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Before After Reading Activities Level M Word Count 3,518 Words 100th word Wall page 4 Before Reading Building Academic Vocabulary and Background Knowledge Before reading a book it is important to tap into what your child or students already know about the topic This will help them develop their vocabulary increase their reading comprehension and make connections across the curriculum be about in the book’s chapters 1 Look at the cover of the book What will this book 2 What do you already know about the topic 3 Let’s study the Table of Contents What will you learn about 4 What would you like to learn about this topic Do you think 5 Use a reading journal to write about your knowledge of this 6 Read the book 7 8 After reading the book complete the activities below In your reading journal record what you learned about the topic and your response to the book you might learn about it from this book Why or why not topic Record what you already know about the topic and what you hope to learn about the topic Content Area Vocabulary Read the list What do these words mean brigade deck endorsed kick turn Ollie pivot plywood roll-in run switch stance tic-tac turn trucks urethane After Reading Comprehension and Extension Activity After reading the book work on the following questions with your child or students in order to check their level of reading comprehension and content mastery 1 Who invented the skateboard trick called the Ollie Asking questions 2 Name two different styles of skateboarding What is different about them Infer 3 Who was the youngest competitor to ever compete at the X Games Summarize 4 Why do skateboarders use different types of skateboards Asking questions 5 Name some of the safety equipment skateboarders wear Why do they wear this equipment Text to self connection Extension Activity Do you have any skateparks where you live Do some research and see if you do then have a parent take you there Observe the different equipment types of skateboards the riders are using and the different tricks and jumps they are performing Record your findings in a notebook and decide if skateboarding is a sport you would enjoy
BIG AIR 4 Danny Way kept climbing and climbing He walked up steep stairways and scaled a series of ladders Finally at the top of the Beijing Mega Ramp Danny looked down He stood on top of the tallest skateboarding ramp ever built The Great Wall of China stretched for miles to his left and right Danny thought Wow this is really big I’m going to go higher and farther than I’ve ever gone before First he would drop into the 75 foot 22 9 meter roll-in Then he would fly over a 61 foot 18 6 meter gap that spanned the Great Wall He hoped to safely land on a ramp on the far side of the wall He would be going 50 miles 80 5 kilometers per hour He would have to pull the biggest air of his life if he can hold on That was Danny’s plan but on the first run he bailed Did he have the nerve to try this monster jump again
