Transcript PSSA Coach
PSSA Coach
11th Grade Reading
Curriculum Integration
Chapters One and Two
• Use pgs 46-60 ( pre-fixes, suffixes and
root words) as supplemental vocabulary
decoding activities.
• Vocabulary in context activities support
current in-context activities in Sadlier
book.
• Good review tools for beginning of school
year.
Chapter Three
• Topic sentence and supporting details activities
are perfect warm-up before the first Criterion
prompt.
• Works as reminder before any type of essay
writing, using examples from current piece of
literature that the class is reading to follow-up
(i.e. If you are writing a paragraph analyzing
Abigail’s role in the scene we just read in The
Crucible- what kind of topic sentence could we
write? What would our supporting details be?).
Chapters Four and Five
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Making inferences
Drawing conclusions
Identifying author bias/ persuasive wording
Fact vs. opinion
Identifying central idea in text
Analyzing viewpoints
All can be used as introductory or supplemental
activities to any text in our curriculum and/or a
persuasive writing lesson.
Chapter Six
Text organization/Thesis Statement
Effective introductory tools to discuss
thesis statements before one of the
Criterion prompts or a refresher before the
class begins working on their literary
research paper.
Chapter Seven
Figurative language
• Simile
• Metaphor
• Personification
• Hyperbole
Use with poetry unit or supplemental
poetry readings during literature units.
Chapter Eight
Imagery and Irony
Incorporate into literature unit. Example: I
recently used the irony definitions and
activities to pull apart chapter seven in The
Great Gatsby. Pgs.
Then we discussed imagery and identified
examples in Gatsby and then students
completed activity from book (we went
over as a class).
Chapters Nine and Ten
• Analyzing point of view, author’s voice,
tone and style.
These activities are the perfect
complement to the Norton Anthology
essays.
Elements of Fiction
This is what I cover with my short story
unit anyway- reinforcing activities.
Chapter Eleven
• Analyzing dialogue, characterization and
symbolism.
Again, works hand-in-hand with short story
unit and in class story analysis activities.
Chapter 12
• Drama and Poetry- use as
supplement to Streetcar, Othello,
Crucible.
Chapter 13 and 14
Effective sentence construction
Grammar
Speaks for itself- can be supplemental to
writing activities throughout the year.
Important Reminder- Do
not use pre-tests that are in
beginning of book. They are
going to be used as
benchmarks by the
department.