1. “The Melting Pot” PowerPoint

2. Bell Ringer  Restrictive AND Non-Restrictive Clauses

3. What does this picture represent?

4. What do you think?  Where are the people of America from? Make your list AND explain what those people brought with them when they came to America. What influence have these cultures had on your life? Explain.

5. “The Melting Pot”  How would you characterize the grown men in paragraph three? Explain.

6. Literary Non-Fiction  What does that mean?  How is the story, “The Melting Pot”, a Literary Non-Fiction?

7. “The Melting Pot”  Read the remainder of “The Melting Pot” while completing the following: 1. Annotate for understanding 2. Define unknown words 3. Summarize EVERY 2-3 paragraphs 4. Find a COMPOUND & COMPLEX sentence 5. Find a sentence with a RESTRICTIVE OR NON- RESTRICTIVE CLAUSE. YOU HAVE 15 MINUTES!!!!

8. “The Melting Pot” Questions  With a partner, answer the following questions. 1. What different groups are mentioned in the essay? 2. What odes this show about the author’s neighborhood? 3. How do the different groups interact with each other? YOU HAVE 8 MINUTES!!!!! Be ready to share and explain your answers.

9. Short Answer Question  How is the theme of identity reflected in “The Melting Pot”? Explain your answer and support it with evidence from the selection. YOU HAVE 12 MINUTES!!!!!!

10. Group Share  In your groups, complete the following: 1. Each group member share their response 2. Decide on the BEST response 3. Revise as needed to get the highest score possible YOU HAVE 10 MINUTES!!!!!

11. Group Swap  In your groups, complete the following: 1. Review Short Answer Response Rubric 2. Score assigned Short Answer Response 3. Provide explanation for scoring YOU HAVE 10 MINUTES!!!!!! Be ready to present to the class.

12. Exit Ticket  Short Answer Question: What is the significance of the title, “The Melting Pot”? Explain your answer and support it with evidence from the selection. BE READY TO SCORE THE RESPONSES!!!!!

13. Bell Ringer  Capitalization

14. “Melting Pot” Questions 1. Who is the speaker? 2. What do we know about her? 3. How does the essay express ideas about the idea of a melting pot? LET’S DISCUSS!!!!!

15. Question Analysis  Individually, complete the following: 1. Rewrite the question in simplistic language 2. Provide an answer to the question in a complete sentence 3. Identify AND underline text evidence to support answer YOU HAVE 10 MINUTES!!!!!

16. Group Analysis Find your partners with the SAME question stems!  In your groups, choose the following: 1. Choose the best rewritten question 2. Choose the best answer in a complete sentence 3. Choose the best supporting text evidence Be ready to share answers with the class!!!!

17. Exit Ticket  While taking “The Melting Pot” Quiz, complete the following: 1. Rewrite the question 2. Identify and label supporting evidence 3. Justify the correct answer and explain why others are incorrect 4. Complete the Short Answer Question: According to the author of “The Melting Pot,” can the groups that live in her neighborhood live peacefully together? Explain your answer with text evidence from the selection.