Tuesday, February 5th, Introduction to "The Leap"

Objective: By the end of class, students will be able to recreate a plot structure, define new literary terms, and make real life connections.

DO NOW:
Complete your student info sheet.
 
Direct Instruction:
Review classroom rules, requirements, and expectations.
Read pages 2 and 3 in the Holt text and take notes.

Guided/Independent Practice:
Make predictions. Look at page 32 in the Holt text, "The Leap."
1) In 5 to 7 sentences, make a prediction on what the story is going to be about.

2) In 5 to 7 sentences, relate this title to something in your own life. If you were falling, what would be going through your mind?

Use sentence strips to define new literary terms and new vocabulary from p. 31. 

EXIT PASS:
In the story we're about to read, people take selfless risks in order to do what's right. What is a situation where you would act selflessly or take a risk in order to do the right thing? Has this ever happened to you? What did you do?