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MONDO AND GORDO WEATHER THE STORM
PART 1: PAGES 2–13
Vocabulary
• Use descriptions and definitions to determine word meaning: What
do the words wind gauge mean in this book? Let’s look for clues for
the meaning of these words on pages 10–11. (looked like a little
electronic game; it measures how hard the wind is blowing)
Find It ! Level 1 Comprehension
LEVEL L/24
• Identify facts and details: Mondo and Gordo planned their science
fair project during . . . (lunch, page 3)
• Identify facts and details: What information did Mondo and Gordo
learn about the storm? Use a semantic web for help in answering this
question. (temperature, wind speed, size of the hail, what the clouds
looked like, page 12)
Look Closer ! Level 2 Comprehension
temperature
wind speed
M
M
M
clouds
M
Information
size of hail
• Identify cause and effect: It did not take the boys long to get to Planet
#63,749 because . . . (the Intergalactic Bus went at hyperspeed, page 4)
• Identify cause and effect: The boys ran into a cave, covering their heads
because . . . (they did not want the huge hailstones to hurt them, page 9)
Prove It! Level 3 Comprehension
• Draw conclusions: You can tell from pages 6–9 that storms on Planet
#63,749 . . . (Answer: come up very quickly; Clues/Evidence: It gets
cooler; a big gust of wind blows the book out of Gordo’s hands.
There is a crack of thunder. It began to rain, lightning flashed, and
thunder shook the air.)
• Analyze characters: You can tell from pages 6–9 that the boys felt . . .
(Answer: surprised by the storm; Clues/Evidence: The place seemed
boring until suddenly the storm came. Mondo shouted, “I’m not
bored now!”)
• Support conclusions with evidence from the text: You can tell that
Gordo was prepared to study the weather on the planet because . . .
(Answer: he had gadgets in his backpack; Clues/Evidence: He took
some gadgets out of his backpack. He has a wind gauge in his backpack.
pages 10–11)
Take It Apart! Level 4 Comprehension
• Analyze text structure and organization: The author sometimes uses
dialogue to present information. Give an example from page 9. (“And
you thought this was a boring place!” yelled Gordo.)
• Analyze text structure and organization: How does the author organize
the information in this story? (sequential order; the order in which the
events occur)
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PART 2: PAGES 14–20
Vocabulary
• Use descriptions to determine word meaning: What does the word
interview mean in this book? Let’s look for clues for the meaning of
this word on page 14. (asked Halie about the storms)
Find It! Level 1 Comprehension
• Identify facts and details: Mondo and Gordo helped Halie set up . . .
(a weather station, page 18)
• Identify facts and details: First place in the science fair went to . . .
(Mondo and Gordo, page 20)
Look Closer! Level 2 Comprehension
CAUSE:
predict the
weather and
prepare for storms
• Identify cause and effect: The storms are a problem on Planet #63,749
because . . . (the creatures who live there never have time to prepare,
page 14)
• Identify cause and effect: Halie wants to be able to predict the weather
and prepare for storms so that . . . Use a cause-and-effect chart for help in
answering this question. (others will want to come to her planet, page 17)
Prove It! Level 3 Comprehension
M
EFFECT:
Others will come to
the planet.
• Identify main idea: Pages 16–17 are mainly about . . . (Answer: how studying
weather patterns can help you predict the weather; Clues/Evidence:
Gordo will teach Halie to use instruments to study weather patterns.
If they can predict the weather, they can prepare for storms.)
• Draw conclusions: You can tell from pages 15–17 that Halie wanted . . .
(Answer: others to come to her planet; Clues/Evidence: She tells
how some went back to their old planet because of the storms.
She says that learning to predict the weather and prepare for storms
is a great idea. It might make others want to come.)
• Make inferences: You can tell from page 20 that Mondo and Gordo’s
project was . . . (Answer: the best in the science fair; Clues/Evidence:
Their project won first place. They received a trophy.)
Take It Apart! Level 4 Comprehension
• Evaluate author’s purpose: The author uses cause and effect to present
some of the information in the story. Give an example from page 15.
(One creature moved to Planet #63,749 because their old planet was
too crowded. Many went back because of the storms.)
• Evaluate author’s purpose: The author probably wrote this book to
show. . . (how studying weather patterns can help predict the weather)
Early/Fluent Set B
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Based on the Comprehension Through Deductive Reasoning Model developed by Margaret Kilgo.