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Literature: Tuesday, March 12, 2013

Literature: Tuesday, March 12, 2013. Handouts: * None

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Literature: Tuesday, March 12, 2013

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  1. Literature: Tuesday, March 12, 2013 Handouts: * None Homework: * Read AR book 20 - 30 minutes daily & record progress * Remember that the AR testing window closes today at the end of the day. * In-class assignment—Read Lit book pp. 184 – 190 and do p. 191, #1 – 5 #1, #2 a) b), #3 a), b), c), #4 a), b), #5 a), b) [10 answers] Assignments Due: * None

  2. Today’s Goal: Learn to identify character traits as you read “The Southpaw” (Lit book pp. 184 – 190). Outcomes: Define the term “character trait.” Predict what you think will happen at various points throughout today’s story. Identify the character traits of the main characters in today’s story. Define the term “jargon” and explain how today’s story relies on jargon. Infer deeper levels of meaning by noting context clues in dialogue.

  3. Starter #1 : How many of you participate regularly in any type of sport? • How many of you have ever played on a co-ed team? • When I was in 6th grade (about 100 years ago) boys and girls played sports together during recess. . . . • I brought my softball mitt to school with me every day. • And I still love to play ball!

  4. Starter #2 : But for some reason, when I was your age, none of the organized Parks and Recreation teams would let boys and girls play together competitively. Would you say that’s changing nowadays? Are boys and girls permitted to play together competitively in organized league play? Today’s we’re going to read a story about two friends who both love baseball, but they have a major conflict about . . . baseball. I’m curious. I need some brave person to answer this question: What do you do when you have a major disagreement with a friend? Let’s see how the characters in today’s story handle their conflict.

  5. Starter #3 : Open up your Lit book to p. 184. Today’s story is called, “The Southpaw.” What does the term “southpaw” mean? “Southpaw” is baseball jargon (jargon is a way of speaking that’s understood only by the people familiar with a certain activity, in this case, baseball lingo/language). “Southpaw” means you are a left-handed pitcher. Do we have any southpaws in this class? Let’s check out page 184 before we begin reading this story. . . . Those of you who love to write (and have aspirations of growing up to become a writer), read about the author, Judith Viorst, on p. 194.

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