1. Objective: The student will analyze the text for characterization. Standards: RL.11-12.3 Today’s Agenda:  Do Now  Discussion  Read  Wrap Up Unit 2 Day: 4 Do Now Open up to page 24 - Chapter 4. Read page 24 to the top of page 25. Then stop and answer the following questions in your Notebook, labeling it “Do Now, Day 4”: 1. Who is Ali? What happened when he was a boy? 2. What is his relationship with/to Baba? Read one more paragraph on page 25, then answer the following: 3. Describe Baba’s and Ali’s relationship when they were young. 4. How does Amir relate to this?

2. Objective: The student will analyze the text for characterization. Standards: RL.11-12.3 Today’s Agenda:  Do Now  Discussion  Read  Wrap Up Unit 2 Day: 4 Discuss 1. Who is Ali? What happened when he was a boy? 2. What is his relationship with/to Baba? 3. Describe Baba’s and Ali’s relationship when they were young. 4. How does Amir relate to this?

3. discussion  Take out Log #1 from yesterday.  I will put one chart from each group up on the screen while each group presents his/her analysis of his/her group’s character.  Everyone else, fill in your Log #1. Turn it in when you’re done. Objective: The student will analyze the text for characterization. Standards: RL.11-12.3 Today’s Agenda:  Do Now  Discussion  Read  Wrap Up Unit 2 Day: 4

4. Read  Each group (as listed below) read the section assigned to your group. You will have ten minutes to read and then do a thematic idea quote. Group 1 (4) – page 25-26 Group 4 – page 30 Group 2 (5) – page 27-28 Group 5 – last sent p.30 - 31 Group 3 (6) – page 28 bottom - 29 Group 6 – page 32 -33  In ten minutes, I will have each group summarize what they read. Objective: The student will analyze the text for characterization. Standards: RL.11-12.3 Today’s Agenda:  Do Now  Discussion  Read  Wrap Up Unit 2 Day: 4

5. Wrap Up  Turn in Log #1 before you leave.  HW #1 – add your 3 rd quote card from pages 24-34 (Chapter 4) for your essay. Objective: The student will analyze the text for characterization. Standards: RL.11-12.3 Today’s Agenda:  Do Now  Discussion  Read  Wrap Up Unit 2 Day: 4