with instruction that is described in the instructor's manual for Fundamentals in the Sentence Writing Strategy.* They are not designed to be used in absence of this instruction, nor are they to be used without regard for mastery learning. That is, if students are expected to learn the • Probable Passage and other pre-reading strategies can help students begin to make predictions in their reading. Teachers can adapt Probable Passage for any topic or issue by customizing the word categories. • For more information, see: - Teacher Resource, Tips for Using Probable Passage. - Teacher Resources, Probable Passage. Probable Passage Probable passage is a strategy to improve comprehension, develop an awareness of story structure, and increase vocabulary development. Prediction/Probable Passage Strategy Purpose/Rationale : This is a pre-reading technique that integrates prediction, summarization, vocabulary instruction and story frames. The purpose is to generate reading interest in text by getting students to predict the plot outcome of a narrative or the main idea of expository text. Probable Passage (Wood, 1984) encourages students to write an original story. Students use their knowledge of story structure along with selected vocabulary words to create a plausible story before reading. This Probable Passage 1 Lesson Plan is suitable for 2nd - 3rd Grade. Learners review words and discuss definitions of any that are unfamiliar. They arrange the words into categories on the chart provided and distribute the probable passage from which the key words have been deleted, and ask Students to insert the words into the blanks. Title: Probable Passages: A Writing Strategy Created Date: 20160808214752Z grams, charts, graphs, captions, italicized or bolded words or passages, colour, and symbols. • See Student/Teacher Resource, How to Read a History Textbook - Sample. Cross-Curricular Literacy: Strategies for Improving Secondary Students' Reading and Writing Skills, pp.20-21. "Probable Passage" is a before-reading strategy promoting student engagement in a new text by turning the basic summary of the text into a puzzle or riddle that the student needs to solve. Ingredients: 5 - 10 words from the text representing key characters, ideas, events, places, etc. TEACHING PARAGRAPH WRITING Students are ready to learn paragraph structure once they've learned to contruct a sentence. A paragraph is the fundamental building block of essay writing. It is a group of sentences about one topic or main idea, with the first sentence indented to signal its start. In expository writing, a basic Probable Passage This strategy helps students with a story's plot development and resolution by using a graphic organizer. This organizer uses two columns. The first column lists the following story elements; setting, characters, problem(s), event(s), and resolution. Probable Passage This strategy helps students with a story's plot development and resolution by using a graphic organizer. This organizer uses two columns. The first column lists the following story elements; setting, characters, problem(s), event(s), and resolution. Probable passage is a strategy to improve comprehension, develop an awareness of story structure, and increase vocabulary development. Purpose: Use this strategy as a pre-reading activity. Proficiency in the Sentence Writing Strategy: Student Lessons Volume 1 (