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Grade 6: Module 1: Unit 2: Lesson 2
Work Time
B. Close Read: “Theseus and the Minotaur” – RL.6.2 (15 minutes)
Reviewthelearningtargetrelevanttotheworktobecompletedinthissectionofthelesson: “I can determine a theme and how it is conveyed through details in ‘Theseus and the
Minotaur’.”
FocusstudentsontheCloseReadersDoTheseThingsanchorchart,andremindthemthat digging into the text deeper can help them understand it better, so they are going to dig deeper into an excerpt from the text through close reading.
Move students into predetermined triads.
Directstudents’attentiontotheWorktoBecomeE ectiveLearnersanchorchart,and
review what collaboration looks and sounds like.
Use Close Reading Guide: “Theseus and the Minotaur” (for teacher reference) to set the purpose of the close read and to guide students through a close read of this excerpt. Refer to the guide for how to integrate the following:
– Text: “Theseus and the Minotaur”
– Close Reading Culminating Task: “Theseus and the Minotaur”
– A x list
Refer to Close Reading Culminating Task: “Theseus and the Minotaur” (answers for teacher reference) as necessary.
Reconvene the class after students complete questions 1 and 2 on the Close Reading Culminating Task Recording form.
Explain that they’ll complete question 3 in the next segment.
Repeated routine: Invite students to reflect on their progress toward the relevant
learning targets.
Closing and Assessment
A. Pair Write: Summary – RL.6.2 (10 minutes)
Reviewthelearningtargetrelevanttotheworktobecompletedinthissectionofthelesson: “I can write a summary of ‘Theseus and the Minotaur’ without personal opinions or
judgments.”
Explain that now students will continue analyzing the story, working with a partner to write a summary of it, which is question 3 on Close Reading Culminating Task Recording Form: “Theseus and the Minotaur.” Display the Criteria for an E ective Summary anchor chart. Remind students that they can use the anchor chart and the model summary from Lesson 1 as they write.
Repeated routine: Invite students to reflect on their progress toward the relevant learning targets.
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