1. Listen as your teacher reads the first five stanzas of the ballad aloud. After listening to these stanzas, add any significant happenings to your sequence chart.
2. Continue reading the ballad on your own. Keep adding key things that happen to your sequence chart as you read.
If you are having trouble following the story of this ballad, work with a partner to answer the Guided Reading Questions. Talk through your answers with your partner. These questions will help you focus on the main ideas or incidents of the ballad.