2. Examining A Model Essay
(a) First Read
(b) Partner Discussion - pushed 'til tomorrow
Homework:
1. Reread the Model Essay and think about its effectiveness (Could you understand the author's purpose?)
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1. 10 Minute Free-Write with Music 2. Examining A Model Essay (a) First Read (b) Partner Discussion - pushed 'til tomorrow Homework: 1. Reread the Model Essay and think about its effectiveness (Could you understand the author's purpose?)
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1. Introducing the Essay prompt
2. Evidence-based claims organizer Homework: 1. Finish filling in Evidence-based claims organizer 1. Drama Warm-up (party quirks)
2. Finish Mid-Unit Assessment (part II) Homework: 1. Independent Reading (15 minutes) 1. Begin Mid-Unit Assessment (Parts I and II)
Homework: 1. Vocabulary Review Worksheet 1. Prep work for Mid-Unit Assessment
Homework: 1. Review Water for Sudan worksheet 1. Vocabulary Entry Task
2. Review of Water for Sudan homework Homework: 1. Independent Reading (15 minutes) 1. Finish World Cafe
2. Review Water for Sudan website worksheet (page 1) 3. Complete Water for Sudan website worksheet (page 2) Homework: 1. Independent reading (15 minutes) 1. Drama warm-up
2. World Cafe - end of novel questions Homework: 1. Water for Sudan worksheet (page 1 only) 1. Chalk Talk Discussion
2. Exit Ticket Discussion: “What is one example of the way Linda Sue Park altered history in A Long Walk to Water? Why might she make the choice to alter history in A Long Walk to Water?” Homework: 1. Add two more quotes to your Gathering Evidence organizers from chapters 16-18 1. Review Vocabulary Entry Task and Learning Targets Review: (approx. 5 minutes)
a. I can compare and contrast the accounts of survival in "Time Trip: Sudan's Civil War" and A Long Walk to Water b. What does the word contrast mean? c. I can cite several pieces of text-based evidence from "Time Trip" Sudan's Civil War" to support my analysis of the experience of people in South Sudan. d. I can analyze how Linda Sue Park used or altered history in A Long Walk to Water e. Review - what does the word alter mean? f. What is Historical Fiction? 2. Chalk Talk: (approx. 10 minutes) a. Everyone is responsible for writing, reading other people’s comments, and responding for the full amount of time. b. There should be no talking; and no one should sit down until the time period is over. c. Opinions must be freely expressed and honored, and no personal attacks are allowed. d. Partners read through postings and search for patterns and themes with "I wonder" and "I notice" statements 3. Chalk Talk Debrief: (approx. 10 minutes) a. Whole Group Share - Partners will report their findings b. What was the experience like of "talking" silently? Homework: 1. Chalk Talk Discoveries 2. Exit Ticket: “What is one example of the way Linda Sue Park altered history in A Long Walk to Water? Why might she make the choice to alter history in A Long Walk to Water?” |