Week #25
Unit 5: Comparing Authors’ Choices
Bell
Ringer:
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10 minutes of independent reading
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Warm-Up
Lesson:
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Read and annotate Lou Gehrig’s speech.
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Focus Lesson:
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Blood, Toil, Tears, and Sweat
| RI7.7- Compare and contrast a text to an audio, video, or multimedia version of the text, analyzing each medium’s portrayal of the subject (e.g., how the delivery of a speech affects the impact of the words. |
Class Work:
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* Read and annotate the speech by Winston Churchill.
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Debrief:
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How can a famous speech from the past help us understand our world?
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OMG Fact:
The Barbie doll’s full name is Barbara Millicent Roberts.
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Homework:
| Finish reading and annotating: * The Lou Gehrig Speech * Winston Churchill's Speech |
