Scholars analyze how Rhodes characterizes Lanesha, Mama Ya-Ya, and their relationship. They understand Lanesha’s point of view on her family.
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Scholars analyze character behaviors to articulate the effect of the coming storm on Lanesha, Mama Ya-Ya, and other residents of the Ninth Ward. They also understand how Rhodes shifts the mood in “Wednesday.”
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Scholars examine the changes in the neighborhood and characters as the storm approaches. Scholars analyze the author’s argument about the definition of family through Lanesha’s relationships with Mama Ya-Ya and TaShon.
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Scholars analyze how Lanesha continues to mature in “Sunday” and “Still Sunday.” They understand that Rhodes includes details about Lanesha’s preparations for the storm to illustrate her coming of age in the face of adversity.
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Scholars analyze changes in Lanesha and understand how she handles the adversity of the rising water and Mama Ya-Ya’s death. They articulate how TaShon and Lanesha escape from the attic and how this relates to the symbolism of a butterfly.
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Scholars analyze how Lanesha’s actions in the final chapter illustrate her strength and maturity. They understand Rhodes’s concluding messages about fortitude and coming of age in the face of adversity.
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Congratulations! You’ve reached the end of Literature Unit 5: Ninth Ward!
As a result of teaching this unit, you as the teacher have:
Your scholars can:
Celebrate your scholars’ successes by acknowledging what they can now do as readers as a result of their work during this unit. Invite scholars to share how much fun they had reading Ninth Ward and making connections to other texts.
Reflect on your successes and stretches, as well as those of your scholars. Look at your Fountas & Pinnell results. Have your scholars grown as readers over the last month? During this unit, your scholars should move from a Level V to a Level W. This is always a tricky jump for scholars and they can easily get stuck, making little to no growth. In order to move to a Level W, scholars must begin to identify classical motifs such as “the quest” in addition to encountering multidimensional themes that can be understood on many levels. Enlist parents to help get scholars over this hump!
Scholars must read at home, as well as in school. Do you have 100% of your scholars reading nightly at home? Make sure at-home reading is happening and meet with families who are falling short to recommit them to this team effort.
Do you have 100% of your scholars reading fluently? Using all of the tools at their disposal to figure out the meaning of what they are reading?
Do you have 100% of your scholars doing their literacy homework? You must insist that 100% of scholars are completing their homework nightly.
Going into the next unit, make specific reading goals for yourself. Set a percentage goal for how many scholars you will move. Set a goal for scholars who are not reading at home. Who will you get to consistently read at home? Set a goal for moving any scholars stuck at level V or below. Why are they stuck? Do they read fluently? Do they understand what they’re reading? Do they understand the big idea? How will you partner with parents to support their growth?
If you are having trouble meeting your goals, do not wait until you have NOT succeeded. Consult your colleagues. Consult your leaders. ASK FOR HELP so you can meet your goals!
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