Week 3

This week we are focusing in plot elements in short stories and making high-level inferences using text evidence.  Students will be able to read a text and take pieces of information that the author gives them, add their own educated thinking, and formulate a well-rounded thought on the topic or character.  This skill is challenging because it must be based on text, not just the student's thinking.

WEEKS FOCUS:

• FOCUS:  Tracking character details and making text based inferences.
• FOCUS:  Charting plot and identifying each stage of plot development.
• LATIN ROOTS FOR WEEK:  mar, nav
• ACADEMIC LANGUAGE: evaluate, resource, text

Monday

**A letter to parents/guardians goes out on Monday.  Please read and complete the attached survey and return by WEDNESDAY.**

• Watch video intro of a rogue wave.
• Begin short story, "Rogue Wave" pages 3-6.
• NB (work in their reader/writer notebook) Track character details and inferences
• NB-chart out plot elements
• Independent Reading time with teacher conferring
• Revisit annotations from Friday with suggestions of how to raise level of work

HOMEWORK-Annotate a 1 page excerpt for character using strategies from week 2 and instruction from today.

Tuesday

• We will continue to read "Rogue Wave" (pages 7-10) and track our thinking in our notebooks.
• IR time with conferring
• Small group time for extra support with this week's skill and extension activities for those who have mastered the skill.

HOMEWORK-Craft your own exposition.  You may model yours after a movie you have seen, a book you have read, our you may use your own ideas.  

Wednesday

• We will finish "Rogue Wave" (pages 11-14) and track our thinking in our notebooks.
• IR time with conferring
• Small group time for extra support with this week's skill and extension activities for those who have mastered the skill.

HOMEWORK-Craft your own character introduction.  It can be 1/2 to as many pages as you would like.  

***PLEASE RETURN PARENT SURVEYS***

Thursday

Students will apply what they have learned on a mini-assessment that focuses on inferences, plot elements, and being able to support their thinking using text evidence.

HOMEWORK-Craft an example of internal and external conflict that your character (from Wednesday's homework) could have.

Friday

• Students will have a chance to answer a question that is formulated like the questions on their annual assessment.  We will go over the question and answers together as a class.  This will be a weekly opportunity.  
• Students will read a short story called, "The Elevator".  They will apply what they learned this week about character and plot and will use those skills while having academic class discussions about the text.

HOMEWORK-Students will read and annotate the first story in their Close Reader book.