1. Review LEARNING TARGETS for today's lesson: (7 minutes)
(a) I can make inferences to deepen my understanding of Inside Out & Back Again
(b) I can cite evidence from the novel to explain how incidents reveal aspects of Ha's character as she is shaped by war.
(c) I can use context clues to figure out word meanings
(d) I can participate in discussions about the text with a partner, small group, and the whole class.
2. Share responses from last night's homework: (7-10 minutes)
(a) What is home?
(b) How do critical incidents reveal character?
3. Review - What did we infer during yesterday's lesson? What was the evidence that shows that? (2 minutes)
4. Show quote on SMARTboard and read "No one would believe me, but at times I would prefer wartime in Saigon over peacetime in Alabama” (page 195).
* “Based on what you saw and read yesterday, what do you think might have to happen to a little girl to make her say that she would prefer war at home in Saigon (Vietnam) to peace in Alabama (the United States)?” (5-7 minutes)
5. Distribute Inside Out & Back Again (5-7 minutes)
(a) What do you notice about how this novel is written?
(b) Define Free Verse poetry - Free verse poetry is poetry that doesn’t use a regular rhythm or rhyming pattern. It does, however, look like a poem with the layout and line breaks.
(c) Define stanza - a group of lines that form smaller chunks of a poem.
*This may be pushed until tomorrow
6. "Things Good Readers Do" - anchor chart on SMARTboard
(a) Get the gist - get your initial sense of what the text is mostly about.
7. Read the first poem aloud "1975: Year of the Cat"
8. Students should jot down their initial thoughts about the poem and what it's about. Share with a partner, then share as a class.
9. Which details really strike you as you read the poem? Why?
10. What do we learn about Ha in this first poem? (Write down notes)
Homework:
(1) Reread "1975: Year of the Cat" at home and add at least three more details to your notes that helped you learn about Ha.
(a) I can make inferences to deepen my understanding of Inside Out & Back Again
(b) I can cite evidence from the novel to explain how incidents reveal aspects of Ha's character as she is shaped by war.
(c) I can use context clues to figure out word meanings
(d) I can participate in discussions about the text with a partner, small group, and the whole class.
2. Share responses from last night's homework: (7-10 minutes)
(a) What is home?
(b) How do critical incidents reveal character?
3. Review - What did we infer during yesterday's lesson? What was the evidence that shows that? (2 minutes)
4. Show quote on SMARTboard and read "No one would believe me, but at times I would prefer wartime in Saigon over peacetime in Alabama” (page 195).
* “Based on what you saw and read yesterday, what do you think might have to happen to a little girl to make her say that she would prefer war at home in Saigon (Vietnam) to peace in Alabama (the United States)?” (5-7 minutes)
5. Distribute Inside Out & Back Again (5-7 minutes)
(a) What do you notice about how this novel is written?
(b) Define Free Verse poetry - Free verse poetry is poetry that doesn’t use a regular rhythm or rhyming pattern. It does, however, look like a poem with the layout and line breaks.
(c) Define stanza - a group of lines that form smaller chunks of a poem.
*This may be pushed until tomorrow
6. "Things Good Readers Do" - anchor chart on SMARTboard
(a) Get the gist - get your initial sense of what the text is mostly about.
7. Read the first poem aloud "1975: Year of the Cat"
8. Students should jot down their initial thoughts about the poem and what it's about. Share with a partner, then share as a class.
9. Which details really strike you as you read the poem? Why?
10. What do we learn about Ha in this first poem? (Write down notes)
Homework:
(1) Reread "1975: Year of the Cat" at home and add at least three more details to your notes that helped you learn about Ha.