McGuffey 2nd Reader Unit 6: Strength and Endurance
"Wait on the Lord: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart." - Psalms 27: 14
In these two lessons, the children will read about whales and whale catching. The characteristics of both strength and endurance will be seen in both men and mammals. As children read these lessons they will have an opportunity to ponder on developing their own strength and endurance. Perhaps they will think on adventures they would like to have that require the qualities of strength and endurance.
While learning about students will have an opportunity to prepare a key word outline then using that outline to write their own paragraph. The following slide presentation provides some ideas for summarizing.
While learning about students will have an opportunity to prepare a key word outline then using that outline to write their own paragraph. The following slide presentation provides some ideas for summarizing.
After completing the activities for Lessons 20-21, complete a Create and Share project: The following ideas may be considered:
- Choose a topic you would like to write about. If whales interest you, continue to learn about whales for your report. Or, you may choose another topic you are interested in. Read a paragraph or article on your topic. Make a key word outline from 1-2 paragraphs of the article. Write a report which gives information about what you read just as the two whale reports do. Include pronouns in your writing.
- Add your report to your science or history journal.
Lesson XX: Before reading Lesson XX, give the children some speed reading practice by asking them to speed read the lesson and answer all six questions. Figure the percent right by dividing the number right by six. Teach that it is good to read fast, but not so fast as to make a score less than 80%.· Find out how many words per minute they read by dividing the number of words (289) by the time. Express the time in decimals. For instance , one and one-half minutes is 1.5 minutes. Each five seconds is about .08 minutes. (Children may want to create a chart for their timings as the next several reading lessons will be timed). After the timed reading, read the selection again orally. Discuss the questions at the end.
· Get some easy books on whales or other topics the children like, and provide practice in speed reading until you see a lot of improvement. A new way to test is to time the reading and call “stop” after one minute. Then the children can count the words they read. Later on, they can read for three minutes before the “stop” signal.
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Lesson XXI: · Speed Reading: This selection has 329 words. The students can speed read it and answer all five questions. Is their comprehension at least 80%.
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