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Lesson 7

Objectives:

SWBAT m ake p redictions a bout a f iction t ext

SWBAT m ake i nferences a bout a w ritten l etter

Materials:

Copies o f T ony’s B read

Activities: ( 45 m in)

Begin b y c alling s tudents t o t he c arpet a nd a sking t hem t o f lip t hrough t he s tory.

Ask w hat t hey t hink o f t he s tory j ust b y l ooking a t t he p ictures a nd t he s hape o f t he t ext.

What d o t hey n otice? W hat d o t hose t hings t ell u s a bout t he s tory? I f s tudents d on’t, t hen

call a ttention t o t he l etters i n t he s tory. A sk f or p redictions a bout w hat r ole t he l etters

might p lay i n t he s tory o f t he c haracters’ l ives. ( 10 m in)

Begin t o r ead t he s tory b y p opcorn r eading ( One s tudent c alls o n a nother w ho h as

his o r h er h and r aised w hen t he t eacher s ays ‘ popcorn.’ S tudents s hould r aise t heir h ands

to v olunteer i f t hey w ould l ike t o r ead a nd h ave n ot y et d one s o). A ddress p ossible

misunderstandings a s w e r ead. A s l etters a re i ntroduced, a sk a gain f or w hat r ole t hey p lay.

Why d oes A ngelo c hoose t o w rite l etters r ather t han s peaking t o T ony a nd S erafina? T ouch

on t he c oncept o f p ersuasion b oth w ithin t he c ontext o f l etter w riting a nd t he c ontext o f t he

story. ( 20 m in)

When w e f inish t he s tory, d iscuss w hat r ole t he l etters p layed a nd w hether s tudents’

predictions w ere c lose. D iscuss w hat t ype o f l etter e ach o ne i n t he s tory c ould b e

categorized a s, b ut e ncourage m ultiple a nswers a nd r ecognition o f a mbiguity. ( 15 m in)

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