GOAL:
To focus students' attention on chapter titles; to analyze relationships between characters
ASSIGNED READING:
Chapter 4
WRITING PROMPT:
Why is this chapter is called "It Will Be a Long Night"? Why will the night be long?
What do you think of Annemarie's relationship with her little sister Kirsti? Is it realistic? Why?
Do you think any soldiers will come to the Johansens' apartment? If so, what will they do?
ONLINE PROMPT:
Use the Student Comment Form to share ideas and questions with your online peers. Check previous Student Comments pages to see if there are any comments you want to respond to.
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Before students begin reading, ask them to think about the titles of the chapters they have read so far. Where did the titles come from? Why did the author choose those particular quotations for chapter titles? Do the chapter titles create suspense in students' minds before they begin a chapter? Then ask students to predict what the title of Chapter 4, "It Will Be a Long Night," means.
During community share, ask students whether their predictions based on the chapter title came true. Ask any students who responded to the first Writing Prompt question to share their ideas.
You may also wish to discuss the characters Annemarie, Ellen, and Kirsti with the class. Students have read enough to form opinions about each girl and about her relationships with the others. Ask students to tell what each girl is like and provide details from the book to support their descriptions. Also encourage students to relate the book to their own lives by comparing Annemarie's relationship with Kirsti to their own sibling relationships.
At this point, you may wish to check in with students about their performance in book clubs. Ask them to discuss how well their groups are meeting the standards that you outlined in Lesson 2. Because students will be doing a more in-depth self-assessment in Lesson 6, make this a relatively brief discussion. You might ask each student to give his or her group a quick numerical rating, using a scale of 1 to 10.
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