October
Week of October 1st-5th Author's Purpose
Authors_Purpose_Powerpoint.pptxDay One do the Author's Purpose powerpoint with your class.
Day Two read the following articles again and then have students identify the author's purpose of the one of the articles.
5th-8th Grade Reread: "Our Plastic Oceans" and then help them as a class identify the author's purpose. Then have them silently reread "How A Virtual World Freed Me" and then they must identify the author's purpose on their own. Have them pair share and then ask them as a class.
9th-12th Grade Reread: "Can We Build A Tower As Tall As Earth's Atmosphere?" and then help them as a class identify the author's purpose. Then have them silently reread "Facebook Is A Failed Experiment" and then they must identify the author's purpose on their own. Have them pair share and then ask them as a class.
Our plastic oceans article 11 12.pdfHow a virtual world freed me from my hospital bed.pdfCan we build a tower as tall as Earth's atmosphere_.pdfFacebook is a failed experiment.pdfWeek of October 8th-12th (note we have PD on the 11th and 12th so no students)-Idioms
Idioms.pptWeek of October 15th-19th (No Opportunity on Thursday because of Pep Rally)- Main Idea
main-idea-lesson.pptDay 1 and 2: The Main Idea powerpoint will take two days, there are practice passages at the end of the powerpoint and gives directions. They will be constructing a one sentence summary of what they read for each passage. They struggle with this and its good practice.
Day 3: Have students read this short article about the aftermath of the Hurricane in North Carolina. Have them write one sentence that summarizes the main idea of this article and have them come up with a new title for the article.
Week of October 22nd-26th- Main Idea and CLOSE Reading
CLOSE Reading 3 Read Chart and Annotation Symbols
Hurricanes and Climate Change.pdfCLOSE Reading is both an AVID strategy and Common Core Aligned. It is a more user friendly way to read deeper. This Lesson will take 3-5 opportunity sessions depending on your class and pacing. It is okay to take longer as parts are more complex and you may want to go slower.
To CLOSE Read students need to read the text 3 times, each time it is for a different purpose. For the first read go over the CLOSE Reading Annotation and Symbols chart. Have them do each type of annotation on the article Fueled by a warming planet.
For the second read of Fueled by a warming planet follow the second read chart and have them answer the following questions 1. What text structures and text features were used? 2.What was the author's purpose? 3. How does the author feel about the subject? Why did the author use particular words and phrases?
For the third read of Fueled by a warming planet follow the third read chart and have them answer the following questions (this is the hardest part). 1. What inferences can you make? 2. How does the author support the key points and give specific examples from the text? 3. How does this relate to other texts you have read? 4. How does this relate to your life?
Week of October 29th and 30th (I put Nov 1st and 2nd on the November drop down)More CLOSE Reading
CLOSE Reading 3 Read Chart and Annotation Symbols
Do quotas help women?.pdf.
To CLOSE Read students need to read the text 3 times, each time it is for a different purpose. For the first read go over the CLOSE Reading Annotation and Symbols chart again. Have them do each type of annotation on the article Do Quotas Help Women?.
For the second read of Do Quotas Help Women? follow the second read chart and have them answer the following questions 1. What text structures and text features were used? 2.What was the author's purpose? 3. How does the author feel about the subject? Why did the author use particular words and phrases?
For the third read of Do Quotas Help Women? follow the third read chart and have them answer the following questions (this is the hardest part). 1. What inferences can you make? 2. How does the author support the key points and give specific examples from the text? 3. How does this relate to other texts you have read? 4. How does this relate to your life?