Rosa en el zoológico 6-pack Author: Joy Cowley ISBN: 9780478120967 Copyright Date: 2007 Lesson Plan Blackline Master Reading Level: G Strategy/Skill: Dialogue, Fluency, Summarizing, Using graphic sources Genre: General Narrative Theme/Topic: Animals, Birds, and Insects, Leisure and Recreation, Relationships Classification: Fiction Fluency: Early-Fluent

Overview

This story is a narrative about a family visiting the zoo.  The natural language of conversation is used throughout, with many examples of the conventions of direct speech.

Purpose

This text can be read to consolidate the students’ knowledge of past tense, to look closely at word endings, and to enjoy the humor of Joy Cowley’s story line.  You could use it to begin a discussion on the use and purpose of zoos.

Setting the scene

Talk about the cover of the book.

• ¿Dónde creen que ocurre esta historia?
• ¿Pueden encontrar el nombre de la niña en el título del libro?

Read the title and names of the author and illustrator together.  Briefly discuss the children’s experience of zoos.

• ¿Qué animales vieron?
• ¿Con quién fueron?
• ¿Pasó algo divertido cuando fueron al zoológico?

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