Title of Text The Gossip Monster, Level V Text Common Core Standard Objective Materials 2.SL.

2 Recount or describe key ideas or details from a text read aloud or information presented orally or through other media. The students will discuss the negative effects of gossip. The students will review the procedures associated with the use of anticipation guides. Copies of The Gossip Monster Copies of anticipation guides Writing instruments Introducing The students will receive copies of The Gossip Monster and copies of the the Book accompanying anticipation guide. The teacher will explain that the group will be reading a story called The Gossip Monster and ask the students if they know what gossip is. The teacher will review the procedures for using anticipation guides. They will then complete the anticipation guide, with the teacher modeling how to complete the first statement or two if necessary. The teacher will use the anticipation guide statements as a starting point to explain to the students that they will be reading about and discussing the negative effects of gossip. Supporting The teacher will support the students when necessary while they read the story. the When they come across a topic or a vocabulary word featured in the anticipation Reading guide, they will stop and discuss this a bit as a group. They will continue until the whole story has been read and discussed. After the The teacher will ask the students if they enjoyed reading the story. They will then Reading review the anticipation guides they filled out before the lesson began. They will discuss which statements they would respond to differently now that they have read the story, and explain why their responses are now different. Their explanations should ideally include details from the story. The students will be assessed by their completed and reviewed anticipation guides. The Gossip Monster Anticipation Guide Carefully read and consider each of the following statements. Then mark whether you agree or disagree with each statement. Agree Disagree Statement Agree or Disagree After Reading Evidence from Text

Procedures

Assessment

1. It is ok to gossip about someone if they are mean to you. 2. If you start a rumor, the right thing to do is to admit it and apologize. 3. Assumptions are things believed to be true without proof 4. There are no consequences to gossiping. 5. Gossip and rumors are not connected. 6. Gossip is the telling of rumors. 7. Gossiping is a harmless and fun way to pass time. 8. If most people believe a statement is true, then it must be true.