Wednesday, October 7
Monsters Are Out There!
Standards
L.9-10.4 - Common Core State Standards
Determine
or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based
on grades 9—10 reading and content, choosing flexibly from a range of
strategies.
L.9-10.4.a - Common Core State Standards
Use
context (e.g., the overall meaning of a sentence, paragraph, or text; a word's
position or function in a sentence) as a clue to the meaning of a word or
phrase.
L.9-10.5 - Common Core State Standards
Demonstrate
understanding of figurative language, word relationships, and nuances in word
meanings.
L.9-10.4.b - Common Core State Standards
Identify
and correctly use patterns of word changes that indicate different meanings or
parts of speech (e.g., analyze, analysis, analytical; advocate, advocacy).
L.9-10.4.d - Common Core State Standards
Verify
the preliminary determination of the meaning of a word or phrase (e.g., by
checking the inferred meaning in context or in a dictionary).
L.9-10.4.c - Common Core State Standards
Consult
general and specialized reference materials (e.g., dictionaries, glossaries,
thesauruses), both print and digital, to find the pronunciation of a word or
determine or clarify its precise meaning, its part of speech, or its etymology.
L.9-10.5.b - Common Core State Standards
Analyze
nuances in the meaning of words with similar denotations.
Activator
It's
MUPPET TIME!
Resources:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AxcM3nCsglA
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x1vvyx9_monty-python-jabberwocky-1977-full-movie_shortfilms
Learning Target
Scholars
will create their own definition of the word "monster," examining
what it means to be a monster, and look at the poem "Jabberwocky" to
determine the meaning of words based on context, in addition to searching for
their dictionary definitions.
Work Session
I
hope you guys are psyched about our new unit, because I sure am! This is one of
my favorite units so far, and I’m really excited to be teaching it to y’all.
It’s all about….MONSTERS! I know, I know, I’m awesome, please hold your
applause.
Anyway, today I would like to start out by asking YOU all a question! On
a little sheet of colored paper, I would like each of you to define the word
“Monster” for me. What does it mean? What makes a monster? We will read these
definitions together and see if we can come up with some notes about what you
guys think it means to be a monster… I’ll post them here!
Afterwards, we’re going to read an article called “What Makes a Monster”
by Donald Fergus, in which the author tries to answer that very question. To
read this article, we’re going to use the SQUEEPERS method. We've done this
before, so maybe it’ll be familiar to some of you. But, if not, here’s the
drill:
S=survey
-Preview the text
-Look at the pictures/captions
-Read highlighted/ bold words
-Read headings/subheadings
-Think about what you are about to read
Q=question
-Generate questions that we will be able to answer after we read (or
look at questions on a test)
P=predict
-Predict 1 to 3 things we will learn while reading
R=read
Read:
-Alone
-With teacher
-With partner
-With a group
R=respond
-Discuss which questions were answered
-Review which questions weren't answered
-Eliminate questions that aren't likely to be answered
-Develop new questions
-Continue surveying process
S=summarize
Summarize what we have learned
Sounds relatively easy, right?
Next up, we’re going to read a poem called “Jabberwocky,” the same one
that we saw the Muppets perform earlier! This poem is about a monster called
the Jabberwock. We will go through each stanza together, and as we do, I would
like you to write on your paper (below your article summary) what is going on.
When we’re finished, we’ll see if we have a consensus on what Lewis Carroll is
saying.
Closing Session
Finally,
I would like you all to answer these three questions:
Create a poster and answer the following questions:
What is the mood or tone of the poem? What are three adjectives Lewis
Carroll uses to set the scene?
Why is the Jabberwock dangerous? Why is it impressive that the boy
killed the monster? List three words Lewis Carroll uses to tell you these
things.
(this is the hard one) Look up all six of the words you used above and
write down their definitions as the dictionary gives them to you.
When this is turned in, we’re done for the day! YAY!
Assessment
Graded
Ticket Out The Door (Jabberwocky questions) Poster
Monster definition / informal assessment of participation in discussion.
Differentiation
Students
can use a variety of technologies to find definitions of the words in
Jabberwocky, the article text can be differentiated to appeal to different
reading levels, monster definitions are student-generated.
