Reading Strategies and Skills Practice

Lesson for Wednesday, August 25, 2021

Ms. Hamner's ELA Class

Today we're going to practice some skills you've developed over the past week:

​You'll be able to practice working with mirrors and windows, interpretive lenses, character-based summaries, theme-based summaries, and using your notebook to figure out which strategy works best for you right now.

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​Watch the videos I've attached and follow the instructions that go with each video.

Get ready to look for mirrors and windows in the next video.​

​Pro tip: Use your notebook to collect similarities to your own life and differences from your own life as you watch.

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Type a mirror (similarity to your own life) or a window (difference from your own life) that you found while watching the video about Miss Devine.

Get ready ​to reflect on your own experiences.

​Pro tip: Pay attention to the way the storyteller (Alfonso Lacayo) tells the story to see if you can relate it to an experience you've had.

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Think about how you relate to Alfonso Lacayo's story with experiences from your own life. 

Which of these choices is most true for you?

• I've had a bad haircut before.

• I've trusted someone I shouldn't have trusted before. 

• I've made a hasty decision without waiting on my parents. 

• My experience is similar in another way.

​Get ready to summarize the next video.

​Pro Tip: Take a few quick notes in your notebook as you listen, so you can write a great summary.

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Write a summary of the story you just watched. Your summary can focus on the characters in the video or the themes of the video.

Try to write a summary that is at least two sentences long.

You've finished today's activity! Rejoice!​

Now grab your book and read for the little bit of time that you have left in class. You could also use the remaining class time to work in your notebook. ​