Scott Foresman Reading Street

Reader Response

Open for Discussion Personal Response

MODEL A swimming pool doesn't have waves or currents, and if it's an indoor pool you don't have to worry about weather either.

Comprehension Check Critical Response

It was written to inspire people; it is read because it is a good story. Author's Purpose
Fact: At fifteen Trudy won her first big race. Opinion: She loved to swim (both p. 94). Opinions will vary. Look for reasons that support opinions. Fact and Opinion
Responses will vary; possible sources: encyclopedia, Internet, or textbooks.
Monitor and Fix Up
Posters will vary; check that selection words used are appropriate.
Vocabulary

Look Back and Write For test practice, assign
a 10–15 minute time
limit. For assessment,
see the Scoring Rubric at the right.

Retell

Have students retell Gertrude Ederle.

then… use the Retelling Cards and the Scoring Rubric for Retelling on p. 107 to assist fluent retelling.

If… students have difficulty retelling the selection,

Check Retelling

Check Retelling Have students use illustrations and other text features to guide their retellings. Let students listen to other retellings before attempting their own.

See the ELL and Transition Handbook.

Write Now

Look at the Prompt Have students identify and discuss key words and phrases in the prompt. (goal you have reached or want to reach, description)

Strategies to Develop Voice

Have students

identify the voice (funny, serious, friendly, scary) in several pieces of writing.
think about their audience and purpose for writing to choose an appropriate voice.
choose words that match their voice.

Essay to be read by a teacher—

NO: Man, it'd be like cool to be a

writer.

YES: I have always wanted to be a

writer.

For additional suggestions and rubric, see pp. 111g–111h.

Hints for Better Writing

Carefully read the prompt.
Use a graphic organizer to plan your writing.
Support your ideas with information and details.
Use words that help readers understand.
Proofread and edit your work.

Online Student Edition Snapshot Response with answer key (pdf)

Look Back and Write What kind of person was Gertrude
Ederle? Look back at page 95. Use details from the selection
to tell about Trudy and what she was like.

Meet author David Adler on page 419.

David Adler writes many biographies. Many people read them.
Why? Look back at this biography. Figure out why it was written
and why it is read. Think Like an Author

This selection is full of facts. Find some. Then find some
statements of opinion. Write a sentence that tells your
opinion of this selection. Fact and Opinion

Did anything confuse you as you read this selection? Did you
ask someone for help? What reference sources might you go
to for help? Monitor and Fix Up

Think of all the words people used to describe Gertrude Ederle.
Make a poster celebrating her success. Decorate it with words
from the list and from the selection. Vocabulary

Open for Discussion The English Channel is not like a
swimming pool! Imagine you are Trudy, the famous swimmer.
As Trudy, explain the difference.

Reader Response

Prompt

America's Champion Swimmer
describes how Gertrude Ederle reached her goal of swimming across the English Channel.
Think about a goal you have reached
or you want to reach.
Now write a description of that goal.

To give your writing
a voice, show your personality to your
readers.

Use the model to help you write your own
description of a goal.

Question at
beginning
draws
readers into writing.

"Talking"
to readers gives writing a friendly voice.

Image at
end neatly
returns to subject of
essay.

Look Back and Write

Top-Score Response A top-score response uses details from the selection about Trudy's accomplishments to tell about Trudy and her characteristics.

Example of a Top-Score Response Trudy's father taught her to swim after she almost drowned as a child. Practice made her a strong swimmer. Trudy became an Olympic champion. She liked challenges and was determined to achieve them. Trudy wanted to swim the English Channel. Many people doubted she could do it. A newspaper said women weren't strong enough to swim that far. Trudy did not succeed at first, but she tried again and made it a year later.

For additional rubrics, see p. WA10.