LAUNCH

To launch the Literature Circle Unit on Stone Fox and Balto use an ABC Brainstorm Activity from this website(print out):

http://curry.edschool.virginia.edu/go/readquest/pdf/abc.pdf

http://curry.edschool.virginia.edu/go/readquest/strat/abc.html

ABC BRAINSTORM

TOPIC:

SLED DOG RACING

A___________________ N___________________

B___________________ O___________________

C___________________ P____________________

D___________________ Q___________________

E___________________ R____________________

F___________________ S____________________

G___________________ T____________________

H___________________ U____________________

I___________________ V____________________

J___________________ W____________________

K___________________ X____________________

L___________________ Y ____________________

M__________________ Z____________________

 

Before starting the Literature Circle Unit have your students talk about the major topic/ sled racing, it's essential to activate background knowledge about it. One way to do this is the ABC Brainstorm. The idea is meant to be fairly simple. You will try to think of a word or phrase associated with sled dog racing, matched to each letter of the alphabet. If you don’t finish the ABC Brainstorm save it until the end of the unit and fill in any missing spaces. Or add on with new information.

 

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