"The Scarlet Ibis"
Task 1: Respond to a visual.
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Task 2: Set a Purpose for Reading and Read using:
1. PAT List
3. Highlighting PLUS |
Purpose: Analyze author's style. "The Scarlet Ibis" is an example of Southern literature, which is characterized in part by its emphasis on details of time and place, the importance of family and community, an exploration of the past, and a sense of moral dilemma. How are these characteristics evident in this story?
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Task 3: Evaluate Passages Worthy of Multiple Readings
Directions: Using your page from the text, annotate using the PAT List. You will choose one passage that is worthy of reading again which contains at least one literary device from the PAT List. We will then re-read and discuss your passage as a class.
Directions: Using your page from the text, annotate using the PAT List. You will choose one passage that is worthy of reading again which contains at least one literary device from the PAT List. We will then re-read and discuss your passage as a class.
Task 4: Check-In Conversation
Check-in with your group about your understanding of the text. Use your annotations to:
1. Clarify confusing parts
2. Paraphrase essential ideas
3. Evaluate/Comment on content
4. Ask questions
Each person in the group must make at least one comment or ask at least one question. This time should be used to discuss the reason for your claim statement as well as the textual evidence you will use to support your claim.
Check-in with your group about your understanding of the text. Use your annotations to:
1. Clarify confusing parts
2. Paraphrase essential ideas
3. Evaluate/Comment on content
4. Ask questions
Each person in the group must make at least one comment or ask at least one question. This time should be used to discuss the reason for your claim statement as well as the textual evidence you will use to support your claim.
Task 5: Interpret Symbols
Directions: The narrator sees Doodle as the scarlet ibis at the end, but Doodle identifies with the exotic bird immediately. To explore this symbolic connection, identify as many similarities between the ibis and Doodle as you can. Record you comparisons in a chart.
Task 6: Set a Purpose for Reading for Read using:
1. PAT List 2. Annotating
3. Highlighting PLUS |
Purpose: What advice does the speaker in "Woman with Flower" seem to offer the narrator of "The Scarlet Ibis"? In what ways are the themes of these works similar? In what ways are they different?
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Task 7: Check-In Conversation
Check-in with your group about your understanding of the text. Use your annotations to:
1. Clarify confusing parts
2. Paraphrase essential ideas
3. Evaluate/Comment on content
4. Ask questions
Each person in the group must make at least one comment or ask at least one question. This time should be used to discuss the reason for your claim statement as well as the textual evidence you will use to support your claim.
Check-in with your group about your understanding of the text. Use your annotations to:
1. Clarify confusing parts
2. Paraphrase essential ideas
3. Evaluate/Comment on content
4. Ask questions
Each person in the group must make at least one comment or ask at least one question. This time should be used to discuss the reason for your claim statement as well as the textual evidence you will use to support your claim.
Task 8: Create a Visual or Write from a different point of view
Create a Visual Directions: Based on "The Scarlet Ibis" and "Woman with Flower," create a visual that links both pieces of text. You must include at least one piece of textual evidence from each piece to support your visual.
Write from a different point of view Directions: Read the excerpt from "The Scarlet Ibis." After reading, choose a different perspective and rewrite the excerpt from a different point-of-view.
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