Lesson 1: Choice Book
Duration of Days: 10
Lesson Objective
Students will read, discuss, and analyze a choice book in groups.
book dependent
book dependent
Reading Comprehension
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.9-10.1: Cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.9-10.2: Determine a theme or central idea of a text and analyze in detail its development over the course of the text.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.9-10.3: Analyze how complex characters (e.g., those with multiple or conflicting motivations) develop over the course of a text.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.9-10.4: Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in the text, including figurative and connotative meanings.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.9-10.5: Analyze how an author’s choices concerning how to structure a text, order events, and manipulate time create effects such as mystery, tension, or surprise.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.9-10.6: Analyze a particular point of view or cultural experience reflected in a work of literature from outside the United States, including how the author’s choices affect the overall meaning.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.11-12.1: Analyze the development of a theme or central idea of a text, including its relationship to the characters, setting, and plot.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.11-12.3: Analyze how an author’s choices regarding how to develop and relate elements of a story or drama (e.g., setting, plot, and character) shape the text’s meaning.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.11-12.4: Analyze the impact of the author’s word choice on the tone and meaning of the text..
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.9-10.4: Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.9-10.9: Draw evidence from literary or informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research.
5. Vocabulary and Language
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.9-10.4: Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on grade-level reading and content, choosing flexibly from a range of strategies.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.9-10.5: Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships, and nuances in word meanings.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.9-10.6: Acquire and use accurately grade-appropriate general academic and domain-specific words and phrases.
1,2,3,4
Explicit vocabulary instruction is emphasized, and reading and writing skills lessons focus strongly on language acquisition and reading comprehension
Reading logs
Creative project