Nutik, the Wolf Pup

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Nutik, the Wolf Pup

• by Jean Craighead George
• Anita Archer created this Power Point to model
  preparation for a primary reading lesson and the
  use of sentence starters to support students
  comprehension responses.

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Decoding - Tell words(These words are irregular.
Say the word and have students repeat the word.)

• world
• caught
• wolf
• wolves
• warned

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Decoding - part by part(These words are regular
and can be decoded with teacher assistance. Loop
under the word, segmenting the word into parts.)

• Eskimo hungry
• lively sickly
• shadow midnight
• tundra crescent
• bottle rabbit

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Decoding - past tense(Have students sound out
the root word and then have them read the past
tense verb.)

• starve bounce
• starved bounced
• share woof
• shared woofed
• answer snuggle
• answered snuggled

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Vocabulary Review(Tell students the meaning of a
word. Have them form the number corresponding to
the correct word on their desks with their
fingers. Then have them hold their hands up.)

1. noble
2. promised
3. gleamed
4. wiggled
5. beloved
6. glanced

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Comprehension Strategy(Introduce comprehension
strategy.)
What I read
What I know
Inference
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Page 129

• (Have students read a designated portion of the
  passage. After
• the material has been read, ask students a
  question, provide
• a sentence starter, have them share with
  partners, and then
• randomly call on an individual.)
• What is this story about?
• Start by saying
• This story is about..

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Pages 130 -131 What is it like where the little
boy lived? (I do it. Strategy Instruction)
What I read
What I know
Inference
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Pages 132 - 133 How did the boy Amaroq get his
name? (We do it. Strategy Instruction)
What I read
What I know
Inference
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Pages 132 - 133 Why did Julie bring home the
pups? Julie brought the pups home because (We
do it.. Strategy Instruction)
What I read
What I know
Inference
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Pages 134-135 Do you think Amaroq will begin to
love the wolf pup? Why? (We do it. Strategy
Instruction)
What I read
What I know
Inference
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Pages 136 and 137. What do you think when the
fall arrives? When fall arrives, I think. (We
do it. Strategy Instruction)
What I read
What I know
Inference
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Pages 138- 139 Why do you think Amaroq runs when
he hears the wolves? I think Amaroq ran when he
heard the wolves because.(You do it.)
What I read
What I know
Inference