Today's Objective: Students will determine author’s purpose by applying reading strategies while we compare, make connections, and draw conclusions.
Today's SAT Word: Subliminal (adj): A hidden meaning - something which exists below the conscious threshold.
Today's Soundtrack: "Back to the Future" (Main Theme) by Alan Silvestri
We have chosen this song today because it helps to the stage for a full day’s instruction about traveling through time and back to the present day. This is precisely what the characters in our story for the day will do during today’s lesson. In addition, it also serves as an example of how we can find subliminal messages in everyday life!
Today's Warm-Up Question: Keep an eye out for SUBLIMINAL messages when we are reading! Subliminal messages are cleverly hidden tricks from the author (like foreshadowing!) that will sneak up on unsuspecting readers to help “give away” the deeper message of the story.Go back into the text that we’ve read so far: do you see any SUBLIMINAL messages? Look for hints or clues along the way! Write what you’ve found!
Today's Lesson Notes: Click here.
Tonight's Homework: Dig through magazines, books, CDs, artwork, advertisements, television commercials – YOU NAME IT! We are keeping a close watch for SUBLIMINAL MESSAGES (a.k.a. “hidden meanings”)
For next class, please write a brief paragraph explaining:
1) Where you found the subliminal message
2) What that subliminal message is!
3) Why you think that the author (or artist) chose to include that message in the first place
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