Thursday, April 3, 2014

Learning Objectives:
I can...

• preview a novel by reading a poem
• understand the focus of the unit
• identify key vocabulary in the unit
• unpack the EA for key skills and knowledge
• preview the novel by "reading the cover"

Opening:

1. Debrief the text from yesterday...

2. Life goes on...and so does your learning

• Reminder: Article of the Week due tomorrow.

3. Hand out Tangerine

• Complete pages 177-178 tonight

Work Period:

4. Needed: Page 219 and your class notebook.

Poetry: 

"To an Athlete Dying Young"

• Key elements of poetry
• Title
• Paraphrase
• Connotations
• Attitude
• Shift
• Title
• Tone and Theme

5. Preview the unit:

• Shared Reading: Unit overview
• Round Robin reading of the Table of Contents
• Key Academic Vocabulary:
• Imagery
• Point of View
• Literary Analysis
• Read the Learning Focus independently
• Mark the text for key ideas
• answer the 1st and 3rd question on page 175.

6. Examine the EA on pages 224-228.

• What are the key "look fors" when I grade your essay at the end of the unit?

Closing:

7. Homework: 
   A. Article of the Week.
   B. Complete pages 177-178 based on the copy of Tangerine that I give you.