by Ian Wallace
A Newfoundland family is hard done by the collapse of the cod industry, and it takes the young son to keep them connected to the sea and land they love.
Strategies/Skills Used
Reading Strategy 1: Access background knowledge.
Reading Strategy 2: Predict what will be learned or what will happen.
Reading Strategy 5: Make mental pictures.
Reading Strategy 6: Connect what you read with what you already know.
Reading Strategy 8: Extract information from text, charts, graphs, maps and illustrations.
Reading Strategy 10: Summarize what has been read.
Reading Strategy 12: Reflect and respond.
Writing Skill 2: I organize my ideas based on my purpose for writing.
TEACHING THE ACTIVITY: PRE-READING
(1) Lead a discussion with students on the following topic: Immigration. See Brainstorming.
(2) Use a KWL (Know-Wonder-Learn) chart and have students record what they think they know about immigration. See Know-Wonder-Learn.
TEACHING THE ACTIVITY: DURING READING
(3) While reading Duncan’s Way, stop at intervals and have students say something to their neighbour/partner. See Say Something.
(4) Use the KWL chart from the pre-reading activity and have students note what they wonder about immigration. See Know-Wonder-Learn.
TEACHING THE ACTIVITY: POST-READING
(5) Use the KWL chart from the pre-reading activity and have students record what they learned or what they still need to learn about immigration. See Know-Wonder-Learn.
(6) Have students complete the Fiction Writing Frame handout for Duncan’s Way. Summarizing Text: One Paragraph Summary.