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Lesson 1: Launch the Question
Try the opening warm-up the way you would run it in class, then look at the matching student handout. Members open the whole lesson, every activity and the teacher notes.
Warm-up · 5 minutes
Who decides what we can read?
Think · part 1 of 3
Think of a time you chose something to read or watch. You may invent an example.
Warm-up question
Think of a time you chose what to read or watch. What helped you choose? You may invent an example.
Teacher · timing
- Think quietly for one minute.
- Tell a partner for two minutes.
- Share one idea for two minutes.
Matching student handout
Page 1 of 2: Who decides what we can read?
Every lesson comes with a two-page handout on one double-sided sheet. Here is page 1 of Lesson 1, exactly as students receive it.
Text version of page 1
Name ________________ Period ______
Content objective I can name each action and find a clue.
Language objective I can say and write my reason using because.
1. Three words to use
Selection Choosing which books to include.
Restriction Limiting who can read a book or when they can read it.
Destruction Damaging a book so it can no longer be read.
2. What happened to the books?
For each situation, circle the action. Underline the words that helped you.
A. A library can buy only 20 books. It picks books with different ideas.
selection
restriction
destruction
B. A school locks a novel in a cabinet. Students must ask for permission to read it.
selection
restriction
destruction
C. A flood ruins some books. Workers cut the damaged books into small pieces.
selection
restriction
destruction
Talk with a partner
Pick one situation. Say, “This is ___ because ___.”
What is one thing the situation does not tell you?