Lessons & Units :: Dogs Don't Tell Jokes 5th Grade Unit

Textual Analysis: Comedy Q & A

Lesson Plan

Dogs Don't Tell Jokes | 560L

Dogs Don't Tell Jokes
Learning Goal
Use the Textual Analysis process to answer comprehension questions about a text.
Duration
Approximately 1 Day (25 minutes)
Necessary Materials
Provided: “Laugh In: A Kid Comedian Tells All” Reading Passage (Student Packet, page 7), “Laugh In: A Kid Comedian Tells All” Textual Analysis Questions (Student Packet, page 8)

Before the Lesson:
Read Read Dogs Don’t Tell Jokes, Chapters 1-2; Complete Student Packet Worksheets for Chapters 1-2

Activation and Motivation

Ask students if they have ever watched a comedian on stage. "Who was the comedian? Were the jokes funny?" Instruct students to carefully follow the steps for Textual Analysis to read the passage and answer the questions that follow. Be sure to have students discuss and prove their answers when they have finished.

Before Reading

  1. Read the passage title, introduction, and any captions.
  2. Look at any pictures or photographs.
  3. Read the first two sentences only.
  4. Stop! Brainstorm what you think the text is going to be mostly about.
  5. Read and label the Textual Analysis questions with the Concepts of Comprehension©.
  6. Do not read the answer choices. Spend only a few seconds labeling each question with the appropriate Concepts of Comprehension©.

During Reading

  1. Read the whole section of text that was assigned.
  2. As you read, underline or highlight any information that may help you answer the question.
  3. Have students answer questions independently.
  4. Use the process of elimination for any questions for which you are not positive of the answer.

After Reading

  1. Prove all of your answers by underlining or copying evidence from the text. Go back and check your work. Do your answers make sense? Can you prove each answer?
  2. Share your answers with the group. Use text evidence to explain why you think an answer is correct.
  3. Guidance for Questions 1 and 3:
    • For Question #1: Students may quickly choose Choice “A” as the correct answer. Reread the first sentence in Andrew’s answer to the first question. If he was 11 when he started comedy four years ago, how old is he now?
    • For Question #3: Have students reread Andrew’s answer to the question, “Are you funny all the time, or do you save your humor for the stage?” What is he referring to when he says, “It's great to keep in your back pocket when you need it?” Can “it” (humor) be kept in a pocket?

TIP:

Build Student Vocabulary delivery

Tier 2 Word: delivery
Contextualize the word as it is used in the story “Q: What makes a good joke? A: Your delivery. A good comedian can make almost any joke funny if they know how to present it right. Knowing your audience is also helpful.”
Explain the meaning student-friendly definition) A person’s delivery of a speech or presentation is how the person spoke to their audience. The kid comedian feels that a good joke depends on his delivery of the joke. This means that when he performs his jokes, he needs to present the jokes in such a way that he will sound funny – for example, by pausing before the punch lines.
Students repeat the word Say the word delivery with me: delivery.
Teacher gives examples of the word in other contexts I was really impressed with the class president’s delivery of his speech because he was calm, confident, and easy to understand. The group’s delivery of the speech yesterday was distracting, because two of the presenters kept moving around on the stage and giggling.
Students provide examples If you have to give a presentation in class next week, what would you do to prepare for your delivery? Start by saying, “To prepare my delivery, I would ________________.”
Students repeat the word again. What word are we talking about? delivery
Additional Vocabulary Words compliment, appropriate, muddle, distinctly, proclaim

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User Comments

Where do I find the concepts of comprehension discussed in this lesson?

Submitted by mlongenecker_1475517 on 6/14/16
Hi there, a list of the concepts of comprehension can be found here: http://www.readworks.org/lessons/skill-strategy-definitions
Submitted by ReadWorks Team on 8/15/16

Where can I find the student packet materials?

Submitted by pschrock_1373375 on 5/6/16
Hello, thanks for sending along your question! To find the Student Packet, please visit the unit page here: http://www.readworks.org/lessons/grade5/dogs-dont-tell-jokes Scroll down to the Teacher and Student Materials section and click on the title, "Teacher and Student Materials." Under this section you will find the Student Packet and other materials for this unit. Thanks!
Submitted by ReadWorks on 6/7/16

An excellent work that helps teachers and parents a lot in creating interest among the children for reading.

Submitted by sangeetha.ovia on 1/6/16