OER lesson: A Horse for Matthew

1. Literary Genre: Short Story Reading to Understand: A Horse for Matthew

2. Objectives/TEKS OBJ/TEKS 6B,7F rely on content to determine meanings & identify main ideas Objective: English 1 students close read and annotate a literary passage. English I students answer a set of multiple-choice questions. English I students construct an open-ended response.

3. Academic Vocabulary(words you’ll encounter often in school) Deconstruct: v. (de-con-struct) to take apart or examine to determine meaning In plain language: to figure out precisely the question that the OER prompt is asking Annotate: v. (an-no-tate) to make or furnish critical or explanatory notes or comment In plain language: to take good notes when you are studying something

4. Instructional Strategy(what we’re going to do today) Pre-Read: Preview the text, title, format Predict: What will this story selection be about? Set a purpose for reading: Deconstruct the open-ended prompt: What do Matthew and Sundance have in common? Explain your answer and support it with evidence from the selection. Read: Students close read and annotate for what Matthew and Sundance have in common in the literary selection. Post-Read: Students answer the multiple-choice questions (reread any sections specified by a question in paragraph #3...) Student plan, shape, and draft a response to the open-ended question Students apply the scoring rubric (attachment) Teachers deconstruct the multiple choice questions on the selection (attachment)