Fishing Off the Wharf 6-pack Author: Don Long ISBN: 9780478120394 Lesson Plan Blackline Master Grade Level: 2 Reading Level: M Strategy/Skill: Comprehension strategies, Sequencing, Using texts as models for own writing, Vocabulary and word study Genre: Explanation Theme/Topic: Family, Food, Leisure and Recreation Classification: Nonfiction Fluency: Early-Fluent

Book Summary

A girl and her father go fishing for herring – and later enjoy their catch.

Features of the Book

• The variety of factual information in the text.
• The detail in the photographs.
• The summary of information on page 16.
• The frequency and variety of verbs.
• The technical language.
• The graphics that complement the photographs.
• The repeated blends – “fl” and “ch.”
• The contractive apostrophes – “don’t,” “you’ll,” “we’ve,” “can’t,” “It’s,” “that’s,” “I’m,” and “There’s.”

Purpose

Fishing Off the Wharf can be used in a guided reading setting to introduce and reinforce the following skills and strategies:

• discussing new vocabulary and extending understanding;
• developing effective strategies for reading unknown words within a story;
• writing in a similar style to that of the story;
• writing about the steps in a procedure.

For more information please see our Lesson Plan