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154 th Street Short Stories. Cycle 1, Day 3. Today: Reading Goal As we read, we will draw conclusions about the setting and main characters. Today’s Big Question: How can pride influence decisions that you make? Team Cooperation Goal: Demonstrate Active Listening. Think-Pair-Share.
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154th Street Short Stories Cycle 1, Day 3
Today: • Reading Goal • As we read, we will draw conclusions about the setting and main characters. • Today’s Big Question: • How can pride influence decisions that you make? • Team Cooperation Goal: • Demonstrate Active Listening
Think-Pair-Share • What are some of the things we learned about 145th Street in “The Baddest Dog in Harlem”? • How did what you learned in yesterday’s reading help you to understand life on 145th Street better? • Did you first impression change?
Think-Pair-Share: School • If you had the choice o either going to school or staying home and playing with your friends, which would you rather do? • Do you think it’s important for you to go to school? Why or why not? • What are some things that you do, even though you don’t really want to?
Listening • Listening comprehension: “Fighter” pages 27-30. • Think Aloud • T-P-S: Why does Billy have a feeling of nausea as he walks to his boxing match? • What was Billy feeling as he waited for his match to start?
Partner Read: pgs 30-38 • Compare and contrast Billy and the young fighter. How are they alike? How are they different? • How does Billy change during the fight? Is he still fighting just for the money? • Why do you think Billy thinks back to things that have happened to him between rounds of the fight? What conclusions can you draw about him? (write) • Why doesn’t Johnnie Mae say anything to Billy even though she knows he is fighting again?
Reflection # Heads • Do you think that Billy should have fought, or do you think he should have kept his promise to Johnnie Mae? Why? • Johnnie Mae says they can get along without the extra money. Why does Billy decide to fight anyway? • What are some other ways that Billy shows his pride in this story? • How can pride influence decisions that you make? • Vocab review • Homework: 20 minutes of reading EVERY night!