Learning Resource Type

Classroom Resource

The Coal Thief

Subject Area

English Language Arts

Grade(s)

2

Overview

A picture book, The Coal Thief by Alane Adams, is read aloud by Christian Slater on The SAG-AFTRA Foundation's Daytime Emmy-nominated and award-winning children's literacy website, Storyline Online. This video provides an opportunity for students to establish a purpose before reading a literary text to enhance comprehension.  The teacher may instruct students to be listening for a central problem and solution, place and time period (setting), character development, or other literary elements in the text as they listen to the read-aloud.

    English Language Arts (2021) Grade(s): 2

    ELA21.2.28

    Establish a purpose before reading literary and informational texts to enhance comprehension.

    Unpacked Content

    UP:ELA21.2.28

    Vocabulary

    • Establish
    • Purpose
    • Literary texts
    • Informational texts
    • Enhance
    • Comprehension

    Knowledge

    Students know:
    • There are different purposes for reading.
    • Authors write text for different purposes.

    Skills

    Students are able to:
    • Establish a purpose for reading literary and informational text, such as for pleasure, to identify the main idea, to gather information or facts on a topic.

    Understanding

    Students understand that:
    • There are different purposes for reading, and establishing their purpose before engaging in reading can improve their overall comprehension of literary and informational text.
    Link to Resource

    CR Resource Type

    Audio/Video

    Resource Provider

    SAG-AFTRA Foundation
    Accessibility

    Accessibility

    Video resources: includes closed captioning or subtitles
    License

    License Type

    Custom
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