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Mr. Verlin South Philadelphia High School March 18, 2014. India’s caste system. Preliminaries. Construct a K-W-L chart about the caste system in India. Objectives:. The students will be able to engage in critical reading.
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Mr. Verlin South Philadelphia High School March 18, 2014 India’s caste system
Preliminaries • Construct a K-W-L chart about the caste system in India.
Objectives: • The students will be able to engage in critical reading. • The students will be able to interpret an informational text by writing a persuasive paragraph about whether the application of the caste system would work in America.
Focus Lesson: India’s Caste… • Preview: either individually or in small groups of 3, look through pages 5-9 of Boundaries magazine. • Use steps #1 and #2 of the analysis process we’ve been working with and write one sentence predicting the main idea. • Complete page 85 in their journals. (5 assessment pts.)
Focus Lesson: India’s Caste… • Read: either individually or in small groups of 3, students should take turns reading pp. 5-9 of Boundaries magazine aloud using their “six-inch voices”. Pause after each page and evaluate how accurate your prediction is. Revise your sentence as necessary. • Reflect: complete student journal pp. 83 and 84.