1. Reader's Circle Travis, Hari, and Perry

2. Main Focuses Learning a little background on Native Americans Applying visualization to comprehension Learning how to ask good questions Being able to try and answer questions To be able to understand the deeper meaning in complex passages and in dialogues from characters

3. Native Americans

4. Native Americans (reservations) Indians and Whites use to co-exist peacefully As more whites came, they demanded more land 1850, first reservations were made

5. Native Americans (Spokane) Spokane indians have their special customs Real reservation in Spokane, Washington State is 150,000 acres

6. Native Americans (hope) Loss in everything Attempts to restore land and resources reality is becoming clear that indians might never be able to recover what they once had

7. Native Americans Native americans reservations Culture Idea of hope These ideas influence the book

8. Visualization

9. Asking Questions

10. Ask questions about the characters Ask questions on passages you don't understand or don't make complete sense (chapter titles) Ask questions on passages that sound interesting or things that intrigue you Ask questions on the pictures as well Remember that every idea, every dialogue has a purpose in this story, sometimes to explain or to foreshadow, or show emotion.

11. Asking Questions Exercises Pg. 82 Chapter: Slouching towards Thanksgiving Come up with a question dealing with one of the points we talked about. Note: Remember that every idea, every action every dialogue has a purpose so if you don't know the purpose of that.

12. Answering Questions

13. See what you need to find out to answer your question Try and find related passages to your question Re-read the area where your questions concerns Think of real life and why people or things do what they do to answer your question Check the title of the chapter

14. Answering Questions Pg. 82 Chapter: Slouching towards Thanksgiving Lets try answer a few of the questions that people had about this chapter using what we learned.

15. Paraphrasing: Benefits Understanding the true meaning behind the author's words Helps you become a better reader Can make you have a better understanding of the book Can help you participate in class discussions

16. Paraphrasing Tips Define any words you don't understand. The definition (s) could be the key to demystify the underlining meaning (s) of the passage. Ask questions. Asking questions can lead to more questions, which helps to be open minded and look at the passage from many points of view. Read the entire passage before doing anything. Reading everything before starting to paraphrase may help you in understanding the basic gist (summary). Then you can add in the little details that support the big idea. Use your own words. Don't add in words to the existing passage and call it your own. To avoid potential plagiarism, construct a paragraph or two by yourself. This way you can take credit for your own work.

17. Easy Paraphrasing Practice Paraphrase the Following Sentences 1. "We were supposed to kill the Indian to save the child." (35. 17-18) 2. "Each funeral was a funeral for all of us. We lived and died together." (166. 15-16)

18. Homework For homework, your job is to write one paragraph on Pages 104 to 113 or Chapter: Hunger Pains. Write a paragraph on one of the following 1. The title and how what does the title means?2. One of the passages that made you visualize something3. One question that you had and what you think could be some possible answers4. The native american theme of the book and how it influences the book and the meaning of the book. (for this question, you may use from page 1 to 129) This homework assignment will be graded and does not need to be printed so just make sure that it's good!