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154 th Street Short Stories. Cycle 1, Day 1. Today: Reading Goal As we read, we will draw conclusions about the setting. Today’s Big Question: Are first impressions always correct? Why or why not? Team Cooperation Goal: Active Listening. Building Background.
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154th Street Short Stories Cycle 1, Day 1
Today: • Reading Goal • As we read, we will draw conclusions about the setting. • Today’s Big Question: • Are first impressions always correct? Why or why not? • Team Cooperation Goal: • Active Listening
Building Background • T-P-S: Where do you look for clues that can help you predict what a book might be about? • Survey the book. • # heads: What can you guess about 145th Street by looking at the cover and the titles of the stories in the book? • Are these the kinds of events that take place on your street?
145th Street, Harlem • What do you know about Harlem?
What about the setting? • T-P-S • Why do you think Walter Dean Myers wrote ten different stories that all happened on the same block? • Do you think the setting is going to be an important part of these stories? • Imagine this, close your eyes and picture: • What can you conclude about the people that live on this street?
Listening • First, listen to me drawing some conclusions. • T-P-S: What kinds of clues will you look for to tell you about the setting? • Listening comprehension: “Big Joe’s Funeral” pages 1-4.
Partner Read: pgs 4-13 • Why is it that the dogs on 145th Street can imitate sirens? What conclusions can you draw about the setting from this information? (write) • Why is Peaches trying to disrupt Big Joe’s funeral? • The whole neighborhood comes to Big Joe’s funeral. What can you conclude about Big Joe? What can you conclude about the neighborhood? • Why were the people at Big Joe’s party mad that the cops broke it up? Did they stay mad for long? Why or why not?
Reflection T-P-S • What is a first impression? • What is your first impression of Big Joe? • Of 145th Street? • Are first impressions always correct? Why or why not? • Why is it important to look past first impressions? • Vocab review • Homework: 20 minutes of reading EVERY night!