1. Hey, it’s like it’s already thursday!
Please take out your books and notebooks!
**new seating chart-don’t get too comfy! 
Learning Target: Make connections between characters and plot details (don’t need to write this down again)
“I’m not what they expect.” ~Rayona
25 Nov. 2013

2. Agenda 11/25/13 Plan for the week Quiz Discussion
Homework: Read Chapters 4 and 5 by Monday, Dec. 2nd (same as before-take notes if you’d like to use them for the reading quiz!)

3. Plan for the week Today: quiz and discussion Tomorrow: odds and ends!
Reading time
Grade checks
Notebook organization and turn in?
Portfolio organization

4. Quiz- you can use your notes and book for this!
Complete this in your reading notebook, please:
Give a 4-5 sentence plot summary of the first three chapters.
Describe Rayona. Include physical and emotional/personality traits.
Describe Christine. Include physical and emotional/personality traits.
Describe Aunt Ida. Include physical and emotional/personality traits.

5. Discussion Groups-be ready to present to the class!
Review the first three chapters to address your group’s assigned question. Have the following:
One clear claim (complete sentence) about how the issue is being presented
Two quotes illustrating your point
Statement about what theme you think the author is developing in regards to this issue
Questions:
What economic conditions/issues/expectations are being presented?
What race relations/issues are being presented?
What gender relations/issues/expectations are being presented?
What religious relations/issues/expectations are being presented?