GOAL:
To encourage students to ask questions about what they are reading in order to clarify confusion
ASSIGNED READING:
Chapters 8-9
WRITING PROMPT:
Mr. Singh and Mrs. Olinski had a very mysterious conversation. List at least three or four good questions for discussion that you would ask to help make their conversation more clear if you were listening in.
ONLINE PROMPT:
Use the Student Comment Form to share ideas and questions with your online peers. Check yesterday's Student Comments page to see if there are any comments you want to respond to.
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Review with students that as they "move through" a text, a reader should always try to make sense of things. If something doesn't make sense, a good reader should always ask questions. Sometimes an author likes to create "mystery" for that specific purpose. Asking good questions, thinking about them, and discussing them with others helps a reader make sense of what confuses them.
The concept of "positive taxpayer feedback" (p. 147) may confuse students. You may need to review that money for the public schools comes from the pockets of the citizens (taxpayers) in the community. Often those citizens hear about very few good things that are happening, so the district superintendent wants to push his school's success into the public eye. This point makes a good cross-curricular connection to local government.
Possible thoughts for discussion in community share:
- Dr. Rohmer insisted that Dr. Fairbain should smile a lot and say only, "The taxpayers are very proud." Why don't you think Dr. Rohmer would let him say, "We are very proud of these youngsters" or "Everyone is proud of this team"?
- On page 149, Bella uses the expression "Less is more." What did she mean in this particular situation? Do you agree with her? Why or why not?
Click to go to Lesson 12.
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