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Grade 6: Module 1: Unit 2: Lesson 9
Work Time
A. Read The Lightning Thief, Chapter 17 Excerpt – RL.6.1 (20 minutes)
Repeated Routine: Read aloud the selected excerpt, using Text Guide: The Lightning Thief for comprehension and vocabulary questions as needed. Students continue to record the gist on sticky notes, unpack and record unfamiliar vocabulary, and reflect on their reading as they choose. Refer to the following resources as appropriate to support this section of the lesson: Gist Record: The Lightning Thief anchor chart (example for teacher reference), vocabulary logs, chapter synopsis, and Work to Become Ethical
People anchor chart.
Excerpt: starting at the beginning of the chapter on page 266 “It was Annabeth’s idea . . .”
and ending on page 274 “. . . we turned our backs on the sea.”
Gist: A Nereid, or “a spirit of the sea,” gives Percy three pearls to help him escape danger. Hiding in a waterbed store, the trio are trapped by Procrustes, aka “Crusty” the Stretcher, and manage to escape after cutting o his head.
Repeated routine: Invite students to reflect on their progress toward the relevant learning targets.
Work Time
B. Plan Proof Paragraph 1 – W.6.2b (15 minutes)
Review the learning targets relevant to the work to be completed in this section of the lesson:
“I can compare and contrast what I see and hear when I read the text to what I perceive when I watch the same scene of the movie.”
“I can plan the first proof paragraph of a compare and contrast essay.”
Move students into predetermined pairs.
Distribute yellow construction paper and Organize the Model: Proof Paragraph
1 strips.
Invite students to refer to their Painted Essay® template to remember where Proof
Paragraph 1 fits in the structure of an informational piece.
Remind students that the yellow paragraph is about similarities and the blue paragraph is about di erences.
Read aloud the introduction of the Compare and Contrast Model Essay again to remind students where the writer left o , before transitioning into the first proof paragraph.
Post and review the following directions:
1. Read and lay out the sentence strips on the yellow construction paper.
2. Organize each set of strips logically as they would appear in Proof Paragraph 1. (Remind students that the paragraph should begin with a topic sentence, end with a concluding sentence, and include relevant evidence from the text.)
3. Check your work against the Compare and Contrast Model Essay.
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