 Name one similarity between Annie Johnson and the old washwoman.
 Name one difference between Annie Johnson and the old washwoman.

 Obj.: Determine a theme or central idea of a text.
 Obj.: Determine an author’s point of view or purpose in a text.
 Obj.: Acquire and use accurately general academic and domain-specific words and phrases.
 Learning Centers
 Word Study
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This Week
Reinforcement

Practicing Good Learning Habits

 Follow the Student Success Checklist
 Stay focused, work quietly, show respect
 Don’t understand?
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Ask a partner first
Still stuck? Raise your hand for help
 Finished?
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Staple together all your papers from one center
Study your Word Book or bring a book back to your center for quiet independent reading

 Review yesterday’s vocabulary words
 Complete the vocabulary worksheet
 Read the passage first
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Circle the appropriate words
Write your responses on a piece of lined paper
 Note: Antonym means “opposite of”
 Study your Word Book
 Copy down yesterday’s vocabulary words

 Review Unit 1 Big Question vocabulary
 Look in your Word Book, or check the handout
 Complete both vocabulary worksheets
 Forgot details of the essays? There is a copy of each for you to review
 Important: Use Big Question vocabulary words in each of your answers!

 Important: On a piece of lined paper, write down the reasoning behind each of your answers.
 Reading: Make Predictions
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Predictions are based on information from the text and knowledge from your own experience
As you read, notice details and clues
Ask yourself what you think will happen
 Literary Analysis: Narrative Essay
 A narrative essay is a short piece of nonfiction
 It tells a true story, and includes significant details

 Important: On a piece of lined paper, write down the reasoning behind each of your answers.
 Reading: Author’s Purpose
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An author’s purpose is his or her reason for writing
To entertain, to inform, to describe, and to persuade
 Literary Analysis: Theme
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A theme is the message, insight, or lesson that a writer presents in a work
Sometimes the writer states the theme directly
 Sometimes the theme is implied; you must figure out the theme by noticing what happens in the story