"My Breaking In": Identify Key Events and Summarize, Part 2

1. “My Breaking In”: Identify Key
Details and Summarize, Part 2
GRADE 4, UNIT 4, WEEK 3, MINI-LESSON 5 (15-20 minutes)

2. “My Breaking In”: Identify Key Details and
Summarize, Part 1
I will be able to:
Read to identify key details.
Summarize a story.
Explain why certain details are central to a piece of writing.

3. Engage Thinking
Remember, we identified important events and then
summarized the first part of “My Breaking In.” Let’s take
a look at some of the key events that you noted form
part 1 of the story.

4. Model: Read to Find Key Events
Purpose: Read paragraphs 7-8 of to find out what happens
when Black Beauty learns to wear a bit and bridle.
Annotate! Take margin notes as you identify key events and
summarize the story.
(TE p. 174)

5. Guided Practice
Purpose: Read paragraphs 1-3 to find out what
happens when Black Beauty is four years old.
Annotate! Take margin notes as you identify key events
and summarize the story.
(TE p. 170)

6. Guided Practice
Purpose: Read paragraphs 9-10 of “My Breaking In” to
find out what happens to Black Beauty next.
Annotate! Take margin notes as you identify key events
and summarize the story.

7. Guided Practice
What does Black Beauty mean when he says, “So you
see this breaking in is a great thing”?
What is the first thing that Black Beauty has to get used
to? How does he feel about it? What details support
your answer?
What is the next think master does to break the horse
in?

8. Reread and Write to Apply Understanding
Please reread paragraphs 3-4. Write a paragraph
summarizing Black Beauty’s point of view about being
“broken in.”