Stick it to them! Scholars work to write the gist of sections of text on sticky notes and place them in chapter three of The Lightning Thief. They then share what they wrote with classmates in their triad. The group reads selections of text and makes inferences about the character Percy. 

Concepts

character analysis, inferences, close reading

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Additional Tags

english language arts

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Instructional Ideas

• Use different color sticky notes for each pupil in a triad

Classroom Considerations

• Lesson five of 13 consecutive installments in Grade 6 ELA Module 1, Unit 1
• Requires three to four sticky notes per pupil

Pros

• Gives ideas for meeting the needs of struggling learners
• Offers tips for teachers including reinforcing the difference between gist and main idea

Cons

• None

Common Core

RL.6.1 RL.6.3 RL.6.6