"A book, too, can be a star, 'explosive material, capable of stirring up fresh life endlessly,' a living fire to lighten the darkness, leading out into the expanding universe." - from Madeleine L'Engle's Newberry Medal Acceptance Speech

Wednesday, May 2, 2012

Lessons for Thursday and Friday


2nd Lesson: Read with their eyes. The texts are on the windowsill in bins to be placed at each of the 4 group tables. Please make sure students take care of the books and return them to their original place. Most books are paperback (pb) but some are hardcover (hc) so page numbers slightly differ.
1.       Choose a coming of age reflection question from handout. Write about it in nb for 7-10 min.
2.       Independently read “Chronology of Events” in the beginning of the book, p. 26-34 paperback or 11-19 hardcover
3.       Read (independently or in their small groups) chapter titled “Piece of My Home”, Ilya Feldsherov: p. 45 paperback, 31 hardcover  
4.       Read “Big Kids”, Aleiya Gafar: p. 69 pb or 55 hc
5.       Answer these questions in your notebook:
·         What stands out about each person’s experience? Give at least 2 examples from each.
·         What do you learn about the form and techniques of the monologues? How are they written? What do and don’t they include?
·         What ideas do you have about writing your own monologues?


3rd Lesson: Read with their eyes. The texts are on the windowsill in bins to be placed at each of the 4 group tables. Please make sure students take care of the books and return them to their original place. Most books are paperback (pb) but some are hardcover (hc) so page numbers slightly differ.
1.       Choose a different coming of age reflection question from handout. Write about it in nb for 7-10 min
2.       Independently or in small groups, read: “This Time” Renee Levine, p. 93 pb, 79 hc and “Slide Show” Juan Carlos Lopez, p. 113 pb, p. 99 hc
3.       Answer questions in your notebook:
·         What stands out in each person’s experience? Give at least 2 examples from each.
·         What else do you notice about the details and writing?
·         What are your general thoughts, feelings, and ideas based on what you read?

Note: if there is any time left over, students can either do independent reading or work on their vocabulary workbooks

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