1. Warm-up Academic Language North: East: West: Discourse Roles North: East: West: TASK: Turn in warmups

2. Content Language Objective Explain in writing how an author structures plot (rising action, conflict, characterization) to create tension and drama using; Collaborative Discussion Dialectical Journals

3. Content Language Objective Students will read, write, and speak in analyzing a non-fiction text in order to take a critical look at the availability/accessibility of the American Dream, using Annotations SOAPSTone Graphic Organizer Personal and Societal Connections Collaborative discussion

4. Agenda Warmup Learning Objectives Literature Circles Wrap-up, reflection on learning objectives

5. Literature Circles As a group, discuss the various conflicts occurring in the novel. (If excused absent, choose two and write them independently) Think about: What events led to that conflict? Who or what is involved in the conflict? Is the conflict being resolved? If so, how? If not, what needs to happen to move this resolution along? Conflicts: Plot based: 1. Situational conflicts (between groups or communities, cultures or societies) Character based: 2. Internal conflict 3. External conflict 4. How conflicts and events contribute to rising action and create drama, mystery and tension Pair off and write a well-developed paragraph on each one of the four elements above. Basic paragraph requirements: TAG + Claim Multiple pieces of text-based evidence Clear explanations/connections to claim of evidence Meaningful concluding sentence (Claim + Significance/Meaning)

6. The Negro and The American Dream Use the SOAPSTone rhetorical analysis to work through the speech At your tables, begin with the Speaker questions. When everyone at your table has finished, discuss and then move on to Occasion, Audience, etc. Discuss each section before moving on. Remember to save the Purpose section for last

7. Questions What is King’s central message? What lines from the text best show this message? What ideas/observations from that speech more than 50 years ago remain in America today? How does King’s speech relate to the accessibility to the American Dream? Explain, citing evidence.

8. Rhetorical Appeals Ethos Appeal-Speaker’s credibility (trustworthiness, expertise) as well as connection to the values of the audience. (How does the speaker develop his credibility?) Pathos Appeal- Emotional Appeal (exploiting the audience’s emotions) Logos Appeal- Logical Appeal (Facts, figures, stats)

9. Essential Questions 1.What is the “American Dream”? 2.Is the “American Dream” accessible to everyone in America?