1. 145 TH STREET SHORT STORIES Cycle 3, Day 3

2. Agenda  As we read, we will identify how the author develops a character by giving direct and indirect clues.  How can helping someone else sometimes help you?  Team Cooperation Goal: help and encourage one another

3. Think-Pair-Share  What do you think is going to happen to Big Time?  What do we know about Big Time? What is his problem?  How do we know these things about him?

4. Think-Pair-Share  Does the author ever come right out and say that Big Time has a drug problem?  How do we know that Big Time is a drug addict?  Do you think it is more interesting to learn about a character by having the author tell us directly or by indirect clues? Why?

5. Listening  Listen to me read aloud from “A Story in Three Parts,” pages 129-131.  Listen to think aloud

6. Silent reading: page 131-138 1. What does Big Time mean when he says that he’d always known the mellowing out would kill him? 2. Why does Big Time feel good about being scared and hurting on the rooftop during the fire? 3. Is Big Time a static or dynamic character? Why? 4. What does Big Time say that shows us he is changing? What does he do that shows us he is changing? (write)

7. Vocabulary WordDefinitionSentence EbonyA very dark black color The beads in her bracelet were a dark, almost ebony color. MedievalRelating or belonging to the Middle Ages Robin Hood lived in medieval England. AntiqueAn object from an earlier time periodThe old clock in Grandpa’s basement is an antique. SyringeA medical needle used for injecting or drawing fluid The nurse used a clean syringe to draw blood from the blood donor. FatiguePhysical or mental tiredness; wearinessAfter running the marathon, Joey collapsed from fatigue. CindersSmall pieces of partly burned wood or coal Cinders from the campfire flew through the air. BoroughOne of five areas of New York CityJulio lived in the borough of Brooklyn. BanisterA handrail, usually on a staircaseShe grasped the banister so she would not fall down the stairs.

8. Reflection  How does Big Time feel when he helps Benny? Why?  How can helping someone else sometimes help you?  Vocab review  Homework: 20 minutes of reading with notes.