Unit 1

What is Courage?

Read


Read Trapped in Big Beaver on pages 10 and 11 of Literacy in Action 4A.


Click on each heading below from the story, Trapped in Big Beaver, for more information.

As you read “The Accident”, pause and check your predictions.


Answer these questions on the Reader’s Notebook Assessment page: Trapped in Big Beaver that you downloaded:

  • What is the boy’s name?
  • Who had the accident?
  • What happened?

Now, make new predictions about the next part of the story and write them on the Reader’s Notebook Assessment page: Trapped in Big Beaver.

As you read “James to the Rescue”, pause and check your predictions.


Answer these questions on the Reader’s Notebook Assessment page: Trapped in Big Beaver:

  • What did James have to do?
  • How do you think he was feeling?
  • Did he find help at the first farm house? How did this make him feel?
  • What did he do next?
  • Did he find what he needed?

Now, use today's reading strategy to predict the end of the story. How do you think it will end? Write your prediction on the Reader’s Notebook Assessment page: Trapped in Big Beaver.

As you read “A Hero is Born”, pause and check your predictions.


Answer these questions on the Reader’s Notebook Assessment page: Trapped in Big Beaver:

  • How was James’ dad rescued?
  • Who is the hero?
  • How do you think James felt when his dad was rescued?
  • How did his dad feel?
  • Where did people find out about this story?

Save

How to save a file:

  1. Have the file open and select Save As from the File menu.
  2. Name your Reader's Notebook: Trapped in Big Beaver file in this format: jsmith_trappedinbigbeaver and save the file to your Documents folder.