Effective Analysis of "The Joy of Reading and Writing: Superman and Me

1. Guidebooks 2.0: Fahrenheit 451 Lesson #2 CONT.

2. Synonym Swap Warm-up 3 minutes 20 minutes Let’s Prepare! Read Sherman Alexie’s “The Joy of Reading and Writing: Superman and Me” with your shoulder partner. For each paragraph, write a summary statement in the margin that supports the central idea of the text.

3. Let’s Write! Take out a sheet of loose-leaf. Write a description of Mrs. Ryan’s classroom. Your description should at least be 5-7 sentences long. Be prepared to share your response/writing.

4. Let’s Discuss! • Highlight patterns you noticed between your description and your peers’ description in one color. • What did you both use? • How will this connect to Sherman Alexie’s “Superman and Me”?

5. Let’s Discuss! • Highlight contrasts (differences) you noticed between your description and your peers’ description in another color. • What did you use versus your peer? • How will this connect to Sherman Alexie’s “Superman and Me”?

6. Let’s Discuss! Author’s Craft: What an author uses to get his/her idea across. What does Sherman Alexie use to get his point across?

7. Let’s Prepare!

8. Outcomes • TSWBAT read and analyze a complex, grade-level, informational text. • TSWBAT analyze how an author develops claims in a text. • TSWBAT determine the central idea of an informational text and how specific details develop the central idea.

9. Let’s Review!

10. Let’s Practice!

11. Let’s Practice! What changes can you make to the back of the handout that we completed yesterday? Identify 1 other claim. Explain how it shaped the person that Sherman Alexie has become. Identify the central idea of “The Joy of Reading and Writing: Superman and Me” by Sherman Alexie. What techniques do YOU use in order to get your point across?

12. Let’s Discuss!

13. Let’s Express Our Understanding!

14. Let’s Close!