Wednesday, December 18, 2013

Wednesday, December 18, 2013

Learning Objective:
I can…

  • access prior knowledge and connect it to narrative poems
  • understand the elements of a narrative poem
Opening:
1. Introduce Activity 5.13.  Independent Reading assignment…


  • Drop what you are reading for the next couple of nights
    • Mark each one for:
      • Personal Connections
      • Conflict
      • Theme
  • Be ready to read one of these aloud in your small group on Friday.
    • Mark one for:
      • Inflection
        • Tone
        • Phrasing
        • Volume
        • Tempo
        • Pitch
2. Journal: Respond to the following Prompt:


  • "Why are each of the elements of TP-CASTT important when analyzing a poem?"  Go through each element of TP-CASTT and explain what helps the reader understand.

Work Period:
3. Read "Casey at the Bat" on 295-296

  • What's the Story?
  • Answer Questions 1 and 2 on page 297.

4. Introducing Narrative Poetry - page 316-318.

  • Respond to the Prompts on page 316
  • Share definitions on page 317-318


5. Brainstorm examples from what we've read so far. 


Closing:
6. Examine "Winter Novels"

  • What do you notice about the format of the chapters?
  • What will you be reading?

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