The Texts that Shape Us: April 1, 2019

Focus: What texts have shaped who we are?

1. Warming up with three good things!

2. Taking metaphorical and literal book trips down memory lane

3. Offering you a sample culminating essay and brainstorming your own possible prompts and book lists of books that have shaped you

4. Touching base with your book clubs one last time to discuss what your author was trying to say, and how your author was trying to say it

• How has this book shaped you?

• What do you think your author was trying to say? If you didn't do this at your last meeting, try rereading the first few pages and the last few pages to a get sense of your novel's larger journey.

• Which specific moments, scenes, symbols, metaphors, and lines most powerfully created the author's message for you?

HW:
1. For TOMORROW: Compose and post your Big Question Blog for your book club novel. See my feedback in IC for your Invisible Man posts.

2. For WEDNESDAY: Continue working on your culminating essay prompt and book list. FINISH YOUR BRAINSTORMING BEFORE CLASS ON WEDNESDAY. We will form outlines in class on Wed.

3. For FRIDAY: Review the last 7 Academic Vocabulary lists for a cumulative quiz. Also, bring your teeny tiny vocabulary notebooks to class.