UNIT X 170 | UNIT 5 Reading • Identify connotation Ask students to locate proudly on page 170. Ask: What do we already know about this word? Discuss the meaning with students (having or with a lot of pride). Direct students’ attention to the sentence with proudly in the second paragraph and read it aloud. Ask: Is the connotation of proudly positive or negative? How do you know? (negative, because Arachne looked at the powerful goddess with pride instead of humility) • Use context clues to determine tone Remind students that context clues help readers understand the meaning of words in a text. Direct students’ attention to admit in the last sentence of the text. Ask: Is Athene happy that Arachne’s weaving is good? Why or why not? (no, because admit means to say something unwillingly) What is her tone of voice? How do you know? If needed, guide students to understand that Athene’s tone is angry because she has been speaking in an icy voice, meaning that she speaks coldly with a lot of anger. (clue: sentence 3, same paragraph) • Follow the instructional routine for reading. The following strategies are a sample routine. • Listen actively Remind students to listen actively as you play the audio for pages 170–171. Help students set a purpose for listening, such as to learn the central ideas of this part of the story. • Match oral to written words Replay the audio, this time asking students to read along silently. Model how to track the text with your finger as you listen. • Build oral fluency Remind students that reading smoothly and with expression comes with practice. Play the audio a final time, asking students to follow along in a whisper read to imitate intonation, phrasing, and pacing. Repeat as necessary until students demonstrate confidence. Direct students who have demonstrated proficiency to read passages of the text aloud. Provide encouragement and feedback on students’ oral reading fluency. DIFFERENTIATED INSTRUCTION Scaffold To support students’ understanding of dialogue, reread the text and have students copy the dialogue onto sticky notes, using a different color for each character. Divide students into two groups and have each group practice reading and acting out the dialogue for just one character. Then have groups practice the conversation together. Amplify Direct students to predict how Athene will react if Arachne wins the competition. Direct students to look for support for their opinions, including evidence from the text so far and genre characteristics. Have them write their predictions down along with supporting evidence. Then have students share their predictions and vote on the most likely to happen and explain why. Now, everyone knew that it was very dangerous to talk about the gods and goddesses. If they heard something they didn’t like, they could play nasty tricks on people. At that moment, Athene appeared in the doorway of Arachne’s house. Arachne leapt up from her loom and knelt in front of the goddess of weaving, looking proudly up at her. “I think I heard you speak my name,” said Athene. “I’ve come to see your weaving.” She smiled but her voice was so icy, everyone watching scurried away in fright. Athene looked at the weaving on the loom. “Yes,” she said, “I have to admit it is very good.” 170 UNIT 5 The Story of Arachne Reading UNIT 5 / READING
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