“The Melting Pot”PowerPoint

Bell Ringer Restrictive AND Non-Restrictive Clauses

What does this picture represent?

What do you think? Where are the people of America from?Make your list AND explain what those people

brought with them when they came to America.

What influence have these cultures had on your life? Explain.

“The Melting Pot” How would you characterize the grown

men in paragraph three? Explain.

Literary Non-Fiction What does that mean? How is the story, “The Melting Pot”, a

Literary Non-Fiction?

“The Melting Pot” Read the remainder of “The Melting Pot”

while completing the following:1. Annotate for understanding2. Define unknown words3. Summarize EVERY 2-3 paragraphs4. Find a COMPOUND & COMPLEX sentence5. Find a sentence with a RESTRICTIVE OR

NON-RESTRICTIVE CLAUSE.

YOU HAVE 15 MINUTES!!!!

“The Melting Pot” Questions

With a partner, answer the following questions.1. What different groups are mentioned in the

essay?2. What odes this show about the author’s

neighborhood?3. How do the different groups interact with

each other?YOU HAVE 8 MINUTES!!!!!

Be ready to share and explain your answers.

Short Answer Question

How is the theme of identity reflected in “The Melting Pot”? Explain your answer and support it with evidence from the selection.

YOU HAVE 12 MINUTES!!!!!!

Group Share In your groups, complete the following:

1. Each group member share their response2. Decide on the BEST response3. Revise as needed to get the highest score

possible

YOU HAVE 10 MINUTES!!!!!

Group Swap In your groups, complete the following:

1. Review Short Answer Response Rubric2. Score assigned Short Answer Response3. Provide explanation for scoring

YOU HAVE 10 MINUTES!!!!!!Be ready to present to the class.

Exit Ticket Short Answer Question:

What is the significance of the title, “The Melting Pot”? Explain your answer and support it with evidence from the selection.

BE READY TO SCORE THE RESPONSES!!!!!

Bell Ringer Capitalization

“Melting Pot” Questions

1. Who is the speaker?2. What do we know about her?3. How does the essay express ideas about

the idea of a melting pot?

LET’S DISCUSS!!!!!

Question Analysis Individually, complete the following:

1. Rewrite the question in simplistic language2. Provide an answer to the question in a

complete sentence3. Identify AND underline text evidence to

support answer

YOU HAVE 10 MINUTES!!!!!

Group AnalysisFind your partners with the SAME question stems! In your groups, choose the following:

1. Choose the best rewritten question2. Choose the best answer in a complete

sentence3. Choose the best supporting text evidence

Be ready to share answers with the class!!!!

Exit Ticket While taking “The Melting Pot” Quiz,

complete the following:1. Rewrite the question2. Identify and label supporting evidence3. Justify the correct answer and explain why

others are incorrect 4. Complete the Short Answer Question:

According to the author of “The Melting Pot,” can the groups that live in her neighborhood live peacefully together? Explain your answer with text evidence from the selection.