Grade 2 Read-Aloud

(Marvins-Underground-K-12) #1

198 Westward Expansion: Supplemental Guide 9A | The Buffalo Hunters



  1. Inferential What was the “iron horse”? (a nickname for the steam
    locomotive) Why did Chief Red Cloud speak solemnly about the
    presence of the “iron horse” on Native American lands? (He felt
    the people who created the “iron horse” were destroying the
    bison and their hunting grounds; the Lakota Sioux were forced to
    relocate to different and smaller areas of land.)
    [Please continue to model the Question? Pair Share process for
    students, as necessary, and scaffold students in their use of the
    process.]

  2. Evaluative Who? Pair Share: Asking questions after a read-
    aloud is one way to see how much everyone has learned.
    Think of a question you can ask your neighbor about the
    read-aloud that starts with the word who. For example, you
    could ask, “Who thought the bison were sacred?” Turn to your
    neighbor and ask your who question. Listen to your neighbor’s
    response. Then your neighbor will ask a new who question
    and you will get a chance to respond. I will call on several of
    you to share your questions with the class.

  3. After hearing today’s read-aloud and questions and answers,
    do you have any remaining questions? [If time permits, you
    may wish to allow for individual, group, or class research of
    the text and/or other resources to answer these questions.]


Word Work: Solemnly 5 minutes
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  1. In the read-aloud you heard, “Running Fox nodded solemnly
    to the chief.”

  2. Say the word solemnly with me.

  3. If you do something solemnly, you do it seriously because
    you realize the importance of what you are doing or of what is
    going on around you.

  4. Students listened solemnly as Mrs. Mack talked about the
    Trail of Tears.

  5. Have you ever done something solemnly? Try to use the word
    solemnly when you tell about it. [Ask two or three students.
    If necessary, guide and/or rephrase students’ responses:
    “I   solemnly when... ”]

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