Standard we are focusing on:

ELA-Literacy RL.6.1 

Cite textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text. 

Student Friendly 

I can find proof in a text that supports my answers and conclusions. 

Lesson Questions Chapters 1-5:

FOCUSING QUESTION - Assessment question

• What makes Bud a survivor? 

CONTENT FRAMING QUESTION - Practice for the assessment

• Reveal: What does analysis of Bud's character reveal about why and how he is able to endure and survive?

CRAFT QUESTION - Format for assessment

• Execute: How do I use a ToSEEC paragraph to respond to the Focusing Question Task? 

Lesson Questions for Chapters 6-12:

FOCUSING QUESTION - Assessment question

• What hardships did people face during the Great Depression?

CONTENT FRAMING QUESTION - Practice for the assessment

• Know: How does Kentucky Flood build my knowledge?

CRAFT QUESTION - Format for assessment

• Examine and Experiment: Why are discussion rules, goals, and deadlines important? How do collegial discussions work?

• Examine and Experiment: How does incorporating evidence from two texts work in a ToSEEC paragraph?

FOCUSING QUESTION - Assessment question for end of novel

• How is Bud transformed by his journey?

CONTENT FRAMING QUESTION - Practice for the assessment

• What does the analysis of Bud's experiences and his interactions with other characters reveal about how his character is changing?

CRAFT QUESTION - Format for assessment

• How do I improve my participation in a Socratic Seminar?

FOCUSING QUESTION: LESSONS 17–21

• What sustained people's spirits during the Great Depression?

CONTENT FRAMING QUESTION

• Reveal: What does Hesse's use of figurative language and imagery reveal about Billie Jo?

CRAFT QUESTION

• Examine and Experiment: How do I incorporate sufficient evidence to support an idea? 

FOCUSING QUESTION: Lessons 22-25

• How does hardship alter the characters' perspectives in Out of the Dust?

CONTENT FRAMING QUESTION

• Reveal: What does analysis of the characters' thoughts and actions reveal about the themes of Out of the Dust?

CRAFT QUESTION

• Examine and Experiment: How do I integrate evidence? 

FOCUSING QUESTION: LESSONS 30–34

• How do Billie Jo's responses to hardships contribute to her transformation? (cause and effect)

CONTENT FRAMING QUESTION

• Know: How do Bud, Not Buddy, and Out of the Dust build my knowledge of resilience and personal transformation during the Great Depression and beyond?

CRAFT QUESTION

• Execute: How do I use cause-and-effect structure in a ToSEEC explanatory essay to respond to the EOM Task?