UNIT 11:
SADDER BUT WISER
6.12
Ruey -Ying and
Andras
LESSON PLAN
 Tongue Twisters
 HW Review
 Debate
 Revisit NY Times Article
 Reading
 Speak Out!
 Presentations Carolina, Sawako, Jesus
FRIDAY THE 13 TH !!!
TONGUE TWISTERS
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Practice for 3 minutes alone (out loud is fine);
Only Choose 1!
Try it in pairs for 3 minutes
Try for a prize!!
 How can a clam cram in a clean cream can ?
 If Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers, where's
the peck of pickled peppers Peter Piper picked ?
 Six sick hicks nick six slick bricks with picks and sticks .
 Sally sells seashells by the seashore.
HW CHECK
 Let’s check the homework from last night.
 With your partner, check your answers and see if
there are any questions.
PRACTICE 4 ANSWERS
Practice 4:
1. shouldn’t have tried
2. should have gotten
3. should have known
4. should have sent
5. shouldn’t have escaped
6. should have planned
PRACTICE 8
 Practice 8:
 Possible Sentences:
 If the train hadn’t been delayed, I would have arrived
on time for the appointment.
 If I hadn’t insisted on fixing my own roof, I wouldn’t
have gotten hurt.
 If I had looked more carefully at my ticket before
going to the airport, I wouldn’t have missed the
flight.
 If I had followed my doctor’s advice, I wouldn’t need
to have surgery now.
PRACTICE 9
Practice 9:
Example:
Past Mistake: Got drunk
Consequence: Lost my keys and phone.
If I hadn’t gotten drunk, I wouldn’t have lost my
keys and phone!
DEBATE! USEFUL VOCAB
Own Opinion
 I think...,
 In my opinion...,
 The way I see it...,
 As far as I'm concerned... ,
 I strongly believe that...,
Disagree
 I don't think that...,
 I don't agree,
 Shouldn't we consider...,
 Frankly, I doubt if...,
 The problem with your point
Offering Explanations:
• To start with,
• The reason why...,
• For this reason...,
• That's the reason why...,
• Many people think....,
• Considering...,
of view is that...
DEBATE!
 Take 1 minute to review your list
 Get into groups:
PRO-Citibike on the right,
ANTI-Citibike on the left
 5 minutes for comparing answers in groups
 Debate!
Inner = Pro-Citibike
Outer = Anti-Citibike
 Each side will have 2 minutes for Pro -Citibike first, then
2 minutes for Anti-Citibike. Last, 1 minute for debate.
CAUTION, HOT!
 Homework:
 Think about some things the other side said of
the Citibike debate said. Write an essay (intro,
body, conclusion) from the point of view of the
other side.
REVISIT THE NY TIMES ARTICLE
What was it that we mentioned yesterday?
ANALYZE THE NY TIMES ARTICLE
 Read the paragraph from the New York Times.
 What are some reasons to close Times Square to traffic?
 Take 2 minutes to think with your partner.
 Let’s see what the article says
 What is the main idea of this paragraph?
 What are the reasons to support this point of view?
 Let’s create an outline for this paragraph!
READING FICTION
What are some of the stories, articles, poems,
or books you have recently read for fun?
Are they fiction or non-fiction?
What are some genres of fiction?
FANTASY
DETECTIVE
ROMANCE
HORROR
What else?
What is the difference between reading to get
information vs. reading fiction?
Content
 Personalizing: allowing readers to feel as certain
characters do and get caught up in an emotional
response.
Structure
 Larger variety
Reading strategy
 Purpose: for fun
Read the first two paragraphs of “See Ya!” on
p. 114.
What do you think this story might be about?
Read paragraphs [3]-[7].
Discuss with your partner:
What were the mother’s feeling about the
narrator of this story? How do you know?
What might be revealed next?
Read paragraphs [8]-[14] (the end).
Discuss with your partner:
What were the narrator’s feelings about the
mother while the mother was alive?
What about after the mother was dead?
There were several different meanings of the
verb “see” in the story. What are they?
What advice would you give to the people in
the story?
 The mother should have (+pp)...
 The writer/daughter should have (+pp)...
SPEAK OUT!
 Describe something opposite of past reality.
 Is there a pivotal point in your life where a friend, a
family member, or somebody else guided you and
helped you to a better outcome?
 If I hadn’t talked to her, I …
 That wouldn’t have happened if…
 If you had listened to her, you…
 I would never have… if he hadn’t…
 Take 1 minute to think about a story from your past.
PRESENTATIONS
 Today’s Presentations
 Carolina
 Sawako
 Jesus
HOMEWORK
1. Think about some things the other side said of the
Citibike debate. Write an essay (intro, body,
conclusion) from the point of view of the other side.
2. Study for the Unit Test Monday:
 Grammar points
 3 rd Conditional
 Using Past Modal (should have…)
 Pronunciation
 Writing: Persuasive Argument
HAVE A GREAT
WEEKEND!
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THE NATURAL HISTORY
MUSEUM OR
CHRISTOPHER ST. PIER?