October 18
2016
Tuesday 10/18/16 – Language Arts
Good Morning, Class!
Per. 1 (8:15-9:05)
Please take out:
- Computer (and earbuds)
- spiral notebook
Warm-Up:
- Sign in on connected.mcgraw-hill.com
- Click on First Read: Lightning Thief
Video preview questions:
- How do the graphics and audio features, including music, provide context for the selection we are about to read?
- How do they contribute to the mood and tone?
Introduction Paragraph – Predict meanings for the words using context clues or prior knowledge:
- boarding school
- Poseidon
- Zeus
- Mount Olympus
- abandoned
Per. 2 (9:08-9:58)
Learning Target: Students will be able to read and demonstrate comprehension of a text by responding to short analysis and inference questions with textual evidence.
Allusion – an implied reference to another literary character or work (in this case, to Greek mythology)
Research (using this website and Access Handout) and share info with table group (Beware: Greek Gods are often nude in artwork):
- A-Poseidon
- B-Cyclops
- C-Hercules
- D-Perseus
What do these allusions tell readers about Percy?
- Model Strategies for Predicting about vocab and the story
- Partner read and annotate
- Discussion
- SyncTV
- Think Questions and Discussion
Homework
- Read 20 pages (or more) in a chapter book of your choice and log:
- Title
- Pg. ___ to ___
- Two sentences about your reading
- Parent signature
Per. 3 (10:02-10:42)
How can I predict an entire story from an image and a quote?
Predicting: Lesson #3 – The Chronicles of Harris Burdick
- Groups collaboratively write story for Under the Rug using story element agreements made last time