features

• Implied subject: Put the tee in the ground.• Narrator talks directly to reader: This is Michelle• Exclamation for emphasis and excitement.

Sentence Complexity • Mostly simple sentences; some sentences with phrases: He showed Michelle how to play golf.

• Repeating sentence patterns: He gave her a ball. He gave her a club.Vocabulary • Most vocabulary words familiar to children and used in oral language

• Content words related to golf supported by photos and labels: golf, club, ball, teeWords • Mostly one syllable words; some decodable two syllable words

• Plurals, possessives, and pronouns: games, Michelle’s, herIllustrations • Photographs support and extend text.

Book and Print Features • Nine pages of text; photos on every page; labels for photos• Some sentences turn over one line.• Print in large plain font

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

Copyright © by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company

All rights reserved. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying or recording, or by any information storage or retrieval system, without the prior written permission of the copyright owner unless such copying is expressly permitted by federal copyright law. Permission is hereby granted to individual teachers using the corresponding (discipline) Leveled Readers to photocopy student worksheets from this publication in classroom quantities for instructional use and not for resale. Requests for information on other matters regarding duplication of this work should be addressed to Houghton Miffl in Harcourt Publishing Company, Attn: Contracts, Copyrights, and Licensing, 9400 SouthPark Center Loop, Orlando, Florida 32819. Printed in the U.S.A. 978-0-547-30052-8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 0940 15 14 13 12 11 10 09

If you have received these materials as examination copies free of charge, Houghton Miffl in Harcourt Publishing Company retains title to the materials and they may not be resold. Resale of examination copies is strictly prohibited.

Possession of this publication in print format does not entitle users to convert this publication, or any portion of it, into electronic format.

Number of Words: 153

L E S S O N 3 0 T E A C H E R ’ S G U I D E

Michelle Wieby Barbara Miller

Fountas-Pinnell Level FNarrative NonfictionSelection SummaryYoung readers learn about Michelle Wie’s award-winning golf career. Michelle learned the game from her father and went on to win games against children and adults.

1_300528_BL_LRTG_L30_michellewi.indd 1 11/3/09 9:48:28 PM

better father good ground play show

Words to Know

Michelle Wie by Barbara Miller

Build BackgroundRead the title to the children and talk with them about what the girl is doing in the photo on the cover. Ask them what they think they will learn about Michelle Wie in this book. Encourage children to use their knowledge of sports to think about the book. Ask questions such as the following: Have you ever seen anyone play the sport of golf? What sports equipment do they use? What is your favorite sport?

Introduce the TextGuide children through the text, noting important ideas, and helping with unfamiliar language and vocabulary. Explain important text features, such as the repetition of sentence patterns. Here are some suggestions:

: Explain that this book is about how a real person named Michelle Wie became a famous golfer and how she fi rst learned to play golf. Suggested language: Turn to page 2. This is Michelle Wie. What is she holding in her hand? It’s called a golf club. Michelle is good at a sport called golf. Say good and golf. What sound do you expect to see at the beginning of both words? Now fi nd the words good and golf on the page. What sport are you good at?

Page 3: Explain that Michelle’s father showed Michelle how to play golf. Find Michelle’s father in the photo. What do you think he’s doing? What is Michelle doing? Did Michelle just make a good shot?

Pages 4–5: Now turn to pages 4 and 5. Michelle’s father told her what to do when she played golf. He told her to put the tee in the ground. When the tee is in the ground, the ball goes on the tee. Then you hit the ball with the club. Point to the tee, the ball, and the club on page 4.

Now turn back to the beginning and to fi nd out how Michelle Wie got better and better at golf.

2 Lesson 30: Michelle WieGrade 1© Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company

1_300528_BL_LRTG_L30_michellewi.indd 21_300528_BL_LRTG_L30_michellewi.indd 2 7/28/09 11:51:28 AM7/28/09 11:51:28 AM

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

Respond to the TextPersonal ResponseInvite children to share their personal responses to the book. Begin by asking what they liked best about the book, or what they found interesting. Suggested language: How do you think Michelle Wie feels about playing golf? If you could ask Michelle one question, what would it be?

Ways of ThinkingAs you discuss the text, make sure children understand these teaching points:

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

• Michelle Wie won golf games with kids.

• Now Michelle Wie wins golf games with adults.

• The more she plays, the better she gets.

• If you keep playing a sport, you get better at it.

• It’s important to listen to your teacher, especially if your teacher is your parent.

• The writer uses simple language that makes it easy to follow the book.

• The photos help readers to understand the words.

• The labels help readers understand new words about golf.

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

Choices for SupportFluencyHave children choose a page to read aloud. Point out that the book includes many sentences with exclamation points, which means they should read these sentences with strong feeling.

Phonemic Awareness and Word WorkProvide practice as needed with words and sounds, using one of the following activities:

• Listening Game Materials: pairs of words. Have children listen for words that begin with the same sound. Have them raise their hands if the words begin with the same sound, and keep their hands in their laps if the beginning letter is different. Say pairs of words, such as the following; sport, start; call, cat; play, plot; ball, tee; club, clown; ground, grind; better, batter.

• Make New Words Materials: index cards, box. Write the following words from the book on index cards: put, hit, got, won and put the index cards in a box. Ask a child to pick an index card and read the word. Then ask small groups of children to make new words by changing the beginning, middle and ending letters of the word (put/but/bat/bar).



Writing About ReadingCritical ThinkingRead the directions for children on BLM 30.7 and guide them in answering the questions.

RespondingRead aloud the questions at the back of the book and help children complete the activities.

Target Comprehension SkillUnderstanding Characters

Target Comprehension Skill Tell children that they tell more about

characters in a book by paying attention to what they do and how they feel. Model how to think about understanding characters:

Think Aloud

I read that Michelle played golf more and more. As she played, she got better and better at golf. She won lots of games. That must have made her feel good. Thinking about what Michelle did tells me more about her character. It tells me that she never gave up and knew what she wanted.

Practice the SkillHave children share examples of a character in another book and tell how reading about what the character did and felt helped them understand that person.

Writing PromptRead aloud the following prompt. Have children draw and write their responses, using the writing prompt on page 6.

Draw a picture of a sport a parent and child can play together.

Write about the sport.



Read directions to children.

Think About ItWrite an answer to the question. Responses may vary.

1. How do you know that Michelle Wie is a good golf

player?

She wins a lot of golf games with kids

and with adults.

Making Connections Think about a game you

are good at playing. Write some sentences that

tell why you are a good player.

9 Grade 1, Unit 6: Three Cheers for Us!

Name

Think About It© Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Lesson 30B L A C K L I N E M A S T E R 3 0 . 7

Michelle WieThink About It

1_246215RTXEAN_U6LR_TAI.indd 30.7 2/9/09 10:14:20 AM

English Language LearnersFront-Load Vocabulary Make sure children know the meanings of the following words: sports, golf, club, tee, better, adults. Explain the difference in meaning between club as used in this book and a school club.

Oral Language DevelopmentCheck the 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: Point to Michelle Wie.

Speaker 2: [Points to Michelle Wie]

Speaker 1: What sport does Michelle play?

Speaker 2: golf

Speaker 1: How did Michelle learn to play golf?

Speaker 2: Her father taught her.

Speaker 1: What happened to Michelle as she played golf?

Speaker 2: She got better and better.

Speaker 1: What happened when Michelle played games with kids and adults?

Speaker 2: She won.

Speaker 1: How did Michelle’s father help her?

Speaker 2: He gave her the things she needed to play golf and told her what to do when she played.



Name Date

Michelle WieDraw a picture of a sport a parent and child can play together.

Write about the sport.



Think About ItWrite an answer to the question.

1. How do you know that Michelle Wie is a good golf

player?

Making Connections Think about a game you

are good at playing. Write some sentences that

tell why you are a good player.


Name Lesson 30

B L A C K L I N E M A S T E R 3 0 . 7

Michelle WieThink About It


1413364

Student Date Lesson 30

B L A C K L I N E M A S T E R 3 0 . 1 2

Michelle WieRunning Record Form

Michelle Wie • LEVEL F

Behavior Code Error

Read word correctly ✓cat 0

Repeated word, sentence, or phrase

®cat

0

Omission —cat 1

Behavior Code Error

Substitution cutcat 1

Self-corrects cut sccat 0

Insertion the

cat 1

Word told Tcat 1

page Selection Text Errors Self-Corrections

2

3

4

This is Michelle.

Michelle likes sports.

She likes a sport

called golf.

She is good at golf.

This is Michelle’s father.

He likes golf, too.

He showed Michelle

how to play golf.

Michelle’s father

gave her a tee.

He gave her a ball.

He gave her a club.

Comments: Accuracy Rate (# words read

correctly/48 × 100)

%

Self-Correction Rate

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

1:



30 michelle wie - houghton mifflin...

Documents