How+Zebras+Got+Their+Stripes

Day 1

 * 1) Define "folktale" -- a traditional story, passed down from generation to generation and sometimes written down. Can you think of any folktales you know?
 * 2) Preview title, make some predictions.
 * 3) Read copyright page and about Uganda. Find Uganda on a map.
 * 4) Good readers always start by reading the title, looking at the cover, and then going through the book to look at the pictures. As they look, they think about what they think is happening. This helps them start to think about the book so they can understand it better. They make predictions as they look.
 * 5) Preview on their own, then share predictions.
 * 6) Review what good readers do when they get stuck on a tricky word.
 * 7) Read to end of page 9; make predictions about the end (on an index card?)
 * 8) Finish story; confirm or reject predictions
 * 9) Comprehension: what happened to the 2 donkeys after they talked to the old man? Find it, put your finger on it. How did the old man feel when more donkeys came to be painted?

Day 2

 * 1) Review what good readers do when they get stuck on a tricky word.
 * 2) Go and read and re-read.
 * 3) Share strategies for tricky words.
 * 4) Talk about finding evidence in the text. Good readers look for evidence and put their fingers on it.
 * 5) Comprehension questions: How do the donkey's lives change after they are painted? Why did the donkeys feel that their work was not appreciated?
 * 6) What purpose did the author have for writing the story? (talk about author's purpose)
 * 7) How do you know this book is a fantasy? Put your finger on evidence.