LESSON THREE:  Reading About the Journey: The Odyssey

LESSON DESCRIPTION

Students self-question and correct during reading. Students predict and check meanings using cueing systems (meaning, structure and visual).

GRADE-LEVEL EXPECTATIONS

R1G  During reading, utilize strategies to self-question and correct, infer, visualize, predict and check using cueing

          systems including meaning, structure, and visual   

LESSON MATERIALS

§         Sources of literature 

• Classroom copy of or cast of characters from The Odyssey

§         Supplies 

o        Overhead

o        White board/Chalkboard

o        Transparencies

o        Transparency Markers       

§         Handouts provided

o        Say Something Class Activity: The Cyclops

§         Words to know

o        cueing systems

FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT 

                Assessment (Teacher)                        Assessment (Student)                        Scoring Guide

LEARNING ACTIVITIES

1. Model comprehension strategies using a passage to “hook” students.
   • Self-question and correct during reading
   • Predict and check meaning using cueing systems (meaning, structure and visual).

                Step 1 - Teacher Models

§         Students partner to read a short passage; for example, either “Siren Song” by Margaret Atwood or “Calypso” by Suzanne Vega.

§         After partially reading through the text, teacher and student stop and use the Say Something Class Activity: The Cyclops graphic organizer.

§         Continue reading the passage and repeat use of the Say Something Class Activity: The Cyclops graphic organizer.

                 Step 2 - Review the Say Something Class Activity: The Cyclops graphic organizer.

1.        Decide which partner will say something first.

2.        When you say something, do one or more of the following:

§         make a prediction

§         ask a question

§         clarify something you misunderstood

§         make a comment

3.        If the partners cannot complete all four, they reread.

4.        Partners switch roles.

               Step 3 - Guided Practice

1.        The teacher selects a passage from The Odyssey. The recommended episode is the one involving Polyphemus, the Cyclops.

2.        Assign each student a reading partner.

3.        Direct the class to read to the point just before the entrance of Polyphemus.

4.        Direct teams to stop and discuss, using the Say Something Class Activity: The Cyclops graphic organizer

5.        Emphasize providing text-based support.

6.        Each team must complete step one of the Say Something Class Activity: The Cyclops graphic organizer.

7.        Repeat steps two or more times following the Say Something Class Activity: The Cyclops graphic organizer.

               Step 4 - Closure

After the class has completed reading and responding to the passage, teams share the predictions, comments, and questions from the Say Something Class Activity: The Cyclops graphic organizer.  Identify common questions, and both accurate and erroneous predictions.