1. by Robert Louis Stevenson
Windy Nights by
Robert Louis Stevenson

2. Tier 1
The Story
Jacob’s Ladder Goals
and
Objectives
Habits of Mind

3. Windy Nights Whenever the moon and stars are set,
      Whenever the wind is high,
All night long in the dark and wet,
      A man goes riding by.
Late in the night when the fires are out,
Why does he gallop and gallop about?

4. Whenever the trees are crying aloud,
      And ships are tossed at sea,
By, on the highway, low and loud,
      By at the gallop goes he.
By at the gallop he goes, and then
By he comes back at the gallop again.

5. Students will be able: Ladder A
A1 Sequencing-To list in order of importance specific events or plot summaries
A2 Cause and Effect-To identify and predict relationships between character behavior and story events, and their effects upon other characters or events.
A3 Consequences and Implications-To predict character actions, story outcomes, and make real-world forecasts.

6. Imagining, Innovating, Creating
Habits of Mind:
Posing Questions
Thinking Flexibly
Imagining, Innovating, Creating
Refer to Jacob’s Ladder Story Table for Ladder A Thinking Questions.

7. High Level Strategies with
Tier 2 Rigor
Discussion
High Level Strategies with
Ladder A Questions

8. Discussion Strategies: Think-Pair-Share, Write-around, 3-4 Podcast slides (Pixie, Frames) Choose two of the three.
A1--1. Determine which words does the author use multiple times. Do you think those are important to the order of the poem? Why or why not?
A2--2. Wind causes many things to happen. What happens in the poem as a result of wind? Think of several other effects the wind causes?
A3--3. Who is “he” in the poem? What clues do you have that might imply who “he” is?

9. High Level Strategies with
Tier 3 Rigor
Discussion
High Level Strategies with
Additional Questions

10. Discussion Strategies: Think-Pair-Share, Write-around, 3-4 Podcast slides (Pixie, Frames) Choose two of the three.
Additional Discussion Questions:
In your opinion, what happens in the poem as a result of the wind? Why do you think that way? Give evidence from the poem.
While reading this poem, what were you thinking? Have you ever been in a storm at night when the wind was howling? Describe how it made you feel?
Discover and read another “wind” poem such as “Who Has Seen the Wind” by Christina Rossetti, compare and contrast the similarities/differences.

11. Reflections/Relevance
Tier 4
Reflections/Relevance

12. Choose one of the writing ideas to complete. Be creative!
1. Create your own windy night; complete four verses using descriptive detail and illustrate.
2. Develop a “he” poem. Create mental images using powerful word choice so we can picture the poem in our minds.
Be creative with either activity you choose to complete.  Here are some suggested project strategies:  Write a podcast script; create a puppet show; develop a PSA; a PowerPoint presentation; write and be an actor in a skit; write a persuasive speech and give before the class.