Lesson 2: Text 1: 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.
How do relationships shape us?
RL 6.1, RL 6.4, RL 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, discussions
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