Sections 2 & 3
Things are getting a little backed up right now. Whereas I thought the students would be ready to write the essays at the level I expected, I now realize that I need to take a step back. Today we focused on outlining and whether their pieces were organized. Tonight will be the second night I ask them to revise. Revising is a good skill anyway. I will make the piece due when I feel that they know what they need to know.
Students should be working on the unit 5 vocab AFTER they have done their other homework. Ideally, I want it due Friday.
Students read Lemon Brown last night and worked on inferencing. Tonight I would like them to complete the sheet below. Tomorrow we will discuss the story in more depth focusing on point of view and character motivation.
Section 1
Students should do the synonyms and antonyms for unit 4. They will have a quiz on unit 4 on Friday.
I had asked students to read the story at home. Only three students did the required work. That was disappointing. I guess I will have to cram all the lessons into class time. I would have liked for students to reread the story and answer the questions below. We will do it in class tomorrow.
The Treasure of Lemon
Brown
How does the setting reflect
the characters’ emotions?
How is the movement from
house to house symbolic?
Provide excellent examples of
visual details about the house, Lemon Brown, Greg, and the attack.
What is the theme of the
story?
How do these static and
dynamic characters help develop the theme?
Greg
Lemon
Dad
Boys
What purpose does the
conflict serve? What if it didn’t
happen?
Inferencing- What will happen
after the story?
What will happen to Greg?
What
did we learn about Lemon?
Answer questions on page 345
1. What is your impression of
Lemon Brown when you first meet him? How
did your impression change?
2. Why does Greg smile as he
rings his doorbell at the end of the story?
3. What situations have you
had in your own life that you were thinking about as you read this story?
4. In what way can a homeless
person be a role model?
5. Does the story change your
feelings towards homeless people?
6. Compare Terry in “Stop the
Sun” with Greg. What problem does each
by have? How does each boy solve his
problem? What does each story teach you
about the relationship between a parent and a child?
7. Lemon Brown claims that
“every man has a treasure.” Describe a treasure that you have now. Why do you consider it a treasure? How does the treasure bring you comfort?
Quotes that capture the
essence of…
Greg
Lemon Brown
Dad
Boys
Imagine you are Greg. Write a diary entry about meeting Lemon Brown
and what happened when you got home.
or
Imagine you are Lemon
Brown. Write a diary entry about your
evening meeting Greg.
