Blackline master
Create an action plan
Look what happened Use words and pictures to show the Rock of Killeen before people arrived, after people arrived, and when the people began to look after it.
Work with your group and use the headings below to come up with an action plan about how to reduce the amount of trash that is made in your classroom.
How the Rock of Killeen looked…
Goal (What we want to achieve)
After the people cleaned it up
Transitional reading stage Level H (14)
Our trash action plan
Before people came
After the people lit the big fire
Lesson Plans
Activity card
Strategies (What we will do and how we will do it)
No More Trash is about a group of students who work hard to decrease the amount of trash they produce in their classroom. They come up with lots of great ways to do this. Running words: 369 Text type: Personal narrative
The Rock of Killeen is written in rhyme. It tells the story of people who discover an island, move there, and make a lot of trash. They then need to think of ways to clean up the Rock of Killeen. Running words: 313 Text type: Narrative
High-frequency words
Key vocabulary
New: asked away back been big book call(ed) could(n’t) into let(’s) live made more much only people thing(s) use(d) want water way while who
ash boxes choked cloth compost die fire food scraps leaves less mess needs new paper plants recycle rock school smelly smoke trash trash can truck wheezed
Phonics
• Identifying “ew” as in new, grew • Identifying the /i/ sound made by “y” as in fly, sky
Text features Action (Who will do what and when they will do it)
No More Trash The Rock of Killeen
• Headings; some dialogue; photographs extend the text • Rhyming text • Illustrations support the text
Reading strategies
• Connecting the ideas in the book • Using knowledge of rhyming words
Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills
Assessment Is the student able to understand the changes that occurred in the story? Is the student able to use words and pictures to represent his/her understanding?
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Phonics 1(2) (A) (iii) Demonstrate phonological awareness by distinguishing between long and short vowel sounds in one-syllable words. 1(2) (B) (i) Demonstrate and apply phonetic knowledge by decoding words in isolation and in context by applying common letter sound correspondences. Reading 1(6) (H) Synthesize information to create new understanding with adult assistance. 1(7) (C) Use text evidence to support an appropriate response. 1(8) (B) Describe the main character(s) and the reason(s) for their actions.
Writing 1(12) (B) Dictate or compose informational texts, including procedural texts. Speaking and Listening 1(1) (D) Work collaboratively with others by following agreed-upon rules for discussion, including listening to others, speaking when recognized, and making appropriate contributions.