Wonder Wednesday #160 (Class Read Aloud Number One)

Wonder Wednesday - Class Read Aloud #ONE

*I couldn't be more happier with my first choice of "read aloud" for the 2016-2017 school year.

*After reading the novel and interviewing Nora, I knew I wanted to share with powerful story with my fourth graders.  

*We took it slow, recorded our thinking, and had lots of discussions along the way.  



*Based on the responses I got from the listeners, I knew they "grew" because of this story.  

*After each read aloud, I have my students complete the following prompts.  I hang on to the sheets and we will create a read aloud "booklet" for them to take home at the end of the year.

*Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story by Nora Raleigh Baskin

*Here are a few thoughts that my listeners had...

I thought this book was…

*Great because I like to learn about how that happened and why.   

*Awesome and sad because during the memorial it was sad how many people died, but at parts it was a cool and interesting story.  

*Sad and surprising because Aimee's mom was going to the Twin Towers for a meeting on September 11th and I thought she would die.

I liked it when…

*Naheed's family was getting "abused" at the ceremony because so many people stood up for them.

*Gideon helped the man on the train because that was such a kind thing to do.
*They, all the main characters, were going to New York because I wanted them to finally meet each other.

My favorite character was…

*Gideon because in my opinion he was very nice and great with Sergio.  
*Will because sometimes I feel like I lost my dad too.   

*Naheed because she was Muslim like I am.

My favorite part in the story was…

*When Will and his friends fight in a wrestling match because I like to wrestle with my friends.   
*When everyone went to the Memorial because it was cool how they where all together twice and ever recognized each other.  
*When Aimee woke up at 5:30 AM to catch her mom because her mom had a meeting in the World Trade Center/The Twin Towers.

It was interesting when…

*The four kids didn't meet because I thought they would meet in the story.
*Will's dad dies because why would he go and help someone else and that is why he died.
*Sergio skipped school without permission because I would never skip school.

I was frustrated when…

*Naheed and Eliza weren't friends anymore because they were and then they weren't.  
*Amy's mom had a meeting because it would be dangerous.  

*The man told Naheed's family to leave the memorial because he was not nice and very mean to them.

I give this book _____ stars!  

5 STARS =  15 Students
4 STARS =  6 Students
3 STARS =  2 Students
2 STARS =  0 Student
1 STAR =  0 Students