Read between the lines
Read A Long Time to Wait aloud and stop when a character's feelings aren't stated. Think out loud: "It doesn't say she's bored, but she keeps sighing and looking out the window." Then have kids find their own clue in the next paragraph.
Why it works: showing first, practicing together, then letting kids try alone is the "gradual release" model teachers have relied on for decades (Pearson and Gallagher, 1983).
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