HarVESTING HoPE by Kathleen Krull

Goals for Students Ask and answer questions to demonstrate understanding of a text. (RL 4.1&5.1) Determine a theme of a story from details in the text. (RL 4.2&5.2) Character analysis with evidence from the text (RL 4.3&5.3) Demonstrate understanding of figurative language. (L 4.5&5.5)

Quick Write: Think-Write-Pair-Share Have you ever had to stand up for something that you saw was wrong? What happened? How did that experience make you feel? When I was ___ I had to … A long time ago, … I felt __ because …  

Think-Pair-Share THINK: The teacher will ask a couple of questions Jot down your answers PAIR: Find a partner Next to you or l o n g d i s t a n c e SHARE: Your partner will ask you a question Share your answers orally Ask your partner the same questions When called, be ready to present your partner’s answers

Contextualizing with Imagery 1. With a partner, discuss the images provided. 2. Take 2-3 minutes to jot down what you see and any questions you may have. I see _____. I notice ____. One question I have is _____? Why ____?

Harvesting Hope Listening with a Focus: Section 1 What is the setting for this biography of Cesar Chavez? The setting is … What is Cesar’s life like at his Arizona desert home? Cesar’s life was ___. What do we know about Cesar? What does his mother teach him? Cesar is___ I know this because… His mother taught him…

Harvesting Hope Listening with a Focus: Section 2 How has the setting changed for Cesar? How is it different from where the story started? The setting is___. The differences from the beginning are… What is their new home like? The new home is ___. It has ___... How is Cesar feeling? Why? Cesar feels ___ because… When …, Cesar feels ___.

Harvesting Hope Listening with a Focus: Section 3 What are the working conditions like for his family and how do they feel? The working conditions are … The workers feel … What is Cesar’s miracle? Why Cesar’s miracle was…because… Why would outsiders want to help the migrant workers? The outsiders want to help the migrant workers because…

Harvesting Hope Listening with a Focus: Section 4 Why was Cesar traveling California to the different farms? Cesar was traveling to the different farms because… What is “La Causa?” How do you know? “La Causa is…I know this because…

Harvesting Hope Listening with a Focus: Section 5 How does Cesar respond to the obstacles? Why? Cesar handles the obstacles by… He does this because… Why do the marchers walk 300 miles? The marchers walk 300 miles because… How are people reacting to the march? Why? The people are reacting by… I know this because…

Harvesting Hope Listening with a Focus: Section 6 Is the march successful? Yes, the march is successful because… No, the march is not successful because… Did this experience affect future farmworkers? This experience will impact future farmworkers by…

Harvesting Hope: Double Entry Journal Groups of 4 work collaboratively to determine the meaning of the figurative language used in the text. Harvesting Hope: Double Entry Journal

Getting Ready for the Collaborative Poster Individually choose… 1quote, from the text as a whole, that best captures or represents the “spirit” of the story. Your quote can be as brief as two words or as long as two sentences. 1 powerful image from the story that resonates with your or left a strong emotional impression.

I chose _________ because ___________ . Round Robin Each student shares his or her response. No one may pass, and no one may interrupt. Discussion happens after every student has shared. Share your choice for the bottom 2 boxes: Image and quote I chose _________ because ___________ .

Collaborative Poster with Rubric Reach consensus on an image, a quote, and an original phrase that represent the “spirit” of the text. Produce a poster that includes: An original phrase or sentence A quote from the text One image or drawing Each participant uses a different color marker and signs the poster for accountability purposes. Group Presentation: Each member contributes and explains the rationale for their choices. We chose this ___ because…