Day+Five

Day Five Focus: Conflict (Man v. Nature)

I. Review  -Discuss reactions to “Rat Attack”

II. Mini Lesson: Reading Information Text & Author’s Purpose  -Examine newspapers, paying close attention to the format, etc.  -Discuss the purpose of newspaper articles: to give factual information about current events, to inform

III. Read “Eeking Out a Life,” p. 53 in //Elements of Literature// -Discuss the differences between the rats in “Three Skeleton Key” and in “Eeking out a Life” using specific language from the text. -"Analyzing Newspaper Article" - p. 55 in //Elements of Literature//

IV. Grammar Review: Subject-Verb Agreement  - Rewrite the paragraph to correct errors.

V. Elma's Encounter (Time Permitting) -Students should use p. 52 in //Elements of Literature// in order to identify structural elements of the news article. Students should compare the news article in "Eeking Out a Life" to the online news story. In order to examine conflict, students should use "Surviving a Conflict." Then, students should write a fictional account of Elma's story from the first person point of view.

*Students who need remediation should be pulled into small group instruction.