1. Analyzing Point of View
Thursday,

2. Do Now Read Weed Wars then answer the question below:
What is the most likely reason the author describes the seed destructor in lines 64 through 67? RI.6.5
to support the idea that farmers need to use a variety of methods to fight weeds
to show how technology is the solution to uncontrollable weed growth
to explain why mechanical methods to fight weeds are better than herbicides
to describe how scientists have found the best way to protect desirable crops

3. Daily Report Opening A. Do Now B. Unpacking Learning Targets Work Time
Engaging Readers
Analyzing Point of View (POV), Figurative Lang., and Tone p and 60-61
Determining Author’s Technique
Closing and Assessment
A. Exit Ticket
Homework
Read Chapter 4 up to the end of page 70 of Dragonwings. Answer this question: “What does Moon Shadow think about the demons?”

4. Do Now Review Read Weed Wars then answer the question below:
What is the most likely reason the author describes the seed destructor in lines 64 through 67? RI.6.5
to support the idea that farmers need to use a variety of methods to fight weeds
to show how technology is the solution to uncontrollable weed growth
to explain why mechanical methods to fight weeds are better than herbicides
to describe how scientists have found the best way to protect desirable crops

5. Reminder
Read Theory is ON for some of you, so get it in by Friday to earn 100% or between Saturday and Sunday to earn 85%!

6. Moving On…
S L A N T

7. Learning Target
I can analyze how Laurence Yep develops the point of view of Moon Shadow. RL.6.6 I can analyze how the words affect tone and meaning. RL.6.4 I can explain how a passage contributes to a theme. RL6.2 What techniques does Laurence Yep uses to convey Moon Shadow’s point of view? What is tone?

8. Chapter 3 of Dragonwings
Discuss:
“What happens in Chapter 3?”
Refer to the answer you wrote to the homework focus question:
“What does Moon Shadow think about his father?”

9. He likes it because the buildings are normal and familiar. Relieved
“The houses and the store had all the right colors and shapes, for they had been built not by demons, but by the Tang people.” - THOUGHTS
He likes it because the buildings are normal and familiar.
Relieved
“In their dark tunics and pants, they looked like shadows—a street of shadows, flitting here and there, talking in high, loud, excited voices. (People who think Tang people are quiet have never listened to us in our own homes, where the conversation is carried on at the level of a shout.)” - THOUGHTS
He likes it because it is normal and familiar; the people talk in the way he is used to.
Comfortable

10. Moving On…
S L A N T

11. Analyze POV, Tone, and Figurative Language
Student Journal p. 9
Use the organizer to help you analyze pages and and identify Moon Shadow’s point of view of his father, the language used to communicate this point of view, and the tone that the language creates.
You have already started to look for this for homework, so you can refer to these as you work.
Use the questions at the top of the columns to guide your analysis and thinking.

12. Closure
Complete the Exit Ticket in your Student Journal on page 10.