CP ENGLISH IV – WEEK 3
Mrs. Giamoni
SEPTEMBER 16, 2013
OBJECTIVES:
1. Students will understand how to read critically.
2. Students will read critically.
DO NOW:
JOURNAL #4: READING CRITICALLY
Silently skim and/or read “Reading Critically” in THE BEDFORD (9 - 31).
Find 5 to 10 ways to close the following sentence:
“Reading critically entails…”
AGENDA:
1. DO NOW activity.
2. Hand in The College Essay (rubric, final draft, peer editing, rough draft)
3. Discuss DO NOW activity.
4. Discuss CONTENT, GENRE and STYLE, and SIGNIFICANCE reading
strategy.
5. Read “Champion of the World” (86). Apply CONTENT, GENRE and STYLE,
and SIGNIFICANCE.
6. Homework: Choose a biography for your outside reading this marking
period by Friday, 9/20
MATERIALS NEEDED:
Handouts: Content/Genre and Style/Significance; BEDFORD
READER textbook; journals; pen/paper
CP ENGLISH IV – WEEK 3
Mrs. Giamoni
SEPTEMBER 17, 2013
OBJECTIVES:
1. Students will understand the method of narration.
2. Students will read critically.
DO NOW:
JOURNAL #5: Narration in Boondocks
In THE BEDFORD READER, read the Boondocks comic strip (72-73) and
answer the following questions:
1. What happens in the narrative?
2. What does each panel of the sequence tell us about the characters
or otherwise contribute to the narrative?
3. What is the point of the narrative?
AGENDA:
1. DO NOW activity. Discuss.
2. Read “Narration” (74) Complete worksheet.
3. Read “The Chase” (97). Apply CONTENT, GENRE and STYLE, and
SIGNIFICANCE reading strategy.
4. Homework: Choose a biography for your outside reading this marking
period by Friday, 9/20.
MATERIALS NEEDED:
Handouts: Content/genre and style/Significance; Narration
worksheet; BEDFORD READER textbook; journal; pen/pencil
CP ENGLISH IV – WEEK 3
Mrs. Giamoni
SEPTEMBER 18, 2013
OBJECTIVES:
1. Students will understand the method of description.
2. Students will read critically.
DO NOW:
JOURNAL #6: Description in a photograph
In THE BEDFORD READER, read page 127, analyze the photograph and
answer the following questions:
1. What do you see through her eyes?
2. What is the house made of?
3. What do the overhanging structure on the upper left and the
bridge behind the house add to the impression of the house?
4. If you were standing in the picture, what you hear or smell?
5. IF you touched the house, what textures might you feel?
6. What main idea do you think Morton wants this photograph to
convey?
AGENDA:
1. DO NOW activity. Discuss.
2. Silently read THE BEDFORD READER (128 – 135) and complete
worksheet.
3. Discuss Description worksheet.
4. Read Brad Manning “Arm Wrestling with My Father” (136)
5. Homework:
A. Choose a biography for your outside reading this marking period by
Friday, 9/20.
B. Book Presentations due Monday, 9/30.
MATERIALS NEEDED:
BEDFORD textbook; handout –
content/genre/style/significance; description worksheet;
journal; lined paper; pen/pencil
CP ENGLISH IV – WEEK 3
Mrs. Giamoni
SEPTEMBER 19 or 20, 2013
OBJECTIVES:
1. Students will understand the method of description.
2. Students will read critically.
DO NOW:
JOURNAL #5: BIOGRAPHY
Why did you choose the biography you brought in today? If you didn’t bring
it in, what person would you like to read about and why?
AGENDA:
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DO NOW activity. Discuss.
Finish reading Brad Manning “Arm Wrestling with My Father” (136)
Analyze content, genre and style, significance.
Discuss outside reading assignment.
Workshop: Read biography silently or work on book presentation
Homework:
A. Bring biography selection to class on Monday or Tuesday.
B. Book Presentations due Monday, 9/30.
MATERIALS NEEDED:
BEDFORD textbook; handout –
content/genre/style/significance; description worksheet;
journal; lined paper; pen/pencil