1. Weekly Objectives Understand and appreciate a historical drama
Utilize various reading strategies to monitor comprehension
Determine the meaning of unknown words using context clues
Understand literary forms and terms
Analyze the way in which the theme or meaning of a selection represents a view or comment on life, using textual evidence to support the claim.
Review and understand the way in which words are combined to form grammatical sentences

2. Weekly Agenda Welcome Back!
Professional Development Day 4/09/10
Piano Lesson
Making Sentence Sense: Stack the Deck, 18-19
Assessments
Homework

3. Homework Class Assignment
Please place your persuasive essay on my desk. No Late papers!
Complete Stack the Deck Ex. 4, p.19.

4. Friendly Reminder Successful Student= Reports to class on time
Completes all class and homework assignments
Come to class prepared to work
Actively listens
Demonstrates a cooperative attitude

5. Literary Terms Symbol Dialogue Simile Diction Theme Plot
Internal Conflict Narrative
External Conflict
Characterization

6. Brainstorm Identify terms/ ideas you associate with life in the South dating from the 1930s-1960s.

7. Quick Write
What role does your heritage play in shaping your identity? Who/ what defines your identity?

8. Before Reading
Build Prior Knowledge
Quick Write
Review Literary Terms
Set Purpose for Reading

9. During Reading
Purpose for reading:
Read to understand the lesson the piano teaches both Berniece and Boy Willie about family and history.

10. After Reading
Journal Writing
Review Literary Terms
Comprehension Assessment

11. Literary Terms Piano Lesson Symbol?
Similie-Avery has taken to the city like a fish to water
Explain:
Theme: Connect w/your past to better understand your future.

12. Literary Terms: External Conflict Wining Boy vs. Boy Willie
Avery vs. Berniece
Boy Charles vs. Sutter
BW vs. Berniece
Lymon vs. Grace
Maretha vs. Sutter’s ghost
B vs. S’s ghost
Doaker vs. Sutter’s ghost

13. Lit. Terms Cont.
Internal Conflict Berneice vs. own sadness B vs.lonliness Boy Willie vs.inadequateness BW vs. lack of confidence

14. Characterization Boy Willie- loud, fast talker, determined
Bernice- serious, no nonsense, loyal
Doaker-mature, layed back, succesful
Wining Boy-gambler, drinker, musician, wanderer,
Avery –successful, ambitious, needy, honest

15. Lit. Terms Cont.
Diction-The lights come up on the parlor ??? Lymon- “Let’s go to the picture show.” ???

16. Literary Terms: Plot
Exposition-BW &L have come from Mississippi. Rising Action: B & BW both have arguments for selling the piano and keeping the piano Climax- Berniece plays piano

17. Literary Term: Plot
Climax- Berniece get rid of Sutter’s ghost and other evil spirits from the past. Falling Action-Everyone is relieved Conclusion-BW & B make peace with each other and themselves