16 TEACHER’S GUIDE Incognito -...

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Incognitoby Jack Lennox

Fountas-Pinnell Level SRealistic FictionSelection SummaryAva Madera’s father has a prized comic book collection. When he discovers that his favorite edition is missing, Ava tries to fi nd a replacement copy for him. In the process of her search, she learns a lot about the comic book business and avoids being duped by a less-than-honest dealer.

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Characteristics of the Text Genre • Realistic fi ction

Text Structure • Third-person narrative • Details that support author’s purpose

Content • Comics superheroes• Collectables• Internet searches• Honesty

Themes and Ideas • Be an informed consumer. • Some people are dishonest.• Energy and persistence can help people achieve goals.

Language and Literary Features

• Conversational language; some fi gurative language• Moral lesson: ethics of selling fakes

Sentence Complexity • Dashes, ellipses, and exclamations• A mix of short and complex sentences• Some direct quotes embedded in sentences

Vocabulary • Computer terms: online, website, icon• Names of comic series such as Incognito, The Brick, Rubberneck, Octopus Eye

Words • Multisyllable words that may be challenging: infi ltrate, glassine, futuristic• Hyphenated adjectives: square-jawed, round-faced, long-faced

Illustrations • Realistic illustrations support story; comics illustrations exemplify comicsBook and Print Features • Sentences that carry over to the next page

© 2006. Fountas, I.C. & Pinnell, G.S. Teaching for Comprehending and Fluency, Heinemann, Portsmouth, N.H.

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Target Vocabulary

assuming – supposing or accepting that something is true, p. 6

developed – came into being or became complete, p. 6

episodes – separate parts of a series or events, p. 4

feature – to give something

special importance, p. 4incredibly – occurring is a way

that is amazing or hard to believe, p. 6

launch – to offi cially start something, p. 2

mental – happening in the mind, p. 8

record – the most remarkable, or best, achievement in a category, p. 6

thumbed – turned pages and looked at them quickly, p. 5

villains – characters who oppose heroes, p. 4

Incognito by Jack Lennox

Build BackgroundHelp students use their knowledge about comic books to visualize the text. Build interest by asking a question such as the following: What makes comic books different from other books? Read the title and author. Explain that incognito means “in disguise.” Discuss the cover illustration. Tell students that this text is a realistic fi ction, so the characters will probably act like real people.

Introduce the TextGuide students through the text, noting important ideas, and helping with unfamiliar language and vocabulary so they can read the text successfully. Here are some suggestions:

Pages 2–3: Explain that this story is about Ava Madera and her father, who has a prized comic book collection. Suggested language: Look at the picture on page 3. Ava’s dad is showing her some of his favorite comic books. The text says he was always excited about the launch of a new comic book series. What does it mean to launch something?

Pages 4–5: One comic featured her dad’s favorite character. He thumbed through the folders of comic books. What does it mean to thumb through a book or magazine? What does a person look like when doing it?

Page 7: Look at the illustration and read the text about garage sales. Most comic books at garage sales are not in good shape. Ask: Have you ever been to a garage sale? What kinds of things do people sell at garage sales?

Page 9: Examine the illustration. What do you notice about the prices for the comic books? What do the descriptions like very fi ne and near mint mean?

Now turn back to the beginning of the story and read to fi nd out what happens when one of Ava’s dad’s most valuable comics is missing.

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ReadHave students read silently while you listen to individual students read aloud. Support their understanding of the text as needed.

Remind students to use the Monitor/Clarify Strategy and to fi nd ways to fi gure out the parts that are confusing.

Discuss and Revisit the TextPersonal ResponseInvite students to share their personal responses to the story. Suggested language: Which character in this story did you fi nd most interesting—Ava, Ava’s dad, Peter, or the clerk? Why?

Ways of ThinkingAs you discuss the text, help students understand these points:

Thinking Within the Text Thinking Beyond the Text Thinking About the Text

• Ava attempts to fi nd her father’s missing comic book.

• Ava searches on the Internet as well as in a comic book store.

• A clerk at the store tries to sell her a fake edition, but Ava catches on.

• Not everyone is honest.

• Consumers must be informed and protect themselves from fraud.

• Ava was like a superhero because she continued to work to solve a seemingly impossible problem.

• The simple, cartoon-like illustrations complement the text.

• The story fl ows without chapter breaks or headings.

• Illustration on page 9 adds details to the story.

© 2006. Fountas, I.C. & Pinnell, G.S. Teaching for Comprehending and Fluency, Heinemann, Portsmouth, N.H.

Choices for Further Support• Fluency Invite students to choose a scene from the story to act out in a readers’

theater. When they are reading passages of dialogue, remind them to vary the tone, pitch, and volume of their voice as people do when they are speaking to one another.

• Comprehension Based on your observations of the students’ reading and discussion, revisit parts of the text to clarify or extend comprehension. Remind students to go back to the text to support their ideas.

• Phonics/Word Work Provide practice as needed with words that have double consonant spelling patterns. Use examples in the text such as issues, collectors, address, glassine, grinning, and stunned.



Writing about ReadingCritical ThinkingHave students complete the Critical Thinking questions on BLM 16.8.

RespondingHave students complete the activities at the back of the book, using their Reader’s Notebook. Use the instruction below as needed to reinforce or extend understanding of the comprehension skill.

Target Comprehension SkillAuthor’s Purpose

Target Comprehension Skill Remind students that authors can have different

purposes for writing. They write to inform, entertain, persuade, express, or describe. Read the purpose in the chart and discuss that it expresses the author’s belief that energy and persistence can help people achieve goals. Model how to add details to the Graphic Organizer using a “Think Aloud” like the one below:

Think Aloud

The author’s purpose is to show that energy and persistence can help people achieve goals. One detail that supports that purpose is that Ava put energy into fi nding her father’s missing issue. She developed a plan. Add that detail to the chart. Another supporting detail is that Ava didn’t give up. She searched the Internet, comic book stores, and a garage sale. Add that detail to the chart as well to support the author’s purpose.

Practice the SkillHave students identify a variety of authors’ purposes in other selections they have read.

Writing Prompt: Thinking Beyond the TextHave students write a response to the prompt on page 6. Remind them that when they think beyond the text, they use their personal knowledge to reach new understandings.

Assessment Prompts• What is the meaning of assuming on page 6?

• Which sentences on page 10 support the idea that children are not the only fans of comic books?

• What is an important message in this story?



Critical ThinkingRead and answer the questions.

1. Think within the text Describe the relationship Ava has with her

father. How can you tell how she feels about him?

2. Think within the text Where does Ava fi nally fi nd the missing

issue?

3. Think beyond the text Ava says Peter is usually not as helpful as

he is during her search for the missing comic. Why might someone

in Peter’s position be more helpful?

4. Think about the text Do you think Ava enjoyed searching for the

missing issue? How does this relate to the theme?

Making Connections Ava goes to a lot of trouble for her father. Write about a time when you went to a lot of trouble to do something for someone you cared about. What did you do? Why did you do it?

Write your answer in your Reader’s Notebook.

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Lesson 16B L A C K L I N E M A S T E R 1 6 . 8

Grade 5, Unit 4: What’s Your Story?

Name Date

They have a good relationship. She cares for him very much

because she takes an interest in his comic books even though

she prefers mysteries. She shows her love for him by searching

for something that is important to him.

her grandmother’s attic

lot about.

Even though the search became dif� cult, I think Ava didn’t mind

because she was motivated by kindness. It seemed to become like

a treasure hunt, which can be fun. I think pleasing her father made

it all worthwhile to her.

Possible responses shown.

People like to be asked for help in subjects they enjoy or know a

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First Pass

English Language DevelopmentReading Support Pair English-speaking and English language learners so that they can check their understanding with each other. Remind them that Ava encounters a dishonest clerk when trying to buy a rare comic for her father.

Idioms The story includes some idioms that might be unfamiliar. Explain the meaning of expressions such as I’m sure it will turn up (p. 6) and He could sometimes be a pain (p. 6).

Oral Language DevelopmentCheck student comprehension, using a dialogue that best matches your students’ English profi ciency level. Speaker 1 is the teacher, Speaker 2 is the student.

Beginning/Early Intermediate Intermediate Early Advanced/ Advanced

Speaker 1: What did Ava’s father lose?

Speaker 2: a comic book

Speaker 1: The clerk gave Ava a fake comic book. What was the fi rst thing that Ava noticed about it?

Speaker 2: some pages were missing

Speaker 1: Where did Ava fi nd her dad’s comic book?

Speaker 2: at her Grandma’s house

Speaker 1: Why was the superhero named Incognito?

Speaker 2: He could change the way he looked.

Speaker 1: What two things did Ava notice about the fake comic book in the Comix store?

Speaker 2: Some pages were missing and the paper on the cover was wrong.

Speaker 1: Why was the clerk at the Comix store so annoyed at the girls?

Speaker 2: He had probably spent a lot of time making the fake copy. He was upset that the girls realized it was a fake and weren’t going to buy it.



Name Date

IncognitoThinking Beyond the Text

Think about the questions below. Then write your answer in two paragraphs.

Remember that when you think beyond the text, you use your personal knowledge to reach new understandings.

Think about the superhero, Incognito. Using what you learned about Incognito from the story, imagine that the superhero had seen the clerk trying to sell Ava a fake comic book. What would Incognito have done? What would he have looked like? Use details from the story to support your ideas.



Critical ThinkingRead and answer the questions.

1. Think within the text Describe the relationship Ava has with her

father. How can you tell how she feels about him?

2. Think within the text Where does Ava fi nally fi nd the missing

issue?

3. Think beyond the text Ava says Peter is usually not as helpful as

he is during her search for the missing comic. Why might someone

in Peter’s position be more helpful?

4. Think about the text Do you think Ava enjoyed searching for the

missing issue? How does this relate to the theme?

Making Connections Ava goes to a lot of trouble for her father. Write about a time when you went to a lot of trouble to do something for someone you cared about. What did you do? Why did you do it?

Write your answer in your Reader’s Notebook.

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Incognito • LEVEL S


Behavior Code Error

Read word correctly ✓cat 0

Repeated word, sentence, or phrase

®cat

0

Omission —cat 1

Behavior Code Error

Substitution cutcat 1

Self-corrects cut sccat 0

Insertion the

ˆcat 1

Word told Tcat 1

page Selection Text Errors Self-Corrections

4 Incognito could make himself look older or younger, male or

female, almost instantly. This meant he could go anywhere

without being recognized—that was the source of his name,

Incognito. Incognito could infiltrate any organization, and if

anyone identified him, he could change into someone else. He

always defeated the villains.

Ava looked over at her father fondly. When he talked about

comics, especially his favorite episodes, his face glowed. Ava

didn’t really share his enthusiasm for comic books; she

preferred mystery novels.

Still, she loved listening to her dad’s stories, so she sat down

beside him as he brought the folder to the couch.

Comments: Accuracy Rate (# words read correctly/105 ×

100)

%

Total Self- Corrections


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