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Warm Up

In notebook, reflect on yesterday’s agree/disagree activity and the clip “Nice White Lady.”

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What resonated with you? What didn’t?

What was difficult or challenging for you?

What did you wonder about?

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Game Plan

Agenda

  • Text Coding & Annotating Complex Texts
  • Read & code/annotate selection From “Between The World & Me”
  • Group Work: Unpacking The Text

Learning Targets

  • I can code & annotate a complex text.
  • I can identify and define difficult vocabulary.
  • I can interpret the text’s main ideas.
  • I can analyze the author’s choices in terms of writing style and structure.

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Text

COMPLEXITY

When the reading gets tough...we build GRIT!

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TEXT CODING

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ANNOTATING TEXT

  • WHAT IS ANNOTATING?
  • HOW IS IT DIFFERENT THAN TEXT CODING?
  • HOW DO I ANNOTATE?
  • WHY IS IT USEFUL?

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GROUP WORK

1. DIFFICULT VOCABULARY

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TASK:

IDENTIFY 10 WORDS YOU DON’T KNOW.

LOOK UP DEFINITION.

ADD WORD & DEFINITION TO WORD WALL.

2. MAIN MESSAGE

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TASK:

IN THREE SENTENCES, DESCRIBE COATES’ MAIN IDEA(S).

3. ALLUSIONS

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TASK:

IDENTIFY 5 ALLUSIONS IN THE TEXT. RESEARCH THE ALLUSION. WRITE A ONE-SENTENCE DESCRIPTION FOR EACH ONE.

4. STYLE & STRUCTURE

TASK:

WRITE A 5 SENTENCE RESPONSE FOR EACH ?:

  • WHO IS THE INTENDED AUDIENCE?
  • WHAT IS UNIQUE ABOUT THE WAY COATES WRITES?

5. QUESTIONS

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TASK:

DEVELOP 5 QUESTIONS THAT COULD SPARK AN ENGAGING DISCUSSION.

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CLOSURE

WRITE ONE SENTENCE SUMMARIZING TODAY’S CLASS.