12/04 do now Similes Comparing two objects using “like” or “as”. …and the windows stared down at me like vacant eyes. Underline the simile found in paragraph 4 on pages 150-151.
Agenda 12/04 Starter-Simile definition/example Simile Practice Rotations Small group p. 151 HOMEWORK Reading Log DLO: SWBAT analyze setting, characters, plot and theme.
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12/05 do now DLO: SWBAT analyze the setting, characters, plot, and theme of a short story.
12/05 agenda Do Now: Image Activate Prior Knowledge: Vocab, Set a Purpose Scaffolded Reading p.152 Critical Reading React and write Rotation: Small group p. 153 DLO: SWBAT analyze the setting, characters, plot, and theme of a short story.
Activate Prior Knowledge: Vocab, Set a Purpose Usher has anxiety about leaving his house because_______. One thing that seems peculiar about Madeline is __. Set a purpose: Pgs 152-153 How does the narrator react to Usher’s physical appearance?
Scaffolded Reading p.152 *Star Vocab Builder: What does Usher say is wrong with him? Vocab Builder: One symptom of a mental disease could be_______. Fear could be a symptom of a mental disease if_______.
React and write
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12/06 WONDER TRIP
12/07 Do now
12/07 agenda Do Now: Story Elements Activate Prior Knowledge: Vocab, Set a Purpose Scaffolded Reading p.154 Critical Reading React and write Rotation: Small group p. 155 DLO: SWBAT analyze the setting, characters, plot, and theme of a short story.
Activate Prior Knowledge: Vocab, Set a Purpose PLOT: Usher explained the reasons for his suffering. Then the narrator saw Madeline in the shadows. Vocab: One thing that gives the narrator anxiety is_______. Set a Purpose pgs 154-155: What special connections do Usher and Madeline share?
Scaffolded Reading p.154 *Star Vocab Builder: What do Usher and the narrator do with Madeline’s body ? Vocab Builder: One bizarre thought that Usher has is that_______. It’s bizarre to compare stones to people because_______.
Critical Reading I think the house of Usher_______.
React and Write If Usher asked you to help put his sister in a dungeon vault, would you agree to do it? How would you feel? If Usher asked me to help him, I (would/would not) agree because _______. I would feel_____.
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12/08 Do now
12/08 agenda Do Now: Story Elements Activate Prior Knowledge: Vocab, Set a Purpose Scaffolded Reading p.156 Critical Reading React and write Inferencing Rotation: Small group p. 157 DLO: SWBAT analyze the setting, characters, plot, and theme of a short story.
Activate Prior Knowledge: Vocab, Set a Purpose The storm is getting worse just as Usher is getting sicker. The storm foreshadows, or sets up, that something terrible is about to happen. Vocab: One peculiar thing that Usher utters during the storm is _______. Set a Purpose pgs 156-157: What happens to Usher and the house?
Scaffolded Reading p.156 Active Reading Vocab Builder: What effect are the noises having on Usher? The noises are making Usher________. Vocab Builder: People remove their coats when_______. (verb + ing) People also remove their_______ when entering a house.
React and Write What would you have done if you had heard the peculiar rattle and screaming sound? If I had heard the peculiar sounds, I would have_______ because______.
Inferences What do you think really happened to Madeline? Support your response with evidence from the story. I think that Madeline ________. The evidence from the story that led me to this conclusion is_______.
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