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Part 8: The Jester Tries a New Job. By Sam R. McColl Illustration by Gina Capaldi. Title: The Jester Tries a New Job Author: Sam R. McColl Genre: Narrative Reading Goal: Questioning Team Cooperation Goal: Active Listening. Reminder.
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Part 8: The Jester Tries a New Job By Sam R. McColl Illustration by Gina Capaldi
Title: The Jester Tries a New Job Author: Sam R. McColl Genre: Narrative Reading Goal: Questioning Team Cooperation Goal: Active Listening
Reminder Today we are going to stop and answer questions while we’re reading, “The Jester Tries a New Job.”
Building Background Why is it important to ask questions while we are reading? How do you know if you’ve asked a good question? How do you know when you’ve given a good answer?
Preview Team Talk • Why did Jacob want to try a new job? Is this a Right There or a Think Question? Explain your answer. (20 points) • Turn the following into two questions: Chase agreed to teach Jacob to cook. (20 Points) • Why do you think it helps to ask questions while you reading? (20 points) 4. Using the information in the story “ The Jester Tries a New Job,” write a think question (20 points) Continued next page
TTQ Continued • Which of the following is the best answer to the question: Why did Anastasia ban Jacob from the sewing room? a) Anastasia banned Jacob from the sewing room because he tangled up all the thread. b) Anastasia banned Jacob from the sewing room because she was angry with him. c) Anastasia banned Jacob from the sewing room because he couldn’t sew. d) Anastasia banned Jacob from the sewing room because he was silly • Which of the following questions is a Think Question? a) Jacob was a good cook? b) Did Jacob become a Knight? c) What do you think Jacob did at the end of the story? d) What was Jacobs real job? Bonus 7. Look at your Questioning Checklist. Write one of the Think Questions you wrote for the test page
Test “The Jester Tries a New Job” in your Student Edition Questioning Pg. 1-2 Good Luck!! Turn in test and start writing!
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Class Discussion Discuss the answer to the Team Talk questions for the lesson.