Period 4 English 8 6817 SWBAT use strong

Period 4 – English 8 6/8/17 • SWBAT: use strong evidence to support character traits • DO NOW!: • 1. 8 th Grade TRIP • Homework: • 1. Read pages 51 – 90 in Laura Hillenbrand’s Unbroken by Monday, June 12 th! (THAT IS 5 PAGES PER DAY!) • 2. RETURN copies of To Kill a Mockingbird • 3. Bring copies of Laura Hillenbrand’s Unbroken to

Laura Hillenbrand’s Unbroken Focus Questions # 1 – Preface, Pages 3 - 6 • Use details from the text to describe Louie’s character in pages 3 – 6. What aspects of his character that you have read about so far may help him survive his situation described in the Preface? Use the strongest evidence from the novel to support your answer.

Laura Hillenbrand’s Unbroken Focus Questions # 2 – Preface, Pages 6 - 12 • On Page 7, Hillenbrand writes, “When history carried him into war, this resilient optimism would define him”. How is Louie resilient and optimistic? What does it mean to “define him”? Use the strongest evidence from the novel to support your answer.

Laura Hillenbrand’s Unbroken Focus Questions # 3 – Preface, Pages 13 - 18 • Hillenbrand refers to the change in Louie as “rehabilitation”(13). How is Louie rehabilitated? Use the strongest evidence from the novel to support your answer.

Laura Hillenbrand’s Unbroken Focus Questions # 4 – Pages 19 - 27 • Hillenbrand writes, “ Once his hometown’s resident archvillain, Louie was now a superstar, and Torrance forgave him everything” (p. 20). How did Torrance show Louie he was forgiven? Use the strongest from the novel to support your answer.

Laura Hillenbrand’s Unbroken Focus Questions # 5 – Pages 28 - 37 • What do Louie’s antics in Germany reveal about his character and values? Use the strongest evidence from the novel to support your answer.

Things Close Readers Do • Get the gist – get your initial sense of what the text is mostly about • Reread • Cite evidence • Use details from the text to make inferences • Use context clues to figure out word meanings • Talk with others about the text

Quick Write Anchor Chart • Have I answered the prompt completely? • Is the evidence I provided relevant and complete? • Does my paragraph include the following? – A focus statement – At least three pieces of specific evidence from the text – For each piece of evidence, an analysis or explanation: what does this evidence mean? – A concluding sentence

English 8 Module 1, Unit 1, Lesson 2 Model Note-Taking Chart Detail / Evidence Information about Ha Page Inference / Reasoning What this shows about Ha’s interests, traits, values, or beliefs “Now I am ten” 2 She is a young child “Not even Mother, sleeping beside me, knew” 3 She is sneaky “I decided to wake before dawn and tap my big toe to the tile floor first. ” 2 -3 She does not stick to customs and traditions