2.4.3 WW Quiz, Chicken Part 1, Grammar Review

Learners can:

• recall details from the first half of "The Chicken That Crossed the Road"

• share annotations created while reading "The Chicken That Crossed the Road"

• Gary Soto (1952) is a Mexican American author who creates poems, short stories, and novels that highlight his experience growing up in a Mexican American community

• His work often uses an everyday situation to explore more complex theme subjects such as family life and choices.

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Author Background

• One of the important parts of "The Chicken That Crossed the Road" is a chicken.

• The main character of the story lives in an urban environment.

• According to one survey, about 12 million people in the United States cared for chickens in their backyard.

• Many people raise chickens for their eggs and some consider them pets.

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Historical Context

Vocab

Today, you will read the first half of "The Chicken That Crossed the Road" by Gary Soto. Your focus should be on understanding the text and enjoying the text. As you read, make annotations about:

• questions;

• emotional responses; and

• items of interest.

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First Read

​Page 72 in ELA Notebook

Learners can:

• review grammar concepts

• We are going to spend a few minutes reviewing for the upcoming Grammar Quiz

• You quiz will be testing you on

  • colons

  • semicolons

  • predicate nouns

  • gerunds

  • relative pronouns

  • direct and indirect objects

Grammar Time!

You CANNOT submit the Word Work Section blank today!!!!

Prefixes, Suffixes, Roots

• The rest of class is for you to complete your Word Work Quiz

• You CANNOT submit the Word Work section of the edio lesson blank today

• After you finish your quiz, you will have Choice Time

• You can be working on iReady Reading Practice, Silent Reading, Get help from Mrs. Massack, or Overdue Edio Lessons

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Quiz Time!