Look at the art on page 665. What would it feel like to be standing under that tree? What would you see, smell, hear, and feel? Think about the title “Under the Apple Tree.” How might the experience differ if you were under an apple tree instead of the tree in the picture?
1. Close your eyes and listen as your teacher reads the first stanza of the poem aloud. What do you see, hear, feel, and smell?
2. As you read the poem, continue to make mind pictures using all of your senses. How do these images make you feel?
If you are having trouble completing the chart, work with a partner to do a read and think aloud. Read two or three paragraphs aloud. Stop and think aloud with your partner about the section you read. Then have your partner read the next two or three paragraphs. Again, stop to think aloud. Continue in this way until you have completed the selection.
Summarize and compare your mind pictures with a partner.