Monday, March 7, 2016:
Objective: Analyze culture and themes throughout multiple texts
- Taking notes handout (pass out criteria)
- Independent reading time/time to take notes
- 1st quarter of novel due end of block day
- Blog #1 over book due Friday, March 11
Novels: A Thousand Splendid Suns and Life of Pi
Tuesday, March 8, 2016:
- Independent reading time/time to take notes
- Last 5-10 minutes--same book discussion (groups of 3 or smaller)
Wednesday/Thursday, March 9/10, 2016:
- 5 Essentials Survey (20 min.)
- TED TALK-- Defining culture/identity through locality-- watch to begin thinking about themes of their novels (30 min.)
- Time to read/take notes (finish 1st quarter of novel) (35 min.)
- Continue reading/taking notes
- Blog #1-moved to Monday
- Revisions/edits for essay are due tonight by 11:59
- Email me when these are completed