Before Reading
Gather Information and Make Preliminary Predictions
Read the Prereading information carefully and think about the title of this story. What do you think will happen? Make one or two predictions about the story.
During Reading
Continue Making Predictions
1. Listen as your teacher reads the first four paragraphs. Does anything in the opening paragraphs fit your previous predictions? Did anything make you change your ideas? What do you think will happen next? Write down your new predictions in your notebook.
2. Read the rest of the story on your own. Stop occasionally to assess your predictions, make new predictions, and write your predictions in your notebook.
Fix-Up Idea: Respond to Character
As you read, think about the two characters, Lottie and Bess. Which one is more like you? What advice would you like to give them? Use sticky notes to mark your thoughts about and reactions to the characters.
After Reading
Analyze and Verify Predictions
Go through your list of predictions. Put a star next to every prediction that you were right about. Put a check next to every prediction where you changed your ideas from a previous prediction. Share your predictions with a partner. Talk about what clues in the story led you to make the predictions.