Acquire relationship. Before being introduced to the Search essential questions for this unit, Compile students will view short video Cite interview with Jerry Spinelli (See Synthesize link provided), the author of Stargirl Reference and Based on the interview, Wringer. students will make predictions about potential themes that may emerge in Spinelli’s writing based on his interview. Lesson 2: DOK 2 & 3 Academic: Summer in a Marking the Students will read Summer in a “All “All Summer in a Day” by Ray text/annotation 1. Connotation Day” by Ray Bradbury (See “All Day” Close Composing to Bradbury Appendix 2), marking the Reading Plan/Composing to Content: text/annotating as they do so. Text Practice 1. Crime Dependent During the first read-aloud, students Questions will circle words or phrases that are Student Groupings: unfamiliar to them. responses Independent and During the second read, students will Small Group be to go back through (RL. 6.1, 6.2, independently to highlight parts of 6.3) the text that explicitly or implicitly reveal Margot as being “different.” Finally, students will put into groups to answer the text dependent questions and complete the final reading prompt (see instructional notes). These will be the same groups students will have for their literature circles. Below are the text-dependent questions and culminating writing prompt: 1. What does the reader learn about Margot’s character in this passage? What does the author imply about
Acquire Search Compile Cite Synthesize Reference relationship. Before being introduced to the essential questions for this unit, students will view short video interview with Jerry Spinelli (See link provided), the author of Stargirl and Wringer. Based on the interview, students will make predictions about potential themes that may emerge in Spinelli’s writing based on his interview. Lesson 2: “All Summer in a Day” Close Reading “All Summer in a Day” by Ray Bradbury DOK 2 & 3 Composing to Plan/Composing to Practice Student Groupings: Independent and Small Group Marking the text/annotation Text Dependent Questions responses (RL. 6.1, 6.2, 6.3) Academic: 1. Connotation Content: 1. Crime Students will read “All Summer in a Day” by Ray Bradbury (See Appendix 2), marking the text/annotating as they do so. During the first read-aloud, students will circle words or phrases that are unfamiliar to them. During the second read, students will be to go back through independently to highlight parts of the text that explicitly or implicitly reveal Margot as being “different.” Finally, students will put into groups to answer the text dependent questions and complete the final reading prompt (see instructional notes). These will be the same groups students will have for their literature circles. Below are the text-dependent questions and culminating writing prompt: 1. What does the reader learn about Margot’s character in this passage? What does the author imply about
_Spinelli-Literature-Circles-Unit-Plan.docx