Reading Midterm Review Day!a.k.a. “Bring on the pain!”

Before we begin, please gather the following:INBLiterary Terms GlossaryA highlighter and a pen/pencilNotebook paperSpecific notes for today’s work:Reading pg. ½ - AnnotationReading pg. 5 – Question StemsReading pg. 6 – Levels of QuestioningWriting pg. 8/10 - PEEC NotesMake sure you have these notes

handy/marked and ready to go!

Today’s Grade will consist of:Your consistent participation – this will be

noted in my grade bookYour group’s ‘best question’ from the

question stem activity – 1 for fiction, one for nonfiction

Your group’s PEEC paragraph

Your midterm will consist of:2 reading passages; one fiction, one nonfiction25 multiple choice questions which will require

you to think deeply, choose wisely, rely on the text and what you’ve learned in order to find the correct answers.

2 OER responses written in PEEC format. You will have 5 questions to choose from. Again, choose wisely. Your answers must be thoughtfully well-written using PEEC and must be color-coded.

Your exam grade = ½ multiple choice and ½ OER’s.

Activity 1: Borders, Read and Annotate Fiction

1. Copy the following border terms onto “Dandelion Wine.”

[Setting – repetition – characterization – tone (mark specific diction) – imagery – figurative language

– climax – conflict – suspense]2. Read the excerpt from “Dandelion Wine”

silently.3. Read again with your group. This time, work

together to annotate for your border terms. Do this one item at a time, all group members at the same time! Discuss your choices/thinking with one another and be sure to include meaning and important ideas/insights on your paper as you annotate.

Activity 2: Levels of Questions for Fiction

1. Whole Class: Review “Framing Questions,” reading pg. 52. Groups: Create 2 questions with answers over “Dandelion Wine”

for each of the following: Text-Dependent Framing Questions Level One Framing Questions Level 2 Framing Questions Level 3 Framing Questions

Be sure to put stems in question format! Let me know if you need help with this as you work.

Questions must be on one sheet, answers on another.3. Trade questions with another group! This will help you better

analyze the text AND will ensure that your questions make sense.

4. Meet with trade group. Review answers and discuss which questions need to be revised. REVISE YOUR QUESTIONS!!!!

5. Groups – select best question of each kind. Write neatly on index card w/ your group’s answer on the back. Put group members’ names on the back of the card also.

6. Whole class quiz!

Activity 3: Borders, Read and Annotate Nonfiction

1. Copy the following border terms onto “Letter from Birmingham Jail.”

[Thesis – argument – tone (use specific diction) – figurative language – allusion – unfamiliar words]

2. Read the excerpt from “Letter from Birmingham Jail” silently.

3. Read again with your group. This time, work together to annotate for your border terms. Do this one item at a time, all group members at the same time! Discuss your choices/thinking with one another and be sure to include meaning and important ideas/insights on your paper as you annotate.

4. Use your group’s annotation work to help you complete a SOAPSTONE chart.

Activity 3: Borders, Read and Annotate Nonfiction

SOAPSTone Analysis Textual Support

Speaker:What does the reader know about the writer?

Occasion:What are the circumstances surrounding this text?

Audience:Who is the target audience?

Purpose:Why did the author write this text?

Subject:What is the topic?

Tone:What is the writer’s attitude toward the subject?

Activity 4: Levels of Questions for Nonfiction

1. Groups: Create 2 questions with answers over “Letter from Birmingham Jail” for each of the following: Text-Dependent Framing Questions Level One Framing Questions Level 2 Framing Questions Level 3 Framing Questions

Be sure to put stems in question format! Let me know if you need help with this as you work.

Questions must be on one sheet, answers on another.2. Trade questions with another group! 3. Meet with trade group. Review answers and discuss which

questions need to be revised.4. Groups – select best question of each kind. Write neatly on

index card w/ your group’s answer on the back. Put group members’ names on the back of the card also.

5. Whole class quiz!

Activity 5: PEEC Paragraph for OER (Open-Ended Response)

As a group, select one of the following PEEC paragraphs to complete. Response must be ½ - ¾ of a page in length. Color-coding is a must. The group with the best response gets candy. YAY CANDY.

“Dandelion Wine”1. Explain how the author’s use of suspense increases the reader’s

understanding of the conflict.2. Explain how the story’s setting affects the development of the plot.

“Letter from Birmingham Jail” 1. The final paragraph is important because it helps the reader to understand what? Explain. 2. Explain the effect of Martin Luther King Jr.’s use of allusion on

the strength of his argument. 3. How does the author use figurative language to increase the

reader’s understanding of his thesis/argument?

Study TipsTonight, be sure to:Highlight and study all of today’s border

terms in your literary terms glossary.Review your PEEC notes and example. Re-read today’s passages and review your

annotation notes.