1. Pick up your Springboard books, yellow folders and your I.D. card Sophomore World Literature and Language Arts

2. Entry Task Entry Task: Today we are checking out Things Fall Apart, you will be required to read approximately 30 pages for each class session and collect two quotes on a motif found in the novel. On your entry task paper answer the following: What are you going to do to be successful with your reading and journal entries? What is a motif? How does it relate to the theme of the novel?

3. Learning Targets Students will be exposed to note taking strategies. Students will evaluate sources for subjectivity/objectivity and usefulness Students will examine the credibility of a text or its author Students will learn to avoid plagiarism and maintain accuracy by properly citing research in writing and speech

4. Things Fall Apart You will be collecting evidence for a literary analysis essay while you are reading. You find two quotes that show a recurring motif of conflicts the tragic hero Okonkwo encounters; Okonkwo’s flaws/strengths; Okonkwo’s transformation/change or Okonkwo’s excessive pride. Book check out @ 8:40 ChaptersDue Date Book Check OutMarch 17 Ch. 1-4March 19 Ch. 5-6March 23 Ch. 7-8March 25 Ch. 9-10March 27 Ch. 11-13 QUIZ #1 April 7 Ch. 14-15April 9 Ch. 16-19 QUIZ #2 April 13 Ch. 20-22April 15 Ch. 23-25April 17 End of Novel TestApril 21 Essay / Book Return April 29

5. Solution Paper Conclusion: Propose a solution to the problem that respects the concerns of all stakeholders as completely as possible. Your solution must have a positive impact overall. Summarize the Position on the issue: What is your position? (go back to your last sentence of intro paragraph ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ States a clear and logical solution: What is a solution to your problem? Make sure it is logical and doable _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ Supporting sentence that shows how this solution addresses the concerns of Stakeholder #1 Need to go back to stakeholder #1 – Does this solution address the concerns of the stakeholder? _________________________________________________________________________ Supporting sentence that shows how this solution addresses the concerns of Stakeholder #2 Need to go back to stakeholder #2 – Does this solution address the concerns of the stakeholder? _________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ Supporting sentence that shows how this solution addresses the concerns of Stakeholder #3 Need to go back to stakeholder #3 – Does this solution address the concerns of the stakeholder? _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________ C. Call to Action (Demand what must be done!): (Use strong language) What do you want your audience to do? _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________________________

6. Solution Paper – due date This week we will be finishing your solution paper. Today and Thursday you will have access to the Chrome book computers. Final, Typed Essay due on March 23 rd. With your paper you will turn in your note taking forms and stakeholder handout. We will be working on the presentation on March 23rd

7. Computers Feedback I have given you feedback on your essays. Make sure you read the feedback and work on the suggested elements. I will not be giving you feedback on your work today unless you request my help.

8. Exit Task Reflect on the learning targets for today. Do you feel you met the targets? Students will be exposed to other cultures and time periods, quality literature and effective/varied writing styles Students will begin to understand key facts that influenced and developed literature Students will write effectively in expository mode to examine/analysis a complex idea 1. What is one thing that you completed or learned today that you found interesting? 2. What is one thing that you feel you can improve in future classes? 3. What are the three choices for your project? List them in order of preference.