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MT At Home 09/17/14

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Go back through the story to analyze the author’s use of specific and engaging language by carefully selecting and writing down use of
5 action verbs OR word phrases,
5 specific nouns
5 pronouns
5 vivid adjectives.
Be sure to state how this word choice enhances the tone of the story.

Examples

5 Nouns –> Iroquois, West Wind, Great Tree, Earth-Diver, Sky World –> clearly important due to capitalization. other words referring to critical characters in the story are NOT capitalized (e.g., The woman who fell from the Sky World and who appears important to the plot is given no name and no special title.)

MT September 15, 2014

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Objectives this Week:

  • 1. Determine the central ideas of two different texts, citing textual evidence, and compare and contrast how the authors develop their stories.
  • 2. Locate the authors’ use of specific word choice and state how this language enhances the tone of the stories.
  • 3. Discuss various direct and indirect references to mythology in comic books, movies, and literature.

Mon Sept 15 2014

Finish “Prepare to Share”

QW 09/15: What do you think Myth is?

Pair and Share: About QW 09/15

Clarifying Lecture: Agree/Disagree Elements of Myth

HW: Read “When the Grizzlies Walked Upright” / Use Tale Untangler – Write Notes

Tues Sept 16 2014

QW 09/16: RC Questions for “Grizzlies”

Discuss: QW 09/16 and HW

Connect: How do the Notes Connect to “Grizzlies”

HW: Freewrite about Iroquois image (pre-reading)

Wed Sept 17 2014

Discus HW

Close Reading Activity Day 1: Iroquois Myth

HW: Finish Close Reading Activity Pt 2

Thurs Sept 18 2014

Discuss HW

Close Reading Activity Day 2: “Grizzlies” Revisited

HW: Finalize/Touch up Notes and Annotations for quiz tomorrow (Compare/Contrast and Cite evidence)

Fri Sept 19 2014

Summative Assessment: Close Reading of Two Creation Myths

HW: TBD