Cliff-Hanger by Gloria Skurzynski and Alan Ferguson

Listen to Prologue Read Aloud Pages 1-2 Why did the author include this before the story starts? What are your predictions for this book? For these two characters?

Read Aloud Pages 1-2

Why did the author include this before the story starts?

What are your predictions for this book?

For these two characters?

Chapter 1– The Setup Setting Characters Character Development Family Dynamics Main Characters Feelings

Setting

Characters

Character Development

Family Dynamics

Main Characters Feelings

Vocabulary Preview Disapproval Protest Sarcastically Juvenile

Disapproval

Protest

Sarcastically

Juvenile

Comprehension Skill Visualize Make sensory images in your head as you read Make a movie Let the words paint a picture See, feel, hear, and smell The first chapter is setting up the story—SEE IT

Visualize

Make sensory images in your head as you read

Make a movie

Let the words paint a picture

See, feel, hear, and smell

The first chapter is setting up the story—SEE IT

Read Chapter 1 Objective: I will be able to discuss how the author set up the story, introduced the characters, and make a prediction about the feelings between the main characters.

Objective:

I will be able to discuss how the author set up the story, introduced the characters, and make a prediction about the feelings between the main characters.

Discussion Revisit the objective What do we know? What predictions do we have? What do you think the last line means?

Revisit the objective

What do we know?

What predictions do we have?

What do you think the last line means?

Chapter 2 Objective: I will be able to retell the secret that Lucky tells Jack and what Jack is planning on doing with this information. Lucky tells Jack a secret.

Objective:

I will be able to retell the secret that Lucky tells Jack and what Jack is planning on doing with this information.

Lucky tells Jack a secret.

Vocabulary Preview incredulous pierced him like a laser defenseless

incredulous

pierced him like a laser

defenseless

Lucky’s Story Jack’s Reaction He thinks…. She says ….

Jack’s Reaction

He thinks….

She says ….

Listen to Chapter 3 What have we learned about Lucky? About Ashley? About Jack? Do you think Lucky’s stories are true? On Mrs. Hagen’s Webpage

What have we learned about Lucky?

About Ashley?

About Jack?

Do you think Lucky’s stories are true?

On Mrs. Hagen’s Webpage