EX:Lesson 1
Literature Circle Jobs:
Internet Investigator- Use websites to investigate and find answers to guiding questions
Lesson:
Read the sections assigned and do Literature Circle jobs.
Discussion Director:
Problem/Solution What was Jack and Annie’s problem in Chapter 2? How do you predict they will solve their problem? How would you solve their problem?- write this in your reading journal to share later.
Characterization (give words to describe characters and find evidence from the book that proves those are the traits)
Main Idea (the most important idea from this section)- write this in your reading journal to share later.
Point of View ( who is telling the story)- talk about it with your group members.
Setting (where and when the story takes place)- talk about it with your group members.
Passage Picker:
Find two passages from this section and answer two questions: Why did the author include this passage in the story? What does this passage add to the story?
Character Sketcher:
Give three character traits of Annie and explain them, be sure to write down the page numbers you found the traits on. Illustrate for the class what you think Annie looks like through the traits you found.
Word Wizard:
Using the words Pilgrim, gather, and Mayflower answer these questions:
Word Network: What situations, things, or words come to mind when you think about the word Pilgrim, gather, and Mayflower?
EX:
Multiple Choice: (EX)
The Pilgrims:
a. were already here when the Indians found America
b. were people looking for religious freedom
c. did not survive their first year in America due to illness and starvation
Internet Investigator
Using the website http://www.cdli.ca/CITE/celthanksgiving.htm scroll down to the link An American Thanksgiving, click on the link The First Thanksgiving, scroll down to The Thanksgiving Tradition, and then click on the link 1627 Pilgrim Village. Using these links answer 3 questions and report to your group members.
What is this site for?
What can be seen there?
Who will you meet if you visited?
Assessment
For the assessment part of this lesson we will write a prediction to the section we read. This will allow us to combine our knowledge of prediction and what we already know. This will allow me to further assess what students already know about Thanksgiving and if they understand how to predict.
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