Introduction to Interpretive Work - Grade 6
Introduction to Interpretive Work is designed to provide students with an opportunity to deepen their understanding of the kinds of work people do with texts in English. Specifically, the work in this unit provides students with an opportunity to experience the practices of close reading as well as interpretive work distinguished by clear interpretive statements that are supported by compelling explanations and anchored in specific moments in the text. This type of interpretive work falls under the category of argument, as students learn to stake out a clear position and build a careful case for it.
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Writing Tasks
Title: S-5: Assignment #1 Writing About “Raymond’s Run”
Session 5
Title: S-10: Assignment #2 Writing About “Gryphon”
Instructions: For this assignment you will write an argument about “Gryphon” that answers the question in the box below. It will sound familiar to you because you participated in a discussion about it in the previous session’s work.
In different places throughout the story, Tommy defends Miss Ferenczi.
Why does Tommy defend Miss Ferenczi?
Suggested Student Materials: Argument Student Checklist
Charts for Discussion
Title: S-5: Comprehension Vs. Interpretation
Session 2
Forms and Graphic Organizers
Title: S-4: Criteria For a Good Discussion
Title: Modeling Reading Strategies: What, How, and When