2. INDEPENDENT READING
Get an SSR book and read for 15 minutes.
Turn to page 10 and write causes and effects that
you find in your SSR book in the next available
“My Responses” section
Don’t forget to write the date, title, etc.
Record your reading on page 33 of your workbook
3. WORD STUDY
Infect
Infectious, infection
(verb) to affect with a disease causing organism
4. WORD STUDY
Motive
Motivation
(noun) a reason for doing something
5. READ-ALOUD/THINK-ALOUD
Recap:
What might have caused Frances Mary to be so
concerned about Mara’s illness?
What might be the cause of Mike’s suspicious
behavior?
What were some causes and effects from yesterday’s
reading?
Strategy: Inferring
Why do characters do what they do?
RA/TA: Pages 22-31 of A Family Apart
Stopping Points:
Page 28, paragraph 2
What caused Ma to do what she did?
Page 30, paragraph 4
How trustworthy/dependable is Mike?
9. COMPARE AND CONTRAST
Views of the Frontier chart on page 87
Frances Mary Both Mike
TEXT TEXT TEXT
10. ORPHANS THEN AND NOW
Get a highlighter or a colored pencil
Turn to page 181 and read “Orphans Then and
Now”
Turn to page 64 in your workbooks to find the
“Orphans Then and Now” chart
11. COMPARE AND CONTRAST
Orphans Then and Now
Then Both Now
30,000 Orphans Hundreds of
children thousands of
NYC children
(all of) the
US
12. INDIVIDUAL/SMALL GROUP WORK
Turn to page 65 of your workbook to the
“Compare and Contrast” chart
Complete the chart in small groups
Use details about the Kelly’s life in NYC and
your life in Syracuse
After the chart is completed, write a one sentence
statement of contrast
Use key words such as however or although
