![]() While reading their responses this afternoon, I was floored by some of the things that I read! I was very impressed by their imaginations and their elaborate thinking and more importantly. PROVE IT!" (When I ask the students to prove it, it means to use details from the story to support their answer). ![]() And so on and so on! As a closer activity, I asked the students to write in their Reading Spirals to the following prompt: "Describe what you think the little girl did with her new bag of coins. With one coin to make a wish at the piazza fountain, a peasant girl encounters two competing street performers who’d prefer the coin find its way into their tip jars. Yes, I prompted them to use "I infer": "I infer that she's making a wish in the fountain because that's what I always do when I have a coin next to a fountain." "My inference is that this takes place in Italy because of their clothing and the way the village looks." "I infer that the little girl has little money because of her clothing and that she only has one coin.". Here are some great student quotes that stuck out to me. After our second viewing, students shared their ideas and inferences with the group. Then, we watched again and paused to jot down notes on our graphic organizers. We watched the video once all the way through. ![]() In short, the video (roughly 4 minutes long) is about a little girl who has one gold coin to give to street performers. They all were able to conclude that my bag was for the gym, a run, or maybe even a hike! Next, we watched the Pixar Short Film, "One Man Band". As I pulled out each object, I asked the students to use clues from the bag to figure out what the purpose of the bag was. Inside the bag was a pair of sneakers, headphones, shorts, a t-shirt, and water bottle. I showed my students a bag and pulled out items one by one. To start off, I used the 'ol "What's in my bag?" lesson plan. With one coin to make a wish at the piazza fountain, a peasant girl encounters two street performers who'd prefer the coin find its way into their tip jar. MIZZOU-RAH! This week, our reading time is focused on making inferences and writing thoughtful responses. First! A big congrats to my beloved Missouri Tigers for beating Alabama tonight in their first SEC match up! Big win for our basketball team.
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