Wednesday, January 14, 2009

Revised Lesson Plan & Homework for Wednesday, January 14

AIM: How can I use active reading strategies to summarize the main ideas of Transcendentalism in Walden?

Do Now: Copy notes from yesterday’s class. (Overhead projector)

Group Work: Identify main idea in paragraphs 20-24.

Share out group work.

Number the paragraphs in “Conclusion” from Walden.

Independent Reading: Begin reading “Conclusion” using your active reading strategies. On a separate sheet of paper, write the main idea for each paragraph (use the numbers we assigned in class to organize your notes).

Homework: Finish reading “Conclusion” using your active reading strategies. On a separate sheet of paper, write the main idea for each paragraph (use the numbers we assigned in class to organize your notes).