5. Learning Target for Today!
Analyze the impact of word choice on meaning and tone in
informational text.
I can determine the central idea of the section ‘Doc-Lap at
Last’ in the informational text ‘The Vietnam Wars.
6. Central Idea (Main idea): the most important point
or message that a writer wants to give in a text.
doc-lap: In vietnamese language means
“Independence”
Cringe: to bend your head in fear.
VOCABULARY
7. Reading:
DOC-LAP at Last
(From previous lesson)
This reading is the most relevant to
understanding what Ha and her family
are experiencing.
8.
9.
10.
11. Reading for Key Details:
“Three Threes in a Row”
Part 1:
1. Your group answers just the three questions on your row.
2. Take 10 minutes as a group to read your three questions, reread the text,
and jot your answers.
12. Reading for Key Details:
“Three Threes in a Row”
Part 2:
1. Then you will walk around the room to talk with students from other groups. Bring your notes
and text with you!
2. Ask each person to explain one and only one answer.
3. Listen to the other students’ explanation and then summarize that answer in your own box.
4. Record the name of the student who shared the information on the line in the question box.
5. When it is time to move on to another student, hold up your fingers to indicate the number of the
row that you answered questions for. Then look for someone who has answers in the row that you
need.
6. Repeat, moving on to another student for an answer to another question. (Ask a different person
for each answer so you interact with six other students total.)
13. “The Vietnam Wars” Questions and Notes
1. What words does the author use to describe the Viet Cong? What do
these words show about the author’s attitude toward the rebels?
2. Based on what you learned about Tet from earlier in the novel, what do
you believe was the impact of the Tet Offensive on the Vietnamese
people?
3. How did the Vietnamese people likely feel when the Americans left in
1973? Collect specific evidence from across the text “The Vietnam Wars”
to support your answer.
14. IDENTIFYING CENTRAL IDEA:
● What are the potential implications of this information on Ha’s story?
● What might this mean for Ha and her family?
20. Learning Target for Today!
I can cite evidence from the poems ‘Choice’ and ‘Left
Behind’ to explain how this incident reveals aspects of Ha
and her family members.
21. Turn & Talk
“What object is so important to Ha that she writes about it more than
any other object in her diary?”
28. Nuances: a small difference in sound, feeling,
appearance, or meaning.
Convey: to communicate; impart; make known
Tone: It is closely related to the general use of the
word in everyday speech
VOCABULARY
29. Do Now Activity
What might the objects
described in the poem represent
for each person?
30. Learning Target for Today!
I can analyze the impact of word choice on meaning and
tone
31. Turn & Talk
What is the importance of the tone at the moment
we speak and write?
32. Today’s work will be…
To examine how subtle nuances in the words in the poem
“Wet and Crying” affect the tone (feeling) and the overall
meaning of the text.
33. Example: “argue” and “bicker” both mean
to disagree.
Argue, for example, is strong; it means you are really into it with someone.
Bicker,on the other hand, is like “light” arguing. It’s something low-level
and ongoing.
Discuss the differences in the other words on pairs:
● “chuckle” and “snicker” both mean to laugh.
● “sprint” and “jog” both mean to run.
Turn & Talk
34. Write-Pair-Share
1. Listen to the text-dependent question.
2. Think about your answer. Use the novel as a resource, and look for
details from the text.
3. Write your answer, making sure to refer to details from the text.
4. When given a signal, share your writing with your partner. (Pairs
decide who will share first and who will listen.)
5. After both people have shared, write down any new thinking.
6. Repeat with the next question; let the other partner share first.
44. Let’s make groups!
In your group, you will receive some cards
In each card you will find some information
There you will need to match the CHARACTER, POSSESSION,
PERSONALITY
The group with the correct order and matching will earn 100 POINTS
47. Exit Ticket
Unit 1
Lesson 13
Use RACE to answer the following question:
What emotions and feelings does the speaker convey about leaving
Saigon?
Provide examples from the poem to support your answer.?
50. Do Now Activity
Write a brief paragraph about a
time when you had to leave
something important behind or
experienced a significant
change in your lives.
51. Turn & Talk
Share your experience and discuss how you felt
during the time and how you adapted to the change.
52. Learning Target for Today!
Students will analyze the poem "Saigon is Gone" from the
book "Inside Out & Back Again" by Thanhha Lai, focusing on
themes, tone, and the impact of specific word choices.
55. Exit Ticket
Unit 1
Lesson 13
Use RACE to answer the following question:
"How does the poem 'Saigon is Gone' help us understand the
experiences and emotions of refugees during the Fall of Saigon?"
Editor's Notes
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Say: “Today, we get to start a brand new reading unit! This is one of my favorite units because it is about
one of my favorite seasons, fall, which we also call autumn. A lot of you have noticed that outside leaves are changing
colors and falling, so I thought we should learn more about what happens during this time so we can be scientists and
observe the changes. We are not going to read a book today, but instead talk about things that we Know and Want to
Know about this fall and all the things that happen in fall.”
Students must answer question by groups
Students must answer question by groups
On Google Classroom
Day 1
Say: “Today, we get to start a brand new reading unit! This is one of my favorite units because it is about
one of my favorite seasons, fall, which we also call autumn. A lot of you have noticed that outside leaves are changing
colors and falling, so I thought we should learn more about what happens during this time so we can be scientists and
observe the changes. We are not going to read a book today, but instead talk about things that we Know and Want to
Know about this fall and all the things that happen in fall.”
Students must answer question by groups
Students must answer question by groups
On Google Classroom
Say: “Today, we get to start a brand new reading unit! This is one of my favorite units because it is about
one of my favorite seasons, fall, which we also call autumn. A lot of you have noticed that outside leaves are changing
colors and falling, so I thought we should learn more about what happens during this time so we can be scientists and
observe the changes. We are not going to read a book today, but instead talk about things that we Know and Want to
Know about this fall and all the things that happen in fall.”
On Google Classroom
Say: “Today, we get to start a brand new reading unit! This is one of my favorite units because it is about
one of my favorite seasons, fall, which we also call autumn. A lot of you have noticed that outside leaves are changing
colors and falling, so I thought we should learn more about what happens during this time so we can be scientists and
observe the changes. We are not going to read a book today, but instead talk about things that we Know and Want to
Know about this fall and all the things that happen in fall.”
