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Mr. Verlin South Philadelphia High School January 23, 2013. The nameless hero. Preliminaries. Respond to the following prompt: “Define hero . Think of two people in the past or present that you consider heroes. What characteristics do they share that make them heroes?”. Objective:.
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Mr. Verlin South Philadelphia High School January 23, 2013 The nameless hero
Preliminaries • Respond to the following prompt: “Define hero. Think of two people in the past or present that you consider heroes. What characteristics do they share that make them heroes?”
Objective: • The students will be able to identify and locate main ideas, supporting details and personal opinion in the essay “The Man in the Water”.
Focus Lesson: Nameless… • Background: “The Man in the Water” • Literary Terms: • Essay • Formal: scholarly • Personal: biographical or narrative • Main Idea • Supporting Details • “Everyday Use” (Elements… pp. 77-83) • Audio and Class Reading • Small Groups • Reading Check (Elements… p. 281) • Main Idea Organizer
Focus Lesson: Homework • Finish QNQs by Feb. 6.