“A Country Divided” and “…Crossfire” Mr. Verlin South Philadelphia High School November 7 and 10, 2014 “A Country Divided” and “…Crossfire”

Preliminaries 11/13: form 2 sentences using “intolerance” and “negotiations”. 11/14: form 2 sentences using “abhor” and “absorb”.

Objectives: The students will be able to make inferences about a character’s motivation. The students will be able to synthesize at least 2 sources from an informational text. The students will be able to make predictions about what they will read.

Focus Lesson: “A Country…” Synthesizing Sources: p. 231 Setting: Ireland In small groups, read pp. 233-5 aloud. Each group will be responsible for taking 3 QNTs.

Focus Lesson: “…Crossfire” Review: synthesizing sources: p. 231 Pre-read “Lives in the Crossfire” starting on p. 236. Predict the main idea. Setting: Ireland In small groups, read pp. 236-7 aloud. Each group will be responsible for taking 3 QNTs.

Homework: “…Crossfire” Write a thesis statement for an essay you might write on tolerance.