MONDAY

Critical Reading Skills

a)     Objective: To recognize words in context

b)     Method:

·        Display the sentences and decide the best possible answer in “own” words

·        Define and choose BEST possible choice in answers

“Rip Van Winkle”

Objective:

·        To identify literary elements: plot, character, setting, and theme

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Method:

·        Read “Before You Read” (p. 154) information and discuss a passage of time

·        Students record Words to Own (vocabulary) from text.

·        Students read about Diedrich Knickerbachen and summarize in a paragraph (p. 154)

·        Students read about “Enchanted Slumbers” (p. 162) and summarize.

·        Journal: What is an event or situation that you would like to sleep through? Why?

** Turn in essays about The Crucible.

TUESDAY – no school (Veteran’s Day)

 

 

WEDNESDAY

“Rip Van Winkle”

Objective: To identify plot, character, setting, conflict, motivation, and theme in a literary text

 

Method:

·        Read/listen to the story (p. 155-165).

·        Record events on story map

Protagonist: Rip Van Winkle	Conflict:
Minor Characters:	Motivation:
Plot Line: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

 

 

THURSDAY

Critical Reading Skills

Objective: To recognize words in context

Method:

·        Display the sentences and decide the best possible answer in “own” words

·        Define and choose BEST possible choice in answers

“Rip Van Winkle”

Objective:

·        To create background information for the story

Method:

·        Chart elements of romanticism

Elements of Romanticism	“Rip Van Winkle”
Values feeling & intuition over science and reason
Places faith in inner experiences & the power of the imagination
Distrusts civilization & seeks nature
Prefers youthful innocence to educated sophistication
Champions individual freedom and worth
Contemplates nature's beauty as a path to spiritual & moral development
Looks backward to the wisdom of the past
Finds beauty & truth in exotic locales, the supernatural, and the inner world of the imagination

 

·        Answer Making Meaning questions and Reading Check (p. 166)

FRIDAY

“Rip Van Winkle”

a)     Objective: Demonstrate comprehension

b)     Method:

·        Stamp and check work

·        Answer test questions

·        Answer essay questions

Drop Everything and Read

a)     Read an AR book

b)     Book report is due on a sample of science fiction, pioneer history, western, or survival book

c)     Record books on AR log sheet and take tests

d)     Check out books