Stuart Little Book Study Chapters 13 to 15

In this lesson, we come to a close of our reading of the book Stuart Little by E.B. White.  I explain to my students that a focal point of the lesson will be the discourse and questioning in which they engage as they answer text-based questions about the book.  Another focus of the lesson will be their writing a summary to close the lesson.  We continue our book study of Stuart Little chapters 13 - 15.  (See attached Powerpoint.)  During the book study discussion, I encourage my students to use accountable talk (see attachment) and speak in complete sentences in order to further develop their speaking and listening skills.

To close the lesson, students write a 5 sentence summary of the book Stuart Little as an exit ticket.  I ask students to remind me of what is contained in each sentence of the 5 sentence summary.  They tell me sentence 1 is the topic sentence that contains the main idea.  Sentence 2, 3, and 4 contain supporting details 1, 2, and 3.  The 5th sentence is the conclusion.  Summarizing is a Common Core State Standard and is a good way for students to quickly reflect on the overall content of the book. I explain to my students that summarizing is an effective way to improve their comprehension or understanding of what they read, as well as further develop their critical thinking skills.