INDIVIDUALIZED INSTRUCTION 2

Individualized Instruction 2

Text Elements: Title, Author, and Illustrator

Objective: To identify the title, author, and illustrator of a text

REVIEW

Review the concept by saying:

Today we’re going to talk about a passage’s

title, author, and illustrator. The title is the name of the book or passage. It tells us

a little bit about what the book or passage is about. The author is the person who

wrote the book or passage. The illustrator is the person who drew the pictures for

the book or passage. You can look at the top of the passage to find the title, the

author, and the illustrator.

PRACTICE

Have the student read the story. Then ask him or her to point to and

name the title.

(“Look What I Caught!”)

Repeat for the author and illustrator. If the

student answers correctly, compliment him or her for the responses, conclude the

activity, and note in

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that the student completed the activity successfully.

If the student answers incorrectly or is unable to answer, follow these steps:

Point to the title and say:

I can find the title at the top of the passage. The

title is “Look What I Caught!” What is the title?

(“Look What I Caught!”)

Say:

I can find the author by looking for the words “by” or “written by”

near the top of the passage.

Point to the author’s name and say:

The author

of “Look What I Caught!” is Laura Krause. Who is the author of this story?

(Laura Krause)

Say:

I can find the illustrator by looking for the words “illustrated by” near

the top of the passage.

Point to the illustrator’s name and say:

The illustrator

of “Look What I Caught!” is Brad Townsend. Who is the illustrator of this

story?

(Brad Townsend)

MONITOR

If the student responds incorrectly to Passage 1, have him or her read

Passage 2. Then ask the student to point to and name the title, author, and illustrator.

(“Our Performance,” Mackenzie Grace, Kayleigh Hoffman)

If the student answers

correctly, compliment him or her for the response, conclude the activity, and note

FLEXWorks

that the student completed the activity successfully. If the student

answers incorrectly, repeat steps 1–3 above for Passage 2, and note in

FLEXWorks

that the student completed the activity unsuccessfully.