In “The Drive-In Movies,” by Gary Soto a boy tries to be extra good in order to please his mother and win a reward. Use these sentence starters to develop your ideas about the Big Question.
Answer: A person’s OPINION about a reward will affect ______. You can PROVE you deserve a reward by___________.
MODELED INSTRUCTION
Close Reading Strategy
Text Selection: “The Drive-In Movies” by Gary Soto pg. 46 in Lit Txtbk
Read 1 – TW Identify the main idea and theme of the text. [paragraphs 1-12]
Read 2 – TW Identify [2] key details that convey Soto attempting to persuade his mother to take the family to the drive-in, and the detail that shows Soto’s mother was not angry with the children for making a mess with the wax. [Paragraphs 1-7]
GUIDED PRACTICE
Read 3 – TW model creating a chart to note how the author develops the theme [T Chart]. [paragraphs 6-12]
•Column 1 – record the events [ie. Narrator gets stung by a bee]
•Column 2 - record details provided by the narrator [ie. The sting hurts.]
- SW record their own variation of the chart.
- TW walk around the room and assist students with recording events from story, and recording the narrator’s reactions.
INDEPENDENT PRACTICE
Read 4 – SW closely read to identify two key details. [paragraphs 11-12]
•What two things does Soto promise himself to remember? (Assess) Do you think he still has fond memories of that day and night? Explain.
EXIT TICKET
Short-Constructed Response
Did you predict that Soto’s mother would take the family to the drive-in movies? On what details did you base your prediction?