A Letter to Harriet Tubman Wednesday, 8/31/16

Do Now Read the sentence, and decide the meaning of the underlined word from its context. Then circle the letter that gives the meaning of the word. He was so destitute he could not afford a new pair of shoes. Free Cheap Poor unhappy

Reporter Objective Agenda Scholars will closely read “A Letter to Harriet Tubman” and ask and answer questions of the text. Homework Agenda Do Now Reporter Review Do Now Author’s POV and Pupose Activity Close Reading Closure

Do Now Read the sentence, and decide the meaning of the underlined word from its context. Then circle the letter that gives the meaning of the word. He was so destitute he could not afford a new pair of shoes. Free Cheap Poor unhappy

Moving On… S L A N T

Author’s Purpose/POV Based on the evidence gathered, how do the authors convey their perspectives in the text, “The Woman Called Moses?” Write your response using the RACE format.

Close Reading “A Letter to Harriet Tubman” Since this is a new text, I will Read Aloud “A Letter to Harriet Tubman” first. This is done for fluency purposes.

Close Reading “A Letter to Harriet Tubman” – Partners Work with a partner; Take turns re-reading the text; and Create discussion questions. Your questions must be written down! (Keep in mind that we have been practicing using textual evidence, making inferences, determining the purpose or point of view of a text.)

Close Reading “A Letter to Harriet Tubman” – Small Groups Use the Accountable talk stems along with your discussion questions to engage in small group talk about the text.

Exit Ticket What ideas about the text did your group discuss?