January 16, 2018

Objective: I can determine a theme and analyze it in detail over the development of the course of Huckleberry Finn or To Kill a Mockingbird to explain how it is shaped by the text itself (RL2).
Agenda:

• Entry Task:  Get out your Huck or TKAM reading contract and book.  Review your lens questions.
  • 25 min. Sustained Silent Reading of Huck or TKAM
  • Review Getting to Theme and get your theme pictures back from Freedom Box.  Review your feedback.
  • See directions for map project option
    
  • ​Review the Big Idea packet considering which of the Big Ideas could be best shown on the map.  
    
    • 1.  When you look at the map, which Big Ideas from the packet appear where?
    • 2. Having read more than half of the book, which of the places, point to which Big Ideas?  Draw arrows to show and give a short explanation or sketch.
    • 3.  What is the central conflict of the story?  Which of the Big Ideas does it best connect to?  Circle this one and answer on your map.
    • 4.  Select one main character and ask yourself what (s)he learned about that Big Idea and write it on the front of the map.
    • 5. Now, flip that idea, so it could be applied to anyone--write this theme statement on the back (use the template if you need help).
• Exit Task:  How much reading do you need to still do to finish Huckleberry Finn or To  Kill a Mockingbird by next Monday the day of the test?