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Greek Mythology
Ensure that students are aware of the value and purpose of the independent research reading assignment. Provide students an opportunity to voice concerns about or identify possible challenges of the independent research reading assignment. Do so in a way that begets a response (e.g., instead of "Does anyone have any concerns about this assignment?" try "What are our concerns about this assignment?").
Assessment Guidance
Circulate and monitor as students share their QuickWrite: Connections between The Lightning Thief and “Why Ancient Greek Mythology Is Still Relevant Today.” Listen for common misconceptions, and address them with the whole class. Connect this QuickWrite back to the module guiding questions.
The Accountable Research Reading assignment launched in this lesson continues throughout the rest of the module. Students read consistently each night for 20 minutes and answer a prompt of their choosing.
Down the Road
In the next lesson, students continue in their anchor text, reading from chapter 5 of The Lightning Thief and analyzing how the author develops the narrator’s point of view.
The independent reading journals introduced in this lesson are referred to throughout this and the subsequent modules. Students have an opportunity to share their research reading in Unit 2, Lesson 5.
In Advance
Prepare
– Independent reading journals. These may be composition notebooks with lined
paper or a folder with lined paper clipped inside with fasteners.
Become familiar with several of the books provided on the research reading list to direct students toward books that match their interests and reading levels.
Prereadchapter4inTheLightningThieftoidentifywordsorplotpointsthatmaychallenge students.
Prepare copies of handouts for students, including entrance ticket (see Materials list).
Post the learning targets and applicable anchor charts (see Materials list).
Technology & Multimedia
Work Time B: Use video book trailers to introduce and build excitement for the research reading books.
Work Time B: Use a free, online parent communication tool, such as http:// eled.org/0120, to provide advance notice to parents about the Module 1 Unit 1 Homework Resources (for families) coming home in this lesson and the expectations for independent reading at home.
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Unit 1: Lesson 6
