Maus Part Two

October 31, 2017

Standard: 

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.2
Determine a theme or central idea of a text and analyze in detail its development over the course of the text, including how it emerges and is shaped and refined by specific details; provide an objective summary of the text.

E.Q: Identify central ideas of a text and analyze its development over the course of the text and provide an objective summary.

Starter: 

Write an objective summary of chapter three from yesterday.

Vocabulary: 

Word: Family

Part of Speech: Noun

Dictionary Definition: 

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Definition of family

plural families

1:a group of individuals living under one roof and usually under one head :household

2a :a group of persons of common ancestry :clan

b :a people or group of peoples regarded as deriving from a common stock :race

3a :a group of people united by certain convictions or a common affiliation :fellowship

:the staff of a high official (such as the President)

:a group of things related by common characteristics: such as:a closely related series of elements or chemical compounds

b :a group of soils with similar chemical and physical properties (such as texture, pH, and mineral content) that comprise a category ranking above the series and below the subgroup in soil classification

:a group of related languages descended from a single ancestral language

5a :the basic unit in society traditionally consisting of two parents rearing their children;also :any of various social units differing from but regarded as equivalent to the traditional family 

• a single-parent family

b :spouse and children 

• want to spend more time with my family

:a group of related plants or animals forming a category ranking above a genus and below an order and usually comprising several to many genera

b in livestock breeding

(1) :the descendants or line of a particular individual especially of some outstanding female 

(2) :an identifiable strain within a breed

:a set of curves or surfaces whose equations differ only in parameters

:a unit of a crime syndicate (such as the Mafia) operating within a geographical area

Your Definition: 

Activity: What definition do you associate with family the most and why?

Activity: 

1. Collaborative Annotation

We will have three groups of five.

I will assign you to your groups.

Follow the steps below:  

1.  Write 3-4 sentences to share with your group based on the reading.

What did you find interesting?

How does this relate to the major ideas?

2.  Sit in a circle with your group, so you can all see each other. 

3.  Pass your writing to the person on the left. 

4.  Read the writing from your peer and respond to the writing on the same piece of paper, expanding on what previous students wrote.

6. Repeat until you have your original piece of writing.

7. Read through the comments.

8.  Answer the question: What did I learn about the big idea through collaboration?

9.  Share ideas with the class. 

2.  Maus

Read Part Two the Honeymoon.

As you read, identify at least one quote that relates to each of our big ideas.

3.  Compare and Contrast

From your big ideas, find at least one similarity and one difference.

Post these on the appropriate poster. 

Closure: 

How did the collaborative annotation help with your understanding of the text?