1. + Tackling Tough Text: Finding the Central Idea English I Wednesday, September 16, 2014

2. + Agenda Do-Now debrief Notes on Tackling Tough Text Paired Reading Guided Reading in Partners Celebration of Learning!

3. + The Car

4. + NOTES: Read like a Writer to Tackle Tough Texts Step 1 – find PATTERNS in the text Step 2 – Retell the literal STORY (like, what is the plot) Step 3 – GROUP together the patters Step 4 – Develop Author’s MAIN POINT Step 5 – Making MEANING

5. + Paired Reading First Read : partners switch off lines Second Read: stand back to back and whisper over shoulder’s Third Read: Stand five feet apart and project so that your partner hears you If you get stuck on a word or a line, that’s okay! Ask your partner or skip it

6. + Guided Reading Practice the five steps of “Reading like a writer” to figure out this tough text!

7. + Celebration of learning! Complete exit slip on the bottom of the page Give me a high five on the way out to celebrate your learning