Inferring About Character: Close Reading of the Poem “Inside Out” and Introducing Quick Writes

LT: S TUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO MAKE INFERENCES, CITE EVIDENCE, USE CONTEXT CLUES, AND PARTICIPATE IN DISCUSSIONS. Inside Out & Back Again P. 4-9 Mix-Pair-Share Share the gist with your new partner (2 minutes) Was your idea of the gist the same as your partner’s? Did you remember something else as you shared and listened?

LT: S TUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO MAKE INFERENCES, CITE EVIDENCE, USE CONTEXT CLUES, AND PARTICIPATE IN DISCUSSIONS. Review of Learning Targets: I can make inferences to deepen my understanding of Inside Out & Back Again. I can cite evidence from the novel to explain how incidents reveal aspects of Ha’s character. I can use context clues to figure out word meanings. I can participate in discussions about the text with a partner, small group, and the whole class.

LT: S TUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO MAKE INFERENCES, CITE EVIDENCE, USE CONTEXT CLUES, AND PARTICIPATE IN DISCUSSIONS. TDQs (Text-Dependent Questions)- USE YOUR BOOK TO FIND EVIDENCE! 1. How do the events in “Inside Out” connect to the first poem we read, “1975: Year of the Cat,” and the title of the novel, Inside Out & Back Again ? Reread and think on your own. Write your response. Share your thinking with your face partner.

LT: S TUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO MAKE INFERENCES, CITE EVIDENCE, USE CONTEXT CLUES, AND PARTICIPATE IN DISCUSSIONS. TDQs (Text-Dependent Questions)- USE YOUR BOOK TO FIND EVIDENCE! 1. What specifically does the fortune-teller predict about the family’s future? 2. Ha lives in a war-torn country. How does she hope her life will be turned inside out? 3. Ha knows that “inside out” probably means something different. What will probably happen?

LT: S TUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO MAKE INFERENCES, CITE EVIDENCE, USE CONTEXT CLUES, AND PARTICIPATE IN DISCUSSIONS. Quick Write! Often prompts have more than one step. Read the prompt carefully to understand everything you are being asked to think about. Most Quick Write prompts will be a paragraph in length and will include a claim, evidence, reasoning, and a conclusion.

LT: S TUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO MAKE INFERENCES, CITE EVIDENCE, USE CONTEXT CLUES, AND PARTICIPATE IN DISCUSSIONS. Based on what you have read so far in the novel, what can you infer about what will happen to Ha and her family? Be sure to use details from the text to support your answer. I think that Ha’s family will have to deal with serious problems because of the war. She says that the fortune-teller “predicts our lives will twist inside out.” This means something big is going to change for them, probably not in a good way. She says “Maybe soldiers will no longer patrol our neighborhood,” but then in stanza three she says that something on the playground will be “smeared with blood.” These details about soldiers and blood make it sound really scary, like things are getting dangerous. And she says “the war is coming.” I think they are in danger.

C LAIM Answers the questions and states what you are going to argue. Example Question: How does a growth mindset in school help a student succeed? Example Answer: A growth mindset is a way of thinking that helps students overcome obstacles. A claim was made because the question was answered and the argument was stated.

E VIDENCE AND REASONING You must introduce your evidence, cite your evidence, and give reasoning. Example Intro to evidence: In a video by Ted Ed, it is stated that Example Evidence: “students with a growth mindset embrace failure as a learning experience.” (Ted Ed) Example reasoning: When you have a good attitude about making mistakes, you can actually grow from them.

C ONCLUSION A Conclusion restates the claim, sums up the reasoning, and leaves the reader with a strong final thought. This may take multiple sentences, but aim for concise writing. Example Conclusion: If you have a growth mindset you will succeed and persevere even when things get hard.

LT: S TUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO MAKE INFERENCES, CITE EVIDENCE, USE CONTEXT CLUES, AND PARTICIPATE IN DISCUSSIONS. Reread pages 4-9 (“Inside Out” through “Papaya Tree) QuickWrite 1 What kind of person is Ha? Use specific evidence from the text to write a paragraph in which you discuss one of Ha’s personality traits. A complete paragraph will include a claim, three pieces of evidence concluding sentence

T RADE YOUR QW WITH YOUR FACE PARTNER AND DO THE FOLLOWING : Highlight the claim regarding one of Ha’s personality traits. Find and number the three pieces of textual evidence. Underline each explanation about each piece of evidence. Draw a box around the concluding sentence.

L EARNING G OAL #1: Students will be able to cite text based evidence that provides strong support for an analysis of a literary text. 4I can cite several pieces of textual evidence that strongly support my conclusions and inferences. Additionally, I can draw conclusions between several texts with supporting evidence. 3I can cite several pieces of textual evidence to support my conclusions and inferences. 2On my own, I can cite some pieces of textual evidence to support my conclusions, but I am not yet able to consistently make detailed inferences. 1With help, I can cite some pieces of textual evidence to support my conclusions. 0Even with help, I am unable to cite textual evidence to support my conclusions.