1. From “Always Running” and “Race Politics”
Target: Compare and contrast two texts
Examine writers choice of language and content construction
Create interview questions

2. Copy the chart on page 32 into your notebook
Mark the two passages for the following:
Diction
Imagery
Syntax
Inferences about the speaker based on VOICE

3. Now…
Turn to page 37, and fill in the chart. The chart will have you collect details of the differenced between the story and the poem.
Next…
The RAFT strategy on page 38
Role
Audience
Format
Topic
And Last…
Choose a voice of one of the characters and practice answering interview questions. WRITING PROMPT IS HOMEWORK! Page 39