Lesson Objective

After an initial reading and discussion of the short story, students will be able to implement a reading comprehension strategy, use context clues to define new vocabulary, and demonstrate comprehension by responding to questions using textual evidence.

What do we do when life gets hard?

CCSS: RL.6.1, RL 6.2, RL 6.3, RL.6.4, RL 6.5, RL 6.9, RL.6.10; SL.6.1, SL.6.1.A, SL.6.1.D, SL.6.2, SL.6.4; L.6.4.A, L.6.4.D

DOK 1 - 4

Text Chunking
Guiding Questions
Sentence Starters & Response Frames
Small Group Support
Graphic Organizers
Visual Glossary
Modeling
Think-a-Louds

Quiz, THINK, WRITE, discussion

Choose from Unit 1: 

  • Mighty Miss Malone
  • Hatchet
  • Red Scarf Girl
  • Scout's Honor
  • Magic Marker Mystery
  • Good Samaritan
  • Jabberwocky