DO NOW: Please take out your independent reading book
and begin reading!
Do Now II: How do Kino and Juana disagree about what to do with the pearl?
Vocabulary:
cozen - to deceive, cheat or trick
endanger – to expose to danger or harm; to threaten
cozen - to deceive, cheat or trick
endanger – to expose to danger or harm; to threaten
vigor – physical or mental strength, energy, or force
Whole Class
Remember to consult the “Common Literary Elements” chart and your accompanying pamphlets as they read and work.
Read-Aloud: The Pearl Chapter 4 pp. 41-46
Discussion Questions: How is Kino stepping out of the trusted patterns of the town? What kind of person do you think it takes to be a pearl buyer? Why does Kino want to look serious and aggressive? Why must the neighbors follow Kino and his family as they attempt to sell the pearl?
WHAT ARE TRANSITION WORDS?
They are words that help a piece of writing to read more smoothly and allow readers to flow more smoothly from one point to the next.
Since the upcoming assignment is meant to show opposites, here is a list of words that contrast or show opposites:
however
in contrast
but
on the contrary
on the other handinstead
yet
Let's brainstorm different transition words that show a consequence or a concluding inference/thought:
therefore
thus
hence
in conclusion
to conclude
overall
all in all
therefore
thus
hence
in conclusion
to conclude
overall
all in all
Use these transition words as you complete the upcoming Assignment #21.
Group Session
Assignment #21: Students will work with their group members to complete charts comparing how characters in The Pearl want to be perceived versus how they really are. Use your charts to write short answer responses in which they make inferences about the characters.
In your responses, students must use transition words that they brainstormed during the whole class lesson.
Summary/Closing
Students will share their responses during a whole class
discussion. They will then draw conclusions about why
characters in The Pearl (and people in the real world) want
to be perceived as something they are not.
Tuesday, March 31st, 2015
NO SCHOOL - HAPPY CESAR CHAVEZ DAY!!!
Wednesday, April 1st
Wednesday, April 1st
DO NOW: Please take out your independent reading book
and begin reading! Have homework out for me to come check in your notebooks!
Journal Response: Have you ever wanted to
be perceived as something or someone you
were not? For instance, explain a time when
you acted, spoke or dressed in a way that
didn't feel like the real or authentic you. Why
did you do that and how did it make you feel?
Explain?
REVIEW: Transition words and phrases.
Work Period: Assignment #21
Students will work with their group members to complete charts comparing how characters in The Pearl want to be perceived versus how they really are. Use your charts to write short answer responses in which they make inferences about the characters.
In your responses, students must use transition words that they brainstormed during the whole class lesson.
Closing: Shout Outs and Call Outs!
THURSDAY, APRIL 2nd, 2015
DO NOW: Please take out your independent reading book
and begin reading!
Prior Knowledge: Why does Kino wear his nice clothes to go to the pearl buyers?
Vocabulary:
perplexed – puzzled or confused
collusion – a secret agreement (usually for illegal purposes)
Whole Class
Review Literary Elements Chart and
expectations
Read-Aloud: The Pearl Chapter 4 pp. 46-52
Discussion Questions: How is Kino’s walk to the pearl buyers’ offices similar to his walk to the doctor’s house? What is the first buyer’s reaction to seeing the pearl? Why are all the buyers saying that the pearl is not that valuable? Was Kino wise to turn down 1,500 pesos? Why or why not?
Group Session
Assignment #22: We will choose one of the following scenarios and create appropriate advertisements:
- Create an ad intended to help sell the pearl. Pretend you are Kino and use descriptions from the text to attract buyers and sell your pearl for top price.
- Create an ad intended to help buy the pearl. Pretend you are a pearl buyer and advertise to get Kino to come to you to sell his pearl.
Regardless of which scenarios are chosen, you must include advertising slogans, information about their product/service, and illustrations. They will plan their advertisements on the worksheet in draft form before committing them to paper as the final products.
Summary/Closing
Students will share their advertisements during a whole class discussion. We will then discuss the importance of pearl buying/selling to both Kino’s way of life and to the economy and way of life of La Paz.
Friday, APRIL 3rd, 2015
DO NOW: Please take out your independent reading book
and begin reading!
Work Period:
ELEMENTS PACKET and ASSIGNMENT #22! You may
use colored pencils or create your ads on white paper
if you prefer!
