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1. 4 We ll do one more and then we re out of here Judging from what you read why do you think the dusty gray dog hurried to the field with the ball a It was unhappy about being disturbed b The dog had returned the ball before and knew it would be given a treat c It was dinner time and the field was in the direction of the dog s house Closure You know I was just thinking about that last one The dog knew it would be given a treat when it returned the ball Treats for animals are quite often as in always food Now I will not do tricks or perform tasks for food And I don t know why I only know that no cat will But taken in a proper context and viewed as a business rather than a humiliating trick done for humans amusement returning a ball for a treat doesn t Q Visualizing Verbalizing Program CD ROM User Guide sound so bad Ivan s Instant Ball Return We guarantee no doggy drool I m gonna put that mutt out of business See you later I gotta go get a small business loan Oh Gunny Gunny E SxS PIRANHA Piranhas are small carnivorous fish that live in tropical South America They travel in schools and normally eat smaller fish They are attracted by the scent of blood or by splashing If they find an animal in the water it is reduced to a skeleton in minutes But piranhas are often in danger too people find the fish to be delicious 1 What is the main idea of this story a A little bit about the life and
2. Scripts 25 B MS LEAKY PLAYHOUSE The roof of the backyard playhouse had a leak The worried girl put an empty can on the floor Drops from the leaky roof fell into the can When the can was full the girl emptied it and then put it back under the leak 1 What is the main idea of this story a A playhouse had a leak b A girl saved her playhouse from damage by using an empty can to catch water from a leak 2 Judging from what you read which of these is the most likely a The girl found the empty can in the trash b The empty can was rusty and had a dent in the side 3 How about this Which of these is most probably true a When the rain stopped the girl went and found an adult to fix the leak b When the rain stopped the girl left the can on the floor in case it started to rain again c When the rain stopped the girl forgot all about the leak and went off to play outside Closure I would like a playhouse I hear children in the neighborhood having fun in them all the time But I wouldn t want a leaky one You know how I feel about water don t you Pll drink it and that s all PI do with it And I only drink it because if I don t Pll die Every living thing needs a little water Even me In fact I am thirsty from all this talk talk talking So I think I ll go get a drink right now Of milk And some cat food to go with it Bye bye Chapter 5 C SxS RED ANT The red ant walked over and climbed onto the leaf A
3. c The gopher tried to eat but then choked on the marble that was in his hole 4 Judging from what you read which of these is the best picture for how the winner was decided a It was the person who knocked the most marbles out of bounds b It was the person who could argue the best c It was the person who bought the most expensive marble 5 Why do you think the girl with the braids couldn t find the marble in the gopher hole a The marble had fallen too far for her to reach it b She was hesitant about sticking her hand too far into the hole c The marble got covered with dirt when it hit the bottom of the hole Closure Well I have never been too interested in marbles But that s because you need fingers to shoot marbles well and I don t have fingers Of course I suppose I could invent feline marbles It would be far too difficult for humans to play And It would make all cat owners too jealous and we couldn t have that could we I know Gunny would be devastated I guess I ll just have to continue pouncing on marbles rather than shooting them That s much more fun anyway See ya Chapter 15 E xq COUNTY FAIR At the County Fair the freckled girl and boy visited the animal exhibits In one pen a teenage boy was washing a sleepy black bull Farther along they came to spotted rabbits long haired angora rabbits and some lop ears Food smells drifted on the wind and the children s stomachs growled They went to a sta
4. s circle and stopped With the engine still bubbling and tires still hot the driver leaped out of the car pulling off a shiny helmet Beautiful black hair spilled out over her shoulders as someone handed her a gold trophy The crowd cheered again even louder and she proudly raised the prize high over her head Visualizing Verbalizing Program Scripts a 1 What is the main idea of this story a The best race cars drivers are women b A race car driver won a race and was awarded a trophy c A race car driver won the most important race of the year and was awarded a trophy N Why do you think they wave a black and white checkered flag at the end of a car race a The black and white checks are very easy for the drivers to see and mean only one thing The race is over b The black and white checks are a custom that is so old no one remembers exactly how it got started c Someone waved an old checkered tablecloth at the end of the first car race ever and they ve been doing it ever since 3 Judging from what you read which of these is probably true a This was the first race the driver had ever won b The trophy for winning the race was three and a half feet tall c Ofall the cars in the race the winner s car had the highest average speed 4 What do you think the driver did with her trophy a She probably took it home and put it in her trophy case b She probably sold it to buy gas for her next race c She proba
5. One hurts like fire Guess which Do I have your sympathy Of course I do And I feel better already because of it And when I feel better I get hungry And that means yes you guessed it Toodle oo Gunny hey Gunny C SxS LITTLE FISH BIG FISH The little fish ate a fly and then a big fish ate the little fish A fisherman caught the big fish and ate it Now the man s house shook as something very large pounded on his door 1 What is the main idea of this story a Big animals often eat smaller animals b Fishermen catch and eat big fish 2 Judging from what you read the little fish probably ate the fly a By accident b Because it was hungry 3 The fisherman that caught the big fish probably a Likes the flavor of fish b Also caught a bad cold 4 Judging from what you read the very large something pounding on the fisherman s door is probably a Ed McMahon with a ten million dollar check from a sweepstakes contest b There to eat him Closure OK we re done Now a chain made out of food I could eat one of those What What Oh really Gunny just told me what a food chain really is It s a series of organisms interrelated in their feeding habits the smallest being fed upon by a larger one which in turn feeds a still larger one Wow In other words Visualizing Verbalizing Program Scripts 27 big things eat littler things Just like our sentences had us picture And here I thought the food chain was
6. Think of that at your next picnic And we can do it tablecloth or not Good day Chapter 6 C MS FIREFLIES It began to get very dark in the deep green woods The lost boy saw fireflies flashing in the dark He had a bright idea He caught some of the fireflies and put them in a bottle They danced around in the bottle making many little bits of light Then he used the glowing bottle as a lantern to find his way home 1 What s the main idea of this whole story a A lost boy had a good idea and caught fireflies to make a lantern b Fireflies are hard to catch but if you are clever you can do it 2 Judging from what you read at night fireflies are probably a Harder to catch than other insects b Easier to catch than other insects 3 Judging from what you read the bottle the boy put the fireflies in was probably a A root beer bottle b A quart bottle c Made of clear glass or plastic Closure Well I like fireflies OK but I d like them a lot better if they tasted better They taste just like their yellow green light looks Bitter and sour At the same time Eaugh Anyway you know how insects are attracted to light How they will swarm around a patio light for instance I wonder if fireflies do that too Or if since they make their own light they don t like to go near big lights because it makes their light look puny Hmmmmm Now I have to go out and see Its OK though I just ate I won t have a firefly eating acci
7. out of the maze without his girlfriend s thread The thread she told him how to use He would have had to stay in there forever Eventually he would have gotten so hungry he would have eaten the minotaur E MS JULIA MORGAN Julia Morgan was one of the first woman architects She caused a stir in a business always run by men Then a building she designed made it through the great San Francisco earthquake of 1906 with no damage It was made of reinforced concrete a technique she pioneered and she was famous Julia Morgan enjoyed a long career and designed hundreds of buildings all over the world 1 What is the main idea of this story a Julia Morgan completely took over the architecture business which had formerly been run by men b Julia Morgan shocked people when she first became an architect but she turned out to be very good and had a long successful career c Julia Morgan was a famous architect until a building she designed caused the great San Francisco earthquake 2 What do you think might have happened soon after Julia Morgan showed that she could be an excellent architect a Many other women got the courage to become architects and to try other careers that were always just for men too b The men made a rule that no more women could be architects c Julia Morgan got all the architecture work and the male architects lost business and went broke 3 Judging from what you read what do you think is the main reason Julia Morgan
8. Maine c There are no more Maine coon cats 3 Which of these is the most likely to be true about the ancestors of the Maine coon cats a The ancestor cats were even bigger than Maine coon cats b The ancestor cats were called Maine coon cats too c The ancestor cats were really good at catching mice and rats 4 Which of these probably helped to make the early settlers think the coon cats were part raccoon a The coon cats fur is often striped like a raccoon b The coon cats wash their food before eating just like raccoons do c The early settlers needed glasses really badly Closure Well finally A story about some of my fine fellow cats Yes I m still chuckling about that one choice The one where the settler tried to make a hat out of a coon cat Ee hee hee hee Oh I wish I could have been there to see that Yes yes this was a good story Not quite as good as a story about this cat or food but better than another story about dogs Now how did I get started on dogs I ll be upset the rest of the day Unless Yes Unless I have something like a nice sardine milkshake to soothe me Chapter 9 D MS SPEED RACER VICTORY The race car sped across the finish line past the waving black and white checkered flag engine roaring loudly All the other cars drove sadly off the oval track The winning car made a slow victory lap of the track alone as the crowd cheered and cheered Then the driver wheeled the car into the winner
9. The story didn t say where it was done but where do you think the Indians and the Pilgrims probably had their clambake a On the beach b On Plymouth Rock c On Thanksgiving Day Closure My new dream is to have a clambake But I need a clambake pit Now I can dig pretty well for a cat but a three foot hole in the ground would take me a month of Sundays I ve got to have help and I know just the guy to help me He doesn t know he s going to and if he did know I wanted him to he would try not to But that s OK He s going to think he s on a mission of his own I think Gunny yes surprise that s who is going to have I don t know ah yes an old treasure map fall out of a book right into his lap Oh yeah I can draw quite well Strangely enough it will lead to the center of the backyard where he will unknowingly do my bidding Diabolical aren t I But hey I m not all bad PI share my clambake with him And he ll dig it Dig this my clambake is going to be an all lobster extravaganza Whoo Decadent Gotta go Visualizing Verbalizing Program CD ROM User Guide Chapter 13 E MS KANGAROO RAT The kangaroo rat really resembles a typical rat in name only The little animal lives in desert areas of the American Southwest The rat hops on its large hind legs and has a long tail with a tuft of fur at the end The tail is used for balance when the rat stands upright on its back legs Kangaroo rats feed at night w
10. allowed to steam for an hour and then the cooked food was dug out and eaten today popular New England clambakes are still done the same way 1 What is the main idea of this story a Clams lobsters fish and corn are the only ingredients ever used for a clambake b The story of how some Native Americans shared a very old way of cooking and how to do it now c The story of how some Native Americans shared a very old way of cooking with some Pilgrims 2 Judging from what you read which of these choices do you think is probably true about the new way of cooking food the Native Americans showed the Pilgrims a It was truly a new way to cook An Indian had discovered how to do it just one week before the Pilgrims arrived at Plymouth Rock b It wasn t a new way to cook at all In fact the Indians had cooked that way for many years It was only new to the Pilgrims c It was and still is a dangerous way to cook because sometimes part of the food doesn t get cooked and the raw parts can make people sick 3 Judging from what you read what is the best example for what a clambake pit about three feet around would be like a A square hole exactly three feet long three feet wide and three feet deep b A hole of any shape as long as it is about three feet across and three feet deep and about three feet wide at the bottom c A hole three feet across at the top and tapering down to a point at the three foot deep bottom 4
11. are three types of reports to choose from in the reports menu 1 Most Recent The Most Recent report shows the result of the most recent module done by the student who logged in 2 Report By Module The Report By Module report lists the modules of the V V program by their titles then by the date s done with the scores achieved Again this report is for the student whose name was selected at the log in 3 Report By Date The Report By Date is very much like the report by module The difference is that it lists all the modules done by the logged in student starting with the most recent at the top Below the date are all the modules done by the student that day with his or her respective scores SCORES Each module collects four scores and each score is displayed as a fraction x x The denominator is always the total possible for that category of questions 1 Judged Imagery Questions The first score is always the total number of imagery questions judged Visualizing Verbalizing Program Interpreting Scores Q by the program This means that a student might answer seven imagery questions but for three of the questions any of the options would work so those questions are not judged The score would be x 4 The number in x would be the number of questions the student answered with a reasonable option on their first attempt 2 Main Idea Questions The second score is for the Main Idea question This is x 1 since ther
12. covered with large loose rumpled looking feathers The male is black with white wings and tail and the female is grayish brown The bird cannot fly but it can run thirty miles an hour for many minutes If cornered it will kick hard with the large clawed toes on each of its long bare legs Ostriches live in small flocks in dry flat open country They eat plants grasses fruit leaves and sometimes insects or even small birds and mice They nest by scraping a small depression in the ground All the females in the flock lay their eggs in the same nest Male and female alike take turns sitting on the eggs The eggs are bigger than those of any other bird about seven inches long five inches wide and weighing up to three and one half pounds For millions of years the ostrich ranged over Europe Africa and Asia Today the ostrich lives wild only in Africa In the 1800 s ostrich feathers were very popular worn on hats and used as decorations The ostrich was hunted heavily and would probably be extinct if not for the start of ostrich farms People discovered that since ostriches live in flocks and cannot fly away they can be herded and raised like cattle Today world wide there are many ostrich farms and the huge bird is enjoying a comeback 1 What is the main idea of this story What are the three paragraphs trying to tell you a A lot about ostriches More than you will probably ever need to know about the birds b The complete history of
13. habits of dangerous little piranhas b Don t go swimming in tropical South America c How piranhas may be dangerous but they have enemies too 2 Judging from what you read what kind of animal would be in the most danger from piranhas a Big blue parrots b Any land animals that end up in the water because they are slow and clumsy in water and make easy prey c Large turtles 3 Since a group of piranhas can reduce an animal to a skeleton very quickly which of these is the most likely to be true a Piranhas have very sharp teeth b Piranhas can eat five times their own weight c Piranhas leave the skeleton because they don t like the taste of bones 4 We ll do one more and then we re out of here Besides man which of these animals is probably also a danger to piranhas a Giant South American river otters b Killer bees c Crocodiles Closure Well now aren t piranhas fascinating little creatures They usually act like regular fish eating any other fish smaller than themselves Unless something big wanders into the water and then they attack all at once like a hundred little meatgrinders Rowr Well they ll never get me I don t go in the water at any time for any reason But whoa Gunny s aquarium would be a perfect place for some piranhas I could study their habits I must arrange for him to order some very soon Whether he knows it or not he needs some new fish And new fish he shall have E SxS
14. like a bone without having to touch a real bone b To increase dog biscuit sales because people will think a bone shape is cute c To fool dogs Closure How about that silent whistle If they can make one for humans that works on dogs maybe they could make one for cats that works on humans I would like one that would work on a human like oh I don t know say Gunny I could summon him from wherever he is to do my bidding But heck I do that now like this MEEEEEOWR I know it s not silent but it works and why mess with a good thing You know what I m hungry All this talk of bones both real and phony has caused my appetite to flare up I ve eaten dog biscuits you know They aren t bad Kind of greasy so of course they are best served right away while still fresh I suggest you try one as soon as possible and let me know how you like it Huh C q BURMESE TEMPLE CATS Long ago the temples of Burma were filled with statues made of gold and jewels The riches were safe because the temples were guarded by cats One hundred or more cats lived in each temple They were pampered and fed by the priests In return the cats were round the clock guards They would attack and drive away anyone who came to the temple to rob it 1 What is the main idea of this story a Long ago in Burma cats lived and were cared for in the temples and guarded the temples from thieves b Long ago the temples of Burma were never robbed 2 Judg
15. predators If an enemy comes it can close the hinged door to its underground nest If caught outside the trap door spider doesn t need to fight or try to run By folding its legs so that its body forms a narrow wheel the spider can roll away down hills or sand dunes 1 What is the main idea of this story a All about the life of the trap door spider b How the trap door spider escapes predators c Why the trap door spider always escapes predators 2 Judging from what you read where do you think trap door spiders probably build their underground nests a On perfectly level ground so the trap door lids fit nice and flat b On a slope so that they can roll away really quickly if they get caught outside the nest c Ina tree 3 Judging from what you read which of these is most likely true a Trap door spiders probably lock their trap doors if they are going to be gone for a long time b Trap door spiders probably have tunnels and different rooms in their underground nests c Trap door spiders probably live in dry climates 4 Which one is true about trap door spiders a They play tricks on each other too b They have a lot more tricks not mentioned in the story c They have developed and refined their predator escaping tricks over thousands or even millions of years of evolution Visualizing Verbalizing Program Scripts 45 Closure Well now what clever little fellows I admire that in a spider And in the case of th
16. rubber worm but the fish wouldn t bite b Most people that fish in lakes use a rowboat 2 Judging from what you read why do you think the man in the rowboat chose a green rubber worm a Green is his favorite color b He thought the fish would bite a green worm 3 Pm curious about what the fish did Let s look at the last sentence again and maybe we can figure it out Judging from what you read why do you think the fish did that a The worm tickled the fish s nose and made it smile b The fish knew the worm was not real and thought the fisherman was silly for trying to fish with it Closure Well now I know I said earlier that good fishermen that catch lots and lots of fish give a cat like me a fish once in a while But suddenly that is not good enough any more I need to catch my own fish I got to figure out how My claws are like four needle sharp fish hooks on each paw but I can t stand to get my paws wet And Td look ridiculous with bait stuck on each claw and my paw in the water If I could stand that which I can not Maybe Gunny will help me I know one thing not to do I won t bother with any green rubber worms Gunny I need you to feed me and then can we talk B SxS MAGICIAN The magician put his top hat upside down on the table He waved his magic wand above the black hat Then he stuck in his hand and pulled out a white rabbit 1 What is the main idea of this story a As a magic trick a magician took off his
17. s building in San Francisco didn t fall down a Reinforced concrete is so heavy the earthquake couldn t move it b It was build on special rubber cushions called pioneer doughnuts that absorbed all the shock waves c Julia Morgan knew California has a lot of earthquakes so she used special materials and a special design to withstand earthquakes 4 Julia Morgan designed many buildings in her long career Which of these statements do you think is most likely true about them a All her buildings were made of reinforced concrete sa Visualizing Verbalizing Program CD ROM User Guide b The building in San Francisco that withstood the quake is the only one she ever designed using reinforced concrete c Lots of her buildings were made of reinforced concrete Closure Well that Julia Morgan was quite a gal wasn t she Of course she was She knew what she wanted to do and she did it Getting an education and a career was really hard for women back then Most people thought women should only get married and have a family and not do anything else Julia Morgan said married schmarried she said fiddle faddle to that And did just what she wanted Very successfully And now that I have said my piece I think I shall have my personal architect Frank Lloyd Gunny design my next meal A tall tower of reinforced catfood It might make it through an earthquake but somehow I don t think this structure will be able to withstand hurricane
18. shooting the brightly colored balls into the pockets of the green felt tabletop The shy little girl with the new pool cue won so many games of pool that she bought her uncle a soda to cheer him up 1 What is the main idea of this story What are the three paragraphs trying to tell you a Anyone can learn to play pool really well in just two hours b Pool is a fun game and all pool halls are not dirty dangerous places Some like the Family Billiards Center are quite pleasant and suitable for the whole family Visualizing Verbalizing Program Scripts c The Family Billiards Center has pool video games and a snack bar and is very popular with adults and children alike 2 Judging from what you read which of these is true about the video games in the Family Billiards Center a Some of the video games cost fifty cents to play b Some of the video games were the very newest in the world Killdiver Cyberia and Doom II c Some of the video games were being played right when the girl and her uncle walked in 3 If you had never heard of pool before this story judging from what you read which of these is probably true about the pool balls a The pool balls were a lot of different colors b The pool balls were all the same color c The pool balls were at least two different colors Closure Wow pool Something I will never play No hands you know And my tail is not quite as prehensile as a monkey s I would like it to
19. sudden wind came up and blew the green leaf into the swift water The surprised ant rode the leaf down the blue river When the leaf floated to the bank the ant stepped off it into a strange new land 1 What is the main idea of this story a Ants use leaves for airplanes b A wind blown leaf sent an ant on a surprise trip c Red ants use leaves for boats 2 Judging from what you read which of these is most likely true a The ant planned the whole trip as a vacation b The ant ended up a long way from home Visualizing Verbalizing Program CD ROM User Guide 3 Which of these is the most likely a The tree or bush the leaf was from grew near the fast blue river b The tree or bush the leaf was from probably grew indoors in a mall 4 Which of these is probably true about what made the strange new land so strange a Because it was a place the ant had never seen before b Because it was a place with bright orange hills and animals with green fur Closure Well wasn t that special Everybody gets a vacation but me Even that dumb ant I am especially bitter about vacations and I ll tell you why One time I saw a note Gunny wrote saying he was taking me for vacation and I got all excited I usually hate to ride in the car but this time I got right in Then when we only drove as far in the car as the vet s I knew it was a trick Gunny took me for vaccination not vacation Vacation vaccination Big difference One is fun
20. that heavy steel chain Gunny keeps on the refrigerator to keep me out of the refrigerator Which by the way works only part of the time Well toodle oo It s snack time and I gotta go pick a lock C SxS GREEN SNAKE RAT The waiting snake was the same exact color green as the grass The gray rat approached but didn t see the still snake The snake waited until the rat was very close Later the snake had a big bulge in its middle and the rat was nowhere to be seen 1 What is the main idea of this story a Only snakes and rats live in grass b A snake waited for a rat in some grass 2 Judging from what you read what do you think caused the bulge in the snake s belly a Indigestion from eating a green apple b The rat 3 Judging from what you read why did the snake choose to wait in the grass a It liked the way the grass tickled b The green grass would make the green snake hard to see c No lawnmowers could run over it there 4 Judging from what you read why did the snake wait for the rat to come very close a The snake was lazy b The snake wanted its dinner delivered Closure Man I m hungry now Any story about food gets me right here Stomach patting sound effect You know rats are cat food too I would hate to fight a snake for a rat though Snakes are fast and tricky and the thought of one fanging my fur is eaugh Anyway I gotta go eat But ll meet you back here for the next story Bye C SxS WHI
21. top hat and pulled a rabbit out of it b There was a rabbit in a magician s hat 2 Judging from what you read why do you think the magician put his top hat on the table a He wanted the audience to be able to see it well b He need both hands free to take off his coat 3 From what you read why do you think the magician waved his magic wand a To make it look like the magic wand made the rabbit appear b To chase away a fly Visualizing Verbalizing Program CD ROM User Guide 4 Judging from what you read which of these is the most likely a The magician used the rabbit in his act all the time b The magician used a new rabbit for every trick and ate the old one Closure Whoo that was a good one You know I wouldn t mind working for a magician if he fed me properly No carrots thank you And I would do it except for one thing I am Ivan and well known for it I am afraid if I worked for a magician everyone would get me confused with the Cat In The Hat who has quite a hat himself but who is no Ivan by any means Know what I mean Anyway I am quite an amateur magician myself I make things vanish Want to see a trick Gunny fill my bowl Now a drum roll please drum roll Presto CHANGE O Chapter 4 B MS SLEEPING BROWN BEAR The brown bear was sleeping in her mountain cave The cave was warm and dark and the bear snored softly Outside the cave the winter snow began to melt Two weeks later the sun was shin
22. Begin Begin exe Visualizing Verbalizing Program Quick Start A GOOD THING FOR YOU TO KNOW 1 Getting to the Menu Bar Options To be able to access the menu bar options you must press the control key and the m key simultaneously in the Windows version or the command key and the m key in the Mac version Then enter the password you put in with your first installation You have to do this every time you want to access a menu option That should get you started Enjoy the software Visualizing Verbalizing Program CD ROM User Guide COMPUTER CONFIGURATION INFORMATION Mac OS systems Apple Macintosh LC III or better PowerPC is strongly recommended with System 7 1 or higher QuickTime 2 1 2 CD ROM drive double speed quad speed is strongly recommended 12 RGB or larger monitor color set to 256 8 megabytes of physical RAM 16 megabytes is strongly recommended Windows 3 1a 95 98 amp ME systems 486 or better PC recommend a Pentium PC with Windows 3 1 or 95 MS DOS 6 0 or greater QuickTime for Windows 2 1 2 Sound Blaster Pro or 100 Sound Blaster compatible sound card 8 bit minimum and speakers CD ROM drive double speed quad speed is strongly recommended VGA monitor capable of 640 x 480 pixel display at 256 colors local bus Windows video accelerator card 8 megabytes of physical RAM 16 megabytes is strongly recommended
23. Ivan Hey I gotta blow Gunny E MS HARRIET TUBMAN Harriet Tubman born to slave parents escaped to freedom by following the north star Once free she was not content to enjoy her freedom alone During the 1850 s she went back many times to help others get away She led over 300 slaves including her parents to freedom on the Underground Railroad It was not a real railroad but a string of safe places to stop People along the way gave food and shelter to the runaway slaves During the Civil War Harriet Tubman served as a spy and a guide for the Union Army After the war she ran a home for poor and elderly blacks When she died she was buried with full Military Honors 1 What is the main idea of this story a Harriet Tubman was a black woman b Harriet Tubman was a very brave woman who helped other people in the cause of freedom often risking her life to do so c Harriet Tubman was the first to use the Underground Railroad In fact she invented it 2 Judging from what you read why do you think people might have called the Underground Railroad the Underground Railroad a Because it ran underground so nobody could see the escaped slaves riding on it b Because the escaped slaves would often walk single file through the countryside in a line of people that looks a little like a train c Because all the regular places where the slaves would rest along the way reminded people of stations on a railroad line where the train would always st
24. JIM THORPE ALL AMERICAN Jim Thorpe a native American was one of the world s best athletes An All American in high school football in 1912 he set Olympic records in the decathlon and pentathlon Then his medals were taken away because earlier he had played baseball for money Thorpe played professional football and baseball for several years Visualizing Verbalizing Program Scripts Q He was put in the Football Hall of Fame and in 1982 Olympic officials voted to restore his medals 1 What is the main idea of this story a Jim Thorpe was a great athlete b Jim Thorpe a native American and one of the world s best athletes played professional football and baseball for several years c Jim Thorpe was a great native American athlete who was stripped of his Olympic medals but later after his long sports career they were returned 2 What do you think made Jim Thorpe such a great athlete a All native Americans are great athletes b He got athletic genes passed down from his parents that made him fast strong and well coordinated c He sent away for lessons and practiced them in his room 3 Judging from what you read which of these is the most likely to be true a Jim Thorpe liked baseball better than football b Jim Thorpe was very good at both football and baseball c Jim Thorpe was better at football at than baseball 4 Judging from what you read which of these statements is most likely true a Jim Thorpe was el
25. TE BOX BLACK BOX Closed up inside the plain white box was a jet black box Resting inside the jet black box was an emerald green box Nestled inside the emerald green box was a bright red ruby 1 What is the main idea of this story a Inside three different boxes was a red ruby b If you open three boxes you will find a ruby Visualizing Verbalizing Program CD ROM User Guide 2 Judging from what you read which is probably true a The jet black box was probably smaller than the plain white box b The jet black box was probably about one foot high 3 From what we read which is true a The emerald green box was the smallest box b The emerald green box smelled like a wet chicken 4 Judging from what you read which statement about the boxes is probably true a The three boxes could be put inside each other and stored in a much smaller space than they would need separately b The three boxes could fit easily in the trunk of a car Closure Are we done Thank goodness I mean what a yawner AWORTHLESS ruby in the smallest box Yee haw Why I oughta Now if it was a suckling pig complete with apple in the mouth Or a nice big dead fish left to ripen in the three boxes until perfect to serve Mmmmmmm You know though if the emerald green box did smell like a wet chicken so would the ruby I could swallow it whole and claim I thought it was a chicken liver Yeah Just a thought Bye bye C SxS HAMBURGER DOG The big do
26. Visualizing Verbalizing For Language Comprehension and Thinking Windows Versions by Nanci Bell the Visualizing Verbalizing For Language Comprehension and Thinking CD ROM CD ROM User Guide Intermediate Level Gander Publishing e 2004 1997 Nanci Bell 412 Higuera Street Suite 200 San Luis Obispo CA 93401 Visualizing amp Verbalizing Program CD ROM Version 1 first edition Copyright 2004 1997 Nanci Bell Gander Publishing 412 Higuera Street Suite 200 San Luis Obispo CA 93401 805 541 5523 800 554 1819 Copyright Notice and License Agreement The Visualizing amp Verbalizing Program manual program product design and design concepts are copyrighted with all rights reserved to Nanci Bell Your rights are subject to the limitations and restrictions imposed by the copyright laws of the United States of America Please note that you may not use copy modify or transfer the program or documentation or any copy except as expressly provided in the license agreement The accompanying computer program s Software is licensed not sold to you by Nancibell Inc for use under the terms of the license See the disk packet envelope for a full text of the software license By opening the disk packet you agree that you have read the license printed on it that you are bound by its terms and that it is the only agreement between you and Nancibell Inc regarding the program and docume
27. ack and steaming food didn t make smoke like cooking food with a campfire 4 Judging from what we read which of these statements about cooking is probably true a There are only five ways of cooking They are roast grill bake boil and barbeque b Boiling was invented before baking c Roasting was invented before boiling Closure The history of cooking This has been a dream come true But you know what You know how usually anything in these exercises even sometimes kind of weird stuff makes me hungry Well I m not hungry This time I m not hungry I m exhausted from picturing so much food Pm going to need a long long sleep before I can eat again But there is no reason not to start the cooking process right now and let it continue as I slumber ll just use a modern version of an old pottery stew pot called an electric crock pot and simmer a nice stew ever so slowly as I sleep Gunny Yeah you stew E SxS CLAMBAKE Native Americans showed the Pilgrims how to cook clams and other foods in a new and ingenious way A pit about three feet around was dug lined with large stones and a big fire built in it When the fire burned down the ashes were raked away and the now red hot rocks were covered with a thick layer of wet seaweed Visualizing Verbalizing Program Scripts Clams lobsters fish and corn were then placed in the pit and covered over with lots more seaweed and a heavy animal hide The covered pit was
28. activity would not only assist in keeping attention but also assist in the basic process of stimulating imagery We created a universally appealing agent Ivan the Cat After a long search for just the right voice and Co Visualizing Verbalizing Program CD ROM User Guide personality Ivan was brought to life with Kirk s Lindamood s voice and humor and love for food and tricks Here s a sample of Ivan closing the images in a second grade paragraph You know I usually avoid boats and boat rides at all cost But now that we learned about flying fish I feel a real urge to go to sea I am intrigued by the idea of a flying fish landing on deck Right at my feet Hello little fellow I d say As long as you ve dropped by come on in the galley for dinner There are no dry towels fishy but here use this flour to dust yourself dry Now roll in these cracker crumbs There Dressed for dinner Sit here in this pan I mean in this nice warm metal easy chair just your size Heh heh heh Returned to the screen after each story Ivan tells a joke complete with a laugh track During the beta testing Ivan was very popular with students At one point a ten year old girl turned to her teacher and said with a smile on her face I just love that cat Involving students physically in a non active screen environment was another challenge to meet With the enemy being that universal habit of passively watching an active tele
29. age Comprehension and Thinking V V Program is to develop gestalt imagery as a primary sensory cognitive basis for language comprehension following directions and critical thinking The challenge was how to accomplish that goal in a computer format The greatest concern was whether or not the integrity of the V V Program could be maintained The first question was how could we develop the students ability to image concepts using a technology relying on screen images On screen pictures provide rather than stimulate imagery Thus the software had to have non active non pictorial screens keep students interested and stimulate imagery A significant problem to solve Trial and error ensued and finally early one morning an idea popped in my head with imagery of course Use sound effects so imagery is created from both language and sound effects Old radio shows created imagery story records created imagery both integrated sound effects and language We tried it and it worked In fact V V with sound effects seemed to stimulate imagery even better than regular V V since few of us humans can spontaneously create sound effects when working with students The second question was how could we reduce the images and activity on the screen and still keep the students attention in a culture rife with Nintendo and hours and hours of imagery passive television viewing Again a creative solution leapt up humor and physical
30. alkers and see how many of them do look alike You know there might be other things too They might walk alike You know bowlegged or something Or they might have the same mannerisms like scratching scratch scratch me or sniffing things sniff sniff me eh Hey it s worth a look see so PIH see you later E q MARBLES The marble champions of the world battled in a dusty corner of the yard One badly shot marble missed its target and went down a gopher hole A girl with braids reached in the hole but couldn t feel the marble There was much debate about how the lost marble should count in the game Then play began again and the winner was decided Much later a fat gopher bumped into the marble sniffed it and then walked on 1 What is the main idea of this story a A marble game was played and somebody won even with one lost marble b A marble was lost c A marble was lost and then found by a gopher 2 Judging from what you read why do you think the players had to debate to decide how to count the lost marble a They had never lost a marble before Visualizing Verbalizing Program Scripts b They each had a good idea of how to count a lost marble and had to agree on just one c They wanted the person who made the bad shot and lost the marble to go home 3 Judging from what you read which of these is probably true a The girl with braids really did not want to find the lost marble b The players liked marbles a lot
31. and all appropriate drivers for sound card CD ROM drive etc On both Mac OS and Windows systems this software requires at least 5 megabytes of available RAM to launch Installing the Program The first time you launch the software see Starting the Program on the next page you will get a registration screen Put your Name Company and Registration Number in the boxes displayed on screen The registration number is on the registration card that came with the CD Visualizing Verbalizing Program Quick Start You can use the tab key or click in a box to move between the different entry fields Press the enter or the return key or click the OK button when you have finished all entries That s all you have to do to install the program NOTE You must put something in the Company box such as an X if you are an individual rather than a company or school Please fax or mail in your completed registration form in order to be eligible for support services Starting the Program Mac OS System 1 V V CD ROM in CD ROM drive 2 Double click CD icon on the desktop 3 Double click begin icon Windows 3 1 1 V V CD ROM in CD ROM drive 2 Open Windows 3 1 if not already open 3 Open Main if not already open 4 Open File Manager if not already open 5 Select CD ROM drive usually d or e 6 Double click begin exe icon Window
32. antime Gunny some Nine Lives Chicken And make it a double Visualizing Verbalizing Program CD ROM User Guide E q PETS AND OWNERS Have you ever noticed how people and their pets very often resemble each other Sometimes a woman will look just like her Siamese cat Or a man will look a lot like his dog If you ve ever seen a picture of England s former Prime Minister Winston Churchill with his pet bulldog you know this is true One man even looks like his pet goldfish The question is do people choose pets that already resemble themselves or do animal and human come to look more and more like each other over time 1 What s the main idea of this story a Winston Churchill and his pet bulldog were very fond of goldfish b Some people look so much like their pets that they start eating their pets food and the pets starve c It is interesting and funny how some people and their pets look a lot alike although no one really knows why this is so 2 Judging from what you read which of these might be fun a Start eating pet food to see if you start looking more like an animal b Make a list of all the people you know with pets then decide how many of them look alike and then tell them they look alike c Have long arguments with people about what causes owners and pets to look alike or not Closure This has been interesting I think I m going to go down to the park right after this and scope out some dog and cat w
33. ap We did one extra loop the loop than planned that day You d think the guy had never seen a cat before Some people PI see you later Roger Ten four Up over and out C q DOG BISCUIT The tall teenager blew a silent silver whistle A thin tan dog with no tail ran through the middle of a soccer game The dog ran to the boy and was given a bone shaped dog biscuit The dog wagged its whole rear end and then spun in happy circles 1 What is the main idea of this story a A dog can be taught to come when a special silent whistle is blown b Dogs love dog bisquits and will run to get one 2 What do you think the story meant when it said the whistle was silent a The whistle was silent to humans but dogs could hear it just fine b The whistle was truly completely silent 3 Judging from what you read which of these is probably true a It was the very first time the boy had ever blown his silent whistle b The dog had heard the whistle many times before 4 Why do you think the dog ran through the soccer game a The dog was on the other side of the field and going right through the game was the fastest way to get to the boy b It knew it was a faster runner than the soccer players and could do what it wanted because they could not catch it Visualizing Verbalizing Program Scripts 5 What is the most likely reason why dog biscuits are made to look like real bones a So people can give their dog something that looks
34. are easily trained Bottle nose dolphins are the popular stars of many well known aquariums around the world 1 What is the main idea of this story What are the three paragraphs trying to tell you a Everything that humans know about dolphins b A lot about dolphins c How dolphins are happiest when they are in aquarium shows 2 Judging from what you read which of these is probably true a Dolphins bite a lot of people Visualizing Verbalizing Program CD ROM User Guide b Dolphins don t bite a lot of people c Dolphin bites hurt really badly 3 Judging from what you read which of these is probably true for why bottle nose dolphins are called bottle nose dolphins a They can balance bottles on their noses for hours b Their noses are long thin and round like bottles c They can break bottles with their noses Closure OK We ve done the dolphin thing And you know what I feel a real kinship with the rubbery water creatures They are smart playful mammals and so am I They have sharp teeth and so do I They are sleek and smooth and so am I They love fish and so do I They are easy to train and well there the similarity ends And now this must end As you go do what you do and I go eat Chow baby D qxq OSTRICH The ostrich is the largest bird in the world It may stand ten feet tall and weigh three hundred pounds An ostrich has a long almost bare neck a tiny head big eyes and a flat bill Its body is
35. aves his or her name in the V V book the experience becomes more personalized as well as assisting in tracking progress through the overall program level by level chapter by chapter Level B through E represents second through fifth grade material however this intermediate level stimulation may be used for younger or older students since it is developing sensory cognitive processing not content Here is an overview of theV V CD ROM book each story ending with a humorous comment by Ivan a joke laughter and a following directions V V Program CD overview component Chapter 1 Picture to Picture This step asks the student to describe an on screen picture to a teacher or peer s using the V V structure words to check for detailed verbalization Chapter 2 Word Imaging This step asks the student to describe his or her image of a stimulus word known noun to a teacher or peer s using the V V structure words to check for detailed verbalization Chapter 3 Sentence by Sentence Imaging Level B The first Sentence by Sentence step begins at the second grade level and is presented in single sentence increments using structure words and higher order thinking skills HOTS Chapter 4 Multiple Sentence Imaging Level B This step presents second grade paragraphs in multiple sentence increments also stimulating HOTS Chapter 5 Sentence by Sentence Level C Third grade paragraphs some use of structure words stimula
36. be though Then I could use my tail to hold the pool cue and beat the pants off Gunny Just an expression Now if I had to look like a monkey to have a tail like one I d pass You dig Of course you do Still it would be fun to play I m going to go down to the zoo with some bananas and see if I can arrange for a few monkey tail lessons It can t hurt to try And then rack em Gunny Tonight you play against Minnesota Ivan Billiard King of the neighborhood Man that sounds good Ciao baby Visualizing Verbalizing Program CD ROM User Guide
37. bly forgot it at the race track Closure You know I would be an excellent race car driver Me with my lightning fast reflexes You know I drove a car once don t you It was exciting It didn t start out going fast but it got fast You see I was having a look around inside Gunny car in the driveway once when I accidentally knocked the emergency brake off and the car began to roll It rolled out the driveway and way down the street with me at the wheel before it went up on the curb and broke a fire hydrant Gunny got really mad but it s not my fault Everyone knows you need to leave a car in PARK and set the emergency brake And the fire department guys told him so when they came to shut off the broken hydrant Hee hee hee D MS BLUE PARROT The big blue parrot looked around stealthily and then opened the door to his cage Free he flew across the room and landed on the table with the bowl of nuts Holding the peanuts in his wrinkled black claws he ate with his sharply curved beak Suddenly he heard the sound of footsteps in the hall Quickly the crafty parrot flew back into his cage closed the wire door and waited for the house to get quiet again 1 What is the main idea of this story a A parrot ate some peanuts with his beak b A parrot flew out of his cage and ate some peanuts c A parrot went in and out of his cage whenever he wanted to eat nuts and nobody knew because Visualizing Verbalizing Program CD ROM User G
38. dent Hey I m a cat Sometimes I forget C MS ABANDONED HOUSE Across a wide field stood an abandoned house Inside the house two boys found a trapdoor under an old rug and climbed down into a dark cellar One boy lit a match to reveal old swords and shields hung on the stone walls The boys vowed not to tell another soul what they had found Visualizing Verbalizing Program CD ROM User Guide 1 What is the main idea of this story a Two kids found old weapons in an abandoned house and didn t tell anyone else b Old weapons are heavy and should only be hung on stone walls 2 Judging from what you read a cellar might be the same thing as a A basement b A sword 3 Judging from what you read the boy that lit the match in the cellar probably a Already had the matches with him b Found the matches in the cellar Closure Oh that was a good one Finding cool stuff while exploring is the best Of course old swords and shields are cooler to those two boys than they would be to a cat like me And I like stuff they wouldn t think is cool But that s what makes the world go round Although I would like a sword just fine if it was stuck in something I could eat And of course speaking of eat yes I will Right now Tally ho Chapter 7 C q BAKING A CAKE In the kitchen the chef in the tall white hat was stuffing pork chops Suddenly the buzzer on the big oven went off The chef leaped across the room and threw open the
39. e The moa stood 13 feet high and lived in New Zealand between 2 and 8 million years ago Scientists first learned about the moa in 1936 when a farmer and his son dug a hole to bury a dead horse and found a pile of strange bones The moa probably went extinct because its great weight caused it to sink below the surface of swampy ground One egg of the giant moa has been reconstructed from pieces of the broken shell It is 7 inches long and 5 inches wide 1 What s the main idea of this story a About the moa a giant flightless bird that became extinct and whose bones weren t discovered until 1936 b About the moa a giant flightless bird that lived for millions of years in New Zealand and was finally hunted to extinction in 1936 c About the moa a giant bird that lived in New Zealand until farmers brought horses that ate all the moas food supply causing the extinction of the birds 2 Judging from what you read what is probably true about the moa a It was a fierce predator that would swoop on unsuspecting prey from high in the sky b It was the model for Big Bird on Sesame Street c It was not bothered or hunted by the other animals of New Zealand Closure Okay The moa A most awesome bird I wonder how I could get to New Zealand cheap I never believe those extinction stories you see I think there must be a least one moa hidden way up in the somewhere just waiting for Ivan on Safari Pll have to think about that In the me
40. e is only one main idea question per module So 0 1 or 1 1 are the only options 3 Higher Order Thinking Skills HOTS questions The third score covers the Higher Order Thinking Skills HOTS questions These are like the imagery questions in that the total number varies from module to module The denominator will usually be 3 or 4 Again the numerator is the number of questions the student answered with a reasonable option on his or her first attempt 4 Summary Score The fourth score is a summary The denominator is the total number of judged questions in the whole module imagery questions plus main idea question plus HOTS questions The numerator is the total of those questions the student answered reasonably on his or her first attempt Visualizing Verbalizing Program CD ROM User Guide SOFTWARE SUPPORT 1 Registration must be on file before support is available 2 Contact regarding support must start through voice mail fax or e mail Telephone 805 541 5523 ask for Tech Support FAX 805 782 0488 E Mail support ganderpublishing com 3 BE SURE to include your name a description of the problem or your question and how to contact you TRAINING AND TREATMENT INFORMATION For information on professional training workshops in Lindamood Bell programs or treatment call 800 233 1819 or 805 541 3836 PRODUCT INFORMATION Gander Publishing is the publisher and or distributor of Lindamood Bell pro
41. e search no trace of the flyers or the aircraft was ever found 1 What is the main idea of this story What are the three paragraphs trying to tell you a About Amelia Earhart and what she accomplished in the world of flying b A lot about women flying c How Earhart disappeared while on a trip around the world 2 Judging from what you read which of these is probably true a More women became interested in flying as a result of Earhart b Earhart was ambitious and brave c People were disappointed that Earhart could not be found Q Visualizing Verbalizing Program CD ROM User Guide 3 Judging from what you read which of these is probably true for why Earhart made efforts to open flying to women a In those days many people wrongly said women couldn t do that kind of a job b She knew that women would make good pilots c She wanted to change things for the better for the benefit of later generations Closure OK I have to say that Amelia Earhart was an amazing person She was a first in so many things in flying history Now you wouldn t catch me flying solo I like to keep my paws firmly on the ground on the ground near my food dish I must guard it you know The highest I ll ever fly is from the floor to the tabletop to visit the fishbowl Which by the way I think I ll do right now This is Ivan taxi for takeoff Over and out Chapter 12 E SxS TRAP DOOR SPIDER The trap door spider has tricks it uses to escape
42. e stories about food In fact I loved this one so much I made myself very hungry I need to go see if I can find out where that restaurant is Then I need to find out if the restaurant has a cat If there is no cat I shall volunteer my services as assistant dishwasher No head dishwasher should have to wash a buttery sugary frosting bowl before his assistant pre cleans it for him It s what the assistant does and I have just the tongue for the job See ya C q BIPLANE ESCAPE A biplane was doing stunts at the air show The motor of the little blue plane sputtered and then quit Two men jumped from the plane and fell toward the earth The crowd gasped as down down came the men At the last moment two white parachutes popped open and the men floated safely to the ground right in front of the relieved and thrilled crowd 1 What is the main idea of this story a Some men at an airshow jumped out of a plane and lived b Two men at an airshow jumped out of their biplane waited awhile then opened their parachutes and landed safely 2 Why do you think the sputtering dying plane engine may have been part of the act a To get the crowd to look up and watch the men jump but then not open their chutes right away so they could both scare and please the crowd b Because the men knew it would scare the crowd to hear the plane sputter and quit they started it up again right away 3 What do you think would have happened if the sputtering plane wa
43. e trap door spider there is something I admire even more than its trickiness Guess what it is They are good to eat No They crawl all over me and pick me clean of fleas Not if they were the last spiders on earth OK here s why Because they don t spin webs Spider webs give me the willies Spiders love to string them in the garden at cat height and I am always walking into them Spider webs stick to cat hair Or human hair You believe me don t you You don t Well go put your head in a spider web and see Toodle oo E SxS BASEBALL DOG The girl with the long red ponytail hit the white ball over the green fence The ball landed under a sticker bush where a dusty gray dog was resting The dog was startled to its feet but then picked up the ball and hurried toward the baseball field The wet ball was dropped at the red headed girl s feet and she fed the dog something small from her pocket 1 What is the main idea of this story a A girl hit a ball over the fence and a dog found it b A girl hit a ball over the fence and a dog brought it back c Dogs love to run with balls 2 Judging from what you read which of these is probably true a The girl with the long red ponytail used to have short hair b The girl with the long red ponytail is a good baseball player c The girl with the long red ponytail owns the dusty gray dog 3 What do you think the ground under the sticker bush was probably like a Cement b Grass c Dirt
44. ected to the Hall of Fame some time before 1982 Then in 1982 the Olympic people voted to restore his medals b When Jim Thorpe was put in the Hall of Fame the Olympics had to return his medals it is the law c Jim Thorpe had his medals restored first and was placed in the Hall of Fame some time later Closure Jim Thorpe All American That s the name of an old movie It is the story of Jim Thorpe s career Gunny and I watched it on TV one night on the Midnight Show It had him playing football in high school and being All American Then it had him in the Olympics And it had the sad bad part about the medals getting taken away too It was such an old movie that it didn t have the part where the medals got returned When they made the movie it hadn t happened yet Burt Lancaster who was white starred in it so they had him in dark makeup to look more Indian But he had really light blue eyes So he didn t look Indian at all He just looked WEIRD And speaking of weird I m starting to feel weird Oh I know I haven t eaten in 15 minutes Well we can t have weirdness can we Gotta go Ciao E SxS HISTORY OF COOKING Early humans may have first eaten roast meat by chance after sampling the flesh of an animal killed in a fire Roasting meat on a spit was the only way to cook until the Aurignacs in southern France began to steam food wrapped in hot leaves over embers The earliest dish with a recipe was a paste consisting
45. ed far away will always fly straight to its nest Long ago people took the birds on trips and used them to send news back to their homes They would tie a tiny note to the pigeon s leg and let it go The swift bird would fly in a straight line right to its home The happy people there would catch the pigeon and read the message 1 What is the main idea of this story a Pigeons always fly straight home b Long ago travelers used pigeons to send messages home c If you catch a pigeon you can read someone else s message Why do you think the tiny notes were tied to the pigeons legs and not the neck or back a The leg is a good place to fasten a note so it won t come off and the bird can still fly b So they couldn t fly away c If they tied them on a bird s back it would be too heavy Visualizing Verbalizing Program Scripts 3 Judging from what you read how do you think people in the old days carried the pigeons when they went on trips a In a small cage in the trunk of their car b In a small cage on their chariot or wagon c Ina sack in the back 4 Why do you think a pigeon always flies straight to its nest a Pigeons are almost as curious as cats and want to know what the message says b It is afraid someone will steal its eggs c Pigeons have a very strong homing instinct built in so they don t think about it they just do it Closure I ve never had a pigeon I didn t like For dinn
46. er that is They are delicious Just fooling I ve never had a pigeon at all Darn it But one can always hope Now if I had a homing pigeon it would be great I could be out patrolling the neighborhood and release the pigeon about an hour before lunch Then when I strolled casually into the kitchen Gunny could have a nice hot mid day meal waiting in my bowl And I wouldn t have to yowl at him He would like not being yowled at In fact he would probably buy the pigeon for me Gunny hey Gunny Can we talk Chapter 10 D q FLYING FISH How would a sailor on a ship in the ocean react if a fish came flying by The first time he might pinch himself to see if he was dreaming Later he would probably become used to the phenomenon After all it happens all the time Flying fish live near the surface of most of the world s warmer oceans The fish up to fifteen inches long do not really fly like birds They jump from the water and glide on their long outstretched side or pectoral fins Flying fish can soar just above the ocean waves for hundreds of feet at a time 1 What is the main idea of this story a Flying fish soar through the air above warmer oceans only b Flying fish can sail through the air above the water by stretching out their pectoral fins and soaring like a glider c Flying fish are common in warmer waters and grow to fifteen inches in length 2 Which of these is probably true a Flying fish sometimes fly over small boa
47. fell in love with a man named Theseus and gave him a spool of thread Theseus tied the thread to the entrance of the labyrinth and unwound it through the maze until he found the minotaur Then he killed the monster and followed the thread back to the entrance 1 What is the main idea of this whole story a About how the minotaur was a problem on Crete Then Theseus with the love of a good woman and the help of a spool of thread defeated the monster and escaped the maze b About where minotaurs live and what they eat c About how the maze on Crete was impossible to escape unless you had a spool of thread 2 Judging from what you read when the king s daughter gave Theseus the spool of thread what do you think is true a She probably got mad when he used it to escape the maze because she wanted him to sew her a Visualizing Verbalizing Program Scripts amp new dress b She probably also told him her idea for how to use it to escape the maze c She probably never imagined what he would do with it Closure O K fine Minotaur schminotaur is what I say I could take him And I wouldn t need any silly string to get me out of the maze either Cats don t get lost you see We know where we are and what we are doing at all times uh uh What Oh right where was I Oh yeah It s quite easy to see that even though it seems like Theseus is the hero of this story he may have killed the minotaur but he never would have gotten
48. fferent trees If one food supply is stolen the squirrel simply soars off to another food stash They can live their whole lives without ever touching the ground Flying squirrels are the only squirrels that are nocturnal they are active only at night 1 What is the main idea of this story a How the flying squirrel lives b How the flying squirrel sails from tree to tree c Why flying squirrels are only active at night 2 Judging from what your read which do you think is most likely true about what a flying squirrel does before it sails to another tree a It closes its eyes b It makes a loud chattering squirrel call c It picks a landing spot 3 Judging from what you read what is probably true about the flying squirrel s tail a The squirrel can hold its tail very stiff and point it where it wants b The tail fur is a lighter color than the squirrel s body fur c The tail is always five inches long Visualizing Verbalizing Program Scripts Q 4 What kind of animal do you think might try to steal the flying squirrel s food supply a Another squirrel b A blue jay c Either of the above 5 Since flying squirrels are nocturnal active only at night what might be true a Flying squirrels have good eyesight b Flying squirrels have bad eyesight c Flying squirrels close their eyes when they fly Closure You know I don t care for regular squirrels They are mean A squirrel dropped a really hard heavy
49. g pulled the white tablecloth The plate of hamburgers fell from the picnic table The plate of hot dogs balanced on the edge of the table The dog ate the hamburgers then pulled on the tablecloth again 1 What is the main idea of this story a Never put a tablecloth on a picnic table b Dogs love hamburgers and hot dogs c About how a dog stole food at a picnic 2 Judging from what you read the hamburgers probably fell because a The dog used the tablecloth to pull them off the edge b The table tipped over 3 The hot dogs probably didn t fall because a When the dog pulled the hot dogs were not as near the edge of the table as the hamburgers b When the dog pulled the hot dog plate was on another table 4 Judging from what you read the dog probably pulled on the tablecloth again to a Clean his mouth after eating the hamburgers b Pull the hot dog plate off the table and eat the hot dogs too Visualizing Verbalizing Program Scripts 29 Closure Dogs are such criminals I will not even comment on the cleverness of the animal in using the tablecloth almost like a tool to cause the food to fall And that big dog was so crude Dragging the burgers from the table and then scarfing them up from the ground Leaves dirt yuck Now a cat would just leap lightly to the tabletop select an item devour it and spring down again Leaving no trace Why we ve been doing it for years and not one cat has ever been caught at it
50. grams and products We offer many additional materials to implement these programs in one to one small group and classroom settings To order materials or to receive a catalog call 800 554 1819 or 805 541 5523 Visualizing Verbalizing Program Software Support V V Scripts with HOTS Questions Visualizing Verbalizing Program Scripts Visualizing Verbalizing Program CD ROM User Guide Here are theV V scripts so you can read the stimulus and HOTS questions asked of students on the software Check students imagery and comprehension by asking them the questions after they complete a story Then read the closure together to enjoy Ivan s humor The following paragraphs are designated with the step of the V V program and the grade levels B through E SxS equals Sentence by Sentence MS equals Multiple Sentence Imaging equals Whole Paragraph Imaging and x equals Paragraph by Paragraph Imaging Chapter 3 B SxS PIRATE A pirate with a peg leg looked at a map Then the pirate dug a deep hole under a palm tree He found an old pistol and then a sack of gold and jewels 1 What is the main idea of this story a All maps lead to buried treasure b A pirate used a map to find buried treasure 2 Judging from what you read which of these is most likely true a The pirate could read the map b The pirate could not read the map c The pirate stole the map 3 Judging from what you read which of these
51. hen it is cool and sleep in deep burrows during the bright hot days Kangaroo rats do not drink water but get the moisture they need from eating seeds 1 What is the main idea of this whole story a About the kangaroo rat Where it lives how big it is and what its feeding habits are b All about the kangaroo rat Where it lives how it gets around what it looks like and what its feeding habits are c All about the kangaroo rat What color it is what it eats and how it gets around 2 Judging from what you read what is probably true about the kangaroo rat a Kangaroo rats sunburn easily b The kangaroo rat is an excellent swimmer c The kangaroo rat is a strict vegetarian Closure So kangaroo rats are pretty interesting little fellas aren t they They live in the desert but they play it smart and only come out at night And they get both food and drink from seeds so they don t have to go looking around for water all the time Which is probably pretty smart too because in the desert there usually isn t any Water that is And they sound to me like they d be good to eat don t you think so You don t You humans are ever so peculiar Don t you agree Of course you do E MS MINOTAUR The mythical Greek minotaur had a bull s head and a man s body It lived in a maze or labyrinth on the island of Crete All who entered the maze quickly became lost and then were eaten by the beast The daughter of the King of Crete
52. how the range of the ostrich got smaller and smaller c How such a big strong fast bird could still almost become extinct 2 The story said ostriches live in dry country Judging from that which of these is probably true a Ostriches must be able to live without much water because dry country doesn t have much water b Ostriches drink a lot of water because dry country is hot country c Because there is no water ostriches have learned to drink dust instead Visualizing Verbalizing Program Scripts Q 3 The story said all the ostriches take turns sitting on all the eggs Judging from that which of these also might be true a When the eggs hatch the baby ostriches are as big as chickens b They sit on the eggs to cook them c All the ostriches take turns watching and protecting the young after they hatch Closure OK Ostrich over One thing I always thought the silly things stuck their heads in the sand to try to hide You know If I can t see you you can t see me Duh That ll work Not But anyway not true What they will do if they sense danger is sit down and stretch their neck out flat on the sand So maybe from a ways off they will look like a big round rock instead of like long legged long necked food to a predator Now you know this one has got me thinking What a fine omelet a five by seven inch three and a half pound egg would make Just pour gently into a large greased pre heated pan and allow to se
53. ing It requires excellent balance and I being a cat have excellent balance I would be a good surfer Cowabunga Stokaboka Those are surfer terms They don t mean anything but surfers yell them out all the time just to annoy I love to annoy Oh yes a fine surfer I would be If it weren t for one thing Water I can t stand to touch water Wait a minute the story said the surfer rode all the way to the beach I could do that and just step off on the sand Oh but how could I paddle You would paddle for me wouldn t you Of course you would Oh boy we ll both go surfing Soon D SxS SEA OTTER Sea otters use a tool when they eat The otter dives and grasps a shellfish and a stone from the ocean floor Floating on its back on the surface the otter balances the stone on the silky brown fur of its stomach Then it breaks open the shellfish by hitting it against the stone 1 What is the main idea of this story a About the sea otter s hammer b How an otter prepares a meal c Adventures of a sea otter 2 The sea otter needs to use a stone because shellfish a Are fast and tricky and very hard to catch b Have really hard shells c Live in such deep deep water 3 Here s one not from what we read Judging from what we learned in this exercise otters probably a Get cold very easily b Do not get cold easily c Don t like the water 4 A sea otter floating on its stomach is probably a Happily eating a shellfish w
54. ing birds were singing and the bear opened her eyes 1 What is the main idea of this story a A bear was sleeping in a cave all winter but when spring came and the snow melted the bear somehow knew to wake up b A bear slept so long that by springtime it was snoring so loudly it woke itself up 2 Judging from what you read which of these is the most likely a The temperature in the bear s cave is exactly 75 degrees b The bear uses that same cave every winter to hibernate c The bear uses a different cave every winter to hibernate 3 How about this Which of these is most probably true a The birds singing outside the bear s cave were robins b It smelled a lot better outside the cave than inside it Closure Well I must say that sleeping bear puts me to shame sleeping all winter long And I thought I was a champion sleeper And eating They eat as much as they can all summer and fall so when they hibernate they are as fat as can be Bears seem to put me to shame in the eating department too But I don t see it that way Bears are called onmivores they eat anything Roots berries bugs and other disgusting stuff as well as meat Whereas I am strictly a meat eater I guess you could say I am a meatetarian And meatetarians only compete with other meatetarians to see who can eat the most So bears don t count Yeah that s it Anyway I gotta go keep in shape Know what I mean Bye Visualizing Verbalizing Program
55. ing from what you read why do you think there was so much gold and jewels on the statues in the temples of Burma a The temples were the only safe place to store gold and jewels b The gold and jewel mines were nearby c It was part of the religion and customs of the country to decorate the statues with gold and jewels 3 Judging from what you read which of these is probably true a The priests of the temples were men between the ages of twenty and sixty five b The priests of the temples had a giant huge cat food bill every month 4 Judging from what you read which of these is the best picture for the cats being round the clock guards a All the temple cats gathered around a huge clock guarding it b The cats never leaving the temple and guarding it twenty four hours a day Visualizing Verbalizing Program CD ROM User Guide 5 How do you think the temple cats could tell robbers from regular people coming to worship at the temple a The cats had excellent memories and knew every single person that belonged to that temple b The robbers gave off very negative very bad vibes that the cats sensed right away c Robbers never bathed and the cats could smell them coming from far away Closure Well how about those temple cats Fiercely defending the temples of Burma from robbers And in return they were fed and pampered Now Gunny feeds me and feeds me well but he doesn t really pamper to the degree I think he should I
56. is most likely true about the palm tree a The palm tree was eighty feet tall b The palm tree had coconuts on it c The palm tree was a marker to show where to dig 4 Which of these is probably true about the old pistol a The old pistol was rusty b The old pistol had old bullets in it Closure You know what Every pirate ship always has a cat on board And you know what else The cat is always the real pirate leader Oh we don t want to be but human pirates are so dumb it s not funny Well actually it is funny Anyway pirates are almost helpless and need an incredible amount of guidance But people are afraid of them I say fiddle faddle I say pirates shmirates I would use that pirate s wooden peg leg as a scratching post I would And then Td have him dig me up some treasure that s really valuable Something I could eat Like buried canned hams Mmmmm ham I gotta go eat Oh I just thought of something I think dogs are the pirates of the animal world Check it out They are dumb they steal whatever they can Visualizing Verbalizing Program Scripts 23 and they are always digging just like human pirates Huh Huh B SxS GREEN RUBBER WORM The man in the rowboat put a green rubber worm on a hook He picked up his pole and dropped the hook and line into the lake A fish sniffed at the worm almost seemed to smile and then swam away 1 What is the main idea of this story a A man tried to catch a fish with a
57. ith his head underwater so no one else can see and perhaps want some b Carrying a stone on its back c Looking for a shellfish and a stone to swim down and get Closure So those sea otters are a clever bunch aren t they I have heard they are rather playful and fun loving as far as wild animals go I wonder if I could make friends with one I so dearly love shellfish I am tempted to try Would an otter share Probably not What I would really like is otter fur They stay dry down at the skin where it really matters I could get my own shellfish Or regular fish But it will never happen Oh dear now I am frustrated And when I am frustrated yes I must eat Gunny oh Gunny D SxS MAINE COON CATS There are some huge house cats living in the state of Maine Maine coon cats have a long coat that lies Visualizing Verbalizing Program CD ROM User Guide close to their body and they can weigh over thirty pounds The ancestors of the Maine coon cats probably came to New England on old sailing ships The cats were so large that some early settlers thought they were part raccoon 1 What is the main idea of this story a All about Maine coon cats b About where Maine coon cats get their great size c About how Maine coon cats are often mistaken for raccoons 2 Which of these is probably true a Maine coon cats live only in Maine b These days there are a few Maine coon cats scattered around the country but most of them are in
58. nd and got two corn dogs and a lemonade each To top it off they bought white paper cones spun hugely with sweet pink cotton candy Then the boy and girl heard the roar of a noisy ride and screams from the carnival They got tickets to ride a tall Ferris wheel kind of thing with wire cages that spun around high in the air When they came down the boy ran quickly behind a small tent He came back looking very white but smiling and ready to go again 1 What is the main idea of this story What are the three paragraphs trying to tell you a There are always animals food and rides at the County Fair Visualizing Verbalizing Program CD ROM User Guide b About the fun time some kids had at the County Fair c There was lots of wonderful food at the County Fair 2 Judging from what you read which of these is probably true a The black bull did not like being washed b The black bull was used to being washed c The black bull was named Roscoe 3 Judging from what you read which of these is true about the roar the boy and girl heard a It was the roar of a lion b It was the roar of a noisy ride in the carnival area c It was the roar of the crowd watching the rodeo Closure I love the County Fair When it is held every summer I always make a point of going to it several times Oh it says no animals on the sign at the gate which is ridiculous since half the fairground is full of animals that people brought there tryi
59. need something of great value to guard so he will recognize how valuable I am But what Oh his fish tank But it is not in danger Yet Danger or a seeming threat of danger must be created TIl call a meeting of my cat cronies on the back fence tonight We ll come up with something Being fed is no longer enough I must be pampered too See you later Chapter 8 D SxS SURFER The big blue wave came rolling toward the waiting surfer The sun tanned surfer caught the wave and stood up on his yellow surfboard Then he rode the wave smoothly and expertly all the way to the beach As he stepped off his board a girl in a bathing suit ran up and asked for a surfing lesson 1 What is the main idea of this story a About a surfer riding a wave b About a yellow surfboard c About how all waves are blue 2 Judging from what you read which of these is probably true a The big blue wave was in Hawaii b The big blue wave was caused by a huge storm c The big blue wave was one that the surfer thought would give a good ride 3 How did the surfer probably catch the wave a With his hands b On his surfboard c By waiting until three o clock in the afternoon 4 Judging from what you read why do you think the surfer rode the wave all the way to the beach a He saw someone he knew on the beach b That was as far as he could go c He wanted to go have lunch Visualizing Verbalizing Program Scripts Closure Oh surf
60. ng to win prizes What they mean is no pets No dogs and cats to be precise can come in with fairgoers Dogs I can understand they are nothing but trouble but cats We re not pets and anyway I don t go with Gunny he dawdles Sometimes he wears his swimsuit so he can try all the spas at the hot tub exhibit one by one Too watery for me I go alone under the fence and straight to the food Mmmmm Sometimes the college boy security guards in the orange t shirts yell or chase me hey get outa here But I can vanish into a sea of legs faster than you can say Jack Robinson Goodbye now E xq LEARN POOL The shy girl with the dark brown eyes got a brand new pool cue for her birthday She wanted to learn to play and was excited when her uncle took her to teach her Suddenly she became worried when she remembered that pool halls were often dirty dangerous places Her uncle just laughed and kept driving After a while he looked over at her expression and laughed again The girl sighed happily when they stopped in front of the Family Billiards Center It was a big yellow brightly lighted building The whole front was made up of many big windows Inside she could see other children and families playing pool The place was full with thirty busy pool tables some noisy video games and a snack bar The girl and her uncle got a tray of pool balls from a man at the front and finally found an empty pool table way in the back For two hours they took turns
61. ntation Trademarks Visualizing and Verbalizing and V V are the registered trademarks of Nanci Bell San Luis Obispo CA Nancibell is the registered trademark of Nanci Bell San Luis Obispo CA Macintosh is the registered trademark of Apple Computer Inc Windows and Windows 95 are the registered trademarks of The Microsoft Corporation Visualizing Verbalizing Program CD ROM User Guide Table of Contents Ohio Sare 0010 ee eee haere ee ene E tne crete 7 Goud Times For You To KNOW seiscrssasicsnsroisasineis isi 8 Computer Configuration Information sseeesseereeserrreeserrreseeee 9 Menus asserena ne arei aa E E TA TAAA 11 V V Program amp Th CD ROM i pscasisevensseoadenndcnancnwicrpdiandens 12 V V CD ROM Overview s cestaatencin deearaeiondhenene 15 Interpreting Scores From The V V Program s 17 Software SUP ONE resenim rerin r a E Eiana 19 V V Scripts with HOTS Questions sg scssceosscesnndeumvunneciantaieantens 21 Visualizing Verbalizing Program Table Of Contents E Quick Start Guide IF YOU DON T READ THE REST OF THE MANUAL READ THIS First Time Put in the CD ROM For Macs For PCs Double Click Double Click oe 4 293 ce 39 Begin Begin exe Fill in Name and Company Enter Registration Number EXACTLY case sensitive Put In a Password you will remember After the First Time Put in the CD ROM For Macs For PCs Double Click Double Click
62. nut on my head once From high in a tree On purpose It hurt Then it scolded me for no reason in that high pitched chatter they all have Now flying squirrels may be alright I of course don t know any personally They are nocturnal and I sleep all night long like a good little feline And speaking of sleep It s past my naptime now See you later And until then ll see you in my dreams Chapter 11 D xq DOLPHINS Dolphins are small whales They rage from five to nine feet long and can weigh up to 400 pounds These smart playful mammals live in the world s oceans Most common the bottle nosed dolphin is found worldwide Bottle nose dolphins usually travel in groups of one hundred or less They roam the oceans chasing their favorite food fish Dolphins bodies are sleek smooth and rubbery to the touch They have a large round forehead and a thin tubular snout with sharp teeth They live in the ocean but like all mammals dolphins must breathe air They do this easily with a small blowhole on top of their head When they need air they come to the surface stick the hole out of the water and take a breath Dolphins can hold their breath for several minutes and dive at least 1 000 feet deep Throughout history there have been many reports of dolphins saving humans from drowning One dolphin thousands of years ago is said to have towed a young boy miles to shore after a shipwreck Dolphins get along just as well with humans today and
63. of water and the cracked seeds of wild grass dropped on hot stones to make the first bread Cooking techniques Visualizing Verbalizing Program CD ROM User Guide got better with the use of pottery which could be placed directly on a fire as people learned how to boil stew and bake foods Now we do it all roast grill bake boil and barbecue and of course when there isn t a lot of time there is always the microwave 1 What is the main idea of this story a About the invention of cooking b About how different methods of cooking developed through history c About how the development of cooking made life better 2 Judging from what you read what do you think might have happened after the very first time early humans ate roast meat a They didn t have any roast meat again until there was another fire that killed another animal b They got the idea right away and started putting raw meat on sticks stuck in the ground next to their campfire to cook c For a long time after that every time they wanted roast meat they started a forest fire 3 Why do you think the Aurignacs may have begun to steam food in wet leaves a They ate foods other than meat that tasted better cooked but it would get soft and fall off a spit Wet leaves were the first cooking container like a covered casserole b They didn t have any wood to build cooking fires so they had to steam their food c If their enemies saw wood smoke they would att
64. op 3 What kind of people probably gave food and shelter to the runaway slaves a People who felt that the slaves had the right to be free b People who needed to make a little extra money c People who already owned all the slaves they needed 4 Why do you think Harriet Tubman was buried with full military honors Visualizing Verbalizing Program Scripts amp a She was honored because she helped the Union Army during the civil war b She was honored because she was able to escape from slavery and then helped others escape c She was honored because she ran a home for poor and elderly blacks Closure Wow that Harriet Tubman was quite a gal She helped people her whole life and a long one it was In fact she lived to be about 92 or 93 I would have liked to talk with her to learn her secrets of long life Oh what am I saying I ve got nine lives Plenty Forget that then Id like to be able to talk to her about being a spy though I have all the qualifications I believe I am sneaky and quiet and sneaky and crafty and sneaky and a cool observer of what goes on around me and um did I mention sneaky I must have Oh and you know what I wonder if Gunny and Harriet Tubman are related Gunny is hairy and he is a tub and he is a man He is a hairy yet tubby man Harry tub man Hmmm could be I gotta go ask him Curiosity you know Chapter 14 E MOA The giant moa was a flightless bird almost as tall as a giraff
65. oven door The sweet smell of cake filled the whole restaurant The chef set the cake out to cool and began to write the specials of the day on a small chalkboard 1 What is the main idea of this story a A chef working in a restaurant kitchen cooked a wonderful smelling cake took it from the oven to cool and continued working b A chef working in a restaurant kitchen cooked a good smelling cake but he was world famous for his stuffed pork chops 2 What do you think the chef was probably stuffing the pork chops with a Cake b Bread and herb stuffing a lot like turkey stuffing c Pork chops 3 Which is the most likely reason the chef leaped to get the cake out of the oven a Cakes are delicate Just a few seconds too long in the oven can make a cake dry and not as tasty as it could be b He used to be a ballet dancer and still likes to keep in practice by leaping around the kitchen c He leaped fast so he wouldn t burn his hands Visualizing Verbalizing Program Scripts e 4 What is the best reason for why the chef set the cake out to cool a So he could carry it home without burning his hands b So that when it cooled he would see it on the counter and remember to frost it 5 Judging from what you read which of these do you think the chef wrote on the chalkboard as specials a Pork chops and fresh cake b Gourmet cat food and angel food cake c Ham and eggs and pumpkin pie Closure Man oh man I love thes
66. s 95 1 V V CD ROM in CD ROM drive 2 Double click My Computer icon 3 Double click CD ROM drive usually D or E 4 Double click begin exe icon Visualizing Verbalizing Program CD ROM User Guide MENUS Menu Explanation There are two menu options in the program itself Most Users will never need to do anything with the menus But for those who may use them below is a brief explanation It is very important to remember that you must use your password to access the menu selections If you have not put in your password the options will be grayed out and unavailable Also remember that you must use the password each time you want to make a menu selection File Quit is the only menu option that does not require use of the password to access A User can always quit the program Reports Show Reports takes you to the reports section of the program There you have access to the performance records of any Users showing up on the names list Just follow the screen directions after you select this option Set Password is the second setting in this menu At the time the program is installed a password must be entered This is where you can change that password or any subsequent password You do have to know the existing password Visualizing Verbalizing Program Menus VISUALIZING VERBALIZING PROGRAM amp THE CD ROM The goal of the Visualizing and Verbalizing for Langu
67. s not part of the act a If it was real trouble when the plane quit the men would not have jumped Pilots are trained to stay with a plane and try to steer it to a safe place far away to crash land b The plane would fly without a pilot until it ran out of gas many miles away 4 Is there anything we could visualize that would allow the sputtering plane to be saved and still have the two men jump as part of the act Visualizing Verbalizing Program CD ROM User Guide a Nothing If the men left the plane would crash no matter what b Yes for sure There could have been a third person in the plane who started it up again and landed it safely on the ground 5 What do you think the biplane did after the two men landed in front of the crowd a It flew away to the nearest airport and landed b It crashed c It glided in a quiet circle while the men were parachuting and then came in for a landing with a loud roar right behind them after they landed Closure Wow This one was exciting You know that air show I said I went to Men chased me at it I was having a harmless look around the runway and they all came running out waving their arms and yelling Two guys were even after me in a golf cart I went between some stunt planes and disappeared Well they thought I disappeared I jumped up in one of the planes and hid It was the next one to fly During the flight I wanted a look at the ground below so I climbed up in the pilot s l
68. t up a minute Then add the filling Two or three little lizards and a couple small mice Diced or whole at the chef s discretion Loosen the edge and fold over gently Remove to a large plate and serve One ostrich egg omelet ala Ivan Gunny grease the pan m coming home early D qxq AMELIA EARHART Amelia Earhart born in 1898 was one of the world s most famous aviators She was a nurse and a social worker But those were just jobs her real love was flying She studied and became a pilot She soon set a women s altitude record of 14 000 feet She was the first woman to fly across the Atlantic Ocean as a passenger She had a seat on the Friendship It was the first airplane to make that flight That was not enough for Amelia She became the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic She flew alone in her own small plane Fame from that led to some special flights across America She flew to help promote passenger airlines Crowds would greet her at every stop She also made great efforts to open flying to women In 1935 she flew solo from Hawaii to California She was the first person ever to fly the long dangerous route All other attempts had ended in tragedy Bold from this success she set out to fly around the world She took a navigator along and set out stopping only to re fuel They made it three quarters of the way around the globe With only 7 000 miles to go her plane vanished in the South Pacific Although there was a hug
69. ting HOTS Chapter 6 Multiple Sentence Level C Third grade paragraphs stimulating HOTS Visualizing Verbalizing Program The CD ROM 15 Chapter 7 Whole Paragraph Imaging Level C Third grade paragraphs presented in a paragraph increment stimulating HOTS Chapter 8 Sentence by Sentence Level D Fourth grade paragraphs modest use of structure words From this chapter on HOTS stimulation is increased Chapter 9 Multiple Sentence Level D Fourth grade paragraphs stimulating HOTS Chapter 10 Whole Paragraph Level D Fourth grade paragraphs stimulating HOTS Chapter 11 Paragraph by Paragraph Level D Fourth grade paragraphs stimulating HOTS Chapter 12 Sentence by Sentence Level E Fifth grade paragraphs stimulating HOTS Chapter 13 Multiple Sentence Imaging Level E Fifth grade paragraphs stimulating HOTS Chapter 14 Whole Paragraph Level E Fifth grade paragraphs stimulating HOTS Chapter 15 Paragraph by Paragraph Level E Fifth grade paragraphs stimulating HOTS Visualizing Verbalizing Program CD ROM User Guide INTERPRETING SCORES FROM THE V V PROGRAM The V V CD ROM has provided you with good information for diagnosing student performance information that will let you know where the student is in terms of responding to imagery questions as well as HOTS questions The information is organized in a variety of extra scores and presented in a series of reports REPORTS There
70. ts just for fun b Birds hate flying fish because birds can only fly and flying fish can both swim and fly c Birds of prey that are flying along sometimes snatch unlucky flying fish right out of the air and eat them Visualizing Verbalizing Program CD ROM User Guide 3 Which of these reasons do you think is best for why flying fish fly a To dry off b To surprise smaller fish that they want to eat c To see what sailors on boats are up to 4 What is another reason why flying fish might take to the air a To escape larger fish that want to eat them b They get frequent flier miles when they do it c To get a suntan Closure You know I usually avoid boats and boat rides at all cost But now that we learned about flying fish I feel a real urge to go to sea I am intrigued by the idea of a flying fish landing on deck Right at my feet Hello little fellow I d say As long as you ve dropped by come on in the galley for dinner There are no dry towels fishy but here use this flour to dust yourself dry Now roll in these cracker crumbs There Heh heh heh D q FLYING SQUIRRELS The flying squirrel has loose furry skin on its sides that lets it go soaring from tree to tree When it jumps from a tree with legs extended wide the loose skin is stretched tight all around In the air the animal looks like a flat furry parachute It uses its tail as a rudder to guide its flight Flying squirrels store food in holes in di
71. uide he could both open and shut the cage door 2 Judging from what you imaged how might the people of the house find out about what the parrot does a Parrots never clean up their peanuts shells and the people might notice the mess b The parrot might start feeling guilty and confess c Someone coming down the hall in stocking feet might be too quiet for the parrot to hear Why do you think the parrot might be a very patient bird a Because he was willing to go back in his cage and calmly wait until it was safe to come out again b Because he lived in that cage day after day and was used to sitting around with nothing to do c Both of the above are good reasons Judging from what you pictured how often do you think the parrot let himself out of the cage a Every time he thought he could get away with it b Once a day c When it seemed like no one was home Closure You know I don t have much regard for birds usually They re rude Whenever I go out and try to visit with any of them they fly away Now why would they do that I don t know And they aren t usually very smart But this blue parrot is smart He came and went from his cage at will and none the wiser He s almost too smart When I think about a bird being that smart I get depressed But then there s Mordred Brawk hello I am Mordred the ugliest smelliest parrot in the world Brawk D MS HOMING PIGEONS A pigeon that is releas
72. vision screen we added a Following Directions component Ivan gives the student directions to follow becoming progressively more difficult in content The directions are fun as well as productive Stick out your tongue then touch your toe First picture it in your mind then do it The activity keeps students physically involved while directly using imagery to stimulate the cognitive ability of following directions In summary I have been haunted by the number of children who may never be able to afford private clinical therapy for developing imagery and critical thinking I have also been haunted by the number of teachers who may never be able to offer V V in their Visualizing Verbalizing Program The CD ROM 13 classroom due to time constraints or other interference With the integrity of the V V program intact and perhaps the effectiveness added to with the sound effects humor and following directions components it is my hope that this CD ROM will bring V V to more children Every mind has the ability to image for some it is just waiting to be stimulated and applied to comprehension and thinking Ivan and I think this is a start in that direction fuu Sle Visualizing Verbalizing Program CD ROM User Guide V V CD ROM OVERVIEW The V V CD ROM is designed around the metaphor of a book something familiar to students providing the intrinsic goal of moving from chapter to chapter As each student engr

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