On Girls Lending Pens by Taylor Mali

Some of you may have had the chance to listen to this poem before. I've posted it here simply for you to enjoy. Enjoy!

Strategies for Reading

Hello seventh graders! In class today we learned about the great American author Langston Hughes, and began reading his short story Thank You Ma'am. Your homework was/is to finish reading the story; as you read, incorporate the strategies for reading that we learned in class. As you work through each strategy, please remember to use the margins to write down your thoughts so that you can share them in class. I have listed the six strategies below.

Happy reading!

PREDICT: Figure out what might happen next. You can even write your predictions in the margins

VISUALIZE: Picture the people, places and events in the story.

CONNECT: Connect personally with what you are reading; think of similarities between the characters of the story and the story of your own life.

QUESTION: Ask questions about events in the story- What happened? Why? How do the people involved feel?

CLARIFY: Review your understanding; summarize, identify main idea and theme(s), come to some conclusions about the characters in the story.

EVALUATE: Form opinions about what you read. Do this while you're reading and after you have finished the story.

Homework Questions: Phoebe and the General

Hello sixth graders! Below I have posted the questions you will need to answer for homework and have ready to hand in tomorrow (Tuesday, 1st period). Please answer each question on a lined piece of loose leaf paper with the proper heading. I have given you an example of what a proper heading looks like below.

Proper Heading:

Name

Class (English)

Assignment

Date

Please write all of your answers in complete, sixth grade sentences.

Homework questions:

1. Phoebe's father owned the Queen's Head, and she worked for him. How would you describe her job?
2. Why is George Washington in danger?
3. What makes a good leader? Name some personal qualities that George Washington may have had.
4. How does Phoebe feel about becoming a spy?
5. Samuel Fraunces expresses his fears to his daughter and asks for her help. What does this say about their relationship?