english 9 – reading strategies lessons august 31 to september 16, 2010 includes both cp and honors...
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English 9 – Reading Strategies
Lessons August 31 to September 16, 2010
Includes both CP and Honors Information
Includes Classwork and HomeworkCorsello – email:
Agenda – August 31/Sept. 01Warm UPIcebreaker IntroductionsClass materials needed (on Supply List of webpage
below)The Hunger Games assignments (see link next page)Website information
www.teacherweb.com/de/christianahighschool/corselloHW ALL: Hunger Games reading & assignments;
HW Honors only: Bring a quotation you like by a literary author. Include the name of the author, the title of the work, and what genre (play, novel, poem, essay, etc.).
Agenda – September 02/07Warm up with vocab words (next slide) Reminder of The Hunger Games assignments,
see info:http://www.christina.k12.de.us/Students/2010/SummerReading/OneDistrictOneBook.pdf
Pre-assessment: Read “The Happy Man’s Shirt” and answer questions
Course description overviewHW: Continue working and/or finish The
Hunger Games reading & assignments (original due dates Sept. 8 or 9 – will have some additional time, date uncertain, perhaps an extra week); ALSO, return permission slip; AND read over course description
Vocabulary for Sept 02/07 ‘10Denotation The literal meaning of the word,
its “dictionary definition”Connotation Associations connected to a word
Examples: * home (literally, where you live, but
we also think of a warm happy place)* snake (literally, an animal with no legsand scaly skin, but many also think evil
Etymology A history of a word
Related roots nota – a mark-logy – branch of knowledge or science
Agenda Sept. 8/9, 2010Discuss reading strategies (present
knowledge)Go over and record vocabulary related to
reading strategies and the storyMake predictions about “The Interlopers” by
Saki on graphic organizer providedRead “The Interlopers” (ML pg 8)Finish graphic organizer, including back part
to fill in specifics about conflicts in the story
Essential Questions – Sept. 8-13, ‘10Why do we preread?What strategies do you use or know
of that help with reading comprehension?
ADD the following for Sept. 10/13How do I identify conflict in a story?
Rdg Strategies VocabPre-reading – activities involving
activating prior knowledge or increasing prior knowledge
Preview – to look over material you are about to read
Predict – to try to figure out what will happen next and how the selection might end
Reading Strategies Vocab (cont)Clarify – to stop occasionally to review
what you understand, expect that will change as you read. Stop and reread as needed to help your understanding.
Infer – a logical guess based on the facts or evidence presented
Summarize – to restate main ideas of the reading, often in written form,
in shorter version than original
Literary Vocab “Interlopers”Conflict - struggle between opposing
forces, internal (inside mind) orexternal (outside forces)
Acquiesce – to consent or agree w/o protestQuarry – refers to an animal or anything
hunted or pursuedReconciliation - a settlement of a
controversyor disagreement
Agenda – Sept. 10/13, 2010Finish rdg. “The Interlopers” (if not
done)Inter – prefix meaning betweenComplete graphic organizer: predicting
responses and conflict chartWrite story summarySubmit work prior to end of classReview other reading strategies (pages 6
& 7)HW: Finish work on The Hunger Games,
due Sept. 15/16 (after student day off relating to in-service teacher meetings)
Agenda Sept 15/16, 2010 Collect The Hunger Games assgnmts“Baddest Dog in Harlem” vocab & rdg.
strat. Read “Baddest Dog” and complete
organizerAnswer Essential Questions for Rdg
Strategies (Exit Ticket)
HW: Study all vocab to this date
Vocab “Baddest Dog”Pre-reading - Prior knowledge & learn vocabConnect - Think of similarities between what’s in the reading and your experienceInfer- (see previous definition from vocab)Evaluate - form opinions about what you’ve read
Heavy weight - class of fighters of most weightLiable - likely; also responsible