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Learning Targets – 8. RL. KID. 1 Analyze what a text says explicitly and draw logical inferences; support an interpretation of a text by citing relevant textual evidence. – 8. RL. KID. 3 Analyze how particular lines of dialogue or incidents in a story or drama propel the action, reveal aspects of a character, or provoke a decision.

Learning Targets – 8. RL. CS. 4 Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative and connotative meanings; analyze the impact of specific word choices on meaning and tone, including allusions to other texts, repetition of words and phrases, and analogies. – 8. SL. CC. 1 Prepare for collaborative discussions on 8 th grade level topics and texts; engage effectively with varied partners, building on others’ ideas and expressing their own ideas clearly.

Building on your knowledge: “Inside Out” –What is the gist of “Inside Out” –Now take a minute and re-read it to yourself

Building on your knowledge: “Inside Out” – We’re going to do a “Gist Mix” – You will find another odd number, if you are even number find an even number – Numbers are on desks (you put your phone in that slot) – Volume is level 1. Compare their Gist with yours.

Building on your knowledge: “Inside Out” – Does their gist match yours? – Why or why not? – What is your evidence for that interpretation? – You have 3 minutes to compare ideas – One person will share out for the group

Close reading: Annotations – Define words or slang; make the words real with examples from your experiences (This is making connections); explore why the author would have used a particular word or phrase. – Make connections to other parts of the book. Feel free to use direct quotes from the book. – Make connections to other texts you have read or seen, including: Draw a picture when a visual connection is appropriate.

Things close readers do! – Read it and get the gist (the basic idea of what’s going on and what it’s about) – Reread SLOWLY – Cite evidence when answering questions – Use the text to make inferences – Use context clues to figure out word meanings – Discuss it!

Using information to Answer Text Dependent Questions – When we look for answers we will cite stanza – For example: What is “Inside Out” mostly about? – Answer: It is mostly about an uncertain future and Ha wishes in stanza 2 that the “whistles that tell mother to push us under the bed would stop screeching. ” Maybe soldiers will no longer patrol our neighborhood, maybe I can jump rope after dark, maybe the whistles that tell Mother to push us under the bed will stop screeching.

Answering Text Dependent Questions – Remember: PAY ATTENENTION! – The title it where we start and we do not stop reading until the end of the page. All the information is there for a reason. – For Example: the title of our novel: Inside Out and Back Again and the title out our poem “Inside Out” – The repetition is important and gives us key information

Connecting Information – How do we show what we know? – We make notes and list the details about the poems as we read so we can organize our thoughts. – It is easier if we do this as we read.

Today – Group 1: – Group 2: – Will take half of “ 1975: Year of the Cat” and list all the details and notes that you can think of, and discuss with text evidence to back it up on chart paper. – Their ½ of the poem will be stanzas 1 -6 – Their half of the poem will be stanzas 7 -12

Example Detail Evidence Ha is writing about Tet “Today is Tet” –(stanza 1, line 1) Ha is angry “An old, angry knot expanded in my throat (stanza 9, lines 35 -36)

Today – Group 3: stanzas 1 and 2 of “Inside Out” – Group 4: stanzas 3 and 4 of “Inside Out” – You will take details from the poem, then cite evidence to back those details – Example: Mother wants to know what is going to happen “Every year mother visits I Ching Teller of Fate. ” (stanza 1, line 1 -2) Fortune teller had bad news for mom “…he predicts our lives will twist inside out. ” (stanza 1, line 3 -4)

Introducing QUICK WRITES

Quick Writes – We use quick writes to…. – Show our understanding and reflect on the reading – We write at least one five sentence paragraph. – Use at least three pieces of text evidence to support your statement.

Example – DIRECTIONS- five sentences with at least 3 pieces of text evidence 8/18/2017 – Quick write #1 – Based on what you have read so far in the novel, what can you infer about what will happen to Ha and her family? Be sure to use details from the text to support your answer. – Based on the “ 1975: Year of the Cat” and “Inside Out”, I can infer that Ha and her family will likely move as a result of the war. This is likely because, “the war is coming closer to home” and it is getting dangerous for the family. The danger is close enough that Ha “…heard on the playground…” that the war is approaching their village and Ha mentioned in stanza 2 of “Inside Out” that soldiers are patrolling their neighborhood. Ha also said that the danger is close enough for whistles to screech and “…tell mother to push us under the bed. ” All ha seems to want is for life to go back to normal, but that doesn’t seem likely with ominous predictions from fortune tellers and an incoming war. It seems likely that her life will “twist inside out” like the fortune teller predicted.

“Papaya Tree”

“Papaya Tree” Learning Targets – 8. RL. KID. 1 Analyze what a text says explicitly and draw logical inferences; support an interpretation of a text by citing relevant textual evidence. – 8. RL. KID. 3 Analyze how particular lines of dialogue or incidents in a story or drama propel the action, reveal aspects of a character, or provoke a decision.

“Papaya Tree” Learning Targets – 8. RL. CS. 4: Analyze the impact of specific word choices on meaning and tone, including allusions to other texts, repetition of words and phrases, and analogies. – 8. SL. CC. 1 Engage effectively with varied partners, building on others’ ideas and expressing their own ideas clearly.

Remember… CLOSE READERS… – GET THE GIST 1 st – Re-read and make NOTES – Cite evidence – Use text evidence to make inferences – Use context clues to figure out words – Notice details – Answer questions using the text (it says it in the text is not using the text)

“Papaya Tree” – Papayas are a fruit – Papaya is native to Mexico and extends to South America and has become naturalized throughout the Caribbean Islands, Florida and several countries of Africa. Additional crops are grown in India, Australia, Malaysia, Indonesia, the Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam and the U. S. state of Hawaii.

“Papaya Tree” It grew from a seed I flicked into the back garden. Ø What is Ha talking about here? Ø What grew from a seed? -Did not mean to plant the tree -Does Ha feel close to the tree because it was accidental or unwanted?

“Papaya Tree” A seed like a fish eye, slippery shiny black. • Provides large amount of description, which means it is important to her. • Tells us exactly what it looks like Ø What images do you notice from the cover? Ø What details do you see in her descriptions?

• How old is Ha? • Where do plants start? • How do we connect Ha to the seed? “Papaya Tree” The tree has grown twice as tall as I stand This tells us how tall Ha is relative to the tree. on tippy toes. Brother Khôi spotted the first white blossom. Four years older, he can see higher. This is important because it’s Ha’s tree and she wants to be first.

“Papaya Tree” Brother Vu later found • a baby papaya the size of a fist • clinging to the trunk. At eighteen, he can see that much higher. Ha must be angry that her siblings are the ones having all the first experiences with her tree. If it’s her responsibility to take care of it, why do her brothers get to see the exciting transformations first?

“Papaya Tree” Brother Quang is oldest, Ha seems to feel like everyone notices things before her twenty-one and studying engineering. Who knows what he will notice before me? I vow to rise first every morning Why is it so important to have something of her own? Ha seems frustrated and determined to stare at the dew on the green fruit shaped like a lightbulb. I will be the first to witness its ripening. Ha is willing to make her first happen. She needs to have something that is just hers.

Numbered Heads – You will work with your assigned group to answer the text dependent questions. – This means each answer needs to have text support. (EX: What does the fortune teller predict will happen to their lives? The fortune teller says “…our lives will twist inside out. ”) – Every member must contribute and I will be circulating to answer questions.

Using information to Answer Text Dependent Questions While you will have partners, I need to remind you that when we answer text dependent questions, we CITE text! EX: How did the papaya tree begin to grow? Was the planting of the tree intentional or a careless act? How do you know? Answer: The tree began to grow because of a seed Ha “flicked into the back garden. ” The planting was unintentional because in stanza one it states that the seed was flicked instead of planted, and if it were intentional it would say planted versus the flicked without care for where it landed.

Text Dependent Questions – 2) From youngest to oldest, Ha describes what each brother sees on the tree. What is the pattern she describes? The pattern Ha describes with the brothers seeing the tree developing mirrors the life stages of Ha’s siblings. The pattern can be seen through Ha “flicking the seed” all the way through brother Vu seeing the first baby fruit.

“Papaya Tree” – Question 2

Kim Ha “We name you Kim Ha after the Golden (Kim) River (Ha), where Father and I once strolled in the evenings. ”

“Kim Ha” My name is Hà. • This is our first direct address from Ha. • Immediately after her introduction she starts telling how her brother sees her, not how she sees herself • Why did she wait so long to speak to us? Brother Quang remembers I was as red and fat as a baby hippopotamus when he first saw me, inspiring the name Hà Mã, River Horse.

“Kim Ha” Ha is describing the annoying feature of each sibling’s character. • Khoi could be slightly jealous of her relationship with mom since dad is missing Brother Vu screams, Hà Ya, and makes me jump every time he breaks wood or bricks in imitation of Bruce Lee. Brother Khôi calls me Mother’s Tail because I’m always three steps from her.

“Kim Ha” I can’t make my brothers go live elsewhere, but I can hide their sandals. We each have but one pair, much needed during this dry season when the earth stings. • Sibling rivalry • Ha gets annoyed with her brothers, like any sibling would Did Ha want to hurt her brothers? Maybe the only way Ha could get back at her brothers is to take away a physical item since they took away experiences from her.

“Kim Ha” Mother tells me to ignore my brothers. We named you Kim H , after the Golden (Kim) River (Hà), where Father and I • Ha’s name makes her special to her mother and father • You have to wonder if her brothers’ names are special also once strolled in the evenings. My parents had no idea what three older brothers can do to the simple name Hà. Ha feels like her parents didn’t consider the teasing that could come of naming her Ha.

“Kim Ha” Mother tells me, They tease you because they adore you. She’s wrong, but I still love being near her, even more than I love my papaya tree. I will offer her its first fruit. • Does this sound familiar? • Mom is trying to explain life to her daughter by says this is what siblings do • Is this a universal? • (does everyone think their mother is wrong? )

“Ti. Ti Waves Good-bye” & “Missing in Action” Gist and Annotation

“Ti. Ti Waves Good-Bye” My best friend Ti. Ti is crying hard, snotting the hem of her pink fluffy blouse. Her two brothers also are sniffling inside their car packed to the roof with suitcases.

“Ti. Ti Waves Good-Bye” Ti. Ti shoves into my hand a tin of flower seeds we gathered last fall. We hoped to plant them together. She waves from the back window of their rabbit-shaped car. Her tears mix with long strands of hair, long hair I wish I had.

“Ti. Ti Waves Good-Bye” I would still be standing there crying and waving to nothing if Brother Khôi hadn’t come to take my hand. They’re heading to he says, Vung Tao where the rich go to flee Vietnam on cruise ships. I’m glad we’ve become poor so we can stay. Early March

“Ti. Ti Waves Good-Bye” – We are going to a modified think pair share for your notes. – This means: You and your partner work together to talk through making the notes. You are getting a grade and remember this is a standard: effectively collaborating with diverse partners on a range of topics – You are going to need the notes for the questions and the mid-unit assessment this week!!! – 1 st-You work with the partner I assign you to annotate “Ti. Ti Waves Good. Bye” – 2 nd- Volume levels remain at level ONE – 3 rd- You should have one observation per stanza – 4 th- You HAVE 10 minutes and only 10 nminutes – 5 th- We’ll come back and share out before we move on to text based questions

“Ti. Ti Waves Good-Bye” You have Ten Minutes with the same partner I Gave you Before. You must use text evidence in your answers. Write the questions and answers in the notes section of your binder. 1. Why does Ti. Ti give Ha the seeds? 2. Ha mentions Ti. Ti’s hair in a longing way. What does this say about Ha’s character and why do you think that? 3. In stanza 8, Ha says “ I’m glad we’ve become poor so we can stay. ” What inference can you make about Ha from that statement? Also, what can you infer about how they used to live based on that statement?

“Missing in Action” Father left home on a navy mission on this day nine years ago when I was almost one. He was captured on Route 1 an hour south of the city by moped. • Ha never knew her father because he has been gone most of her life • What impact does this have on her and her siblings? • Is it worse for Ha? • They know where he disappeared • Is this better or worse? • They don’t know what happened from there • What does not knowing do to a family?

“Missing in Action” That’s all we know. This day Mother prepares an altar to chant for his return, offering fruit, incense, tuberoses, And glutinous rice. She displays his portrait taken during Tet the year he disappeared. • What is the impact of not knowing what happened to your father? • What does this do to a young girl in a war torn country? • Altar=church

“Missing in Action” How peaceful he looks, smiling, peacock tails at the corners of his eyes. Each of us bows and wishes and hopes and prays. • Vivid description of his eyes • Represents grace and virtue in their culture • The annual prayer is similar to our graveside traditions

“Missing in Action” Everything on the altar remains for the day except the portrait. Mother locks it away as soon as her chant ends. She cannot bear to look into Father’s forever-young eyes. March 10 • Ha gets to see a picture of her father once a year • What would that do to you if you only saw that image once a year? • By Mother hiding the picture, what does this do to the children? • Does this change how you feel about Ha?

Who is Ha? Detail “Now I am ten” “I will nurse my papaya tree” Inference She is growing up She has a papaya tree