Reading - Q2 Week 1 Day 3
Today we learned the first NONFICTION signpost - "Contrasts & Contradictions". When you're reading and the author shows you a difference between what YOU know and what is happening in the text OR there is a difference between two or more things in teh text, you should stop and ask yourself:
Students added the first page of this packet to their Writer's Notebook. Then we looked at the signal words in the first two examples on the second page, and talked about the anchor question above. NOTE - we don't have enough context to know if we are quite right, but it was a chance to practice and see how it might help us read for some answers to the questions.
THEN, we talked about how the third example on the page included examples of how Garana's life is different from our own experiences. We talked about why her experiences might matter to our understanding of the article.
THEN, students practiced with an elbow partner to find the signal words in the examples on the third page. They identified the differences and talked about why they might matter.
LASTLY, they read an article from NewsELA and looked for contrasts & contradictions, making notes that answered the anchor question. Then, they turned in a half-page that included the main idea of the article with three supporting details to prove that was the main idea.
"What is the difference and why does it matter?"
Students added the first page of this packet to their Writer's Notebook. Then we looked at the signal words in the first two examples on the second page, and talked about the anchor question above. NOTE - we don't have enough context to know if we are quite right, but it was a chance to practice and see how it might help us read for some answers to the questions.
THEN, we talked about how the third example on the page included examples of how Garana's life is different from our own experiences. We talked about why her experiences might matter to our understanding of the article.
THEN, students practiced with an elbow partner to find the signal words in the examples on the third page. They identified the differences and talked about why they might matter.
LASTLY, they read an article from NewsELA and looked for contrasts & contradictions, making notes that answered the anchor question. Then, they turned in a half-page that included the main idea of the article with three supporting details to prove that was the main idea.