2.3.4 Shy Ana SUMMARY In Shy Ana, a young girl begins to overcome her shyness when she gets the idea to help her father shop at the market. It supports the lesson concept of when a creative idea can be a solution. LESSON VOCABULARY alone daughters many youngest buy half their INTRODUCE THE BOOK INTRODUCE THE TITLE AND AUTHOR Discuss with children the title and the author of Shy Ana. Ask: What does the title and cover picture tell you about Ana? BUILD BACKGROUND Ask children to discuss what it means to be shy. Have them share any situations in which they felt shy. Ask: Did your shyness make the situation more difficult? What did you do about it? PREVIEW/TAKE A PICTURE WALK Have children look at the pictures in the book before reading. Ask: What do you think this story is about? Have children read the heading and view the photograph on page 12. Ask and discuss: Is this part of the story? What do you think this part of the book will tell us? THEME AND PLOT PREDICT READ THE BOOK SET PURPOSE Have children set a purpose for reading Shy Ana. You may need to work with children to have them set their own purposes. Ask: What do you want to know about Ana and what happens to her? STRATEGY SUPPORT: PREDICT Remind children that as they read, they should think about what will probably happen next. They should look for clues that help predict what might happen next. Have them think about what they might do next if they were in the characters’ places. After page 4, model: “What have I just read about? Ana is shy, and Mama needs help. What do I think will happen next? Ana will want to be alone. Why? Ana is shy, and I know that shy people like to be alone. Also, the picture shows Ana going in another direction.” Have children record their predictions in graphic organizers. Have them give reasons to support their predictions, and revisit their predictions to see if they are correct or need to be revised. COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS PAGE 3 What happened at the beginning of th