30 teacher’s guide philadelphia, 1756

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Philadelphia, 1756by Ann Takman

Fountas-Pinnell Level MNonfictionSelection SummaryIn the 1700s, Philadelphia was a fast growing colonial city. Philadelphia had the fi rst hospital and the fi rst public library in America, both started by Benjamin Franklin. Franklin was a man of great accomplishments in science and journalism, too.

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Characteristics of the Text Genre • Nonfi ction

Text Structure • Organized into a few categories of informationContent • Philadelphia in 1756

• Benjamin Franklin’s accomplishments• The Declaration of Independence

Themes and Ideas • In the 1700s, new arrivals from other countries helped America’s cities grow.• Benjamin Franklin was a great man who accomplished many things in many fi elds.

Language and Literary Features

• Clear language with conversational tone• Writer talks directly to the reader (second person): If you just got off the boat, you might

go to the market.Sentence Complexity • A mix of short and more complex sentences

• Some sentences begin with an introductory date: In the 1700s, In 1776• Exclamations

Vocabulary • Proper nouns: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Hospital, State House, Library Company, Poor Richard’s Almanack

Words • Many multisyllable words, some of them challenging, such as bakery, hospital, document, library, lightning

Illustrations • Illustrations that support the text on every pageBook and Print Features • Predictable placement of text

• Sentences stand alone, not run together to form paragraphs© 2006. Fountas, I.C. & Pinnell, G.S. Teaching for Comprehending and Fluency, Heinemann, Portsmouth, N.H.

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Target Vocabulary

accomplishments – the things that someone has achieved or done successfully, p. 5

achieve – to succeed in doing something after a lot of work and effort, p. 10

amounts – the quantities, or how much, of each item there is, p. 4

composed – put together notes or words and wrote them down, p. 10

designed – planned the way something should be made and how it should look, p. 9

inventions – machines or objects that someone has created for the fi rst time, p. 9

remarkable – very uncommon or impressive, p. 2

result – something that happens because of something else that has happened, p. 9

Philadelphia,1756 by Ann Takman

Build BackgroundHelp children use their knowledge of American history to visualize the book. Build interest by asking questions such as the following: Who was Benjamin Franklin? What are some of the things he did that made him famous? Read the title and author and talk about the cover illustration. Tell children that this book gives factual information about Philadelphia and one of its most famous people.

Introduce the TextGuide children through the text, noting important ideas and nonfi ction features. Help with unfamiliar language so they can read the text successfully. Give special attention to target vocabulary. Here are some suggestions:

: Explain that Philadelphia is a city in Pennsylvania. In the 1700s, it was growing fast, and many important things were happening there. Suggested language: Turn to page 2 of this book. The fi rst sentence begins: In the 1700s. This is a text clue about when the events in this book happened. Why do you think the writer begins the book with these words?

Page 5: Direct attention to the picture and explain that it shows the fi rst hospital in America. Benjamin Franklin helped start this hospital. It was just one of his many accomplishments. He did many other successful things. Can you think of any other accomplishments he made?

Page 9: Remind children that pictures provide clues to the text. Look at the picture. What is the lightning hitting? The rod on the roof was one of the many inventions Ben Franklin designed. He made this new invention to protect his house from lightning. What can be the result when lightning strikes a building? What do you think the result was when lightning hit the rod instead of his house?

Now turn back to the beginning of the book and read to fi nd out about why Benjamin Franklin was so important to Philadelphia in 1756.

2 Lesson 30: Philadelphia, 1756Grade 2© Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company

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ReadHave children read Philadelphia, 1756 silently while you listen to individual children read. Support their problem solving and fl uency as needed.

Remind children to use the Visualize Strategy , and to picture what is happening as they read.

Discuss and Revisit the TextPersonal ResponseInvite children to share their personal responses to the book.Suggested language: What did you learn about Benjamin Franklin that you didn’t know before? What more would you like to learn about his accomplishments?

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

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

• In the 1700s, Philadelphia was a busy, growing city.

• Benjamin Franklin helped start the fi rst hospital and the fi rst public library in America. He created many inventions.

• In 1776, the Declaration of Independence was written in Philadelphia’s State House.

• In the 1700s, new arrivals from other countries helped make America’s cities grow.

• Benjamin Franklin was a great man who was talented in many ways.

• Many of Franklin’s accomplishments were for the common good, not for himself.

• The author includes lots of details about colonial Philadelphia and what Benjamin Franklin achieved there.

• The pictures contain a lot of visual and historic information.

• The author makes clear that she believes Ben Franklin is a very important historic fi gure.

© 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 read aloud. Suggest that

they try reading a couple of pages as if they were giving a report to the class on either Philadelphia or Benjamin Franklin.

• 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. Guide children to take apart multisyllable words in order to decode manageable units (hos-pit-al, im-port-ant, doc-u-ment, li-brar-y).



Writing about ReadingVocabulary PracticeHave children complete the Vocabulary questions on BLM 30.1.

RespondingHave children complete the vocabulary activities on page 11. Remind them to answer the Word Teaser on page 12. (Answer: achieve)

Reading Nonfi ctionNonfiction Features: Text Clues Remind children that nonfi ction has many features to help readers fi nd and understand important information. Text clues are one of these features. Explain that text clues are words and phrases that signal something important. Text clues such as fi rst, next, and last are signals to a sequence of events. Phrases such as in the 1700s and in 1776 tell when something happened. Phrases such as for example and such as indicate that examples are coming up. Because and therefore are clues to cause and effect. Explain that looking for text clues in a nonfi ction book can help readers recognize important points the author is making.

Have children look through the book to fi nd text clues. Examples include In the 1700s (page 2), Twenty years later (page 6), In 1776 (page 7), and As a result (page 9). Work with children to create a chart of text clues. Suggest that they add clues to the chart from their reading during the year.

Writing Prompt: Thinking Beyond the TextHave children write a response to the prompt on page 6.

Assessment Prompts• What does the word amounts mean in the following sentence? You might be amazed

by the amounts of fruit and meat for sale!

• Which words on page 5 help the reader understand what accomplishments means?

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Read directions to children.

Target VocabularyFill in each blank with the Target Vocabulary word thatbest completes each sentence.

accomplishmentsachieveamounts

composeddesignedinventions

remarkableresult

Vocabulary

1. The refrigerator and the dishwasher are

useful kitchen inventions .

2. My piano teacher composed a new song for me

to play.

3. With practice, Uri will achieve

his goal of learning to swim.

4. As a result of studying, I did well on my test.

5. My mom said the picture I painted wasremarkable .

6. That big dog eats large amounts of food.

7. I hope you like the dress pattern I designed .

8. It takes a long time to list all of Benjamin Franklin’s

accomplishments .

Name Date

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First Pass

English Language DevelopmentReading Support Check regularly on children’s oral reading to determine accuracy, fl uency, and comprehension.

Vocabulary Provide assistance as needed with terms that may be unfamiliar, such as hospital, famous, document, State House, public library, and lightning rod.

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 city is this book about?

Speaker 2: Philadelphia

Speaker 1: When do the things in the book take place?

Speaker 2: in the 1700s

Speaker 1: Who helped start the fi rst hospital built in America?

Speaker 2: Benjamin Franklin helped start the fi rst hospital.

Speaker 1: What else did Benjamin Franklin start in Philadelphia?

Speaker 2: He started a public library.

Speaker 1: What are some of the things that Benjamin Franklin is famous for?

Speaker 2: He helped start a hospital and a library. He invented many things such as the lightning rod. He composed and printed an almanac that people read.


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Name Date

Philadelphia, 1756Thinking Beyond the Text

Think about the question below. Then write your answer in one paragraph.

All across America, streets, schools, museums, and businesses are named after Benjamin Franklin. Suppose you could name a street or park or school in your community for a famous American today. What person would you choose? Why would you choose that person? What place would you choose, and why?


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Target VocabularyFill in each blank with the Target Vocabulary word thatbest completes each sentence.

accomplishmentsachieveamounts

composeddesignedinventions

remarkableresult

Vocabulary

1. The refrigerator and the dishwasher are

useful kitchen .

2. My piano teacher a new song for me

to play.

3. With practice, Uri will

his goal of learning to swim.

4. As a of studying, I did well on my test.

5. My mom said the picture I painted was

.

6. That big dog eats large of food.

7. I hope you like the dress pattern I .

8. It takes a long time to list all of Benjamin Franklin’s

.

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Philadelphia, 1756Target Vocabulary


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Philadelphia, 1756Running Record Form

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In the 1700s, many people sailed to America from other

countries. Many of them were poor. They hoped to find work in

America’s growing cities. Many of these people went to the

remarkable city of Philadelphia.

There was lots to do in Philadelphia! If you just got off the

boat, you might go to the market. That’s where all the crowds

were. Some people were there to sell food. Others were there

to shop.

You might be amazed by the amounts of fruit and meat for

sale! You could buy some bread at a bakery and eat it as you

looked around the city.

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