Name: _______________ Date: _________ Period: ____

BUILDING BRIDGES

Before Reading P29

I- LITERARY ELEMENT: CHARACTER

I.1- Define/Learn Character

I.2- Look Into the Text: Use the callouts on P29 to figure out what the characters are like:

Ask:

• What does Mama Lil look like?
• What does that say about her?

II- Look at this chart to reinforce your understanding

II.1- Discuss with your partner how Mama Lil’s speech shows dialect; for example” land a decent man.

II.2- What do Mama Lil’s words tell you about her?

III- READING STRATEGY: Plan and Monitor. Clarify Ideas

III.1- Copy/Learn the Strategy

III.2- Copy/Learn the HOW TO

IV- Practice: Interactive Reader P21

V- OngOing Assessment

What two things can you do when you don’t understand something?