Genre Drama / Plot Thinking Guide and Activities Title of the Selection: The and the Nightingale STAAR Grade 6 Reading Released Test Selection 2014 Click here to get the released STAAR selection http://www.tea.state.tx.us/student.assessment/staar/ Click here for more resources from Fisher Reyna Education www.fisherreyna.com A / Thinking Guide with selection summary is provided. The Thinking Guide identifies the story elements in a narrative with a problem/solution plot: main character, goal, problem, solution and outcome. It helps teach the GLOBAL meaning of the text. In addition, the story elements are used to develop a meaningful summary.!the and the Nightingale / Thinking Guide!Color-Coded / Thinking Guide and Summary The / Thinking Guide is used to develop other fun and interactive activities. Fisher Reyna Education offers the following activities:! Missing Summary-Part Activity! Matching Activity 1! Matching Activity 2! Matching Activity 3! Thinking Guide Cloze 1st Letter Activity! Thinking Guide Cloze Blank Activity! Write Summary Elements Activity! Vocabulary Using Context Clues!!s for Success!! Reading Fisher Reyna Education 2013! s for Success! Reading
/ Thinking Guide Fiction, Poetry or Drama Title of the Selection The and the Nightingale Source: STAAR Grade 6 April 2014 Genre: Drama / Plot MEONE! s for Success! Reading
Color-Coded / Thinking Guide Fiction, Poetry or Drama Title of the Selection The and the Nightingale Source: STAAR Grade 6 April 2014 Genre: Drama / Plot MEONE The wanted the servant to bring the nightingale to him so he could hear it sing. But, a craftsman brought a mechanical bird to sing to the emperor, and it was more attractive than the unsightly nightingale. While the mechanical bird sang to the emperor, the nightingale flew out the window. So, after the mechanical bird broke, the nightingale returned and started to sing. Then, the realized that he should not have cared only for outward! s for Success! Reading
Missing Part Activity The and the Nighingale Choose one of the following Thinking Guides, and instruct students to write the missing summary element as they read the selection. MEONE MEONE! s for Success! Reading
MEONE MEONE! s for Success! Reading
MEONE MEONE! s for Success! Reading
Matching Activity 1 The and the Nightingale Identify the summary part by writing the first letter of the summary element in the blank. MC for G for P for S for O for! s for Success! Reading
Matching Activity 2 Cut apart and place the summary parts by the correct summary element in the / Thinking Guide. A craftsman brought a mechanical bird to sing to the emperor, and it was more attractive than the unsightly nightingale. While the mechanical bird sang to the emperor, the nightingale flew out the window. The mechanical bird broke, and the nightingale returned and started to sing. MEONE Matching Activity 3 (Next page) Cut apart and match parts of the summary to summary elements.! s for Success! Reading
Someone The servant to bring the nightingale to him so he could hear it sing Wanted A craftsman brought a mechanical bird to sing to the emperor, and it was more attractive than the unsightly nightingale. While the mechanical bird sang to the emperor, the nightingale flew out the window. The mechanical bird broke, and the nightingale returned and started to sing. But So The emperor realized that he should not have cared only for outward Then
/ Thinking Guide Cloze 1 st Letter Activity Title of the Selection The and the Nightingale Source: STAAR Grade 6 April 2014 Genre: Drama / Plot As selection is read, complete the words in the blanks with the first letter given. MEONE E The servant to bring the n to him so he could hear it s A craftsman brought a m b to sing to the emperor, and it was more a than the u nightingale. While the mechanical bird sang to the emperor, the nightingale f out the w. The mechanical bird b, and the nightingale r and started to s. The emperor realized that he should not have cared only for o b.! s for Success! Reading
/ Thinking Guide Cloze Blank Activity Title of the Selection The and the Nightingale Source: STAAR Grade 6 April 2014 Genre: Drama / Plot As selection is read, fill in the blank. MEONE The servant to bring the to him so he could hear it A craftsman brought a to sing to the emperor, and it was more than the u nightingale. While the mechanical bird sang to the emperor, the nightingale out the. The mechanical bird, and the nightingale and started to. The emperor realized that he should not have cared only for.! s for Success! Reading
/ Thinking Guide Write Summary Elements Activity Title of the Selection The and the Nightingale Source: STAAR Grade 6 April 2014 Genre: Drama / Plot Students take notes that include main character, goal, problem, solution, and outcome. Implied summary elements increase the level of difficulty with this activity. MEONE! s for Success! Reading
The and the Nightingale Vocabulary Using Context Clues Note: This vocabulary activity should be used after students have read the article. : Display the following vocabulary list. Ask the students to define the words they recognize. Then reread the selection as the students listen for these words. After hearing one of the listed words in context, ask students to give its definition. The words are listed in the order in which they appear in the article. 1. 2. architects 3. riots 4. present 5. mechanical 6. Chamberlain 7. sparingly 8. implore 9. eases 10. distored 11. outward 12. vigore 13. error! s for Success! Reading