The World’s Fastest Human Friday, January 13, 2017

Do Now Which excerpt from the passage best expresses the author’s attitude about the new HOV? RI.6.6 Scientists at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute (WHOI) in Massachusetts are building an underwater vehicle that will carry explorers as deep as 6,500 meters… Alvin can’t get to the deepest point in the ocean, and the new vehicle won’t be able to go there either. A newer, better version of Alvin is bound to reveal even more surprises about a world that is still full of mysteries… To be ready in time to ride in the shiny new vehicle, you’ll probably want to start studying right away.

Daily Report Date Agenda Homework Objective Standard January 13, 2017 Do Now Daily Report Do Now Review The World’s Fastest Human Close Reading Discussion Quick Write Closure Homework 2 Read Theory quizzes 85%+ Objective Scholars will provide an analysis of how an author’s word choice affects tone and meaning. Standard RL6.1, RL6.4 3

Do Now Review Which excerpt from the passage best expresses the author’s attitude about the new HOV? RI.6.6 Scientists at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute (WHOI) in Massachusetts are building an underwater vehicle that will carry explorers as deep as 6,500 meters… Alvin can’t get to the deepest point in the ocean, and the new vehicle won’t be able to go there either. A newer, better version of Alvin is bound to reveal even more surprises about a world that is still full of mysteries… To be ready in time to ride in the shiny new vehicle, you’ll probably want to start studying right away.

Moving On… S L A N T

Remember our Objective Scholars will provide an analysis of how an author’s word choice affects tone and meaning.

“The World’s Fastest Human” Read the text using the following questions to guide your comprehension and take notes: What is literally happening in this story? Who are the characters and what do we know about them?

“The World’s Fastest Human” Whole Group Discussion: Let’s discuss the answers to the comprehension questions. Use textual evidence to support your responses. Identify key words and phrases that led you to make those inferences. Consider the author’s word choice by coming up with synonyms for some of the key words/phrases. How does replacing those words/phrases with synonyms change your understanding of the characters?

Moving On… S L A N T

“The World’s Fastest Human” Independent: Compose a Quick Write in response to the question: In Paragraph 4, the author writes, “Hi, Sarah,” the boys mumbled. A gentle breeze rustled the leaves on the tree…” What do you think he means by this? Use textual evidence to support your responses.

“The World’s Fastest Human” Partners: Share your Quick Writes. Listen for textual evidence and points of agreement and disagreement. Whole Group Discussion: Talk directly to each other; agree, disagree, or otherwise build on each other’s ideas; use textual evidence to support your ideas; and request textual evidence from peers when they offer unsupported ideas.

Closure Quick Write: What is the effect of the author’s figurative language and light hearted tone? Would the story’s meaning change if the writing was more sophisticated? Objective Scholars will provide and analysis of how an author’s word choice affects tone and meaning.