Digital Agenda: Wednesday, 2/12!

Do Now (10 mins):

First, write you homework in your Agenda.

1. Get an SDR book at your most recent Lexile level, then read for 30 mins and get a parent signature.  Use lexile.com to check the book.  My Lexile level: _________

2.  Write a 1 paragraph summary of Freak ch. 1-5 on p. 9R using Glossary vocab words.

Write the answer on p. 12L of your Interactive Notebook, using Freak the Mighty, Ch. 4.

-What have you learned about the two main characters, Freak and Mighty, so far?

-Where do you see that in the text?

The book says that Freak is, "_______________________________________________."  This means __________________________________________.  This matters because it shows that Freak is ____________________________.

The book says that Mighty is, "_______________________________________________."  This means __________________________________________.  This matters because it shows that Mighty is ____________________________. 

Objectives:

Students will...

determine the theme and explain how it is portrayed through details by annotating text in Ch. 5 and 6. use evidence from the text to support their analysis of what the text says and inferences they make from ch. 4-6.

Common Core Standards

Reading Literature, 6.1

Cite textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.

Reading Literature, 6.2 Determine a theme or central idea of a text and how it is conveyed through particular details; provide a summary of the text distinct from personal opinions or judgments.

Whole Class:

Freak the Mighty, Ch. 5 & 6

After reading questions:

-What have you learned about the two main characters, Freak and Mighty, so far?

-Where do you see that in the text?

-What are you learning about other characters?

-How does Freak talk to Mighty so he can understand the story of King Arthur?

Exit Ticket:  

What are some ways that your annotations helped you today?  How can you improve your annotations to better help your reading comprehension?

Annotations helped me to  ___________________________________ today.  I can improve my annotations by ________________________________.  Next time I annotate, I will ____________________________.