Today's Objective: S.W. determine an author's purpose by applying reading strategies while we compare, make predictions, and draw conclusions.
Today's SAT Word: Contiguous (adj):
Connected in a sequence.
"Stories about time travel often suggest that the history of the world is contiguous -- and each event follows one another in a series, like dominoes."
Today's Soundtrack: "Jurassic Park" (Main Theme) by John Williams
We have chosen this song because it comes from the most famous dinosaur movie of all time. In the movie, characters find a way to replicate dinosaur DNA in order to bring these creatures to life in the modern world. In today' story, "A Sound of Thunder," our main characters take a trip back in time in order to go on a dinosaur hunt.
Today's Warm-Up Question:
Open your textbooks to page 72. On a separate sheet of paper in your notebook, identify FIVE of the following eight “Text Features.” Tell me WHAT that feature is, and WHERE you found it!
1) Title
2) Headings
3) Photographs
4) Captions
5) Footnotes
6) Graphs
7) Maps
8) Font
Today's Lesson Notes: Click here.
Tonight's Homework:
Write a one paragraph (+) reflection on the following in your Reader/Writer Notebook:
• Based on what we have read so far, what do you think that Ray Bradbury is trying to say in this story? Defend your opinion -- what makes you say that?
Reminder:
COMPLETE PARAGRAPHS! THIS WILL BE GRADED!
Today's SAT Word: Contiguous (adj):
Connected in a sequence.
"Stories about time travel often suggest that the history of the world is contiguous -- and each event follows one another in a series, like dominoes."
Today's Soundtrack: "Jurassic Park" (Main Theme) by John Williams
We have chosen this song because it comes from the most famous dinosaur movie of all time. In the movie, characters find a way to replicate dinosaur DNA in order to bring these creatures to life in the modern world. In today' story, "A Sound of Thunder," our main characters take a trip back in time in order to go on a dinosaur hunt.
Today's Warm-Up Question:
Open your textbooks to page 72. On a separate sheet of paper in your notebook, identify FIVE of the following eight “Text Features.” Tell me WHAT that feature is, and WHERE you found it!
1) Title
2) Headings
3) Photographs
4) Captions
5) Footnotes
6) Graphs
7) Maps
8) Font
Today's Lesson Notes: Click here.
Tonight's Homework:
Write a one paragraph (+) reflection on the following in your Reader/Writer Notebook:
• Based on what we have read so far, what do you think that Ray Bradbury is trying to say in this story? Defend your opinion -- what makes you say that?
Reminder:
COMPLETE PARAGRAPHS! THIS WILL BE GRADED!
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