Current Topics in Reading

Week 4: August 30th – Sept. 3

Monday, August 30

Essential Question: How does the author’s choice in diction

(word choice) affect the theme or purpose of the work?

What influences how you act?

How does the author’s choice in diction (word choice) affect the theme or purpose of the work?What influences how you act?

Activities:DCP: OppositesJournal #1: Turn to p. 1 in your

textbook. On the post it, write four questions you have about the picture. Discuss

Grammar: #45 Subject and Object Pronouns

How does the author’s choice in diction (word choice) affect the theme or purpose of the work?What influences how you act?

Textbook: Introduce Edge Reading Series and support materials

Begin Unit 1, Cluster 1, Lesson 1 TE 1 What influences how you act survey? Answer survey on pink paper. Chart outcome

for class, share. T2 Elements of a short story: “Golden Bay” Analyze elements of short story

TE 4, 5, handout Plot and Setting Define and discuss character, plot, setting TE

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Tuesday, August 31st

Why is it important to understand the author’s purpose, and how can this understanding help students to better connect to the themes presented?

Why is it important to understand the author’s purpose, and how can this understanding help students to better connect to the themes presented?

Activities:DCP: Double LettersJournal # 2: Where do our beliefs

come from? Grammar: # 46 Possessive Nouns

Why is it important to understand the author’s purpose, and how can this understanding help students to better connect to the themes presented?

Textbook: Lesson 3Introduce vocab p.8Prereading: “The Experiment” plot and

setting Text p. 9 (top) and Interactive Practice Book p. 8, 9.

Handout: Plot and Setting, discuss, fileVocabulary Support: PB p. 6, 7 (group)

Wednesday, Sept. 1st

Why should we know how to demonstrate how the selection of genre (different kinds of literature) affects the delivery of universal ideas?

What influences how you act?

Why should we know how to demonstrate how the selection of genre (different kinds of literature) affects the delivery of universal ideas? What influences how you act?

Activities: DCP: Begin and End Journal: Turn to p. 11 in your textbook.

If you could give this painting a title, what would you call it?

Do you think the message of this paining is positive or negative?

Explain. Discuss. Grammar: # 47 Adjectives

Why should we know how to demonstrate how the selection of genre (different kinds of literature) affects the delivery of universal ideas? What influences how you act?

Textbook: Lesson 4Vocabulary Support: PB p. 6, 7 (group)Begin reading and discussing “The

Experiment” p. 12 - 17(post it p. 13)Analyze the story p. 17

Thursday, Sept. 2nd

Essential Question: How can using evidence of character

development, setting, mood, tone, and point of view help students to interpret the literature they read?

How can using evidence of character development, setting, mood, tone, and point of view help students to interpret the literature they read?

DCP: Lesson 5 p. 16, Discuss answersJournal # 3: School Uniforms:

Debate the case for and against school uniforms.

Grammar: # 48 Possessive Pronouns

Friday, Sept. 3rd

How can writing about literature help students to better understand the significant ideas in that literature?

How can writing about literature help students to better understand the significant ideas in that literature?

Activities: DCP: AnagramsJournal #5: If I looked under your bed,

what would I find?Computer Lab: 113See blog, links to current studies and

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