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Lesson 2: My Brother Martin
Genre: Biography
A biography tells about a person's life and is written by another person. As you read, look for:
Paired Text: Langston Hughes: A Poet and a DreamerGenre: Poetry
Poetry, such as this lyrical poetry, uses the sound and rhythm of words to suggest images and express feelings |
Essential Question:What might lead a person to try to change the world?
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Comprehension Skills and Strategies**Target Skill: Author's Purpose**Use text details to figure out the author's reasons for writing.
**Target Strategy: Monitor/ Clarify**Target Skill: Explain Historical EventsTarget Skill: Idioms |
LanguageSpelling: Short e and Long eTarget VocabularyVocabulary Strategies: Prefixes in-, im-, il-, ir-Grammar: Kinds of Sentences |
Foundational SkillsFluency: Phrasing: PausesDecoding: Open and Closed SyllablesWritingNarrative Writing:
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