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2. Today you will need: Pencil Novel “The Life You Can Save” text
Wednesday October 26, 2016
Today you will need:
Pencil
Novel
“The Life You Can Save” text

3. Wednesday October 26, 2016 Today’s Agenda
Bell Challenge – Central Idea, Summaries, & Author’s Purpose
“Life You Can Save Lesson”
Reading & Discussion
R.A.C.E Strategy
Text Based Questions
Exit Ticket – Accurate Summary of “The Life You Can Save”
Homework

4. Lesson: Central Ideas and Summaries
Lesson Topic: Identify the central idea of a passage
Question 1:
Read the passage.
Pushing nature to the brink of extinction also has a direct financial impact. In the United States, thousands of individuals enjoy wildlife entertainment. Activities like fishing, hunting, and hiking account for $108 billion in annual revenues. Those activities also provide 2.6 million jobs.
In addition, plants and animals provide a big boost to the tourism industry in many parts of the world.
Alaska is famous for its bears and bald eagles. Nature tours and cruises run all year long in that state. Many people also dream of traveling on an African safari. These tourists play a major role in the African economy. For example, one study reported that each tourist in Zambia brings $1,100 to the economy.
What is the central idea of this passage?
the importance of bears and bald eagles to Alaska’s tourism the importance of plants and animals to tourism
the importance of tourism to Alaska’s economy
the importance of tourism to the world’s economy

5. Question 5:
Read the description of the text.
a letter in which a child begs his parents to let him stay up later on school nights
What is the author's purpose?
to entertain to inform
to persuade
Lesson Topic: Analyze a text's structure to determine an author's purpose
Question 1:
Read the following passage.
There is a reason that Americans purchase hundreds of millions of pounds of candy ever year; most people love to eat sweets. However, many sweet foods include a hidden ingredient that is incredibly dangerous to the human body. People should be aware of this harmful additive and avoid it at all costs.
High fructose corn syrup is a sweetener that comes from corn, but it is far from natural. The human body
does not know how to process this substance, and consuming a lot of it can lead to heart disease and diabetes. The single most important thing a person can do is check each food label for high fructose corn syrup before purchasing an item.
What is the author's purpose?
to inform
to persuade to entertain

6. Criteria for Success
At the end of today’s lesson, we will reciprocal read the text, “The Life You Can Save,” and identify the central idea, author’s purpose, and point of view.

7. Modified Reciprocal Reading
Group Task
I will read the text aloud & pause and specific points in the text to have you use the reciprocal reading strategy and answer questions.
Remember the strategy
Summarize
Ask Questions
Clarify
Make Predictions

8. Writing an Accurate Summary for an Informational Text
Mini-Review Lesson

9. Summary points
A summary tells the important information in a selection.
A summary includes the important details that support the main idea.
A main idea sentence is the starting point of a summary.
A summary does NOT include your opinion about the topic.

10. Steps to Summarize
Step 1 Highlight the most important points in the reading.   
Step 2 Mention the author and the title of the text in your first sentence.
Step 3 State the topic of the text and the thesis/main idea at the beginning of your summary.
Step 4 Identify the Topic Sentence of each paragraph.

11. Steps to Summarize
Step Include only the most important points and supporting details.
Step 6 Paraphrase the author’s ideas rather than copy sentences, but be sure to include some of the key terms used in the text.
Step 7 Present the ideas in the order in which they were discussed in the reading selection.
Step 8 Use transitional expressions to make connections between ideas.

12. Ask yourself the following questions to ensure a quality summary
What happened?
What is essential to tell?
What was the outcome?
Who was involved?
Why did this happen?
Is that a detail or essential information?

13. Individual Reading Task Accurate Summary of the text
Write a brief and accurate summary of the text “The Life You Can Save”.

14. R.A.C.E. to Answer Text-Based Questions
Lesson

15. R.A.C.E. STRATEGY

16. A are two questions, you should answer
Restate the question - use the question stem to write your topic sentence.
Answer the question - make sure to answer all parts of the question. If there
A are two questions, you should answer
each question in its own paragraph.
C Cite evidence from the text. - You MUST quote the text. Use evidence based
terms to begin your sentences.
E Explain and extend - Explain how this evidence supports your answer. Give
examples from connections you made.

17. R Restate the question OR
This means to turn the question into a statement. Use words from the question stem in your statement.
Example question:
What are some ways students can help to stop bullying in their school?
Great Response: Bullying is a huge problem in many schools. There are several steps students can take to help stop this problem in their own school. OR
Good Response: There are several things students can do to help stop bullying in their school.

18. A Answer the question C Cite Evidence
Answer ALL parts of the question. Some questions have more than one part. Each part separate paragraphs.
Using our example question: One thing students can do is to participate in a school wide effort committed to speaking out against bullying.
C Cite Evidence
This means you will look back to the text to find specific examples that support your answer.
Quote the text!
--Use evidence based terms to begin your citation. According to the author, research has shown that students who participate in anti-bullying programs in their schools are more likely to have empathy for students who experience bullying.

19. E Explain and Extend RACE Put it all together
You will explain how your evidence from the text supports your answer.You can use your own background knowledge and connections you made from your own experience.
Example: One example of this is a poster contest my school had. The topic was “Stand up to Bullies.”The contest seemed to make students really think about how hurtful bullying can be.
RACE
Put it all together
Put all your information into paragraph form.Remember to indent and check for spelling and capitalization!

20. Sample Response: R
Bullying is a huge problem in many schools. There are several steps students can take to help stop this problem in their own school.One thing students can do is to participate in a school wide effort committed to speaking out against bullying. According to the author, research has shown that students who participate in anti-bullying programs in their schools are more likely to have empathy for students who experience bullying. One example of this is a poster contest my school had. The topic was “Stand up to Bullies.” The contest seemed to make students really think about how hurtful bullying can be. A C E