September 29, 2014

Do Now:1. Review questions

on chapter 2 of The Lightening Thief.

Learning Target: I can cite evidence from the text when answering questions and discussing Percy’s character in The Lightning Thief. (RL.6.4) ”

Agenda:1. Do Now (8)2. Guided Instruction (10)3. Learning Teams (15)4. Whole Group Share (5)5. Independent (5)6. Exit Slip (4)

Homework: Homework packet 3 is due on Friday.

Do Now

Directions: Answer the following questions in a complete sentence.1. What news does the headmaster of

Yancy Academy send to Percy’s mom?

2. Who’s conversation does Percy overhear? What are they discussing?

3. How do Percy and Grover travel back to NYC?

Inferences

• An idea or opinion that is based on evidence.

Evidence + Background = Inference(in the text) Knowledge (what I know) emotions traits

Challenge Response

How do authors reveal information about characters?

A. Actions

B. Inner thoughts

C. Dialogue

Challenge Response I can infer…

The challenge Percy is facing in this scene is

The evidence to support this is, “

Percy responds to this challenge by

The evidence to support this is, “

Based on Percy’s response to this challenge, I can infer

The evidence to support this is, “

Anyway Nancy Bobofit was throwing wads of sandwich that stuck in his curly brown hair, and she knew I couldn’t do anything back to her because I was already on probation. The headmaster has threatened me with death by in-school suspension if anything bad, embarrassing, or even mildly entertaining happened on this trip.

“I’m going to kill her.” I mumbled.Grover tried to calm me down. “Its okay, I like peanut butter.”He dodged another piece of Nancy’s lunch.“That’s it.” I started to get up, but Grover pulled me back to my seat.

Learning TeamsDirections: 1. Turn to page 17 of The Lightning Thief.2. Re-read the passage.3. Identify the challenge Percy is facing.4. Identify how Percy’s response to that challenge.5. ON YOUR OWN: Make an inference about Percy’s traits based on his response to the challenge.

INDEPENDENT

Exit SlipHow has the author, Rick Riordan, helped us get to know Percy so far in The Lightning Thief?

A. Actions

B. Inner thoughts

C. Dialogue

September 29, 2014

Do Now:Create 1 of each of the 4 sentence types about Percy Jackson. • Declarative• Interrogative• Imperative• Exclamatory

Learning Target: I can convert key words and phrases into complete sentences and vice versa.

Agenda:1. Do Now (8)2. Guided Instruction

(10)3. Learning Teams (15)4. Independent (10)5. Exit Ticket (4)

Do NowDirections: Create one type of each sentence about characters in The Lightning Thief. Remember to use proper capitalization and punctuation.

Declarative: ____________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________ Interrogative: __________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________

Imperative: ____________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________ Exclamatory: ____________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________

Review

Directions:1. Convert each complete sentence into key words

and phrases + Convert each set of key words and phrases into complete independently.

Independent

1. Compare team members’ answers and come to a consensus.

2. Write the final answer on the team’s worksheet.

Learning Teams

Exit Ticket