Lesson 2: Text 1: Close Read
Duration of Days: 4
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 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