As a vocabulary strategy, the teacher will write the key terms on the board. The students should be invited to read them, write them, look up and write the definitions.
Key Terms to be defined:
1. bay 2. beach 3. compass 4. key/legend 5. geography
Check for Understanding
List all of the words on one side of a sheet of paper. List the completed definitions, out of order on the opposite side. Place the correct letter in the space provided.
___1. bay a. definition………………………
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___2. beach b. definition……………………….
Continue until all the words and definitions are listed.
Preview and Predict
Students will be encouraged to read the first and second stanza of the mystery song.
Teacher will help them make predictions by asking:
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*What is it inside the wooden box?
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*Why did it have such a negative effect on the shop owner?
Setting a Purpose
Brainstorm with the students what they think they might discover as they read the rest of the song, based on their preview and what they already know. Have them use their predictions to set a purpose. The teacher will model a purpose if they have difficulty setting one .
Example: I want to know what is the thing in the wooden box.
At this point the students will be very curious and for many of them the wheels in their minds will be turning, wondering WHAT IS IT? We will leave the song at this time to develop important skills using other mystery stories and cases.