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Did You Say, "Fire"?
6-pack
ISBN: 9780478121070
Grade Level:
1
Reading Level:
G
Strategy/Skill:
Cause and effect, Comprehension strategies, Making predictions, Using texts as models for own writing
Genre:
General Narrative
Theme/Topic:
Animals, Birds, and Insects, Communication, School and Community
Classification:
Fiction
Fluency:
Early
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Book Summary
A mouse mistakes a child’s birthday candles for a fire and spreads the alarm through the familiar “pass the message” format.
Features of the Book
- The frequent use of punctuation, especially quotation marks inside quotation marks and exclamation points.
- Illustrations that give strong clues to the story line.
- The use of text in the illustrations.
- The “ing” word ending – “shouting.”
- The “pass the message” format of the text.
- The fact that the main character is unaware of the chain of events she has started.
- The high-frequency words – “with,” “you,” “said,” “they,” and “was.”
Purpose
Did you say,“Fire”? can be used in a guided reading setting to introduce and reinforce the following skills and strategies:
- predicting the meanings of new or unfamiliar words from the context of the story
- discussing the cause and effect of specific events within the story
- encouraging rereading of the text to clarify understanding
- innovating on an original story line to write another version
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