MODELED READING RESOURCES

Author’s Perspective ………………………………………... 1

Author’s Purpose …………………………………………......3

Cause and Effect …………………………………………...... 6

Character …………………………………………………......8

Character, Setting, Plot ………………………………………9

Compare and Contrast …………………………………...…10

Description …………………………………………...............12

Draw Conclusions………………………………………….... 13

Fact and Opinion ……………………….………………….....16

Main Idea and Details ………………………………………..18

Make Inferences ………………………………………….......21

Problem and Solution ………………………………………..23

Sequence …………………………………………...................25

Theme ………………………………………….......................28

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Choose among these selections to use with your Modeled Reading Lesson to support the focus skill, Author’s Perspective.

Suggested Modeled Reading Selections: Grade 4, Unit 4, Week 5

"The Flying Fool"

This historical fiction piece in the Read Aloud Anthology on pp. 120–125 tells about Charles Lindbergh’s flight across the Atlantic Ocean.

Beautiful Blackbird

This folktale from the Classroom Library tells how Blackbird teaches other birds a lesson about beauty and individuality.

A Picture Book of Lewis and Clark

This selection from the Classroom Library tells about Lewis and Clark’s expedition to explore the Louisiana Territory, which the United States had purchased from Napoleon.

The Man Who Went to the Far Side of the Moon

This selection from the Classroom Library tells about Michael Collins, the Apollo11 astronaut who circled the moon while Buzz Aldrin and Neil Armstrong took the first steps on the surface.

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Suggested Modeled Reading Selections: Grade 4, Unit 6, Week 5

"What REA Service Means to Our Farm Home"

This historical article in the Read Aloud Anthology on pp. 40–43 describes how the introduction of electricity in 1939 changed Rose Dudley Scearce’s life.

Traveling Man

This expository selection from the Classroom Library is about a child, Ibn Battuta who dreams of traveling east and becomes a scholar in Africa and Asia.

Clever Tortoise

This folktale from the Classroom Library tells how a quick- thinking tortoise uses his smarts to make two bullies—an elephant and a hippopotamus— behave, restoring harmony to the banks of Lake Nyasa.

The Weaving of a Dream

This folktale from the Classroom Library tells about a widow who weaves a beautiful brocade and then must retrieve it from the fairies who steal it.

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Choose among these selections to use with your Modeled Reading Lesson to support the focus skill, Author’s Purpose.

Suggested Modeled Reading Selections: Grade 4, Unit 2, Week 1

"I Have a Dream"

This historical speech in the Read Aloud Anthology on pp. 51–55 was delivered by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and became a cornerstone of the Civil Rights movement.

Satchel Paige

This selection from the Classroom Library describes the life of Satchel Paige, a famous African American baseball player.

Hokusai, the Man Who Painted a Mountain

This selection from the Classroom Library is a biography of Hokusai, an artist who lived in Japan from 1760 to 1849.

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The Dinosaurs of Waterhouse Hawkins

This selection from the Classroom Library is a biography about Waterhouse Hawkins, who was the first person to create full-size models of dinosaurs.

Suggested Modeled Reading Selections: Grade 4, Unit 2, Week 2

"Take Me Out to the Ball Game"

These lyrics in the Read Aloud Anthology on pp. 28–30 became part of a popular song that continues to be sung at sports events today.

Satchel Paige

This selection from the Classroom Library describes the life of Satchel Paige, a famous African American baseball player.

Hokusai, the Man Who Painted a Mountain

This selection from the Classroom Library is a biography of Hokusai, an artist who lived in Japan from 1760 to 1849.

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The Dinosaurs of Waterhouse Hawkins This selection from the Classroom Library is a biography about Waterhouse Hawkins, who was the first person to create full-size models of dinosaurs.

Suggested Modeled Reading Selections: Grade 4, Unit 4, Week 3

"At the Flick of a Switch"

This poem in the Read Aloud Anthology on pp. 77–79 provides a provocative look at what happens when appliances require too much energy.

Beautiful Blackbird

This folktale from the Classroom Library tells how Blackbird teaches other birds a lesson about beauty and individuality.

A Picture Book of Lewis and Clark

This selection from the Classroom Library tells about Lewis and Clark’s expedition to explore the Louisiana Territory, which the United States had purchased from Napoleon.

The Man Who Went to the Far Side of the Moon

This selection from the Classroom Library tells about Michael Collins, the Apollo 11 astronaut who circled the moon while Buzz Aldrin and Neil Armstrong took the first steps on the surface.

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Choose among these selections to use with your Modeled Reading Lesson to support the focus skill, Cause and Effect.

Suggested Modeled Reading Selections: Grade 4, Unit 2, Week 4

"Misty of Chincoteague"

This fictional piece in the Read Aloud Anthology on pp. 101–104 tells about two children, Paul and Maureen, and their encounter with a mysterious horse.

Satchel Paige

This selection from the Classroom Library describes the life of Satchel Paige, a famous African American baseball player.

Hokusai, the Man Who Painted a Mountain

This selection from the Classroom Library is a biography of Hokusai, an artist who lived in Japan from 1760 to 1849.

The Dinosaurs of Waterhouse Hawkins This selection from the Classroom Library is a biography about Waterhouse Hawkins, who was the first person to create full-size models of dinosaurs.

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Suggested Modeled Reading Selections: Grade 4, Unit 6, Week 2

"The Golden Wish"

This myth from the Read Aloud Anthology on pp. 105–110 tells the story of King Midas, whose greed for gold has disastrous results.

Traveling Man

This expository selection from the Classroom Library is about a child, Ibn Battuta who dreams of traveling east and becomes a scholar in Africa and Asia.

Clever Tortoise

This folktale from the Classroom Library tells how a quick- thinking tortoise uses his smarts to make two bullies—an elephant and a hippopotamus— behave, restoring harmony to the banks of Lake Nyasa.

The Weaving of a Dream

This folktale from the Classroom Library tells about a widow who weaves a beautiful brocade and then must retrieve it from the fairies who steal it.

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Choose among these selections to use with your Modeled Reading Lesson to support the focus skill, Character.

Suggested Modeled Reading Selections: Grade 4, Unit 1, Week 4

"Persistence"

This autobiographical selection in the Read Aloud Anthology on pp. 20–23 is about how a lesson learned in one man’s childhood helped him to become an astronaut later in life.

Freedom Summer

This selection from the Classroom Library is a story about the friendship of two boys during the time just after segregation has been outlawed in the United States.

Jake Drake

This selection from the Classroom Library is a humorous story about a boy who becomes the class clown as he attempts to get his teacher to smile.

A Strong Right Arm

This selection from the Classroom Library is a biography about the life of Mamie "Peanut" Johnson, one of the only women to play major-league baseball.

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Choose among these selections to use with your Modeled Reading Lesson to support the focus skill, Character, Setting, Plot.

Suggested Modeled Reading Selections: Grade 4, Unit 1 Week 2

"The Case of the Muscle Maker" This selection from the Read Aloud Anthology on pp. 9–13 is a mystery about a questionable "strength tonic." Encyclopedia Brown is on the case.

Freedom Summer This selection from the Classroom Library is a story about the friendship of two boys during the time just after segregation has been outlawed in the United States.

Jake DrakeThis selection from the Classroom Library is a humorous story about a boy who becomes the class clown as he attempts to get his teacher to smile.

Suggested Modeled Reading Selections: Grade 4, Unit 3, Week 5

SequoyahThis selection from the Classroom Library tells how a brilliant Cherokee Indian named Sequoyah created a writing system for the Cherokee language.

Circle of GivingThis selection from the Classroom Library is a story about Marguerite, a girl who risks her own social standing to teach a neighbor with cerebral palsy how to read and write.

She’s Wearing a Dead Bird on Her Head!This selection from the Classroom Library tells the curious story of how two women came to form what would become the Audubon Society.

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Choose among these selections to use with your Modeled Reading Lesson to support the focus skill, Compare and Contrast.

Suggested Modeled Reading Selections: Grade 4, Unit 1, Week 3

"The Get Rich Quick Club"

This fiction selection in the Read Aloud Anthology on pp. 55–58 is about Gina, a young girl who dreams of becoming a teenaged millionaire.

Freedom Summer

This selection from the Classroom Library is a story about the friendship of two boys during the time just after segregation has been outlawed in the United States.

Jake Drake

This selection from the Classroom Library is a humorous story about a boy who becomes the class clown as he attempts to get his teacher to smile.

A Strong Right Arm

This selection from the Classroom Library is a biography about the life of Mamie "Peanut" Johnson, one of the only women to play major-league baseball.

Suggested Modeled Reading Selections: Grade 4, Unit 5, Week 4

"Long Trip"

This poem in the Read Aloud Anthology on pp. 83–85 compares the sea to other natural places.

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Uncommon Traveler: Mary Kingsley in Africa

This expository selection from the Classroom Library tells about Mary Kingsley, who went from reading books about distant places to exploring West Africa.

Black Bear

This nonfiction selection from the Classroom Library tells about the history and behavior of black bears in North America.

Hottest Coldest Highest Deepest

This nonfiction selection from the Classroom Library provides fascinating facts about some of the most extreme places on the planet.

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Choose among these selections to use with your Modeled Reading Lesson to support the focus skill, Description.

Suggested Modeled Reading Selections: Grade 4, Unit 4, Week 2

"Wild and Swampy"

This selection in the Read Aloud Anthology on pp. 24–27 provides information about the kinds of animals that live in a swamp.

Black Bear

This nonfiction selection from the Classroom Library tells about the history and behavior of black bears in North America.

A Picture Book of Lewis and Clark

This selection from the Classroom Library tells about Lewis and Clark’s expedition to explore the Louisiana Territory, which the United States had purchased from Napoleon.

The Man Who Went to the Far Side of the Moon This selection from the Classroom Library tells about Michael Collins, the Apollo11 astronaut who circled the moon while Buzz Aldrin and Neil Armstrong took the first steps on the surface.

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Choose among these selections to use with your Modeled Reading Lesson to support the focus skill, Draw Conclusions.

Suggested Modeled Reading Selections: Grade 4, Unit 3, Week 2

"Hachiko: The True Story of a Loyal Dog"

This selection in the Read Aloud Anthology on pp. 66–71 retells the true story of a dog whose love for his owner touched many lives.

Sequoyah

This selection from the Classroom Library tells how a brilliant Cherokee Indian named Sequoyah created a writing system for the Cherokee language.

Circle of Giving

This selection from the Classroom Library is a story about Marguerite, a girl who risks her own social standing to teach a neighbor with cerebral palsy how to read and write.

She’s Wearing a Dead Bird on Her Head!

This selection from the Classroom Library tells the curious story of how two women came to form what would become the Audubon Society.

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Jake Drake

This selection from the Classroom Library is a humorous story about a boy who becomes the class clown as he attempts to get his teacher to smile.

A Strong Right Arm

This selection from the Classroom Library is a biography about the life of Mamie "Peanut" Johnson, one of the only women to play major-league baseball.

Suggested Modeled Reading Selections: Grade 4, Unit 4, Week 4

"Ehr-Lang and the Suns"

This folktale in the Read Aloud Anthology on pp. 35–39 offers a creative explanation for the rising and setting of Earth’s one sun.

Beautiful Blackbird

This folktale from the Classroom Library tells how Blackbird teaches other birds a lesson about beauty and individuality.

A Picture Book of Lewis and Clark

This Classroom Library selection tells about Lewis and Clark’s expedition to explore the Louisiana Territory.

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The Man Who Went to the Far Side of the Moon

This selection from the Classroom Library tells about Michael Collins, the Apollo 11 astronaut who circled the moon while Buzz Aldrin and Neil Armstrong took the first steps on the surface.

Suggested Modeled Reading Selections: Grade 4, Unit 6, Week 4

"Water Dance"

This poem in the Read Aloud Anthology on pp. 62–65 describes the many different forms that water can take in the world.

Traveling Man

This expository selection from the Classroom Library is about a child, Ibn Battuta who dreams of traveling east and becomes a scholar in Africa and Asia.

Clever Tortoise

This folktale from the Classroom Library tells how a quick- thinking tortoise uses his smarts to make two bullies—an elephant and a hippopotamus— behave, restoring harmony to the banks of Lake Nyasa.

The Weaving of a Dream

This folktale from the Classroom Library tells about a widow who weaves a beautiful brocade and then must retrieve it from the fairies who steal it.

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Choose among these selections to use with your Modeled Reading Lesson to support the focus skill, Fact and Opinion.

Suggested Modeled Reading Selections: Grade 4, Unit 3, Week 3

"Wild and Swampy"

This personal narrative in the Read Aloud Anthology on pp. 24–27 describes the author’s fascination with swampy places.

Sequoyah

This selection from the Classroom Library tells how a brilliant Cherokee Indian named Sequoyah created a writing system for the Cherokee language.

Circle of Giving

This selection from the Classroom Library is a story about Marguerite, a girl who risks her own social standing to teach a neighbor with cerebral palsy how to read and write.

She’s Wearing a Dead Bird on Her Head!

This selection from the Classroom Library tells the curious story of how two women came to form what would become the Audubon Society.

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Suggested Modeled Reading Selections: Grade 4, Unit 6, Week 3

"Mary Anning and the Sea Dragon"

This biographical story in the Read Aloud Anthology on pp. 114–119 tells how as a young girl, Mary Anning developed her interests and abilities in discovering fossils.

Traveling Man

This expository selection from the Classroom Library is about a child, Ibn Battuta who dreams of traveling east and becomes a scholar in Africa and Asia.

Clever Tortoise

This folktale from the Classroom Library tells how a quick- thinking tortoise uses his smarts to make two bullies—an elephant and a hippopotamus— behave, restoring harmony to the banks of Lake Nyasa.

The Weaving of a Dream

This folktale from the Classroom Library tells about a widow who weaves a beautiful brocade and then must retrieve it from the fairies who steal it.

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Choose among these selections to use with your Modeled Reading Lesson to support the focus skill, Main Ideas and Details.

Suggested Modeled Reading Selections: Grade 4, Unit 2, Week 3

"What REA Service Means to Our Farm Service"

This historical article in the Read Aloud Anthology on pp. 40–43 describes how the introduction of electricity in 1939 changed Rose Dudley Scearce’s life.

Satchel Paige

This selection from the Classroom Library describes the life of Satchel Paige, a famous African American baseball player.

Hokusai, the Man Who Painted a Mountain

This selection from the Classroom Library is a biography of Hokusai, an artist who lived in Japan from 1760 to 1849.

The Dinosaurs of Waterhouse Hawkins This selection from the Classroom Library is a biography about Waterhouse Hawkins, who was the first person to create full-size models of dinosaurs.

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Suggested Modeled Reading Selections: Grade 4, Unit 5, Week 1

"Amazing Animals"

These short articles in the Read Aloud Anthology on pp. 47–50 tell about three amazing animals, a deer, a leopard, and a bear.

Uncommon Traveler: Mary Kingsley in Africa

This expository selection from the Classroom Library tells about Mary Kingsley, who went from reading books about distant places to exploring West Africa.

Black Bear

This nonfiction selection from the Classroom Library tells about the history and behavior of black bears in North America.

Hottest Coldest Highest Deepest

This nonfiction selection from the Classroom Library provides fascinating facts about some of the most extreme places on the planet.

Suggested Modeled Reading Selections: Grade 4, Unit 5, Week 3

"Small Artist Has Big Appeal"

This news article in the Read Aloud Anthology on pp. 97–100 tells about a 12 year old boy who is a successful artist.

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Uncommon Traveler: Mary Kingsley in Africa

This expository selection from the Classroom Library tells about Mary Kingsley, who went from reading books about distant places to exploring West Africa.

Black Bear

This nonfiction selection from the Classroom Library tells about the history and behavior of black bears in North America.

Hottest Coldest Highest Deepest

This nonfiction selection from the Classroom Library provides fascinating facts about some of the most extreme places on the planet.

21

Choose among these selections to use with your Modeled Reading Lesson to support the focus skill, Make Inferences.

Suggested Modeled Reading Selections: Grade 4, Unit 1, Week 1

"The Present from France"

This historical fiction selection in the Read Aloud Anthology on pp. 31–34 is about one little girl’s wish to help raise money for the Statue of Liberty’s pedestal.

Freedom Summer

This selection from the Classroom Library is a story about the friendship of two boys during the time just after segregation has been outlawed in the United States.

Jake Drake

This selection from the Classroom Library is a humorous story about a boy who becomes the class clown as he attempts to get his teacher to smile.

A Strong Right Arm

This selection from the Classroom Library is a biography about the life of Mamie "Peanut" Johnson, one of the only women to play major-league baseball.

Suggested Modeled Reading Selections: Grade 4, Unit 3, Week 1

"A Word to the Wise"

This poem in the Read Aloud Anthology on pp. 44–46 uses descriptive details to create a riddle about an interesting animal.

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Sequoyah

This selection from the Classroom Library tells how a brilliant Cherokee Indian named Sequoyah created a writing system for the Cherokee language.

Circle of Giving

This selection from the Classroom Library is a story about Marguerite, a girl who risks her own social standing to teach a neighbor with cerebral palsy how to read and write.

She’s Wearing a Dead Bird on Her Head!

This selection from the Classroom Library tells the curious story of how two women came to form what would become the Audubon Society.

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Choose among these selections to use with your Modeled Reading Lesson to support the focus skill, Problem and Solution.

Suggested Modeled Reading Selections: Grade 4, Unit 5, Week 2

"Amazing Animals"

This collection of news reports in the Read Aloud Anthology on pp. 47–50 tell about some interesting interactions between wild and domestic animals.

Uncommon Traveler: Mary Kingsley in Africa

This expository selection from the Classroom Library tells about Mary Kingsley, who went from reading books about distant places to exploring West Africa.

Black Bear

This nonfiction selection from the Classroom Library tells about the history and behavior of black bears in North America.

Hottest Coldest Highest Deepest

This nonfiction selection from the Classroom Library provides fascinating facts about some of the most extreme places on the planet.

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Suggested Modeled Reading Selections: Grade 4, Unit 6, Week 1

"On Our Own"

This nonfiction selection in the Read Aloud Anthology on pp. 93–96 tells about a stormy adventure during the voyage of the raft Kon-Tiki.

Traveling Man

This expository selection from the Classroom Library is about a child, Ibn Battuta who dreams of traveling east and becomes a scholar in Africa and Asia.

Clever Tortoise

This folktale from the Classroom Library tells how a quick- thinking tortoise uses his smarts to make two bullies—an elephant and a hippopotamus— behave, restoring harmony to the banks of Lake Nyasa.

The Weaving of a Dream

This folktale from the Classroom Library tells about a widow who weaves a beautiful brocade and then must retrieve it from the fairies who steal it.

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Choose among these selections to use with your Modeled Reading Lesson to support the focus skill, Sequence.

Suggested Modeled Reading Selections: Grade 4, Unit 1, Week 5

"Reading and Riding"

This historical fiction selection in the Read Aloud Anthology on pp. 86–89 tells how the Kentucky Pack Horse Library Project came to be.

Freedom Summer

This selection from the Classroom Library is a story about the friendship of two boys during the time just after segregation has been outlawed in the United States.

Jake Drake

This selection from the Classroom Library is a humorous story about a boy who becomes the class clown as he attempts to get his teacher to smile.

A Strong Right Arm

This selection from the Classroom Library is a biography about the life of Mamie "Peanut" Johnson, one of the only women to play major-league baseball.

Suggested Modeled Reading Selections: Grade 4, Unit 2, Week 5

"Old Crow Warriors"

This poem in the Read Aloud Anthology on pp. 59–61 evokes thoughts of past Native American warriors during a reflection on nature.

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Satchel Paige

This selection from the Classroom Library describes the life of Satchel Paige, a famous African American baseball player.

Hokusai, the Man Who Painted a Mountain

This selection from the Classroom Library is a biography of Hokusai, an artist who lived in Japan from 1760 to 1849.

The Dinosaurs of Waterhouse Hawkins

This selection from the Classroom Library is a biography about Waterhouse Hawkins, who was the first person to create full-size models of dinosaurs.

Suggested Modeled Reading Selections: Grade 4, Unit 5, Week 5

"Whale in the Sky"

This legend in the Read Aloud Anthology on pp. 80–82 tells about how Frog solves a problem he is having with the growing size of Whale.

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Uncommon Traveler: Mary Kingsley in Africa

This expository selection from the Classroom Library tells about Mary Kingsley, who went from reading books about distant places to exploring West Africa.

Black Bear

This nonfiction selection from the Classroom Library tells about the history and behavior of black bears in North America.

Hottest Coldest Highest Deepest

This nonfiction selection from the Classroom Library provides fascinating facts about some of the most extreme places on the planet.

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Choose among these selections to use with your Modeled Reading Lesson to support the focus skill, Theme.

Suggested Modeled Reading Selections: Grade 4, Unit 3, Week 4

"Another Op’nin’, Another Show"

These song lyrics in the Read Aloud Anthology on pp. 90–92 are taken from the Broadway musical Kiss Me, Kate and describe what show business is like.

Sequoyah

This selection from the Classroom Library tells how a brilliant Cherokee Indian named Sequoyah created a writing system for the Cherokee language.

Circle of Giving

This selection from the Classroom Library is a story about Marguerite, a girl who risks her own social standing to teach a neighbor with cerebral palsy how to read and write.

She’s Wearing a Dead Bird on Her Head!

This selection from the Classroom Library tells the curious story of how two women came to form what would become the Audubon Society.

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Suggested Modeled Reading Selections: Grade 4, Unit 4, Week 1

"Darkness Is My Friend"

This poem in the Read Aloud Anthology on pp. 111–113 tells how one small creature perceives the darkness.

Beautiful Blackbird

This folktale from the Classroom Library tells how Blackbird teaches other birds a lesson about beauty and individuality.

A Picture Book of Lewis and Clark

This selection from the Classroom Library tells about Lewis and Clark’s expedition to explore the Louisiana Territory, which the United States had purchased from Napoleon.

The Man Who Went to the Far Side of the Moon

This selection from the Classroom Library tells about Michael Collins, the Apollo 11 astronaut who circled the moon while Buzz Aldrin and Neil Armstrong took the first steps on the surface.