1. Report Card Reflection Time!
Please HONESTLY complete the Reflection Form

2. I can make connections between a fiction and nonfiction text.
Before Reading:
 I can make connections between a fiction and nonfiction text.
Step 1 – Read the article.
Step 2 – Consider this question:
How does this text relate to
the novel?
Standard Focus:
ELAGSE6RL9:
Compare and contrast texts in different forms or genres (e.g., stories and poems; historical novels and fantasy stories) in terms of their approaches to similar themes and topics.

3. I can make connections between a fiction and nonfiction text.
Before Reading:
 I can make connections between a fiction and nonfiction text.
Model Response:
This text relates to the novel because Claire used Via’s experiences to help her deal with her own personal matters after her brother and then herself were diagnosed with FA.
Standard Focus:
ELAGSE6RL9:
Compare and contrast texts in different forms or genres (e.g., stories and poems; historical novels and fantasy stories) in terms of their approaches to similar themes and topics.

4. I can make connections between a fiction and nonfiction text.
During Reading:
 I can make connections between a fiction and nonfiction text.
As you read, your job is to look for evidence that relates the article you read relates to the section we are reading today.
Mark the text with Sticky Fringes.
Text to Text: How is kindness shown in this section?
Text to Self:
How can you relate to one of the characters from the novel?
Text to Real World:
How can we relate the events in the book to our school?
Standard Focus:
ELAGSE6RL9:
Compare and contrast texts in different forms or genres (e.g., stories and poems; historical novels and fantasy stories) in terms of their approaches to similar themes and topics.

5. I can make connections between a fiction and nonfiction text.
After Reading:
 I can make connections between a fiction and nonfiction text.
Step 1 – Consider the article from the
beginning of class.
Step 2 – Consider this question:
How can connecting to a text impact the reader?
Standard Focus:
ELAGSE6RL9:
Compare and contrast texts in different forms or genres (e.g., stories and poems; historical novels and fantasy stories) in terms of their approaches to similar themes and topics.

6. Before Reading:
 I can make connections between a fiction and nonfiction text.
Step 1 – Read the article.
Step 2 – Consider this question:
How does Malala’s story relate to the novel?
Standard Focus:
ELAGSE7RL9:
Compare and contrast texts in different forms or genres (e.g., stories and poems; historical novels and fantasy stories) in terms of their approaches to similar themes and topics.

7. Before Reading:
 I can make connections between a fiction and nonfiction text.
Model Response
How does Malala’s story relate to the novel?
Malala’s story relates to The Breadwinner for two major reasons: the importance of education within her family and the role the Taliban played in creating turmoil in the young girls’ lives.
Standard Focus:
ELAGSE7RL9:
Compare and contrast texts in different forms or genres (e.g., stories and poems; historical novels and fantasy stories) in terms of their approaches to similar themes and topics.

8. I can make connections between a fiction and nonfiction text.
During Reading:
 I can make connections between a fiction and nonfiction text.
Vocabulary Format:
You should have 3 completed activities at the end of class!
Choose wisely! Which activities will show your learning? Your creativity?
ELAGSE7RL3: Analyze how particular elements of a story or drama interact (e.g., how settings shape the characters or plot).

9. I can make connections between a fiction and nonfiction text.
After Reading:
 I can make connections between a fiction and nonfiction text.
Step 1 – Consider the article from the beginning of class.
Step 2 – Consider this question:
Consider the themes presented on Monday and Tuesday. Which is best represented by today's reading selection and what we have learned about Malala in the nonfiction article?
Standard Focus:
ELAGSE7RL9:
Compare and contrast texts in different forms or genres (e.g., stories and poems; historical novels and fantasy stories) in terms of their approaches to similar themes and topics.

10. Before Reading:
 I can interpret the thoughts and motivations of characters in the text.
In Chapter 17, Tea Cake makes a conscious decision to whip Janie.
Write a dramatic dialogue between Janie and Tea Cake discussing this whipping, why he did it, and whether or not she feels abused.
As well as you can, write the dialogue in dialect, because it may be difficult to capture the essence of the characters without staying true to their speech patterns.
ELAGSE8RL3: Analyze how particular lines of dialogue or incidents in a story or drama propel the action, reveal aspects of a character, or provoke a decision.

11. During Reading:
 I can interpret the thoughts and motivations of characters in the text.
Today’s Tasks:
Read Chapters 19 and 20
Complete the Reading Comprehension Questions
Consider how the events presented could relate to the flashback that began in Chapter 1 of the novel!
ELAGSE8RL3: Analyze how particular lines of dialogue or incidents in a story or drama propel the action, reveal aspects of a character, or provoke a decision.

12. After Reading:
 I can interpret the thoughts and motivations of characters in the text.
Create an analogy that represents the key ideas/events in today's reading.
Examples:
Finding a good man is like finding a needle in a haystack.
Life is like a box of chocolates; you never know what you're going to get.
ELAGSE8RL3: Analyze how particular lines of dialogue or incidents in a story or drama propel the action, reveal aspects of a character, or provoke a decision.