May 18-May 22

Title: The Leap Critical Vocabulary

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Google Classroom Instructions: Today you will practice using visual imagery in order to connect with the theme, “A Matter of Life or Death”. You will watch a motivational video about a courageous athlete using guided thought questions. You will preview and expand critical vocabulary and practice using imagery with a word study chart. You will review the Frayer Model strategy to reinforce word meaning in preparation for reading the short story, The Leap by Louise Erdrich on Day 2. Complete instructions and tasks can be found in the Google Slide presentation.

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Google Slide Deck: The Leap Critical Vocabulary

Graphic Organizer: Imagery Eye GO

Vocab: Frayer Model

Title: The Leap Inference/ Cite Text Evidence

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Google Classroom Instructions: Today you will watch a pre-reading video and reflect on what you learned about the circus and earlier forms of entertainment. You will review the Critical Vocabulary and characteristics of Inference in preparation for reading the fictional short story “The Leap” by Louise Erdrich. You will close read the selection and answer guiding questions in order to determine the central idea, unpack story details. You will analyze the text, identifying the use of inference as evidence of the story themes. Complete instructions and tasks can be found in the Google Slide presentation.

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Google Slide Deck: The Leap Inference/ Cite Text Evidence

Guided Reading: Guiding Questions Part 1- The Leap

Title: The Leap Inference/Cite Evidence Part 2

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Google Classroom Instructions: Today you will observe and analyze artwork. You will review the Critical Vocabulary in preparation for re-reading the short story, The Leap by Louise Erdrich. You will close read the selection and answer the Guiding Questions, citing evidence from the text. You will analyze the text, identifying the use of inference as evidence of the story themes. Complete instructions and tasks can be found in the Google Slide presentation.

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Google Slide Deck: The Leap Inference/Cite Evidence Part 2

Guided Reading: Guiding Questions Part 2- The Leap

Title: The Leap: Author's Use of Flashback

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Google Classroom Instructions: Using what you have learned about flashback while reading fiction narratives, analyze the author’s author’s use of flashback and tension in the text, The Leap by Louise Erdrich. Complete instructions and tasks can be found in the Google Slide presentation.

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Google Slide Deck: The Leap: Author's Use of Flashback

Graphic Organizer: Analyze Author's Choices: Flashback and Tension

Title: Performance Task: Analyzing Imagery

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Google Classroom Instructions: Using the text that you read this week, The Leap, analyze the author’s use of descriptive words to create imagery. Complete instructions and tasks can be found in the Google Slide presentation.

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Google Slide Deck: Performance Task: Analyzing Imagery

Graphic Organizer: GO Analyzing Imagery