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SL.9-10.3 Evaluate a speaker’s point of view, reasoning, and use of evidence and rhetoric, identifying any fallacious reasoning or exaggerated or distorted evidence.
SL.9-10.1 Initiate and participate effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-on-one, in groups, and teacher-led) with diverse partners on grades 9–10 topics, texts, and issues, building on others’ ideas and expressing their own clearly and persuasively.
Purpose:
Motivate, activate, and build prior knowledge, and relating the reading to students’ lives.
Pre-reading activity will help students to get engaged with the text. Hitchman and Appleman (2017) assert that “pre- reading activities can set the stage for a truly productive and rewarding reading experience” that engage students and deepen their text comprehension (p. 426).
Students are invited to watch a video I HAVE A DREAM SPEECH
Martin Luther King I Have a Dream Speech - American Rhetoric
Lead a brief discussion:
Hypothesize how this quote may mirror the events described in the novel. “I still have a dream. It is a dream deeply rooted in the American dream.”
- Based on Martin Luther King’s words, what do you think Justyce would think of the Black Lives Matter movement and protests of today?
Anticipation Guide
Fisher and Frey (2020) conclude that anticipation guide is “an ideal opportunity to connect [it] with a strategy employed by critical readers- the self-assessment of beliefs and assumptions that may be supported or disputed by a reading” (p.24). The researchers suggest using anticipation guides for promoting class- discussions when constructed for use of the texts that are controversial or commonly misunderstood.
Directions: Discuss each statement with your group. Mark your opinion and then read the novel. After reading the novel, discuss your thoughts with your group. In “after reading” the column, identify whether your beliefs have been confirmed or disconfirmed. Discuss your opinion with a partner’s opinion.
References:
Fisher, D., & Frey, N. (2020). Improving adolescent literacy: Content area strategies at work (5th ed.). Pearson Allyn & Bacon.
NCDPI. (2017). Highlighted Standards. A vertical view of the NC standard course of study for English Language Arts, K-12. Retrieved March 21, 2022, from website https://docs.google.com/document/d/1SSoAAWhAawtVEEGSNM1ak8f01_p9GM2i/edit
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