Lesson Three

Texts/Materials
Text A- “Man of the Year: Challenge of the East” TIME Magazine, Jan. 7th, 1952 (Excerpt)
Text B- Mohammad Mossadegh, Speech to the UN, Oct. 15, 1951 (Excerpt)
Text C- Statement by British Prime Minister Clement Atlee, 1951
Student Interactive Notebook

Activities
1. Individual/pair read and share
Continue reading with notes and annotations for Texts B and C. Discuss and work through roadblocks with your partner using the routines described above. Be prepared to share with the whole class something that you discussed with your partner that:

  • needs clarification or
  • is interesting or
  • gave you an important understanding and how you came to that understanding or
  • a connection or question.

2. Whole class shareTC_Bubble
Listen for similarities and differences to your own “partner talk” as others share what they discussed. See if you can help solve the roadblocks others ran into. Record any important notes below.

3. Teacher modelTC_Bubble
Your teacher will now model reading Texts B and C, paying attention to the source and how it affects the perspective presented. Record notes on your document as your teacher does the “Think Aloud.”

4. Individual read
Read Text A again, noticing the source and identifying lines in the text that demonstrate perspective. Be sure to record your thinking as you Talk to the Text.

5. Pair share
What is the perspective of Text A? How do you know? Use lines in the text to support your answer.
Also, how do you make sense of the differing perspectives in Texts A, B, and C? Be prepared to share some of your thoughts with the whole class.

6. Whole class discussionTC_Bubble

7. Pair discussionTC_Bubble
Finally, discuss the following questions with your partner and take notes. Be prepared to share your thoughts to the whole class and to add notes from the group discussion:

  • In Iran, who controlled the government leading up to 1951 and how do you know?
  • What changes in control of the government happened in 1951 and how do you know?
  • Did these changes bring about a more just or less just society? Explain.
  • How do you predict these changes would affect other countries?

8. Individual reflection
Make notes on the following questions in the space provided in your interactive notebook. Be prepared to share one answer with the whole group.

  • In what way did your reading notes or annotations support your partner talk?
  • What is one area of text that you and your partner focused on? Explain what it was, why
    you think you focused on it, and what progress you made together by talking it through.
  • How does noticing the source help you learn more about the perspective that is presented
    in the text?

9. Whole group metacognitive conversationTC_Bubble
Note interesting or important ideas you heard during the discussion or add to your list “Strategies we use to make sense of text.”