Welcome! April 12th, 2017 Wednesday Do Now Get your folder from the front crate and find your seat Begin working on your Daily Edit paragraph. Once the bell rings, you will have five minutes to find all 10 mistakes in today’s paragraph. Remember: Do Now's are INDEPENDENT and QUIET exercises. Thank you 

Wednesday April 12, 2017 Every spring, Washington, D Wednesday April 12, 2017 Every spring, Washington, D.C, waits for it’s famous cherry trees to bloom. To show there friend ship with the United States, the Japanese gave a gift of more then 3,000 beautiful tree. They grow around the Tidal Basin, a special body of water in our nations capital. Each year, people come to see the pretty blossem colors of pink and white. Visitors also celabrate with tours a parade, and other events.

The Book Thief Turn to page 126 (the start of the prologue). We’re going to read to page 137. As we read: Remember, while we’re not having a traditional reading guide over this section, we’re still going to have a quiz eventually. Make sure you’re annotating as we go for easy studying 

Character Maps! Because Molching is full of so many rich, complex characters, it can be a little hard to keep track of them all. For the next two days, we're going to create character maps that illustrate the complex relationships between the characters in the book so far. For this assignment, your job will be to create a map that includes 15 of the 24 characters we've met so far in the text (listed on your paper). In addition to the character's names, you will need to include at least 15 arrows with labels indicating the relationships between the characters. (For example, you might draw an arrow between Hans and Rosa with "bickering married couple" underneath, or one between Liesel and Rudy that says "best friends/partners in crime".)

Character Maps! In addition, every character needs some sort of visual element to represent them. For example, Rosa might be an angry face, Papa might be an accordion or a peace sign, etc. For five central characters of your choosing, provide one significant quote that tells us something important about their personality or character. Include the quote underneath the character’s name along with the page number. Underneath each quote, provide a brief analysis (2-3 sentences): Why did you choose the quote? What does it show us about who your character is?

Character Maps! Scoring Guide: At least 15 arrows with labels to indicate relationships included between 15 characters. (15 points total) A visual representation of each character (10 points total) A significant quote for five characters (10 points) A brief analysis for each quote (10 points) Poster is legible and in full color (5 points) Total: 50 points possible