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Grade 6: Module 1: Unit 3: Lesson 5
Support All Students
Note there is a di erentiated version of the Close Read: “Hestia” note-catcher used in Work Time B in the separate Teacher's Guide for English Language Learners.
Students may be surprised, o ended, confused, or upset by some of the events depicted in this chapter. Be aware of the following:
– Percy has been set up, framed, and betrayed to spark a war that would a ect the entire world.
– Percy has abandoned his mother to Hades in an e ort to stop the war.
– Percy engages in an intense battle with Ares that leads to a police stando and resulting explosion.
Time for debriefing and reflection might help get these concerns out into the open so they can be addressed and tracked throughout the text.
Somestudentsmayrequireadditionalsupportreadingforgistinpairs.Workwithstudents who may need additional support in small groups.
For students who may be overwhelmed by too much print on a page: reduce anxiety and support sustained e ort by o ering a copy of the model narrative with one paragraph per page.
Comparing and contrasting the model narrative and the scene may be di cult for some students. Consider ways to support those students through strategic grouping, modeling, or by o ering guiding questions on the model narrative.
Assessment Guidance
Thislessonestablishesmanyoftheexpectationsforstudents’EndofUnit3Assessment.It is critical that their understanding of the attributes of narrative writing and the details of their own narrative are clear. The model narrative may seem a bit long but since students are using parts of the text already written by Riordan, it should still be within reach for sixth graders. Allow time to address the inevitable questions that will arise as students analyze the model. Emphasize that their own narrative should not change the outcome of the novel. In the coming lessons students will be planning their narrative; use these opportunities to check in with students individually and support them as needed so they will be prepared and ready for the End of Unit 3 Assessment in Lesson 9.
Down the Road
In the next lesson, students will begin planning their narratives, developing a character profile for their original character, a child of the Greek figure they researched in Lesson 3. They will also begin zeroing in on the scene in which they want to insert this character. Planning for the narrative will take place throughout Lessons 5–8.
Students will present their Performance Tasks in Lesson 12 of this unit. If an outside audience is being invited to this celebration of learning, remember to invite guests long in advance and secure any necessary rooms and equipment.
In Advance
Strategically group students in triads with at least one strong reader per group for work during Work Time A as they read the next excerpt from the novel.
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