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Cycle 2, Day 5. Reading strategies foundation unit. Reading goal: As we read, we will combine advanced strategies to improve our comprehension of a narrative poem. Today’s Big Question: Is it heroic to follow orders without question? Team Cooperation Skill: Complete all tasks.
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Cycle 2, Day 5 Reading strategies foundation unit
Reading goal: • As we read, we will combine advanced strategies to improve our comprehension of a narrative poem. • Today’s Big Question: • Is it heroic to follow orders without question? • Team Cooperation Skill: • Complete all tasks
Test questions • What words or phrases in the second stanza of “The Highwayman” did you clarify that helped you make a mind movie of the character of the highwayman? What did you do to clarify these words? • What questions would you ask the poet who wrote “Beth Gelert” to learn more about the theme or big idea he wanted to communicate in this poem? • Give an example of foreshadowing in “Beth Gelert.” Explain your answer. • Summarize the events in “The Charge of the Light Brigade.” How were the actions of British troops in this poem different from the behavior of British troops in “The Highwayman?” • What is a question that you might ask the poet to help you figure out the big ideas or themes in “The Charge of the Light Brigade”? • What words or phrases does the poet use to describe the valley into which the soldiers rode? What images do these phrases create in your mind?
