Title: By the Waters of Babylon Suggested days (45 minutes per day) Common Core ELA Standards: RL.9-10.1, RL.9-10.2, RL.9-10.3, RL.9-10.4, RL.9-10.5, RL.9-10.10; W.9-10.4, W.9-10.7; SL.9-10.1, SL.9-10.4; L.9-10.1, L.9-10.2, L.9-10.4 Teacher Instructions Preparing for Teaching Read the Big Ideas and Key Understandings and the Synopsis. Please do not read this to the students. This is a description for teachers about the big ideas and key understanding that students should take away after completing this task. Big Ideas and Key Understandings Truths (facts) and discoveries influence our actions and knowledge. Synopsis John is the son of a priest in a futuristic society where social class and rules are paramount. Knowledge is vital to John, and he invests a great deal of energy in his search for truths. John’s father discovered his potential when he was very young and treats him differently from his siblings. John values tradition and order; he takes broken rules and consequences very seriously. John journeys to the of the Gods” in search for truth and what he finds will change what he has known. This “Place of the Gods” is revealed to be New York City, which has been destroyed by a war called Great Burning.” “Place “The Read the entire selection, keeping in mind the Big Ideas and Key Understandings. Re-read the text while noting the stopping points for the Text Dependent Questions and teaching Tier II/academic vocabulary.
Title: By the Waters of Babylon Suggested days (45 minutes per day) Common Core ELA Standards: RL.9-10.1, RL.9-10.2, RL.9-10.3, RL.9-10.4, RL.9-10.5, RL.9-10.10; W.9-10.4, W.9-10.7; SL.9-10.1, SL.9-10.4; L.9-10.1, L.9-10.2, L.9-10.4 Teacher Instructions Preparing for Teaching Read the Big Ideas and Key Understandings and the Synopsis. Please do not read this to the students. This is a description for teachers about the big ideas and key understanding that students should take away after completing this task. Big Ideas and Key Understandings Truths (facts) and discoveries influence our actions and knowledge. Synopsis John is the son of a priest in a futuristic society where social class and rules are paramount. Knowledge is vital to John, and he invests a great deal of energy in his search for truths. John’s father discovered his potential when he was very young and treats him differently from his siblings. John values tradition and order; he takes broken rules and consequences very seriously. John journeys to the “Place of the Gods” in search for truth and what he finds will change what he has known. This “Place of the Gods” is revealed to be New York City, which has been destroyed by a war called “The Great Burning.” Read the entire selection, keeping in mind the Big Ideas and Key Understandings. Re-read the text while noting the stopping points for the Text Dependent Questions and teaching Tier II/academic vocabulary.
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