ATTWN Chapter Two

March 26, 2019

RL.11-12.1 Cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text, including determining where the text leaves matters uncertain.

RL.11-12.2 Determine two or more themes of a text and analyze their development over the course of the text, including how they interact and build on one another to produce a complex account; provide an objective summary of the text.

Obj: I can determine two or more themes and analyze the development of them over the course of the text through the use of objective summaries.

Starter

Read the Ten Little Soldiers Boys Poem.

This poem appears in the prologue and chapter two.

Infer the significance of the poem.

Vocabulary: 

Word: Human Condition

Part of Speech: noun

Dictionary Definition: the positive and negative aspects of existence as a human being, esp. the inevitable events such as birth, childhood, adolescence, love, sex, reproduction, aging, and death

Your Definition: 

Activity: How have we seen the human condition represented in the works we have read this semester?

Activity: 

1.  Collaborative Annotation 

Follow the steps below:  

1.  Write 3-4 sentences reacting to the reading from last night to share with your group.

Additionally, answer the question below: 

What do these characters reveal about the human condition?

2.  Sit in a circle with your group, so you can all see each other. 

3.  Pass your writing to the person on the left. 

4.  Read the writing from your peer and respond to the writing on the same piece of paper, expanding on what previous students wrote.

6. Repeat until you have your original piece of writing.

7. Read through the comments.

8.  Answer the question: What did I learn about the big idea through collaboration?

9.  Share ideas with the class. 

2.  Illustrated Quote

Based on the collaborative annotations, select a character that intrigues you the most.

Then, choose a quote that best exemplifies that character.

You must: 

Identify a Quote

Explain What it Reveals

Create a Symbolic Image

Closure

Write an inference for Mr. and Mrs. Rogers.

Write your inference on the appropriate poster.  

Homework

Read chapter three.