--Take out your vocabulary book and open to the nonfiction passage preceding the Unit #3 word list (page 32). Then, read the nonfiction passage quietly and independently and attempt to determine the meaning of the bolded words using the context.
*AS YOU WORK, I WILL RETURN YOUR UNIT #2 VOCABULARY QUIZ WITH THE ROUGH GOAL YOU SET STAPLED TO IT. ALSO, I WILL GIVE YOU ANOTHER HALF-INDEX CARD SO THAT YOU CAN SET ANOTHER ROUGH GOAL.*
S. the C. (10-15 mins.)
--Reminder: Beginning with the end in mind--our ultimate purpose for re-reading the short story:
End-of-Mini-Unit Assessment Writing Prompt:
Write a well-developed paragraph in which you support a meaningful and complex theme statement for Karen Russell's "St. Lucy's Home for Girls Raised by Wolves." Use at least three pieces of strong textual evidence spanning the entire text, and be sure to tie back to your theme statement often.
--agenda/HW
End-of-Mini-Unit Assessment Writing Prompt:
Write a well-developed paragraph in which you support a meaningful and complex theme statement for Karen Russell's "St. Lucy's Home for Girls Raised by Wolves." Use at least three pieces of strong textual evidence spanning the entire text, and be sure to tie back to your theme statement often.
--agenda/HW
--go over Unit #3 word list (pages 34-36)--read word aloud, have students repeat the word, and then read the part of speech/definition/sample sentence--repeat this process for the entire list
In order to actively engage, students should be:
a.) writing the words on the lines for each of the sentences
b.) comparing actual definitions to "guesses" made using prior knowledge/context clues--how did you do?!
c.) putting a star next to "foreign" words (those that will definitely need to be studied).
Application Activity -- Vocabulary Unit #3: Choosing the Right Word (10-15 mins.)
--mindfully complete the "Choosing the Right Word" exercise (pages 37 & 38) quietly and independently
Application Activity -- Vocabulary Unit #3: Choosing the Right Word (10-15 mins.)
--mindfully complete the "Choosing the Right Word" exercise (pages 37 & 38) quietly and independently
- underline the context clues that help you determine which word you select for each sentence (skill-building)
--go over the "Choosing the Right Word" exercise sentences together via a drawing of cards
--reflect upon your performance on the Unit #2 vocabulary quiz one last time and set a rough goal for the Unit #3 quiz on your half-index card
Transition (2 mins.)
--Put your vocabulary book away.
--Turn in your half-index card and your Unit #2 vocabulary quiz to me at the front of the classroom.
--Take out your reading task for "St. Lucy's Home for Girls Raised by Wolves" assigned to you last class as well as your copy of the short story.
Purposeful Reading/Discussion Preparation -- "St. Lucy's..."--Stage 1 (12-20 mins.)
--Q & A about reading tasks/modeling (if necessary)
--purposeful quiet and independent re-reading of Stage 1 of the short story--complete your assigned purposeful reading task to the best of your ability
DEAR -- Free Reading Books (remainder of class)
--students without books will read Upfront newsmagazine3
Transition (2 mins.)
--Put your vocabulary book away.
--Turn in your half-index card and your Unit #2 vocabulary quiz to me at the front of the classroom.
--Take out your reading task for "St. Lucy's Home for Girls Raised by Wolves" assigned to you last class as well as your copy of the short story.
Purposeful Reading/Discussion Preparation -- "St. Lucy's..."--Stage 1 (12-20 mins.)
--Q & A about reading tasks/modeling (if necessary)
--purposeful quiet and independent re-reading of Stage 1 of the short story--complete your assigned purposeful reading task to the best of your ability
DEAR -- Free Reading Books (remainder of class)
--students without books will read Upfront newsmagazine3
--Begin preparing for the Unit #3 vocabulary quiz, which will take place on Monday, 11/21 (BDF) or Tuesday, 11/22 (ACE), bearing in mind your rough goal set during today's class. Next time that we meet, we will continue working with this week's words, and if you already have some of the words mastered, you will be in good shape! REMEMBER THAT WORDS FROM PREVIOUS UNITS ARE "FAIR GAME" ON ANY VOCABULARY QUIZ THEREAFTER!
--If you struggled on either the Unit #1 or the Unit #2 quiz, take the initiative to meet with me during homeroom or after school so that we can put together a plan of action!
--Bring your vocabulary book again next class--PLEASE DO NOT FORGET!
--Review your annotations from today's purposeful re-reading of "St. Lucy's Home for Girls Raised by Wolves" and expect any or all of the following to occur next time that we meet:
- collection of your materials (charts, annotated copies of the text, etc.) for assessment purposes
- a reading assessment
- a discussion geared around your work
