Objective: I can identify a theme of “Two Friends” by making inferences about the climax and resolution of the story through participation in a whole-class discussion and consulting with my elbow partner.
Activities:
- SSR: Add inferences to the 4-Column Journal.
- Think Pair/Share(Optional): Answer worksheet questions 11-20 for p. 104-8 of “Two Friends.”
- Whole Class: Analyze the inferred meanings of the climax and resolution by answering the questions in the worksheet and expanding the discussion with this sentence starter: What does the author infer when…
- Think Pair/Share: Each student will use the list of “Universal Themes” to determine her/his favorite theme for the story after the whole class discussion.
- Reminder: Check your summary grade(Summary Tolstoy) by 5 pm tomorrow. If you want to retake this summary, you can come after school on Thursday(11/8).