Discuss the ways in which is an appropriate title for this book. How many Taking Sides situations are there in the book in which someone is pressured to “take sides”? Does Lincoln ultimately take a side? Can a person take both sides at once? {Dialogue Journal} Mini Lesson: Resolution CCSS:RL1, RL5, W4, SL1C What you might say: The resolution tells us how the conflict is resolved. It is the ending. Some authors like to give you all the information and neatly wrap up the end of the story. In Taking Sides, Soto does this and gives a pretty clear picture of how the major conflict is resolved. Soto also leaves us with a new understanding or a lesson learned as he resolves the conflict in the book. Journals/ Literature Circles: What events helped the reader to understand how the conflict was resolved? Vocabulary (CCSS: L4A, RL4) excursion (p. 119) a trip scanned (p. 126) to examine countered (p. 120) oppose giddy (p. 127) to feel joyfully elated clenched (p. 122) held tightly feigned (p. 128) to give an appearance of ligaments (p. 124) connecting or unifying bonds ranting (p. 129) to talk in a noisy, excited huddled (p. 124) to crowd together manner spectator (p. 125) one who looks on or watches pampered (p. 131) to treat with extreme or toothy (p. 126) having or showing prominent excessive care and attention teeth lathering (p. 131) to cover clobbered (p. 126) defeat decisively órale (p. 131) come on! logic (p. 126) mode of reasoning Activities to Extend Comprehension and Relate Literature to Life Encourage students to address the following questions and Dealing with negative emotions: prompts in their journals. How does Lincoln deal with negative feelings (e.g., frustration, anger, disappointment).? Does he deal with them in a courageous way? Compare how you and Lincoln deal with similar negative emotions. Have you learned anything from Lincoln in this respect? Do you think you could give him some useful advice?
Discuss the ways in which Taking Sides is an appropriate title for this book. How many situations are there in the book in which someone is pressured to “take sides”? Does Lincoln ultimately take a side? Can a person take both sides at once? {Dialogue Journal} Mini Lesson: Resolution CCSS:RL1, RL5, W4, SL1C What you might say: The resolution tells us how the conflict is resolved. It is the ending. Some authors like to give you all the information and neatly wrap up the end of the story. In Taking Sides, Soto does this and gives a pretty clear picture of how the major conflict is resolved. Soto also leaves us with a new understanding or a lesson learned as he resolves the conflict in the book. Journals/ Literature Circles: What events helped the reader to understand how the conflict was resolved? Vocabulary (CCSS: L4A, RL4) excursion (p. 119) a trip countered (p. 120) oppose clenched (p. 122) held tightly ligaments (p. 124) connecting or unifying bonds huddled (p. 124) to crowd together spectator (p. 125) one who looks on or watches toothy (p. 126) having or showing prominent teeth clobbered (p. 126) defeat decisively logic (p. 126) mode of reasoning scanned (p. 126) to examine giddy (p. 127) to feel joyfully elated feigned (p. 128) to give an appearance of ranting (p. 129) to talk in a noisy, excited manner pampered (p. 131) to treat with extreme or excessive care and attention lathering (p. 131) to cover órale (p. 131) come on! Activities to Extend Comprehension and Relate Literature to Life Dealing with negative emotions: Encourage students to address the following questions and prompts in their journals. How does Lincoln deal with negative feelings (e.g., frustration, anger, disappointment).? Does he deal with them in a courageous way? Compare how you and Lincoln deal with similar negative emotions. Have you learned anything from Lincoln in this respect? Do you think you could give him some useful advice?
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