Thursday September 1, 2016 Today you will need: Binder Pencil Freedom Riders Handouts & Homework Bell Challenge Handout Novel

Thursday September 1, 2016 Today’s Agenda Independent Reading Bell Challenge: Invitation to Imitate & Celebrate Freedom Riders Lesson Mini-Lesson: Author’s Purpose Mini-Lesson: Central Idea Exit Ticket: Written Response

15 Minutes of Independent Reading

T-Chart & Writing Prompt Homework Submission T-Chart & Writing Prompt

Bell Challenge Invitation to Imitate Review the model sentence and the imitation sentence. Use your *READER’s EYES and *WRITER’s EYES to write your own imitation sentence. READER’s EYES – Study the patterns and conventions the writer of the model sentence uses. WRITER’s EYES – Write about the world you know.

Invitation to Share and Celebrate Bell Challenge Invitation to Share and Celebrate If it is your turn, read your imitation to the class twice.   If it is another student’s turn, listen. Clap for fellow writers after the second reading.

Criteria for Success… At the end of today’s lesson, we will analyze the text Freedom Riders to determine the author’s purpose and central idea of the text.

Author’s Purpose Mini-Lesson What do you know about the phrase author’s purpose?

Freedom Riders Author’s Purpose Task You will… Complete the graphic organizer for author’s purpose for the text Freedom Riders. You must support your analysis with evidence from the text.

What do you know about central idea? Mini-Lesson: Central What do you know about central idea?

Freedom Riders Central Idea Task You will… Complete the graphic organizer for central idea identifying key individuals, events, or ideas presented in the text. You must cite textual evidence and support your response with a valid explanation.

Freedom Riders Written Analysis Respond to the following prompt. Remember to use your organizers & cite evidence from the text. Prompt Write a brief response paragraph on Freedom Riders identifying the author's purpose and the central idea of the text with support.