Genre – Expository

Genre – ExpositoryThinking Guide and ActivitiesTitle of the Selection:One Giant Paper AirplaneSTAAR Grade 3 ReadingReleased Test Selection2015Click here to get the released STAAR ment/staar/Click here for more resources from Fisher Reyna Educationwww.fisherreyna.comAn Expository Thinking Guide with selection summary is provided. The ExpositoryThinking Guide identifies the topic, central idea of the selection, and the main idea of eachparagraph. In addition, the main ideas are clustered by color code to develop a meaningfulsummary.«One Giant Paper Airplane Expository Thinking Guide«Color-Coded Expository Thinking Guide and SummaryThe Expository Thinking Guide is used to develop other fun andinteractive activities. Fisher Reyna Education offers thefollowing activities:«Outline Scramble«Matching Activity«Thinking Guide Cloze 1st Letter«Thinking Guide Cloze Blank«Thinking Guide Write Main Ideas«Vocabulary – Using Context Clues Fisher Reyna Education 2018 !Solutions for Success ! Fisher Reyna Education 2013 Solutions for Success ReadingReading

Expository Thinking GuideContent-Based TopicTitle of the Selection One Giant Paper AirplaneSource: STAAR Grade 3 Release April 2015Genre: Informational – ExpositoryTopic of SelectionGiant paper airplaneCentral IdeaFlew over the desert in Arizona(Main Idea of Selection)Main Idea of EachParagraph1. Introduction to Arturo Valdenegro and his giant paper airplanedesignThe Great Paper Airplane Fly-Off2. Arturo’s adventure started with the Great Paper Airplane Fly-Offcontest.3. Rules of the contest4. Arturo and about 200 other children joined the contest.5. How the contest was run.Arturo’s Desert Eagle6. Arturo’s winning design was used to create a giant paperairplane.7. Flying the giant paper airplaneThe Museum Display8. Parts of Arturo’s plane are on permanent display at the Pima Airand Space Museum.Ken Blackburn’s Simple Paper Airplane (Media) Fisher Reyna Education 2018 Solutions for Success Reading

Color-Coded Expository Thinking GuideClustering and SummaryTitle of the Selection One Giant Paper AirplaneSource: STAAR Grade 3 Release April 2015Genre: Informational – ExpositoryTopic of SelectionGiant paper airplaneCentral IdeaFlew over the desert in Arizona(Main Idea of Selection)Main Idea of EachParagraph1. Introduction to Arturo Valdenegro and his giant paper airplanedesignThe Great Paper Airplane Fly-Off2. Arturo’s adventure started with the Great Paper Airplane Fly-Offcontest.3. Rules of the contest4. Arturo and about 200 other children joined the contest.5. How the contest was run.Arturo’s Desert Eagle6. Arturo’s winning design was used to create a giant paperairplane.7. Flying the giant paper airplaneThe Museum Display8. Parts of Arturo’s plane are on permanent display at the Pima Airand Space Museum.Ken Blackburn’s Simple Paper Airplane (Media)Arturo Valdenegro designed a giant paper airplane that was flown over a desert inArizona. He entered the Giant Paper Airplane Fly-Off Contest, along with 200 other children.Arturo’s design flew the farthest and he won the contest. His design was used to create a giantpaper airplane. It flew for six seconds in the desert. Part of his airplane is on permanent displayat the Pima Air and Space Museum. Fisher Reyna Education 2018 Solutions for Success Reading

Outline ScrambleTitle of the Selection One Giant Paper AirplaneSource: STAAR Grade 3 Release April 2015Genre: Informational - ExpositoryDirectionsMain ideas are arranged in alphabetical order. Article is read and students write the paragraph number bythe correct main idea. This may be –1. teacher guided with individual student recording correct paragraph number.2. teacher guided with main ideas projected with teacher marking the correct response from the group.3. partners working together as they take turns reading and recording correct paragraph number.ParagraphNumberParagraph Main IdeasArturo’s adventures started with the Great Paper Airplane Fly-Offcontest.Arturo and about 200 other children joined the contest.Arturo’s Desert EagleArturo’s winning design was used to create a giant paper airplane.Flying the giant paper airplaneHow the contest was runIntroduction to Arturo Valdenegro and his giant paper airplanedesignKen Blackburn’s Simple Paper Airplane (Media)Parts of Arturo’s plane are on permanent display at the Pima Airand Space Museum.Rules of the contestThe Museum DisplayThe Great Paper Airplane Fly-Off Fisher Reyna Education 2018 Solutions for Success Reading

Matching ActivityDirections and Activity VariationsStudents may work individually or with a partner.1. Cut apart the main ideas and give one main idea to individual student or partners. Teacherreads the selection one paragraph at a time. Students identify when they have thematching main idea.2. Provide the selection and cut-apart main ideas. Students read the selection and match cutapart main ideas to paragraphs in the selection.3. Provide cut-apart selection and cut-apart main ideas. Students match cut-apart paragraphsto the cut-apart main ideas.Main IdeasArturo’s adventures started with the Great Paper AirplaneFly-Off contest.Arturo and about 200 other children joined the contest.Arturo’s Desert EagleArturo’s winning design was used to create a giant paperairplane.Flying the giant paper airplaneHow the contest was runIntroduction to Arturo Valdenegro and his giant paperairplane designKen Blackburn’s Simple Paper Airplane (Media)Parts of Arturo’s plane are on permanent display at thePima Air and Space Museum.Rules of the contestThe Museum DisplayThe Great Paper Airplane Fly-Off Fisher Reyna Education 2018 Solutions for Success Reading

Expository Thinking GuideCloze – 1st Letter ActivityTitle of the Selection One Giant Paper AirplaneSource: STAAR Grade 3 Release April 2015Genre: Informational – ExpositoryDirectionsAs selection is read, complete the words in the blanks with the first letter given.Topic of SelectionGiant p aCentral IdeaFlown over the d in A(Main Idea ofSelection)Main Idea of EachParagraph1.Introduction to A Valdenegro and his giant paperairplane dThe Great Paper Airplane Fly-Off2.Arturo’s adventure started with the Great Paper Airplane F O contest.3.R of the contest4.Arturo and about 200 other c joined the contest.5.How the contest was r .6.Arturo’s w d was usedto create a giant paper airplane.7.F the giant paper airplaneThe Museum Display8.Parts of Arturo’s plane are on p display at thePima Air and Space M .Ken Blackburn’s Simple Paper Airplane (Media) Fisher Reyna Education 2018 Solutions for Success Reading

Expository Thinking GuideCloze – Blank ActivityTitle of the Selection One Giant Paper AirplaneSource: STAAR Grade 3 Release April 2015Genre: Informational – ExpositoryDirectionsAs selection is read, fill in the blanks.Topic of SelectionGiantCentral IdeaFlown over the in(Main Idea ofSelection)Main Idea of EachParagraph1.Introduction to Valdenegro and his giant paperairplaneThe Great Paper Airplane Fly-Off2.Arturo’s adventure started with the Great Paper Airplane contest.3.of the contest4.Arturo and about 200 other joined the contest.5.How the contest was .6.Arturo’s was used tocreate a giant paper airplane.7.the giant paper airplaneThe Museum Display8.Parts of Arturo’s plane are on display at thePima Air and Space .Ken Blackburn’s Simple Paper Airplane (Media) Fisher Reyna Education 2018 Solutions for Success Reading

Expository Thinking GuideWrite Main IdeasTitle of the Selection One Giant Paper AirplaneSource: STAAR Grade 3 Release April 2015Genre: Informational – ExpositoryDirectionsStudents take notes that include topic, central idea of the selection, and main idea of eachparagraph. Paragraphs with implied main ideas increase the level of difficulty with this activity.Topic of SelectionCentral Idea(Main Idea of Selection)Main Idea of EachParagraph1.The Great Paper Airplane Fly-Off2.3.4.5.6.7.The Museum Display8.Ken Blackburn’s Simple Paper Airplane (Media) Fisher Reyna Education 2018 Solutions for Success Reading

One Giant Paper AirplaneVocabulary – Using Context CluesNote: This vocabulary activity should be used after students have read the article.Directions: Display the following vocabulary list. Ask the students to define the words theyrecognize. Then reread the selection as the students listen for these words. After hearing oneof the listed words in context, ask students to give its definition. The words are listed in theorder in which they appear in the article.1. organized2. encourage3. constructed4. typical5. released6. scattered7. permanent Fisher Reyna Education 2018 Solutions for Success Reading

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Arturo’s Desert Eagle Arturo’s winning design was used to create a giant paper airplane. Flying the giant paper airplane How the contest was run Introduction to Arturo Valdenegro and his giant paper airplane design Ken Blackburn’s Simple Paper Airplane (Media) Parts of Arturo’s plane are on permanent display at the Pima Air and Space .