7 Grade Novel Study: The Watsons Go to Birmingham

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7th Grade Novel Study: The Watsons Go to Birmingham

(Christopher Paul Curtis)

Celebrating Community: Learning About Ourselves and Others Day 14 (Chapter 10)

Chapter 10 "Tangled Up in God's Beard" (pp. 138-148)

Opening Routine (O.R.) Idiomatic Expression Quiz

(An idiom is an expression whose meanings cannot be inferred from the meanings of the

words that make it up.) 1. Display transparency of the quiz. 2. Read each quiz item and answer choices aloud. 3. Ask for a show of hands as to which item is correct. 4. Briefly discuss correct answers and the importance of idioms in the novel.

Vocabulary Enrichment Benchmark Focus: LA.7.1.6.9 Determine the correct meaning of words with multiple

meanings in context. LA.7.1.6.3 Use context clues to determine meaning of unfamiliar words.

Multiple Meaning Map

1. This activity allows students to analyze the many meanings that one word

may have.

2. Students will be able to examine the word as it is used in the context of

two idioms. I decided to cash in all my chips and go look for a job overseas. Everybody in our class chipped in for the New Year's Party.

3. Teacher will give each student a Multiple Meaning Map. The word to be examined is chip.

4. Teacher will discuss the meaning of chip as it is used in the two idioms, and have students complete this portion of the worksheet using one of the two meanings.

5. Teacher will have students copy the idiom in which chip is used, completing the next part of the Multiple Meaning Map.

6. Next, teacher will have students draw the visual of chip as it is used in the context of that particular idiom.

7. Teacher will ask students if they know other meanings of the word chip. Discuss their responses. Have students complete the last portion of their Multiple Meaning Maps.

8. Last, teacher will have students write a sentence using chip in a different context.

9. Teacher Note - Refer to Teacher Guide

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Teacher Directed Instruction Before Reading: Getting Students Ready to Read LA.7.1.6.3 Use context clues to determine meaning of unfamiliar words.

Building Prior Knowledge: Quick Write in Response Journal for the Literature and Arts (RJLA):

Respond to title "Tangled Up in God's Beard". In light of the Opening Routine discussion, what do you think the title might be saying about the Watsons' trip? 1. Teacher will give students approximately 5 minutes to repond to the prompt in their RJLAs. 2. Teacher will allow students to Pair/Share. 3. Teacher will ask volunteers to share with the class.

During Reading: Experiencing the Text Benchmark Focus: LA.7.1.7.3 determine essential message through inferring,

paraphrasing, summarizing and identifying relevant details. LA.7.1.6.3 Use context clues to determine meaning of unfamiliar words.

Teacher Read Aloud and Marginal Notes 1. Teacher will read aloud pp. 138-148, as students follow along silently. 2. As students read, they should Note in the Margins all details that either relates to the chapter's title, or describes the setting (time and place) of the trip.

After Reading: Understanding the Text Benchmark Focus: LA.7.1.7.3 determine essential message through inferring,

paraphrasing, summarizing and identifying relevant details. LA.7.6.2.2 assess, organize, and check the validity and reliability of

information in text, using a variety of techniques by examining several sources of information, including both primary and secondary sources.

Strategy of Synthesizing worksheet 1. Teacher will direct students to return to the Marginal Notes, for they may see some of the information they noted on the Strategy of Synthesizing worksheet. 2. Students should refer to the chapter to locate the quotes and the context in which they were used. 3. Students will write their inferences in the second column. 4. Teacher will allow students approximately 10 minutes to complete the worksheet, then check responses aloud. 5. Students should revisit predictions about the title from the Before activity.

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Differentiated Small Group Instruction Center 1 ? Teacher Center ? Data-driven instructional intervention Center 2 ? Independent Reading Center Center 3 ? Technology Center

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Idiom Quiz On-Line (proverbs.html) 1. Teacher will direct students to the site to take the on-line Idiom Quiz on proverbs. 2. After students find the site, they should click on Quizzes to begin the quiz. 3. Students are able to check their responses as they go.

Idiom Quiz Choose an idiom to replace the expression in the brackets: 1. My sister's husband is finally (in good financial condition) after many financial problems last year.

(a) cooking the books (b) betting his bottom dollar (c) back on his feet (d) bringing home the bacon

2. I spent my (last small amount of savings) on a ticket to the final football game of the season.

(a) bottom dollar (b) cold hard cash (c) money to burn (d) kickback

3. My father worked hard all of his life (earning the family living).

(a) passing the buck (b) paying through the nose (c) stone broke (d) bringing home the bacon

4. I decided to (sell all of my belongings) and go and look for a job overseas.

(a) strike it rich (b) cash in my chips (c) put in my two cents (d) tighten my belt

5. I was (out of money) and had to go to the bank for some more.

(a) pinching pennies (b) padding the bill (c) caught short (d) laying away money

6. Everybody in our class (contributed) some money for the New Year's party.

(a) cleaned up (b) cashed in (c) salted away (d) chipped in

7. You can buy used pocket books for (a very cheap price).

(a) a dime a dozen (b) an arm and a leg (c) pay dirt (d) a piggy bank

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(a) raking in the money (b) worth my salt (c) laying away money (d) flat broke

9. My neighbor seems to be a little (short of money) at the moment.

(a) loaded (b) deadbeat (c) hard up (d) in the black

10. Our company has been (losing money) for over three years now.

(a) making a killing (b) in the red (c) on a dime (d) putting in their two cents

11. I made (a lot of money) when I was working in the oil industry overseas.

(a) a bundle (b) ends meet (c) a piggy bank (d) a living

12. We were able to buy the house (very cheaply) so we decided to begin to raise the money immediately.

(a) worth our salt (b) stone broke (c) for a song (d) on a dime

13. My sister went to Las Vegas and (suddenly won a lot of money) at the casino.

(a) made ends meet (b) lost her shirt (c) greased her palm (d) hit the jackpot

14. That man is (very rich) but he never likes to spend his money.

(a) cut-rate (b) loaded (c) cooking the books (d) in the whole

15. The woman with the three children is having a difficult time to (pay her bills).

(a) make ends meet (b) bet her bottom dollar (c) feel like a million bucks

(d) make a bundle

16. The president of the company received (some illegal money) from the contractor who wanted the building contract.

(a) a red cent (b) a quick buck (c) a kickback (d) a rain check

17. My father (lost most of his money) on the stock market.

(a) burnt a hole in his pocket (b) lost his shirt (c) picked up the tab (d) padded the bill

18. The family has (more money than they need) so they often go on a nice holiday.

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