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Activity 3
3. Look at the chart below and read the activities you will complete in this practice • Present students with an
in order to make a big book. Remember to tick each activity as soon
as you finish it. example of a big book.
Teachers in the lower grades
Week 1 WARM UP STAGE
of elementary school have
some, or just make one
• Recognize graphic and textual organization.
Select and review • Identify author(s). yourself.
classic tales. • Recognize topic, purpose and addressee. • Explain why they are going
• Reach agreements on selection criteria.
to make a big book and what
is expected from them when
Week 2 BUILDING STAGE
they finish the practice.
• Anticipate content based on graphic and
textual components. • Elicit the steps to make a big
• Use different comprehension strategies. book. What they need to do,
• Recognize general meaning and locate key events.
• Determine number and order of key events. the materials they are going
• Value reading as a leisure activity.
Understand to use, et cetera. Involve
general meaning
students in the planning of
and main ideas.
• Compare variants of pronunciation and writing.
• Classify sounds represented by different letters. the product.
• Consider differences between British and
American spelling. • Explore the different activities
described in the chart with
Week 3 BUILDING STAGE your students.
• Ask them which activities will
be easier to do on their own
• Express personal reactions and opinions about events.
Express key • Retell events based on illustrations. and in which they will need
events orally. • Form questions to locate specific information.
• Express actions in progress and past actions. more help.

Week 4 CLOSURE STAGE SOCIALIZATION

• Rewrite sentences and key events.
Rewrite key • Put events in sequence.
events. • Exchange texts to check conventions.
• Assess the process and the product.

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