Aug 18-22 Close Reading

Monday:
Bell Work:

Objective:

• Understand how to close read an article.
• Understand words that are often confused and use them correctly.

Lesson:

• Get English folders ready by putting in paper 
• Start a Table of Contents
• Take notes on Too and To
• Read article on close reading on SMART board and model annotating for 1st read.  Vocabulary, main idea, questions?
• Do Notebook Practice to practice Seasons
• Read Aloud False Prince

Tuesday:
Bell Work: Take notes on There and Were slides 3-4

Lesson:

• Go over bell work
• Library Time
• Read Silently

Wednesday:
Bell Work: Take notes on slides 5-6

Lesson:

• Go over bell work
• Re-take season's quiz
• Pass out handout on Close Reading steps to put in their English folder.
• Students read "Superman" using close reading 1st read ONLY:  vocabulary, main idea and questions
• Stop and discuss after each step

Thursday: 
Bell Work: write sentences from slide 7 and 8  Test Friday

Lesson:

• Go over bell work
• Write one question on sticky note from assigned paragraph and put on the board.
• Class discuss what they annotated in "Superman" 
• What is the main idea?  Write it down, share and then write a group main idea.  
• Discuss Structure, Figurative language, parallelism, literal
• Read Aloud "False Prince"

Friday:
Bell Work: Read silently 10 minutes Need Library Book

Lesson:

• Take Usage Demon Quiz 
• Seasons quiz
• Read Aloud False Prince