Lesson 2.4 Literary Themes- On the Sidewalk Bleeding
Specific Expectations:
- Use appropriately a wide variety of pronunciation, stress, rhythm, and intonation patterns of spoken English to communicate meaning accurately
- Analyze texts in a range of genres, including essays, short stories, novels, poems, and drama, to identify elements and explain their effect on the reader
- Use a wide variety of connecting devices and transition words and phrases to show relationships between ideas and information in linked sentences and paragraphs.
Learning Goal(s): In this lesson, you will:
- Identify and use transitional words and phrases to connect sentences.
- Read aloud the short story " On the SIdewalk Bleeding"
- Answer questions about the plot, theme and characters
- Explain what a literary theme is
- Identify and explain the theme in the short story " On the SIdewalk Bleeding"
Please refer to the Unit 2 Resource Folder for notes on transition words.
Students to complete this after you've finished all activities/tasks in today's lesson.