Lesson 4: Text 2: Close Read
Duration of Days: 3
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 you know what to do when there are no instructions?
RL 6.4, RI 6.1, RI 6.4, RI 6.10
DOK 3 & 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
Heroes Every Child Should Know: Perseus
Hatshepsut: His Majesty, Herself
Everybody Jump
Donna O’Meara: The Volcano Lady
Margaret Bourke-White: Fearless Photographer
Dare to Be Creative
Poetry: I, Too
Fiction: The Lightning Thief
Fiction: Hoot