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JOE BURKE ~ LESSON PLAN Date: January 27, 2015 Overall lesson topichitle and purpose Reading “The Secret Life of Wale Mit” Rationale “Anmotaton san important sil in eading aything.ANough annoation can be disuptve to some students reading process, ‘Specialy when ecing ition, can also be extremely hep for comprehension. AL spon in the ui, the ls s preparing {o'begin work onthe unit assessment. Stade willbe wring her own shor ley fr this assessment, athe process of rating this sary i graded os heviy a the al pct. Fr his grade, stadt wil ped tobe able to demenstate that hey ean ‘develop th important elements ofa sory aswell athe important elements of chara. Although “The Sect Life of Walter ‘Mit s mat long than theirow try wl eis the ste fist tp foward understanding how to compress these Importer cements On Wednesay studets wil examines mach shoe story using the shuns process as We ae doing tithe Secret Life of War Mity” When sadnt rite hei own stories, they willbe expeted to “annotate” their own story Ine sane way we are doing oda and Wednesy. Goals/Objectives for today's lesson: Students will be able to summarize “The Secret Life of Walter Mitty”. Students willbe able to annotate a Fictional story specifically noting the three elements of story and the three truths of character. Students will, be able to demonstrate that they know how to develop these elements in their own writing ‘Materials & supplies needed: Copies ofthe story, copies ofthe graphic organizer Proce and appro He Toated foreach oe “ad Sand «Itc to he e208 oat wt te rand ep ft? Hon | Sm ee + eplution the sso ty mone, | Romine De Read the first part of the story out loud. Model annotation out loud, have students vwstsit) anottas well Uscndovcam fava ern tava getictae + OUTLINE of hey events daring the leson tos tt cor vaeonotet | Val ote OUTLINE ob hex rent ari tat rc oenmasaneinarme | wcteneey ot Sots lara penta es we ‘Students will read the rest of it quietly, annotating, 1 will cicuate the forthe Lessom tin wit ong awe krona civ rift on tor ron to eas that ‘pent Hee cS nate prio oppor ogee? Whines | Suen ae ‘Fiona tine) me ‘esntning foes, ‘roups, and complete the graphic organizer. “Transition to next learning activity Assessment ow wl J ma te skagen ee pln onl ee eo scape | Academie, Soci and ‘See ttt Hew nae he ro ep Lines Suppor Twill collect the worksheets for the day ding assessment OO The tere Life of Wale ( Spams Taber : Phe Secret Life of Walter Mit” firt bled in 1941, one of James Thrbers most wel-known and boned ore Ui famous protagonist hole a place in he earl lexcon,merig his own enn | ‘Encch language disionarie In 1947, Norman Melaod dived an MGM Tecoiolr mica withthe sae ie Becdon Tarber’ try. Them which exe Mit imaginary avenues ovr @o-day per stars Danny Kaye a he abe dayeamer. righ ; as Ww "We're going through!" The Commanders voice was like thin ice breaking, He wore his “Sr, tuts teh uth debe ba ve etn MLN ere oy oe "We cart make it st anh Tur vot asking yeu, Lieutenant Bers Mardvcot ev her up t500+Were ing elgh? Tie pounding of he elindes increased Lie 014 pocket poke pockets-pecketa. The Comander stared at the ice forming on the me Fhe walked over and twisted a row of complicated das Switch on No, auxiliary!" he shouted. 7*™SS*Swtch on No.8 auxiliary! repeated Lieutenant Berg, ~5 sfulstrengh in No. 3 tet!” shouted the Commander "ull trengh in No 3 ture ‘The cr, bending fo ther various tasks inthe hugs, hurting eighengined Navy? 3 SE et alibas om ow fhe Ot Man ais afraid of Hel ee : we Fe ea ea" se ° a walters wie Fm?” said Walter Mit. He looked at his win the seat beside hin, wit shocked astonishment She seemed grossly unfilr,Hikessange woman who bad yelled ahi ina ‘row "You were upto fity-fiv sh said, "You know I dont ike to go more than font. You ' were upto ity fves Waker Mity dove on toward Watery nsilene, he orig ofthe “-___SN2O2 ough the worst rm in ety years oF Nay ing fading in the emote, imate So eC, lems we es Se up agai,” sid Mrs. Mity. "13 one of your days. wish youd ft Dr. am Renshw look you over.” "Water Mity stopped the crin foo th building where his wife went oave herp +Rememberogt those overoes while Pn having my hal dons.” she si dont eed evershoes” said Mity. She put her miror back inter bag, "We've been all trove hat” she Sid geting ou of he "SYoute nots young man any Inge He race the engine a ite, "Why dont you wear your loves? Have you lost your gloves?” “ate yc aft nd og te loves eau ap tai - 9 she ha umed and gone int the building and he ha ven onto are igi, he ok them off Shun "Pek itp, bother!" snapped a cop asthe ight changed, and Mity hay pallette - an i teeta He ree andthe sacl analy for ate bese ve shone rng r SOEs he milioosre baker, Wellington MeMn,sad the prety pure,” elpshyece: RMLs Water Moy mmornghetore wy gpa oh the case” Bonne eaiiey 5 :D-Renaw and Dr. ténbow, but thr ree specialists re, Dr. Remington fiom eA 2 New York and Mr. Pritchar-Miferd fom London. He ew ve xo Me °K door opened down along, cool condor and Dr. Renshaw came ot, He loked Pea 5 —gitraught and bggsd. "Hels, Mit,” he sai. "Were having the devils own tie with MeN, the milonsce banker and close personal end of Rooserek.Obsteois ofthe dua tract. Tertiary. Wish you'd take a lok at hin ™ a don Ape Sire mye? Yow we been wtohied +0 probloydlestre? ‘Te Secrt Lio Water ty ames Tuer "ola to said ty 1 hd teat ti Awning De Me hed ME rtrd Mitford Dr. Mit? yrs 2 Pinedo bskon stint king ads. "A oo, SSA itn grr % be hu you nd Water My eo “Didn't know you were in the States, Mitty, dade per ny Senda My Auge, complied machine, mest oh peri i er an etapa is momento gs pica posket oct be cw nesta Ging wap shoe an te. an oreo nein tbe Eat wo ows bow ox” “Ou nan ti My nuovo woe He sping hms, hich ae ing rntluaaneppkeesucp ep fingeng dl aoa isenng Fi i ee pelenc mae Someane aati aon pon He pled 2 online and need hp ni place, "Tha wi bo for ten mines foi "Gton wth operon” se Seton with credo Reshay nd Mity sw iieman tum pale. AOA scorer arte tenho eeu. ifyou weal ke oer, Mity™ at 8 ty lookel at hin and athe raven figure of Benbow, who drank and atthe wave, E36 creer ee see yeu wish bad. Tey sped awe eowmon | ie eraesjesos ma an der on hn gov nes handed hin sing be ; a Blk” Wale iy ome 0 a bikes. “Wrong ln, Say venga peat ie wh oh y freee He ee edit Heaney to ek ou fe marked xk Sons * grumbled Remington, "Coals to Neweastle, he Ts eave her sit theres th atendant "TU pt her away Mit gt oat of ear. "ey ete eave he ey.” vat My, banding the man the gion key. Te atendnt ated int the a, tucked ite with insolent ly and ptt where belongs “eye camn cock, ought Wale Mit, walking long Main treet they chink they snow eventing Once hd id to ake his chain of, ouside New Milford and he a got Hae ect aes Arma had had come out na wreekinga and unwind thm, & spar grningpragean Since ten Mrs, Mity alway mado him die the garage o hae oan er nxt mee though weary gh am inasing hey wont gn po C4 ae eran fave my rig arm in sling and hey sex couldnt possibly taketh chains of {J aa ers kicked a he sk onthe sidewall "Overshoos” ho suid himsel and he began 36° ooking for a shoe store. 4 ‘When hens outinto he see apnin withthe oversoes ina box under his arm, water nimy began monde athe ter ing we bia ld him to grt She had ok See ete tey stot fom ter house for Watery. na way he ated thse weekly ae eee the war sys geting something wrong. Kloeox, he thought, Squib, zor ‘ity No Toop teins, bearBonst, ardorundun,iniaive and referenda? He sae putche nouidsemanber Where's the whatsstename, she would ask, “Dontell eee i vlutstename " Anewsioy wet by shouting something abot te Waterbury tal “pnbicat eS -ethaps this wil efesh our memory." The Dist Atomey suddenly thus t ofl 1 pean crate atthe quit Migucon he witness stand Have you evr se his Defoe? a ght i ‘Walter Mitty took the gun and examined it expertly. "This is my Webley-Viekers 50.80," oh ve4l~D ye sical. An exited baz ran rcund the eourtcom. The Judge raped for order. “The Sucre Leek Water Mity rismes Tote ‘You area erck shot with any sor of farms, I elie? suid he Distriet Attomey, \ insisting lla pct ded ition Weis ate en cate culvert. 1Stima eS Wel sho the wae hes emi aig te wiht fe ure sagnes tie bam in tng for rats [prec ‘Walter Mitty raised his hand briefly and the bickering attorneys were stilled. "With any Geo nS snow ne of pun he sad evenly, "Tene have kiled Gregory Fitahurst thee handed fst 04) Say iets Pandemoniom ake es nthe coroom. A wor sam oe sve non é om aye “the bedlam and suddenly a lovely, dark-haired girl was in Walter Mitty's arms. The District POF * Rees su atte sees. touting om cay MIR I man ave te pe point ofthe chin, "You miserabloaurl==x,— tle flashes Ove. fatter Poppy boc sid Waler Mity He sloped walking andthe building of Waterbury os up cout ofthe misty courroom and suundedbim again "A woman who was psig luge, "He said Poppy biscuit,” best ther companion, "That man sid Puppy bis ohms.” ‘Waler Mit hued one nen into an ASP, not the firs oe he came to but saler cone father up the sect. "T want sone biscuit fr small young dogs" hesaidtothe lek, 2 ny specl bands The reste pel sha in te world thought a moment.) “itsays Pups Bark for on be box” sid Waller Mit. WAY Fantssg-? is wie would be through athe hairdresser’ en minutes, Mity saw in king bis wach unless they had rvble drying sometimes thoy had treble ying it, She did ke {o gett the tel fist, she woul want him tobe there wating fr he as wal. He found a big Tether cain the bby facing window, and he pte overshoes andthe puppy bsult on the Moor beside it He picked up an old copy of Liberty and sak down int the ei "Can Germany {Conquerthe World Through he Ai? Waler Mit ood athe ites of bombing plc and of mined see "The cnnonaing his got he windup in young Raleigh, si,” sid he sett. ‘Gain ty looked up at him trough ousied ha "Gethin to be" he sid weal "With the oes fy alee." But you cart sif sid he sergeant anxiously. “I takes two meno handle thet bomber and he Archies ave pounding Hell ot of fe a. VonRichtnas’s cies is between rand Sauter” "Somebody oto get tat ammnition dump sid Mitty. "im pin oer Spot oF ‘randy He poured nk forthe sergeant and one forhimel, War thundered ad whined Sound the dugout an tered athe door. There was arening of wood and splinter flew through the room," it ofa ner hing” sid Captain Mit cacy "The box barage closing sid he sergeant. “We ony ive once, Sergeant said Mity wi sun, Netng sie "Ordo wet” He poured another brandy ad tossed it of, “Tnever et tan could Holi is brandy ike you, si” snd the sergeant. “bepung your don sie" Caps Mily 00 op ra sre om his huge Webley- ‘Viskers suomi “its fry lrmeters though bl sir” sid he sergeant Mity ised one st ry Aer all he suid sofly, what ‘The pounding oth cannon icreaces tere ws the a etn of machine gins, and ‘rom somewhere eae the menacing poeketpoket pockets of the ne flane travers, Wale ‘ity walked tothe dor ofthe gout humming "Aupés de Ma Blonde" He ted and waved tothe sergeant. "Cheril” he si rev CK "Stmeting stuck sl" bean king aoe his el you i Mr SALE ey, do you Have fhe soli chi? How did you expt met find yout™ ; "Things chs in” sid Waller Miy vaguely. “he Sert Life of Wale ity ‘pines Thor "What Mes. ty sai "Did you ge the wht’ is-name? The popy biscuit? What in tht box” "Overnoes” sid Mit oul you have pattem on inthe tor?” vas thiaking” sid Walter Mit es iteyeroccr fo you that Iam sometimes thinking?” She looked at to take your empertre when I gt you home she si ie ‘Tha ent ot rgh te reveling dors tht made hin derisive whiting sowed when Ca 148° = you phe them. was to blocks othe pking lt. At the drugstore onthe comers si ‘War nr prime Togo nething nent bos mit” She wns mor than ait. “Vler minty ihe a cite. lteter, at wi sleet init He stood up aginst ane wall ofthe degre smoking» He pt his shoulders ack and bis els together. "Toe sri andere cd Wall ity sconfuly, He took one at rag ons cig and sre es way Then, with hat an, esting sie laying about is ips, he feed the ring sary erect and motions, provd and ininfl, Walter Mity the Undefeated, inscrutable tthe ie Enks W/E Fanresy 1 0° medi im. Tm going very)? Date: Name: — If you haven't already, go through your copy of the story and section off what you consider to be the beginning, the middle, and the end. Remember the three elements of story: [the introduction tothe problem or desire], [an attempt to deal withthe problem or desire], [the problem or desire is resolved, positively or negatively]. Write three sentences summarizing the beginning of the story’ Write three sentences summarizing the middle of the story: Write three sentences summarizing the end of the story: Name: Date: “The Secret Life of Walter Mitty” What did you underline while you were reading? And why? Identify and describe each of the three truths of character for Walter Mitty [the character wants something] [the character changes] [there is a cost and the character pays a price]

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