Lesson 2
Lesson:
Read the sections assigned and do Literature Circle jobs.
Discussion Director:
Problem/Solution What was Jack and Annie’s problem on page 21? How do they 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 Captain Standish and explain them, be sure to write down the page numbers you found the traits on. Illustrate for the class what you think he looks like through the traits you found.
Word Wizard:
Using the words Wampanoag, exploring, and curiously answer these questions:
Word Network: What situations, things, or words come to mind when you think about the word Wampanoag, exploring, and curiously?
EX:
Alike and Different
· What is alike or different about these words: Indian and Wampanoag?
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 Plymouth History, and then click on the link Wampanoag Tribe . Using these links answer 3 questions and report to your group members.
What are the Wampanoag's Thanksgiving traditions?
Give two facts about the tribe in the recent past.
What does the name Wampanoag stand for?
Assessment
Pair students into a group and have them write down what they have learned so far to be turned in at the end of the period, share with class.