Objective: By the end of class, students will learn new vocabulary, make predictions, read and interpret short fiction, identify literary devices (foreshadow, flashback, flashforward).
DO NOW
Use the first THREE words from the word bank on page 31. Write a sentence for each using context clues.
Direct Instruction
Discuss literal and figurative language in regards to The Leap.
LITERAL = ACTUALLY HAPPENS ////////
FIGURATIVE = AN EXPRESSION
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Read together pages 33-35 HOLT TEXT.
Guided / independent
Answer the following CRQ's:
1. Why has the narrator returned to her childhood home?
2. SUMMARIZE the event that causes the end of the Flying Avalon's act.
3. How do the narrator's parents meet?
4. On p. 33, the narrator says her mother has saved her life 3 times. Two of the times occur before she is born. What are they?
5. Name one LITERAL leaps that the narrator's mother took, and name two FIGURATIVE leaps that the narrator's mother took so far.(hint: figurative leaps come after the literal leap).
6. What does "Lips destined never again to meet" foreshadow (page 34)?
7. The narrator uses flashbacks to tell stories about her mother. From these stories we learn character traits of the mother. List five character traits of the mother.
8. Why do you think the narrator reminds her mother of the times she took so many risks in the past?
EXIT PASS:
Scenario: You are trapped in a burning building. There is a tree outside your third story window, which you could try to jump to--but you may not make it. Or, you can stay put and hope a rescuer reaches you in time. What do you do? Why did you make your decision?
On own, read Louis Erdich's biography on page 39. In your notebooks, write down five facts about her.
How might her heritage influence her writing? What things seem important to her?
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