Unit 1 Lesson 3

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9.1.1 Lesson 3

Introduction

In Lesson 3, students will finish listening to Karen Russell’s “St. Lucy’s Home for Girls Raised by Wolves” (pp. 235–246). Students will continue to participate in comprehension activities throughout the read-aloud to support comprehension and engagement.Throughout the read-aloud, students will write about and discuss the text by engaging in comprehension activities. The lesson assessment asks students to determine the central idea of “St. Lucy’s Home for Girls Raised by Wolves” and cite at least four pivotal moments in the text that show how this idea develops throughout the story. For homework, students will write a paragraph reflection about their discussion skills based on the Speaking and Listening Standard addressed in the lesson. In addition, students will read their Accountable Independent Reading (AIR) text.

Standards

Assessed Standard(s)
RL.9-10.2  Determine a theme or central idea of a text and analyze in detail its development over the course of the text, including how it emerges and is shaped and refined by specific details; provide an objective summary of the text.
Addressed Standard(s)
RL.9-10.1 Cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.
SL.9-10.1c Propel conversations by posing and responding to questions that relate the current discussion to broader themes or larger ideas; actively incorporate others into the discussion; and clarify, verify, or challenge ideas and conclusions.

Assessment

 
The lesson assessment asks students to answer a Quick Write by citing at least four pieces of text evidence in a paragraph response.

  • .What is the central idea of “St. Lucy’s Home for Girls Raised by Wolves”? Cite at least four pivotal moments in the text that show how this idea develops throughout the story
 

 

Lesson Agenda/Overview

Student-Facing Agenda

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  • Standards Addressed: RL.9-10.1, RL.9-10.2, SL.9-10.1c
  • Text: “St. Lucy’s Home for Girls Raised by Wolves” (pp. 235–246)
  • Introduction of Lesson Agenda
  • Homework Accountability
  • Read-Aloud and Student Activities
  • Quick Write
  • Closing

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Materials

  • Common Core Learning Standards Tool (See Lesson 1.)

 Learning Sequence-

  1. Review the standards for this lesson: RL.9-10.1, RL.9-10.2, SL.9-10.1c.
  2. Discuss and share ideas about the new standard.(1c)
  3. Discuss the list for AIR.
  4. Read aloud the Stage 3 epigraph continuing to the paragraph beginning with “It was during Stage 3 that we met our first purebred girls” (pp. 235–237).
  5. respond to the following question independently: What is happening with Mirabella? (two to three minutes to respond individually.) share out your responses. Make sure to cite text evidence when giving their responses.
  6. Continue reading from “It was during Stage 3 that we met our first purebred girls …” to, “Jeanette got a hole in one.” (pp. 237–239)
  7. Turn-and-Talk with a partner sitting near you about the following question: What are some things the girls are learning to do? Share your responses.
  8. Continue reading aloud, from “On Sundays, the pretending felt almost …” to, “…you could tell that they were pleased” (pp. 239–240).
  9. to write down questions you have about Stage 3. Try to look back through the Stage 3 narrative to capture any questions you may have from Stage 3’s entirety.
  10. Share questions on chart paper.
  11. Continue reading the text aloud from,  “Stage 4: As a more thorough…” to, “…how the pack felt about anything” (pp. 240–241).
    1. Turn-and-Talk with a partner sitting near you about the following questions: How does this scene reveal the differences between Mirabella, Jeanette, and Claudette, and what textual evidence supports your ideas? Share your responses.
    2. independently write a response to the following questions:
      1. What happened at the dance?
      2.  What is your response to Mirabella being expelled? Use evidence from the text to support your thinking.
  12. Share your responses.
  13. Quick Write- What is the central idea of “St. Lucy’s Home for Girls Raised by Wolves”? Cite at least four pivotal moments in the text that show how the conflict develops throughout the story.
  14. Closing: Assign homework, do the following:
    1. Write a paragraph response that discusses what you did well and what you would like to improve on in the future regarding discussion skills. Use standard SL.9-10.1c for reference.
    2. Decide on and find your AIR text, if have not done so already.

 

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