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Characteristics of the Text Genre • Informational Text

Text Structure • Organized into a few simple categories• Section headings indicate content• Each section a different subtopic of the main topic• Details help the reader to compare and contrast

Content • Bald eagles • Hunting behavior and diet• Nest building• Bald eagles as the national bird

Themes and Ideas • A bird can serve as a symbol of a country.• People connect bald eagles with America because the birds are strong and free.

Language and Literary Features

• Simple, straightforward language • Description but no fi gurative use of language

Sentence Complexity • A mix of short and more complex sentences• Exclamations

Vocabulary • Content words: bald, feathers, weighs, hollow, paddle, huntWords • High-frequency words: animal, also, away, baby, brown, carry, eight, eyes, good, ground,

grow, head, high, light, long, most, near, only, or, seven, think, uses, walk, water, whyIllustrations • Photos on every page

Book and Print Features • Easy-to-read section headings that indicate contents• Predictable placement of text

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Bald Eaglesby Philip Mayer

Fountas-Pinnell Level LInformational TextSelection SummaryBald eagles are large, strong birds that hunt fi sh and small animals such as rabbits and mice. They build huge nests in tall trees. Both parents care for their young. Because bald eagles are strong and free, they have been made America’s national bird.

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Bald Eagles by Philip Mayer

Build BackgroundRead the title to children and help them identify the bird on the cover as a bald eagle. Invite children to share what they know about bald eagles. Ask questions such as the following: What do you think of when you see this picture of bald eagles? What is the adult eagle doing?

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

Page 2: Explain that this book is about big, strong birds called bald eagles.Suggested language: Turn to page 2 of this book. The photo on this page shows a huge bald eagle. How do you think the bald eagle got its name?

Page 3: Remind children that headings give clues to what the text will be about. The heading on page 3 says: “Made to Fly.” What do you think you will learn about when you read the page? The last sentence says: Each wing can be seven or eight feet long! How long are you?

Page 7: The heading on this page is “Building Nests.” Find the nest in the photo. What can you tell about the nest?

Page 8: Turn to page 8 and look at the photo. This is a close-up view of bald eagles in their nest. The nest is in a tall tree. It a good shelter from wind and rain. The bald eagle’s nest keeps the baby eagles safe until they can fl y.

Page 10: Look at the photo. What do you see behind the eagle? In the heading, the author calls the bald eagle “America’s Bird.” The sentence reads: Americans are proud of the bald eagle, so they made it the national bird. Why might the bald eagle be the best bird to stand for America?

Now go back to the beginning and read to learn more about bald eagles.

national shelter

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ReadHave children read Bald Eagles silently while you listen to individual children read. Support their problem solving and fl uency as needed.

Respond to the TextPersonal ResponseAsk children to share their personal responses to the book. Begin by asking what they liked best about the book, or what they found interesting.Suggested language: What more would you like to know about bald eagles?

Ways of ThinkingAs you discuss the text, make sure children understand these teaching points:

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

• Bald eagles are large, strong birds that eat fi sh and small animals.

• Bald eagles build huge nests in tall trees.

• The bald eagle is America’s national bird.

• A bird can serve as a symbol of a country like the United States.

• Because people view bald eagles as strong and free, they connect the bird with America.

• The text is organized by topics.

• The section headings give a good idea of what information will be covered.

• The author includes many details about bald eagles.

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

Choices for SupportFluencyInvite children to select passages from Bald Eagles and a fi ction book about animals and demonstrate different ways of reading fi ction and nonfi ction texts.

Phonics and Word WorkProvide practice as needed with words and sounds, using one of the following activities:

• Make Words Materials: index cards. Write the target words national and shelter and some of the high-frequency words from the book on index cards and display them. On the board, write infl ectional endings, such as –ly, –ed, –ing, –s, –es. Give children blank index cards, and invite them to make new words by adding endings to the words displayed and write the new words on the cards.

• Word Wall Materials: words on word wall, index cards. Have children choose fi ve words from the word wall and read them. Then have children write the words on cards. Have partners build sentences using some of their words and adding other words.



Writing About ReadingCritical ThinkingRead the directions for children on BLM 15.9 and guide them in answering the questions.

RespondingRead aloud the questions at the back of the book and help children complete the activities.

Target Comprehension SkillCompare and Contrast

Target Comprehension Skill Remind children that when they compare and

contrast, they tell how two things are alike or not. Model how to think about comparisons:

Think Aloud

How can I tell if bald eagles are like other birds or not? In some ways, bald eagles are like other birds. They have wings and can fl y, and they build nests in trees. In some ways, bald eagles are not like other birds. Not all birds are big and strong like bald eagles. Not all birds eat small animals.

Practice the SkillHave children compare and contrast two different birds with which they are familiar, such as a robin and a parakeet.

Writing PromptRead aloud the following prompt. Have children write their response, using the writing prompt on page 6.

What do you like about bald eagles? Write a paragraph that tells what you most like about bald eagles and why. Use details from the book.



Read directions to children.

Think About ItWrite the word that completes each

sentence.

1. Bald eagles can fly because they have

hollow bones.

heavy small hollow

2. The bald eagle is our national bird because

it is strong .

strong weak small

Making Connections Think about another kind

of large bird. Draw a picture of the bird. Label

your picture.

10 Grade 1, Unit 3: Nature Near and Far

Name

Think About It© Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Bald EaglesThink About It

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English Language LearnersReading Support In Introduce the Text (page 2), include as much practice as needed to help children become familiar with the language structures of the book.

Oral Language DevelopmentCheck the children’s comprehension, using a dialogue that best matches their English profi ciency level. Speaker 1 is the teacher, Speaker 2 is the child.

Beginning/ Early Intermediate Intermediate Early Advanced/ Advanced

Speaker 1: What is this book about?

Speaker 2: bald eagles

Speaker 1: Point to the bald eagle on page 2.

Speaker 2: [Points to the bald eagle]

Speaker 1: What are bald eagles’ bones like?

Speaker 2: Their bones are hollow.

Speaker 1: How do hollow bones help birds fl y?

Speaker 2: Hollow bones are light.

Speaker 1: Do bald eagles have long or short wings?

Speaker 2: long wings

Speaker 1: Why did Americans make the bald eagle our national bird?

Speaker 2: Bald eagles are strong and free, and so is America. The bald eagle stands for a strong, free America.



Name Date

Bald EaglesWhat do you like about bald eagles? Write a paragraph that tells what you most like about bald eagles and why. Use details fromthe book.



Think About ItWrite the word that completes each

sentence.

1. Bald eagles can fly because they have

bones.

heavy small hollow

2. The bald eagle is our national bird because

it is .

strong weak small

Making Connections Think about another kind

of large bird. Draw a picture of the bird. Label

your picture.

Name

Bald EaglesThink About It

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Bald Eagles • LEVEL L

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

cat 1

Word told Tcat 1

page Selection Text Errors Self-Corrections

7

8

Bald eagles build nests in the

tallest trees they can find. The

eagles make their nests from twigs

and grass. They use feathers, too.

A nest can be very big. It can

weigh up to 2,000 pounds!

The nest is a good shelter from

wind and rain. It is a safe place

for baby eagles to grow.

Both parents bring food to the

nest and feed the babies. After

12 weeks, the young eagles are

ready to fly away.

Comments: Accuracy Rate (# words read

correctly/79 × 100)

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Total Self- Corrections



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