Have students scan or quickly read sections of a Macaulay book to Lesson Closing: find examples that show elements of Macaulay’s of explaining a Students report their answers so that the rest of the class gets proof complex process that are similar to (or different from) from various parts of one of the books. Cathedral. Use the information on the organizer to help direct students for Have students read aloud phrases or sentences, as needed, to their analysis. support their ideas. Students discuss, cite evidence, and write their answers on the chart on the worksheet. Repeat the process with another Macaulay book Analyzing an Author’s Comparing Authors’ Styles: Teacher Guide Elements Cathedral a Medieval Cathedral” Cathedrals” “Building “Gothic Purpose of the text To explain the complex process of how a Gothic To explain the technology of building To explain the history and spread of gothic cathedral was built in a fictional village in France a medieval cathedral in England architecture, some of its key architectural over 86 years and the ideas that motivated its features, and how the style was revived in construction and design the 17th-19th centuries Literary nonfiction book Informational on-line article, one in a Informational on-line article from a school Text type genre and – series that deals with topics about site in Massachusetts form medieval England, from a site in Great Britain Narrative of how a town, architects, and craftsmen Explanation of the technology Explanation of the technology, origin, and Organization of the created a single building revival of the Gothic style of architecture text Word Choice use of Use of specific technical vocabulary for Use of specific technical for Use of specific technical terms for building, – domain-specific words architectural features, craftsmen, and their tools craftsmen and their tools history of architecture, specific place names, specific people who were important in Gothic architecture
Have students scan or quickly read sections of a Macaulay book to find examples that show elements of Macaulay’s of explaining a complex process that are similar to (or different from) Cathedral. Use the information on the organizer to help direct students for their analysis. Students discuss, cite evidence, and write their answers on the chart on the worksheet. Repeat the process with another Macaulay book Lesson Closing: Students report their answers so that the rest of the class gets proof from various parts of one of the books. Have students read aloud phrases or sentences, as needed, to support their ideas. Analyzing an Author’s Comparing Authors’ Styles: Teacher Guide Elements Cathedral “Building a Medieval Cathedral” “Gothic Cathedrals” Purpose of the text To explain the complex process of how a Gothic cathedral was built in a fictional village in France over 86 years and the ideas that motivated its construction and design To explain the technology of building a medieval cathedral in England To explain the history and spread of gothic architecture, some of its key architectural features, and how the style was revived in the 17th-19th centuries Text type – genre and form Literary nonfiction book Informational on-line article, one in a series that deals with topics about medieval England, from a site in Great Britain Informational on-line article from a school site in Massachusetts Organization of the text Narrative of how a town, architects, and craftsmen created a single building Explanation of the technology Explanation of the technology, origin, and revival of the Gothic style of architecture Word Choice – use of domain-specific words Use of specific technical vocabulary for architectural features, craftsmen, and their tools Use of specific technical for craftsmen and their tools Use of specific technical terms for building, history of architecture, specific place names, specific people who were important in Gothic architecture
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