ENG III: The Cultural Impact

Date: Thursday, March 24, 2011 (Day 14)

Content: Modernism Unit

Essential Questions/Learning Targets:

·  I can determine an author’s point of view and how it plays into the text.

·  I can identify the purpose of a text

·  I will be able to identify a tone that is in line for the purpose of the text.

·  I can write in a certain tone when given an example.

establishing engagement (8-10 minutes):

Do Vocabulary Sentence Check Two

1-2. Nursing is a good career for Dee because it’s a(n) _____ part of her personality to try to _____ people’s pain. In addition, since she is physically and mentally strong, she will be able to handle the rigors of nursing, such as intense stress and long hours.

3-4. Although everything about the Nazis filled the Dutch spy with _____, his _____ assignment was to make friends with top Nazi scientists. He had few qualms about faking such friendships – he would have felt more guilty if he hadn’t done everything in his power to fight the Nazis.

5-6. The _____s in town said that Joyce Lester’s sorrow over her husband’s _____ was much less than her joy in getting the money from his insurance policy.

7-8. Young men who are bullies usually think of themselves as _____, but a _____ of the weak is far more manly than someone who takes advantage of weakness.

9-10. With all the stories told about Jesse James, the Dalton Gang, and other _____ figures of the Wild West, we can only _____ as to how much is fact and how much is fiction.

Guiding Purpose – fostering engagement (3-5 minutes):

Review the Essential Questions and Learning Targets.

Interactive Instruction and Authentic Engagement – deepening understanding (25-40 minutes):

·  Independent work. Tall roll during this time.

·  Poll students about the citation exercise from the previous day.

·  Begin reading Survival In Auschwitz and discuss tone. Use the following YouTube videos:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FTI-GEtgZYI

and

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2T5_0AGdFic

·  Go over the establishment of a claim.

·  Begin the development of a thesis statement.

Closure and Consolidation – making meaning, clarify (5-10 minures):

·  Poll for understanding.