The Bet, Part 2 - Day 2

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Objective

SWBAT will continue work with nonfiction texts and complete enrichment activities in order to build a greater understanding of the complex text, "The Bet" by Anton Chekhov.

Big Idea

Connections across texts and time periods enrich the reader's experience...it just takes more than a class period sometimes :)

Lesson Author

Devon O'Brien

Leonardtown, MD

Grade Level

Eighth grade

Subjects

English / Language Arts

Standards

RL.8.1

Cite the textual evidence that most strongly supports an analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.

RL.8.4

Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative and connotative meanings; analyze the impact of specific word choices on meaning and tone, including analogies or allusions to other texts.

RL.8.10

By the end of the year, read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poems, at the high end of grades 6-8 text complexity band independently and proficiently.

RI.8.1

Cite the textual evidence that most strongly supports an analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.

RI.8.6

Determine an author's point of view or purpose in a text and analyze how the author acknowledges and responds to conflicting evidence or viewpoints.

SL.8.1

Engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-on-one, in groups, and teacher-led) with diverse partners on grade 8 topics, texts, and issues, building on others' ideas and expressing their own clearly.

Working in Stations, Day 2

60 minutes

Time...it's all relative...

This lesson is a continuation of yesterday's lesson. The original plan included rookie mistakes, like not accounting for transition time or backups caused by slower groups finishing up. So, this activity takes two days.

Here are the readings and the questions from yesterday.