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.