Tuesday, October 25, 2016

Thursday, October 28 - Stoning a Tradition CRQ

Objective: By the end of class, students will evaluate non-fiction in order to improve reading comprehensive skills

DO NOW

In your notebooks, write the definition of EVALUATE:

To form an IDEA of the amount, number, or value of; assess.
When you evaluate, you provide your opinion that is based on evidence.

Direct Instruction / Guided

Read together the end of Stoning To Death, a Tradition! Answer the questions below from yesterday...that you were to finish as HW if not completed in class;
1. What is this tradition?
2. Where does it take place? 
3. When did it start?
4. Why did it start?
5. How many people participate?
6. How often do they participate in this traditional event?
7. Describe what happens at this event using textual evidence.
8. What do people do to make this event more bearable?
9. What happens when the police try to intervene?
10. Should outside nations try to stop this tradition? Why or why not?
11. How might this tradition ever come to an end? 


Independent

PROMPT:
Evaluate the Gotmaar festival in India and provide your opinion on whether the festival should be allowed to continue or should be stopped and if so, by whom? Be sure to cite textual evidence from the article to support your answer.


When complete, answer the review questions on the handout provided. You should have most of the definitions and examples in your notebooks, but the definitions can also be found on the walls around the room.

Check for Understanding

Check graphic organizer prior to completing the CRQ. Individual student checks during independent work.

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