Big Al by Andrew Clements

By Juanita Roth

Big Al is the loneliest fish in the ocean. He tries to make friends but is viewed as big and ugly so the other fish are afraid of him. Then one day, a net drops silently from above and catches all the little fish. Find out how Big Al helps the little fish and becomes the most beloved fish in the sea!

Possible strategy instruction:

• C: Use prior knowledge to connect with text.
• C: Make and adjust predictions; use text to confirm.

• A: Use the pictures. Do the words and the pictures match?
• A: Flip the sound.

• F: Read text as the author would say it, conveying the meaning or feeling.
• F: Use punctuation to enhance phrasing and prosody (end marks, commas, etc.).

• E: Tune in to interesting words and use new vocabulary in speaking and writing.

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