Guided Practice; Ask students: What do you Ask students: How do Students will share their Review the stories a lie Students will turn and talk “Tell think James Michener you breathe life into themes and evidence from and your butt will grow” about my honor” and Teaching Strategies “On means? What does it your characters? How the text and ask students to compare Joel to the main ( add pg. #’s/Texts): mean for us as readers does having realistic compare this text with character in their narrative. Ask Students: Think about who analyze characters? characters help with the Music in Harlem” the two texts Tripping Are there similar themes “Sweet “ theme? Students will (Boys Class) to Students will turn and talk/ over the lunch lady” and between the two text? “Weslandia” turn and talk. Do the characters have turn and teach. Music in Harlem” “Sweet anything in common? Are Review: What was one Do the characters have Review: over the “Tripping the themes similar? of the themes we anything in common? Are lunch lady” and answer the discussed from the themes similar? following question using over the lunch the main character Jinx “Tripping lady” ? Determining the Students will turn and Who is the main talk/ turn and teach. character? Review Music in “ What problems or Harlem” and answer the problems are the facing? following question using How did the character the main character C.J. change? Determining the What lessons did the Who is the main character learn? character? What solution or What problems or resolution do the main problems are the facing? character figure out? How did the character What is the author’s change? purpose or the subject of What lessons did the the text? character learn? What solution or resolution do the main character figure out? What is the author’s purpose or the subject of the text? .
Guided Practice; Teaching Strategies ( add pg. #’s/Texts): Ask students: What do you think James Michener means? What does it mean for us as readers who analyze characters? Students will turn and talk/ turn and teach. Review: “Tripping over the lunch lady” and answer the following question using the main character Jinx Determining the Who is the main character? What problems or problems are the facing? How did the character change? What lessons did the character learn? What solution or resolution do the main character figure out? What is the author’s purpose or the subject of the text? Ask students: How do you breathe life into your characters? How does having realistic characters help with the theme? Students will turn and talk. Review: What was one of the themes we discussed from “Tripping over the lunch lady” ? Students will turn and talk/ turn and teach. Review “ Music in Harlem” and answer the following question using the main character C.J. Determining the Who is the main character? What problems or problems are the facing? How did the character change? What lessons did the character learn? What solution or resolution do the main character figure out? What is the author’s purpose or the subject of the text? . Students will share their themes and evidence from the text Ask Students: Think about the two texts “ Tripping over the lunch lady” and “Sweet Music in Harlem” Do the characters have anything in common? Are the themes similar? Review the stories “Tell a lie and your butt will grow” and ask students to compare this text with “Sweet Music in Harlem” (Boys Class) to “Weslandia” Do the characters have anything in common? Are the themes similar? Students will turn and talk about “On my honor” and compare Joel to the main character in their narrative. Are there similar themes between the two text?
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