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On My Honor (4.7). Themes: Skills/Strategies Set a Purpose Vocabulary Development Analyze Author’s Choice Self-Monitor and Repair Understand Sequence (writing practice). Book Club Meeting 1 (On My Honor).
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On My Honor (4.7) • Themes: • Skills/Strategies • Set a Purpose • Vocabulary Development • Analyze Author’s Choice • Self-Monitor and Repair • Understand Sequence (writing practice)
Book Club Meeting 1 (On My Honor) • PURPOSE FOR READING THE BOOK: To understand how Joel learns to cope with a tragic loss • TODAY’S READING: On My Honor, Ch. 1 • TODAY’S PURPOSE: To find out why Tony want to go to Starved Rock – and why Joel does not • STRATEGY: Draw Conclusions and Make Inferences • VOCABULARY: bluffs, merely, redeemed, jubilant, jaunt Approximate total time for this first meeting is 35-40 minutes. All other meetings are 30 minutes.
Book Club Meeting 2 (On My Honor) • PURPOSE FOR READING THE BOOK: To understand how Joel learns to cope with a tragic loss • TODAY’S READING: On My Honor, Ch. 2 • TODAY’S PURPOSE: To learn about Tony’s change of plans, and how Joel feels about his latest idea • STRATEGY: Analyze Author’s Choices • VOCABULARY: betrayed, railing, taunt, haphazardly
Book Club Meeting 3 (On My Honor) • PURPOSE FOR READING THE BOOK: To understand how Joel learns to cope with a tragic loss. • TODAY’S READING: On My Honor, Ch. 3 • TODAY’S PURPOSE: To understand why Joel and Tony get into a fight and what the outcome is • STRATEGY: Draw Conclusions and Make Inferences • VOCABULARY: flailing, gawk, current, plunged, glowering
Book Club Meeting 4 (On My Honor) • PURPOSE FOR READING THE BOOK: To understand how Joel learns to cope with a tragic loss • TODAY’S READING: On My Honor, Ch. 4-5 • TODAY’S PURPOSE: To find out what happens to Tony and how Joel reacts • STRATEGY: Analyze Author’s Choices • VOCABULARY: heaving, eddied, deceptively, squinting, pavement
Book Club Meeting 5 (On My Honor) • PURPOSE FOR READING THE BOOK: To understand how Joel learns to cope with a tragic loss • TODAY’S READING: On My Honor, Ch. 6 • TODAY’S PURPOSE: To understand why Joel fears going to the police • STRATEGY: Draw Conclusions and Make Inferences • VOCABULARY: perfectly, forlorn, reverberated
Book Club Meeting 6 (On My Honor) • PURPOSE FOR READING THE BOOK: To understand how Joel learns to cope with a tragic loss • TODAY’S READING: On My Honor, Ch. 7 • TODAY’S PURPOSE: To understand where Joel goes when he leaves the bridge and why he turns around – twice • STRATEGY: Analyze Author’s Choices • VOCABULARY: nonchalance, logical, clenched, embankment
Book Club Meeting 7 (On My Honor) • PURPOSE FOR READING THE BOOK: To understand how Joel learns to cope with a tragic loss • TODAY’S READING: On My Honor, Ch. 8 • TODAY’S PURPOSE: To find out how Joel’s father and mother react when they find him at home • STRATEGY: Draw Conclusions and Make Inferences • VOCABULARY: giddily, pressure, urge, stench
Book Club Meeting 8 (On My Honor) • PURPOSE FOR READING THE BOOK: To understand how Joel learns to cope with a tragic loss • TODAY’S READING: On My Honor, Ch. 9 • TODAY’S PURPOSE: To learn what memories Joel recalls about Tony during his paper route • STRATEGY: Analyze Author’s Choices • VOCABULARY: dispel, guffaw, fretting, engrossed
Book Club Meeting 9 (On My Honor) • PURPOSE FOR READING THE BOOK: To understand how Joel learns to cope with a tragic loss • TODAY’S READING: On My Honor, Ch. 10-11 • TODAY’S PURPOSE: To understand how and why Joel finally reveals the truth • STRATEGY: Draw Conclusions and Make Inferences • VOCABULARY: clammy, honorable, staggered
Book Club Meeting 10 (On My Honor) • PURPOSE FOR READING THE BOOK: To understand how Joel learns to cope with a tragic loss • TODAY’S READING: On My Honor, Ch. 12 • TODAY’S PURPOSE: To learn what comfort Joel’s dad provides him-as well as what comfort he is unable to provide • STRATEGY: Analyze Author’s Choices • VOCABULARY: accusation, pummel, charming
Book Club Meeting 11 (On My Honor) • PURPOSE FOR READING THE BOOK: To understand how Joel learns to cope with a tragic loss • TODAY’S READING: To think about the ending of On My Honor
Book Club Meeting 12 (On My Honor) • TODAY’S READING: Informational article about the Mississippi River • TODAY’S PURPOSE: To learn about the importance of the Mississippi River in U. S. history • STRATEGY: Understanding Sequence