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“A Call to Crusade”

“A Call to Crusade”. A Close Reading. Learning Targets:. Use the strategy of close reading to deeply understand and analyze the text Cite strong evidence from the text to support your ideas Participate with your peers in the discussion of the text . Close Reading. What is close reading?

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“A Call to Crusade”

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  1. “A Call to Crusade” A Close Reading

  2. Learning Targets: • Use the strategy of close reading to deeply understand and analyze the text • Cite strong evidence from the text to support your ideas • Participate with your peers in the discussion of the text

  3. Close Reading • What is close reading? • What do close readers do?

  4. “A Call to Crusade” • Speech given by Pope Urban II to the council of Clermont after the Byzantine emperor, Alexios I Komnenos called on him to help him get aid from the west against the Seljuq Turks • This speech was given before the Crusades began

  5. Reading #1 • Read silently to line #20. • Annotate your text as you go: • Underline interesting words and phrases • Place a ? where the text becomes confusing • Jot your thoughts pertaining to the guiding question in the margins • Guiding Question: • What role do the people Pope Urban is speaking to play in this society?

  6. Think-Pair-Share • Share your first impressions of the text and your thoughts pertaining to the guiding question with your neighbor. • Be sure that both of you get a chance to share. • Be prepared to discuss this with the whole class.

  7. Read Aloud/Discussion • What role do the people Pope Urban is speaking to play in this society? • What words and phrases does Urban use to describe their role and responsibilities? • What will happen if they don’t follow through? • Why do you think Urban begins his speech in this way?

  8. Reading #2 • Read silently from line #20-45. • Annotate your text as you go: • Underline interesting words and phrases • Place a ? where the text becomes confusing • Jot your thoughts pertaining to the guiding question in the margins • Guiding Question: • What other expectations does Pope Urban have of his people?

  9. Think-Pair-Share • Share your impressions of the text and your thoughts pertaining to the guiding question with your neighbor. • Be sure that both of you get a chance to share. • Be prepared to discuss this with the whole class.

  10. Read Aloud/Discussion • What other expectations does Pope Urban have of his people? • Sometimes speakers use repetition of words or sentence structures to convey a message. Can you find any examples of this in this section of the text? • Why do you think Urban does this? • How would you describe the tone of the speech so far? How do you think it made the people in the audience feel?

  11. Reading #3 • Read silently from line #45-60. • Annotate your text as you go: • Underline interesting words and phrases • Place a ? where the text becomes confusing • Jot your thoughts pertaining to the guiding question in the margins • Guiding Question: • How does Pope Urban feel about the current state of society and the leadership of the Christian clergy?

  12. Read Aloud/Discussion • How does Pope Urban feel about the current state of society? • How does he feel about the leadership of the Christian clergy? • How do the people in the audience respond to him? • He still hasn’t really reached his main point. Why do you think Urban takes so long to lead into it?

  13. Homework • Read the rest of “A Call to Crusade”. • Annotate your text as you go: • Underline interesting words and phrases • Place a ? where the text becomes confusing • Jot your thoughts in the margins • Short Written Response (one paragraph): • What is the purpose of Pope Urban giving this speech? What is interesting about the way he organizes it? Give specific details from the text in your answer.

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