Saturday at the Canal

Fresno Canal

Goal: Close read "Saturday at the Canal" and answer questions about the poem

Agenda: 
Journal
Review yesterday's preview
Close Read Poem
Answer questions

1. Journal
Do you hope to stay in San Diego forever or is there somewhere else you want to be?

2. Close Read 

• Yesterday we previewed "Saturday at the Canal" by Gary Soto
• Today I am handing out a copy that is YOURS to keep.
• This copy is yours - put it in your binder.

3. Navigating the Waters 

• There are questions posted in Google Classroom called "Saturday at the Canal: Navigating the Waters" under the Text-Based Questions topic
• Answer these questions in complete sentences. 
• I will help you with the RACE Format as per usual.

4. Review

• Let's review yesterday's DRY ERASE BRAINSTORM. 
• The work you did had to be erased for my later classes, but I've put them all in albums at the link above.

Click HERE to see all of your brainstorms.

5. Journal Response: 

• Find your whiteboard writing from yesterday. 
• Copy the following 3 sentences into your journal and fill in the blanks: 
• One of the pieces of information I found out yesterday was _____________. 
• I believe this had to do with the poem, "Saturday at the Canal" because _________________. 
• I can/can't (pick one) relate to the poem by Gary Soto because _______________.

6. Write Your Own Poem:

• The remainder of your time today is for you to try writing your own poem. 
• Turn to a fresh page in your journal and start writing about home for you. 
• Your goal is to create a poem similarly structured to Soto's poem. 

Reminders: 
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