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STUDENT COPYU2. W3QOTW- What are the rewards in helping others?Story Vocabulary:Astonished: surprisedBehavior: way of actingBenefactor: a person who has given money or helpDistribution: giving outGratitude: thank fullness Procession: group moving togetherRecommended: to suggestSacred: holyTraditions: customs or beliefs handed down from generation to generationMonday: WOD/IDIOMAccess: A way of entering/leavingIdiom: “It takes two to tango” Actions or communications need more than one personTuesday: PREFIX/SUFFIX Homophonefore~~: before (forecast, forehead, foresee, foreword, foremost)~~ness: state of being (heaviness, highness, sickness)buy: purchase by: next tobye: leavingWednesday: WOD/IDIOMaccomplish: to do something by making an effort; to complete successfully cell: a small space/ a smallest unit of organismsell: offer for saleThursday: hyper~~: over, above (hyperactive, hyperventilate)~~ship: position held (friendship, hardship, internship)Friday: InterjectionsListening Activity:(Fridays)5 Students present journalsWeekly Language Arts Review (Fridays)InterjectionsWhich Word is the interjection of the following sentence?“Ouch! That hurts”Common Core Standards: ?CCSS L3, CCSS L9 Main Focus: Compare and Contrast, Story StructureBell RingerObjective/Warm UpAgendaLesson ContentHomework?MondayDescribe specific events in the story that result in or hint at future events-Interactive Notebook- Introduce story structure with “Ah Tcha’s Leaves pg. 232Video?**READING NOTES (Section 4-Teacher Handout)Text Structure/Key Words/Graphic OrganizerChronological Order/SequenceCompare and ContrastProblem and SolutionDescriptionWhen I identify story structure I ask myself...What is the stories conflict or problem?How does the conflict build throughout the story?How is the conflict resolved in the end?How might this affect future events?2. Pre-Reading Discussion (page 231c)3. Student Book- Page 232 Model Skills/StrategyHow is Ah Tcha’s current situation different from his situation at the beginning of the story.Find two times where Nu Wu changed Ah Tcha’s life. ?How were those times alike? How were they different.How do the events in the story give rise to the ending?-Define Vocabulary in Notebooks (section 2)-Pictures and/or synonyms and antonyms-JournalTuesdayDevelop oral vocabularyKahoot vocabulary practiceThe Meaning of Tales (page 235) ReinforcementSneek Peek of story-Read Aloud “The Meaning of Tales” -Why do we help others-Pre Reading Peek Video-What is the story about (listen to the song/video) page 133 (Vocabulary Review)-JournalWednesdayUnderstand the elements of folk tales-Introduce ‘folk tale’-Read pg 236-239 aloudFolk tale- story that has been passed down through oral tradition over many generations. ?Reflect customs and beliefs of a particular culture.Preview the story and look at illustrations and predict what will happen to the main character, Hsiang-ling.How would you describe Hsiang-ling? (beautiful, intelligent, spoiled)Compare & Contrast Hsiang-ling and servantSetting Why does the author mention that Hsiang-ling is not mean-spirited?-JournalThursday Use illustrations to preview and predict-Review skill-Read pg. 240-245-Think Critically -Why do you think Hsiang-ling instructs her maid not to mention her name? ?What does this tell the reader about Hsiang-ling’s character?-Consider whether what Hsiang-ling has done with the purse is the right or wrong thing to do. ?Predict how this incident might give rise to other events in the story.- Explain how the conflict foreshadows what will happen later in the story?-Journal-Study for TestFriday*TEST TODAY-L.A Lessons -Journal Presentation-Unit Assessment Interjections: I can explain the function of an interjection in a sentence.An Interjection is a word or phrase that shows excitement or emotion.If the interjection shows a very strong emotion, an exclamation mark is used.Examples:Oh no!Hey!Ouch! “Ouch! That hurts!”Wow! “Wow! That’s wonderful news”Whoa!Ugh! “Ugh! I don’t want to do my homework”Yikes! “Yikes! There’s a snake!”-JournalResources/ExtraComprehension Check Questions239-243Compare and contrast hsiang-ling’s behavior toward the servant with her behavior toward the poor bride.2. The author reveals certain incidents of Hsiang-ling’s life in more detail than others. ?Why does the author do this? ?How does this help the plot.3. Compare and contrast the hardships endure by the main characters in The Ch’i-lin Purse and Hold the Flag High. ‘End of the Story: Think CriticallyBoth Fernando in “At the Beach” and Hsiang-ling in The Ch’i-lin Purse “Do the right thing” when the time comes. ?Compare Fernandos decision to tell the truth to Mami and Hsiang-ling’s decision to give her purse away. ?How are their motivations the same? How are they different?In ancient times, someone told, wrote or painted this story. ?Then it was handed down for generations. ?Why? What makes this story important to pass down?Look back on pages 240-241 and 248-249, Compare and Contrast what the two women did for each other and why they did it?When is it revealed that Hsiang-ling’s decision to give away her purse was a good one?Look back at the question on page 237. How does the story The Ch’i-lin Purse show that one good deed deserves another? ................
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