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BACK TO Unit 2 - Short Stories


 * “The Gift of the Magi” (RN 119-127) (LB 259-266)**

//Materials// Student journal, Literature Book (LB), Reader’s Notebook (RN), Unit 2 Resources,

cover pages with and without Vocabulary warm-up exercises

__Get Connected Video__: Watch and answer prompt in journal //Prompt//: List 2-3 ways that a person’s sacrifice can help others. __Writing About The Big Question__: Complete two sentence starters in journal from LB 258 or online //Before You Read// (BYR) 1. When money is tight, it may be hard to show you appreciate others because _. To resolve this problem, you might _ or ___.__ __Meet the Author__ (LB 259 or online (BYR) Write name of author and title of selection, write two facts about the author you found interesting and why you chose these two facts. __Background Video:__ Watch and respond to 3 journal prompts: //Journal//: Complete “Enrichment: Calculating Inflation” from Unit 2 Resources (70) __Vocabulary Central:__ Write Cornell notes in journal of 6 selection vocab. words in LB 258 or online. Complete and paste in journal roots one-pager . Complete “Vocabulary Builder” from Unit 2 Resources (69) Extension Vocabulary Games (Whole-class or individual) OPTIONAL: Vocabulary Warm-Up Word Lists from Unit 2 Resources 62-65 __Reading Skill:__ Write Cornell Notes in journal on “Make Inferences” LB 257 or online Complete “Before You Read A: Reading- Make Inferences” from Graphic Organizer Transparencies (Teacher see pg.45 as model) //students write in journal// __Literary Analysis:__ Write Cornell notes in journal on “Literary Analysis: Irony" (LB 257)
 * Before You Read (1-2 days)**
 * 1) Why do prices seem unrealistically low in a story written over 100 years ago?
 * 2) What is the definition of “inflation?”
 * 3) Compare monthly rent in 1905 to the cost of rent today. Hint: One month’s rent in 1905 would equal one day’s rent in contemporary San Diego.

Read “The Gift of the Magi” ( **(RN 119-127) (LB 259-266)** Answer question in margins of RN 120-125. Complete Note-taking Guide RN 119, RN 126, Listening & Speaking: Debate RN 127
 * While You Read (1 day):**

1. Complete “Critical Thinking” Questions LB 266 and “Vocabulary” LB 267 2. Complete “After You Read A: Literary Analysis- Irony” from Graphic Organizer Transparencies (Teacher see pg.48 as model) //students write in journal// 3. Complete “Literary Analysis: Irony and Surprise Ending” from Unit 1 Resources (67) 4. Complete “Reading: Use Prior Knowledge and Experience to Make Inferences” from Unit 1 Resources (68). __Grammar Tutorial:__ Watch video on “Irregular Verbs” & read LB 280 - write Cornell Notes in journal __Grammar Practice:__ Complete "Integrated Language Skills" Practice A & B (LB 280) in journal. Complete “Integrated Language Skills” from Unit 2 Resources (89) HOMEWORK: "Grammar Exercise Workbook" (Pgs.115-116)
 * After You Read (2 days):**

Selection Test B (printed from phlitonline.com)
 * Assessment (2 days):**

Complete “Integrated Language Skills: Support for Writing a News Story” (90) Use template included in packet
 * Writing:**

1-2 days of re-teaching skills/grammar/vocabulary using other supplemental material or computer-generated questions__.__
 * Re-teach (1-2 days)**

1. Students practice how to create questions and answers in Cornell Notes using “Signs and Instructions” Pg. 131 RN- write in journal 2. Complete RN 132-134 OPTIONAL: Reading Kit Workbook (Benchmark 3 Skills Pgs.52-69 (review for skills in “The Most Dangerous Game” and “The Gift of the Magi”) Test Practice Make Inference (LB 282-283)
 * //INFORMATIONAL TEXT RN 131-134//**


 * //BENCHMARK TEST #3__//**