Cowboys– “Sticky Notes”
Second Grade, Unit 6 -Week 4
Opening Conversation/ Creating p. 382 Stopping and Retelling
Meaningful Learning The author just told us a lot of important
The text we are going to read today is about information about today’s topic. It’s
the topic of cowboys. Take a minute and important for us, as careful readers, to stop
think about all you know about cowboys. and make sure we understand everything
Maybe you know who they are. Maybe you we’ve read. When I’m not sure, I go back
know what they did. Maybe you know where and reread the page. (Go back and reread.)
they lived. Tell yourself one thing you know Now, turn to the person next to you and check
about cowboys. Now, tell yourself something each other’s understanding about the topic –
else you know. Now, challenge yourself to who it’s about as well as the information
think of one more thing. Turn and tell the we’ve learned about the setting of this text -
person next to you what you know about the the time and the place.
topic of cowboys.
p. 383 Drawing Conclusions/Making
Genre Set-Up and Connecting/Bridging Inferences
Conversation Although the author doesn’t specifically tell
Today’s text is a narrative nonfiction. A us, as we think about the information, we can
narrative nonfiction gives the reader facts in draw the conclusion/infer that ranchers
the form of a story. When we read books that needed cowboys to keep a daily eye on their
are narrative nonfiction we need to get our cattle as well as to lead their cattle to market
brains ready to learn about true information to be sold. This trip to the market started with
about real people. Today’s text is going to the roundup.
give us factual information about cowboys. It
will also give us information about an p. 385 Features of Non-fiction Text and
important part of United States history. Some Stopping and Retelling
of the things we are going to read may be When we’re reading nonfiction, it’s important
things we already know – we confirm our for us to think about the author’s words as
understanding. Sometimes we read and learn well as the visual features we find in
additional/more information about the topic – nonfiction text. On this page, the illustrations
we expand our knowledge. And sometimes and symbols help us understand the factual
we learn what we thought was correct is not – information. (Point to the example of the
we clarify our understanding. As we get branding symbol.) So, now I need to add this
ready to read Cowboys take a minute and new information to what I’ve just read.
remember all the things you and the person
next to you talked about because it will ready p. 386 Visualizing
you to learn more about today’s topic. Careful readers make pictures of the author’s
words to help them understand and remember
Vocabulary Set-Up the new information.
There are two words I want to talk to you
about before I begin reading today’s story. p. 387 Stopping and Retelling
The first word is ‘cowboy’. A cowboy is a Think about the pictures you have been
person who works on a cattle ranch. Their making in your mind to help you remember
primary job was to watch the rancher’s cattle this part of the trail drive. Now, turn to the
and lead them to market where they were person next to you and describe those
sold. In today’s book, we will learn about pictures/thoughts.
cowboys and their journey with the cattle to
market. The second word is ‘herd’. A herd
is a group of the same kind of animals that are
kept or fed together. Today’s text will
describe the herd of cattle cowboys were
responsible for.
p. 388 Visualizing and Stopping and
Retelling
As I read this information describing the
clothing worn by cowboys, I make a chart in
my mind or on paper to help me organize and
remember the information. I list the article of
clothing the cowboy wore in one column and
in the column next to it, I think about, or
write, what I learned that piece of clothing
was used for. Let’s make sure we continue to
use this organizational strategy as we read on.
Top of page 390 Stopping and Retelling
and Features of Non-fiction Text
As we continue to read, make sure you are
thinking about the author’s words as well as
the visual features (the illustrations) to help
you understand the factual information.
p. 393 Stopping and Retelling
Before I turn the page, stop and tell yourself
the new information we just learned through
the author’s words and the illustrator’s visual
features about cowboys and their train drive
to market. Turn to the person next to you and
monitor each other’s understanding.
At the top of p. 394 Making Inferences
The minute I turn this page I get the feeling
it’s going to describe danger. As we continue
to read, make sure you are visualizing and
thinking about the dangers cowboys faced
during the trail drive.
p. 397 Stopping and Retelling
Before I turn the page, stop and monitor your
understanding. Tell yourself the challenges
and dangers cowboys faced. Turn to the
person next to you and monitor each other’s
understanding.
Closing Conversation
The author describes what the cowboys did
once they arrived at the market town;
however, they didn’t specifically tell us how
the cowboys felt and/or what they were
thinking. Smart readers always think deeply
about the text they are reading. Turn to the
person next to you and talk about how the
cowboys felt and what they might have been
thinking at the end of the trail drive.