Tangerine Tangerine Unit 3 SpringBoard Level 2Activities 3.17-3.20

Unit 3 SpringBoard Level 2Activities 3.17-3.20

3.17 Another New School

• To make connections within text

Purpose

Monday, Sept 18 through Friday, Sept 29

3.17 Another New School

As you read Paul’s entry for Sept 22, use sticky notes to annotate the text.

Chck mark by parts you understand

? By parts you don’t understand! By parts you find interesting

3.17 Another New School

Re-read Paul’s entry for Sept 20. Add information to the Sibling Relationships graphic organizer from 3.11 Lightning Strikes.

3.18 Lightning Strikes3.18 Lightning StrikesPage 202 in SpringBoardPage 202 in SpringBoard

Tangerine Tangerine Monday, Sept 18

ThroughFriday, Sept 29

Tangerine Tangerine Monday, Sept 18

ThroughFriday, Sept 29

Purpose• To identify similarities and

differences• To write a paragraph of contrast

What Makes LMSList 5 things that make LMS what it is.

Master List on Board FriendsTeachersSports teamsMascotsBuildingLocation

Answers

Compare/Contrast

Use the points from the last slide to compare these 2 middle schools

Lake Windsor MS Tangerine MS

both

Does anything about either of these schools seem familiar to you?

Writing Prompt

Write a paragraph that focuses on the differences between the two schools. Include a strong topic sentence that makes a point about the differences. Use transition words and conjunctions from previous activities as you draft and revise your paragraph.

Example Topic Sentences• Tangerine Middle School students appear to

be rough and intimidating yet they are more accommodating and welcoming to a new student than the population at Lake Windsor Middle School.

• Even though Tangerine Middle School is older than Lake Windsor Middle School, it is sturdy and strong.

3.19 The New Team3.19 The New TeamPage 203Page 203

Novel entries:October 2Through

October 5

Purpose• To analyze text and create

interpretive questions

Quick Discussion• What would it be like to join a

sports team or another group that have already been working together?

• What is it like being the new kid?

Quick Write

• Think about a time when you were a new member of a sports team, club, school, or other group. Compose a quickwrite describing some of the feelings you experienced as “the new kid.”

Close Read of Oct 3• Reread this entry and create 3

interpretive questions/• Example:

– What does the entry show about Joey’s character?

Double-Entry Journals

Date: Oct 3

Explain why Paul waited before writing in his journal about the situation with Joey.

Title of Entry

Explain why Paul feels that need to write about something now that he did not feel the need to write about when it happened.

3.20 Seeing and Understanding3.20 Seeing and UnderstandingPage 204Page 204

Novel portionsThursday, Nov 2

throughFriday, Nov 10

Purpose• To analyze a character• To evaluate figurative

meaning of a motif

Close read of Nov 2• Teacher will read aloud• Students will mark with sticky

notes the imagery of “seeing” and “fear”

• Use the double journal to copy textual evidence that relates to seeing and fear.

Last paragraph of Oct 5• A motif is a recurring idea -

seeing and understanding has been developed throughout the novel.

• Paul has a vision problem. However, his emerging realization that as well as being able to see jusgt fine, he actually understands more than the rest of his family.

• See – literally and figuratively

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Select one of the characters: Paul, Paul’s father, Paul’s mother, Joey, Erik, or another

characterList what the character sees/understands and what they

don’t’ understand

Another Idea• 3.20 – (deeper reading pgs

146-147) second read to pull out information, small grouping by character they choose, discussion then sharing – no paragraph