56 Presidents and American Symbols: Supplemental Guide 3A | A Clever General
Discussing the Read-Aloud 10 minutes
Comprehension Questions
If students have difficulty responding to questions, reread pertinent lines
of the read-aloud and/or refer to specific images. If students give one-
word answers and/or fail to use read-aloud or domain vocabulary in their
responses, acknowledge correct responses by expanding the students’
responses using richer and more complex language. Encourage students
to answer in complete sentences. Model answers using complete
sentences for students.- Inferential What is the setting of the story, or where did it take place?
- The setting is in the American colonies.
Did this story happen recently or long ago? - This story happened long ago.
- The setting is in the American colonies.
- Literal Who was the American army fighting against? Why?
- The American army was fighting against the British army because they
wanted to be free from the rule of the British king.
Which army was larger, the American army or the British army? - The British army was larger.
- The American army was fighting against the British army because they
- Literal Who was in charge of the American army?
- General George Washington was in charge of the American army.
- Inferential What clever idea did Henry Knox have?
- Henry Knox’s clever idea was to go to Fort Ticonderoga and bring back
cannons.
What clever idea did George Washington have? - George Washington’s clever idea was to trick the British army into
thinking that the American army was larger than it really was.
[Please continue to model the Think Pair Share process for students, as
necessary, and scaffold students in their use of the process.]
I am going to ask a question. I will give you a minute to think about the
question, and then I will ask you to turn to your partner and discuss the
question. Finally, I will call on several of you to share what you discussed
with your partner.
- Henry Knox’s clever idea was to go to Fort Ticonderoga and bring back