Read Aloud: Basketball is the Best

Basketball is the Best

By Shelia Wright

Standards and Indicators

Literary Text:

RL.MC.5.1: Ask and answer who, what, when, where, why, and how questions to demonstrate understanding of a text; use key details to make inferences and draw conclusions in texts heard or read.

​RL.MC.6.1 Describe the relationship between the illustrations and the characters, setting, or events.

RL.MC.8.1 Read or listen closely to: a. describe characters’ actions and feelings; b. compare and contrast characters’ experiences to those of the reader; c. describe setting; d. identify the plot including problem and solution; and e. describe cause and effect relationships.

Informational Text:​

​RI.MC.5.1 Ask and answer who, what, when, where, why, and how questions to demonstrate understanding of a text; use key details to make inferences and draw conclusions in texts heard or read.

RI.MC.​6.1 Retell the central idea and key details to summarize a text heard, read, or viewed.

RI.MC.8.2 Use front cover, title page, illustrations/ photographs, fonts, glossary, and table of contents to locate and describe key facts or information; describe the relationship between these features and the text.

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Unit 5

Deterining Meanig to Form an Opinion

Unit Objectives:

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​Unit Focus:

• I can analyze the text and illustrations to make predictions.

• I can reflect to modify my predictions.

• I can use evidence from the text and background knowdledge to make inferences.

• I can reflect to form an opinion.

• I can provide evidence for my opinion. ​

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Unit 5

Deterining Meanig to Form an Opinion

Today, I will reflect to form an opinion and text evidence to support your opinion.

​Some text here about the topic of discussion.

Poll

How did you do?

Multiple Choice

Is this fact or opinion?

"Basketball is the best sport."

• fact

• opinion

Multiple Choice

Is this fact or opinion?

"Basketball can teach you how to work with a team."

• fact

• opinion

Multiple Choice

Is this fact or opinion?

"A team has to work together to win."

• fact

• opinion

Multiple Choice

Is this fact or opinion?

"My team is the best at working together."

• fact

• opinion

Multiple Choice

Is this fact or opinion?

"You should play basketball to get exercise."

• fact

• opinion

Multiple Choice

Is this fact or opinion?

"You have to run and jump a lot when you play."

• fact

• opinion

​How did you do?

Open Ended

Write your opinion!

Do you think Basketball is the BEST sport? Why or why not? Use a sentence from the story to support your answer.