Friday, February 24, 2017: Opener: Students will copy and edit the paragraph projected onto the Smart Board. As a class, we will review the paragraph together and discuss the grammatical rules applied. Lesson Presentation: Reading Quiz on “The Man I killed,” “Ambush,” “Style,” “Speaking of Courage,” “Notes,” and “In the Field” Next, students will read “Good Form” silently Then, students will complete their discussion organizers as they discuss the following questions at their tables: What is the relationship between truth and fact in the book? Why are facts important? How much factual information do we need to understand the truth? Does the search for truth enhance the book’s plot? After students have discussed in pairs, we will then discuss as a class. Exit Slip: You are an employee at Barnes and Nobel and you have just received a new shipment of books. Your manager has given you a box and has asked you to place the books on the shelves in the appropriate section. You open the box and find copies of the book The Things They Carried. In what section would you place this book? Fiction or Nonfiction? Why?
Friday, February 24, 2017: Opener: Students will copy and edit the paragraph projected onto the Smart Board. As a class, we will review the paragraph together and discuss the grammatical rules applied. Lesson Presentation: Reading Quiz on “The Man I killed,” “Ambush,” “Style,” “Speaking of Courage,” “Notes,” and “In the Field” Next, students will read “Good Form” silently Then, students will complete their discussion organizers as they discuss the following questions at their tables: What is the relationship between truth and fact in the book? Why are facts important? How much factual information do we need to understand the truth? Does the search for truth enhance the book’s plot? After students have discussed in pairs, we will then discuss as a class. Exit Slip: You are an employee at Barnes and Nobel and you have just received a new shipment of books. Your manager has given you a box and has asked you to place the books on the shelves in the appropriate section. You open the box and find copies of the book The Things They Carried. In what section would you place this book? Fiction or Nonfiction? Why?