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.

Essential Question: How do relationships shape us?

RL 6.1, RL 6.4, RL 6.10

DOK 1 - 4

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

quiz, THINK questions, WRITE questions, discussion

Studysync excerpts:  

  • Walk Two Moons
  • Teenagers
  • Voice in my Head
  • We're on the Same Team
  • Treasure of Lemon Brown
  • Poem for my Librarian, Mrs Long

Informational from Unit 6: 

  • I Never Had It Made: An Autobiography of Jackie Robinson