1. DO NOW! 5TH & 7TH WHAT DO YOU THINK THE TITLE “THE JUNGLE” IMPLIES?
WHAT DO YOU THINK THE TITLE “THE JUNGLE” IMPLIES?
WHY DO PEOPLE TYPICALLY REFER TO A PLACE OR THING AS A JUNGLE?
HOW DO PEOPLE LIVING IN A JUNGLE USUALLY RESPOND TO FEAR?
DO NOW! 5TH & 7TH

2. DO NOW! WALK IN, SIT DOWN, PREPARE YOUR TOOLS AND COMPLETE BELL WORK!!
Identify where this is explicitly stated in the text: “The Jungle”:
1. The main focus of the text.
2. The problem.
3. Accountable for the problem?
DO NOW! WALK IN, SIT DOWN, PREPARE YOUR TOOLS AND COMPLETE BELL WORK!!

3. I CAN determine a central idea of a text and analyze its development; provide an objective or critical summary.
TARGET LEARNING

4. BY reading a text for the central idea of the text, I can identify unfamiliar vocabulary words and phrases.
WHY IS THIS IMPORATANT?

5. TASK DISCUSS GIST HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENT
WRITE THE
DEFINITION
IN THE MARGINS
TASK
ANNOTATE CHAPTER 14 OF “THE JUNGLE,” P.32
CIRCLE UNFAMILIAR WORDS & PHRASES, I.E. APPARATUS
UNDERLINE MAIN IDEAS
DOUBLE UNDERLINE QUOTES AND EVIDENCE
A machine w/a
hollow needle
Attached to a
pump

6. 1. WHAT DID YOU WRITE FOR YOUR OPENING STATEMENT OUTLINING THE GIST OF THE TEXT?
IDENTIFY THE FOLLOWING:
A. THE SETTING
B. THE MAIN CHARACTER(S) DESCRIBED IN ONE ADJECTIVE
C. THE CLIMAX
D. THE RESOLUTION
GIST

7. WRITE ONE CONCLUDING RE-STATEMENT OF THE GIST OF “THE JUNGLE” (10 words)
CLOSURE

8. Re-read Chapter 14, “The Jungle” and then list 3 unfamiliar words and their meaning.
HOMEWORK