1. Exploration: Cause and Effect
“A Sound of Thunder” by Ray Bradbury pg. 1042
“From Here to There: The Physics of TIME Travel” by Brad Stone
We will read and analyze the Science Fiction Short story “A Sound of Thunder”, Informational text “The Physics of Time Travel”. Introduce Short Answer Response (SAR) writing procedure and expectations.
I will compose several SARs based on the texts we will analyze as a class.
Materials: “A Sound of Thunder” Text in Glencoe Level 4, “The Physics of Time Travel” article handout, SAR questions, MC Test over both reading pieces. “Yellow Pages” Student resource packet with rubrics and tone words.
TEKS
ELAR Reading:
2. A-C : Students will analyze, make inferences and draw conclusions about theme and genre in different cultural, historical, and contemporary contexts and provide evidence from the text to support their understanding.
5,A-D: Students will understand, make inferences and draw conclusions about the structure and elements of fiction and provide evidence from the text to support their understanding. Plot, Character Motivation, POV, Works by authors from non-English Speaking literary traditions.
6.A Students will understand, make inferences and draw conclusions about the varied structural patterns and features of literary nonfiction and respond by providing evidence from the text to support their understanding. – tone, imagery, diction, syntax – in an informative article.
ELAR Writing 13 . A-D, 15. A (i-vi) Short Answer
Students will use elements of the writing process (planning, Drafting and publishing) to compose text.
Students will write an analytical essay (expository) to communicate ideas and information to specific audiences for specific purposes.

2. Have your supplies ready! Binder dividers page protectors paper
Binder Set Up!
Have your supplies ready!
Binder
dividers
page protectors
paper
8/21
We Will describe our vocabulary procedure.
I Will: set up my binder and apply the vocabulary techniques.
WICOR: Students will use the interactive notebook/binder concept to begin to apply organizational techniques. Students will use the vocabulary chart to begin tracking literary and academic vocabulary.
TEKS: Reading/Vocab Development 1(A) students will determine the meaning of grade level academic language.
Supplies: Binders, paper, dividers, Vocabulary packet handout

3. Organization:
Your calendar, then syllabus go in the very front of your binder
Next come your dividers
Add some of your notebook paper to the Second Section
The rest of your paper goes at the back

4. In Your Binder Label the top of the very first Divider and Tab:
Yellow Pages/Vocab
Add your vocabulary pages to this section
Label your second Divider/Tab
Process Writing
Label the Third Divider/Tab
Exploration

5. On your Calendar:
This document already has progress report and report card dates as well as other important dates.
This will help you keep track of what we will do that day as well as major assignments and deadlines!
And if you have any homework
These things will be listed on the board in the back of the room as well as a slide in the PowerPoint.

6. Yellow Pages Slip one page into each of your page protectors
Make sure you keep them in order
These will go in your Yellow Pages section behind your vocabulary pages
These are your resources for this class and we will be using them all year!

7. What is in the Yellow Pages?
Codes for Revision Clues
Literary Terms
Vivid Verbs
Tone Words
Mood Words
Direct and Indirect Characterization
Adjectives of Personality
Transitions
NO NO list
Quick Rubric For Short Answer Responses
EOC Rubric for Short Answer Responses
EOC Rubric for Expository Writing

8. Vocabulary:
Theme
D the message or lesson of a text, what it is really about
C What the reader is supposed to learn from reading the text
Sentence: One theme of To Kill a Mockingbird is the existence of social inequity.
Denotation, Connotation, Sentence, Visual for each word. For Thematic vocabulary and Literary elements.

9. Science Fiction Vocabulary:
D. fiction based on imagined future scientific or technological advances and major social or environmental changes, frequently portraying space or time travel and life on other planets.
C. believable scientific stories
Sentence: Star Wars is one of the most famous science Fiction movies.

10. Foreshadowing Vocabulary:
D. a warning or indication of (a future event), may be explicit or implied.
C. A hint as to what might happen next in a text.
Sentence: In a movie, bad weather usually foreshadows bad things happening.

11. A Sound of Thunder Read “Before you read” on pg. 1042 - 43
Big idea, Literary Element, Reading strategy
RC 9.5.A Analyze non-linear plot development (foreshadowing) and compare it to linear plot developement
10.A reflect on understanding to monitor comprehension, Fig 19

12. Watch the Movie Trailer Fill in the 3, 2, 1 Analysis

13. What do you see? How do you know?
Each day for warm-ups you will
Analyze several selections of text from “A Sound of Thunder” for specific literary elements
You will need to provide evidence (what you see) and an explanation (how do you know) to support your opinions.
BE SPECIFIC!
What details do you notice about the text? What people, places, or things are and are not in the text?
Refer to your definitions to help you.

14. A Sound of Thunder
Listen and follow along with the text starting on page 258

15. Quick Writing In two to three complete sentences answer the question.
What detail about “A Sound of Thunder” affected you most?

16. Literary Analysis On page 1045 –
Read the text underlined in blue
What characteristics of science fiction does this sign display? How are they important to the plot?
Read the text underlined in pink
What future events might this event foreshadow?
What is the significance of the Illustration on the title page?
Some questions come from marked passages in the text – use teacher edition to guide you. Students should be answering all questions in detail and using evidence from the text – what do you notice? How do you know? There are multiple “right” answers for all analysis questions.

17. Literary Analysis On page 1046- On page 1047 –
Read the lines underlined in pink
Why might the author included this detail?
Read the text in Blue
What purpose does the description of the Machine serve?
On page 1047 –
Read the lines in yellow
Why is it important to remember this information?

18. Vocabulary:
Paradox
D a seemingly absurd or self-contradictory statement or proposition that when investigated or explained may prove to be well founded or true.
C a situation, person, or thing that combines contradictory features or qualities.
Sentence: The statement “you must be cruel to be kind” is a paradox.

19. Literary Analysis On page 1048 – On page 1049 –
Read the lines in yellow
What is so dangerous about the safari’s action in this world?
Read the lines in blue
What does this warning imply about the power of the machine and its technology?
Read the last two lines on this page and continue to the next full paragraph
How would this be a paradox?
On page 1049 –
Read the lines in pink–
What does Travis’s warning foreshadow?

20. Literary Analysis On page 1050– Read the lines in yellow–
What do you notice about the details the author includes?
Read the lines in pink
Which of Eckel’s earlier questions hints at his actions here?
On page 1051 –
What do you notice about the authors description and imagery?

21. Literary Analysis On page 1052 – On page 1053 –
Read the lines in blue –
What role do time and history play in this story?
On page 1053 –
Read the lines in pink -
What might this statement foreshadow?
Read the lines in yellow-
What is significant about this detail?

22. Literary Analysis On page 1054 – Read the lines in pink-
Why does Bradbury allow the reader to infer what happens at the end of the story?
How does this relate to the non-linear sequence of time in the story?
What is the significance of the Butterfly?

23. Short Answer Framework
Answer the question – use as many key words from the question as possible.
Embed text evidence – Transition word, “text evidence” (page #).
Make a Connection – this should explain the impact/ outcome/ significance of the answer and text evidence. DO NOT repeat your answer

24. SAR Format Expectations
Turn in your Yellow Pages to the Quick Rubric for Short Answer Responses
Analyze 0 and 1
What do you notice?
Example: How does Romeo feel about Juliet?
Romeo likes Juliet.
In the Text Romeo says, “ I like Juliet” (page 4).
Therefor, Romeo likes Juliet.

25. “A Sound of Thunder” SAR
Using the text and your rubric answer the first question on your short answer page.
Only answer the question – you do not need evidence or a connection at this point.
Lets take a look at your answers
Repeat for the next question

26. “A Sound of Thunder” SAR
Using the text and your rubric find evidence to support your answer to the first question on your short answer page.
Embed text evidence – Transition word, “text evidence” (page #).
Lets take a look at your answers
Repeat for the next question

27. “A Sound of Thunder” SAR
Using the text and your rubric to make a connection between your answer and your evidence.
Make a Connection – this should explain the impact/ outcome/ significance of the answer and text evidence. DO NOT repeat your answer
Lets take a look at your answers
Repeat for the next question

28. Read “From Here to There: The Physics of TIME Travel”
Listen and follow along
We will annotate together – number your paragraphs
Re-read one paragraph at a time – what do you notice?
What information sticks out to you?

29. “Time Travel” SAR
Using the text and your rubric answer the first question on your short answer page.
Only answer the question – you do not need evidence or a connection at this point.
Lets take a look at your answers
Repeat – this time we will look for evidence, then a connection

30. “A Sound of Thunder” and “Time Travel” Quiz:
Work silently
You may use your text book and “Time Travel” text on the Quiz
Remember to read the question and your answer choices carefully. Choose the BEST answer
Answer your SAR questions in the correct format – answer, “evidence” (page #). And connection
You may read a book when you finish.