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

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

3. 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.

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

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

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