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Police in the Communityby Robert Hirschfeld

Fountas-Pinnell Level INonfictionSelection SummaryWhether on foot, riding a horse or a bike, or working with a police dog, police offi cers help keep people safe in towns and cities.

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Characteristics of the Text Genre • Nonfi ction

Text Structure • Focused on a single topic• Topic stated in the fi rst sentence• Description structure

Content • Police offi cers and their work• How police offi cers patrol communities

Themes and Ideas • Police offi cers keep people safe.• Police offi cers help people in a variety of ways.

Language and Literary Features

• Conversational language • Writer talks directly to the reader: You may have a police station in your town.

Sentence Complexity • Many long sentences• Compound sentences: They help cars on the street, and they help people too.• Multiple items in series: They might walk, ride horses, or bring their bikes.

Vocabulary • Key vocabulary word: community• Place names: police station, school, parks• Phrase: special events

Words • Mostly one- and two-syllable words with some three-syllable words: offi cers, community, attention

• Some complex letter-sound relationships: people, specialIllustrations • Color photos support the text.

Book and Print Features • Nine pages of text, photos on every page• Sentences carrying over two lines

© 2006. Fountas, I.C. & Pinnell, G.S. Teaching for Comprehending and Fluency, Heinemann, Portsmouth, N.H.

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Target Vocabulary

attention – holding your body straight, being quiet, and listening to what is going on around you, p. 4

buddy – a close friend, p. 9enormous – very big, p. 5

obeys – someone who obeys you follows your orders or rules, p. 9

safety – knowing rules so you will not get hurt, p. 3

shocked – very surprised, p. 10

speech – a talk given to a group, p. 3

station – a building in which people do a certain kind of work, p. 2

Police in the Community by Robert Hirschfeld

Build BackgroundHelp children think about police offi cers and share what they know. Build interest by asking a question such as the following: What jobs do police offi cers do? Read the title and author and talk about the cover photo.

Introduce the TextGuide children through the text, noting important ideas and nonfi ction features. Help with unfamiliar language so they can read the text successfully. Give special attention to target vocabulary. Here are some suggestions:

: Explain that this book tells about the different things police offi cers do in the towns and cities where they work. Suggested language: Turn to page 2. Police offi cers help a community, or an area in which people live. They can work at a police station. What jobs might people do at a police station?

Page 3: Call attention to the photo. Where is this police offi cer giving a speech? The offi cer is talking about safety. What might the offi cer tell these children about safety?

Page 5: Read the sentence: This police offi cer is riding an enormous horse. Why do you think police offi cers ride horses?

Page 9: Focus attention on the photo. This offi cer has brought his dog for a school visit. The dog is his buddy. The offi cer wants his buddy to obey. What does the offi cer expect his dog to do?

Now turn back to the beginning of the book and read to fi nd out how police offi cers help a community.

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ReadAs children read, observe them carefully. Guide them as needed, using language that supports their problem-solving ability.

Remind children to use the Monitor/Clarify Strategy , and to fi nd ways to fi gure out what doesn’t make sense.

Discuss and Revisit the TextPersonal ResponseInvite children to share their personal responses to the text.Suggested language: What else would you like to learn about police offi cers?

Ways of ThinkingAs you discuss the text, help children understand these points:

Thinking Within the Text Thinking Beyond the Text Thinking About the Text

• Police offi cers work on the streets, at schools, in parks, and in other places.

• Some police offi cers walk; some ride on horses or on bikes.

• Some police offi cers work with dogs.

• Police offi cers may march in a parade.

• Police offi cers help people in many different ways.

• Police offi cers work to keep people safe in the community.

• Some photos are simple silhouetted images; some photos include background details.

• The author’s purpose is to provide details about the different jobs police offi cers do.

© 2006. Fountas, I.C. & Pinnell, G.S. Teaching for Comprehending and Fluency, Heinemann, Portsmouth, N.H.

Choices for Further Support• Fluency Invite children to choose a passage from the text to read aloud. Remind them

to read with expression, making their voice sound as if they are talking to a friend.

• Comprehension Based on your observations of the children’s reading and discussion, revisit parts of the text to clarify or extend comprehension. Remind children to go back to the text to support their ideas.

• Phonics/Word Work Provide practice as needed with words and word parts, using examples from the text. Remind children that words can have consonant digraphs at the beginning, such as the word that on page 4, and at the end, such as the word speech on page 3. Use other examples from the text, such as this, these, them, when, watch, and with.



Writing about ReadingVocabulary PracticeHave children complete the Vocabulary questions on BLM 15.1.

RespondingHave children complete the vocabulary activities on page 11. Remind them to answer the Word Teaser on page 12. (Answer: buddy)

Reading Nonfi ctionNonfiction Features: Photos Remind children that nonfi ction has many features to help readers understand important information. Photos are one of these features. Tell children that photos often show what is being explained in the text. Photos help the reader see what the author is writing about. Have children choose a photo from the book. Ask them to write one sentence explaining the information they learned from the photo.

Writing Prompt: Thinking Beyond the TextHave children write a response to the prompt on page 6.

Assessment Prompts• On page 5, what does the word enormous mean?

• On page 10, the word shocked means _____________________________________.



Target VocabularyFill in each blank with the Target Vocabulary word that best completes each sentence.

1. We pay to our

teacher during class.

2. Police officers work at the police

.

3. Always walk with a

on a class trip.

4. Firefighters teach us about fire

.

5. A police dog

commands.

6. The loud noise of the car alarm

us!

7. We saw an fire truck

outside our school.

8. The police officer gave a

about staying safe.

Vocabulary

Read directions to children.

Name Date

Grade 2, Unit 3: Tell Me About It

Lesson 15B L A C K L I N E M A S T E R 1 5 . 1

Target Vocabulary

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Target Vocabulary

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English Language DevelopmentReading Support Help children compose a group summary. Guide them to state the topic and then name supporting details, using the sentence frame: Police offi cers can __________.

Idioms The text includes idioms that might be unfamiliar. Help children understand the meaning of the expressions pay attention (p. 4) and watch over (p. 7).

Oral Language DevelopmentCheck children’s comprehension, using a dialogue that best matches their English profi ciency level. Speaker 1 is the teacher, Speaker 2 is the child.

Beginning/Early Intermediate Intermediate Early Advanced/ Advanced

Speaker 1: Who is the person on the cover?

Speaker 2: a police offi cer

Speaker 1: What animals do some police offi cers work with?

Speaker 2: horses and dogs

Speaker 1: In what building do police offi cers work?

Speaker 2: They work in a police station.

Speaker 1: Where do police offi cers ride their horses?

Speaker 2: They ride in parks and other places.

Speaker 1: What might a police offi cer talk about at school?

Speaker 2: The police offi cer might talk about safety.

Speaker 1: How do police offi cers help children cross the street safely?

Speaker 2: They make sure that cars stop.



Name Date

Police in the CommunityThinking Beyond the Text

Think about the question below. Then write your answer in one paragraph.

In the book, the police officers do many different kinds of jobs in the community. Which job do you think is the most important? Tell why you think so. Use details from the book to support your answer.


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Target VocabularyFill in each blank with the Target Vocabulary word thatbest completes each sentence.

1. We pay to our

teacher during class.

2. Police offi cers work at the police

.

3. Always walk with a

on a class trip.

4. Firefi ghters teach us about fi re

.

5. A police dog

commands.

6. The loud noise of the car alarm

us!

7. We saw an fi re truck

outside our school.

8. The police offi cer gave a

about staying safe.

attention

buddy

enormous

obeys

safety

shocked

speech

station

Vocabulary

Name Date Lesson 15

B L A C K L I N E M A S T E R 1 5 . 1

Police in the Community

Target Vocabulary


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Student Date Lesson 15

B L a c k L i n e m a s t e r 1 5 . 2 4

Police in the CommunityRunning Record Form

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Police officers help a community in many ways. They help cars

on the street, and they help people too. You may have a police

station in your town.

Sometimes police officers visit schools and give a speech.

They may talk about safety or bring a police dog.

Police make sure that cars stop when children cross the street.

They tell the children to pay attention to the cars. They help

children get to school.

This police officer is riding an enormous horse. Police officers

ride horses in parks and other places. They help keep these

places safe.

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correctly/97 × 100)

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