When Jose Hits that Ball 6-pack Author: Anne M. Bingley ISBN: 9780478120608 Lesson Plan Blackline Master Grade Level: 2 Reading Level: G Strategy/Skill: Analyzing themes, Cause and effect, Using texts as models for own writing, Vocabulary and word study Genre: Explanation, General Narrative Theme/Topic: Humor, School and Community, Sports Classification: Fiction Fluency: Early-Fluent

Book Summary

José hits a ball that speeds through a number of environmental settings.

Features of the Book

• The concept of direction and motion.
• The frequent use of prepositions – “over,” “across,” “past,” “between,” “under,” “through,” and “around.”
• The use of the possessive apostrophe.
• Large, clear print and short phrases.
• The changing position of the text reinforcing the idea of movement.
• The various environmental settings.
• The use of large, bold type for effect.

Purpose

When José Hits That Ball can be used in a guided reading setting to introduce and reinforce the following skills and strategies:

• identifying the themes of the book
• discussing the relationship between cause and effect within the story
• recognizing and reading one- and two-syllable words
• writing in a similar style to that of the story

For more information please see our Lesson Plan