Transition
--Please access your copy of Frank R. Stockton's "The Lady, or the Tiger?" and your copy of the "Determining Emergent Themes Document--Paragraphs 1-5" sheet ("Theme Materials" in the "Classwork" tab).
S. the C.
--our ultimate purpose for re-reading Frank R. Stockton's "The Lady, or the Tiger?:"
End-of-Mini-Unit Assessment Writing Prompt:
Write a well-developed paragraph in which you support a meaningful and complex theme statement for Frank R. Stockton's "The Lady, or the Tiger?." Use at least three pieces of strong textual evidence spanning the entire text, and be sure to tie back to your theme statement often.
--You should leave class today...
- having practiced purposeful rereading of literature and with a partial second reading of Frank R. Stockton's "The Lady, or the Tiger?" under your belt
- with a deeper understanding of theme in literature as evidenced by your ability to respond to the focus prompt below:
- Name two appropriate theme words for Frank R. Stockton's "The Lady, or the Tiger?".
- having gathered evidence for potential use in your "End-of-Mini-Unit Assessment" writing piece (and, perhaps, some preliminary conclusions drawn about the evidence?!).
--mini-lesson agenda
Mini-Lesson -- Frank R. Stockton's "The Lady, or the Tiger?": Determining Emergent Themes
*FYI: I WILL BE JOTTING NOTES ON A CLASS COPY OF THE TEXT ON THE SMART BOARD TODAY, AND YOU SHOULD DO YOUR BEST TO CAPTURE THESE NOTES ON YOUR OWN COPY!*--oral reading of "Directions" on top of page
- Q & A
--Does anyone not know what his or her assigned task is?
--Reminder: The gist of "The Lady..." shared via a group summary selected at random
--oral reading of paragraphs 1-5 of "The Lady..."/constant comprehension check--jot down notes as per your assigned task- Another FYI: This story pretty much requires us to...
- "determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text"
- "use context...as a clue to the meaning of a word or phrase."
- Brain Break -- Pop Song Professor
- Key Points:
- Breaking down complex art is easier when a team of people is involved.
- Unification of interpretation is important!!!
- Literary analysis requires a lot of initial "guess work"!!!
--Closure #1 -- Theme Comprehension Check
- Please complete the survey titled "Theme Comprehension Check--Part 2" located in the "Classwork" tab by responding to the prompt on the back of the page.
--Closure #2 -- Whole-Class Share-Out
- share conclusions drawn, pathways to theme words followed, additional theme words, etc. and add to chart on the SMART Board
