1. Unit 2 Outliers: The Story of Success

2. Learning Target 0 How can context and background knowledge improve my reading experience? 0 What is text structure and how does it work to support an author’s claim? 0 What are the elements of author’s style?

3. Response to Literature 0 How many uses can you think of for the following item?

4. Response to Literature 0 How many uses can you think of for the following item?

5. Multiple Intelligences 0 SPATIAL – “Picture Smart” 0 LINGUISTIC – “Word Smart” 0 LOGICAL/MATHEMATICAL – “Number/Reasoning Smart” 0 BODILY/KINESTHETIC – “Body Smart” 0 MUSICAL – “Musical Smart” 0 INTRAPERSONAL – “Self Smart” 0 INTERPERSONAL – “People Smart” 0 NATURALIST – “Nature Smart”

6. Note Taking 0 Key Points: 0 Quote 0 Definition 0 Setting 0 Main points 0 Part 1 0 Part 2 0 Author’s purpose 0 Author’s style/Text structure 0 Point of view/Voice 0 Notes should focus on the above key points. 0 Don’t forget the extension at the end. Key Points Summary/ Extension Notes Heading

7. Outliers Chapters 3 and 4 The Trouble with Geniuses 0 After reading Chapters 3 and 4, think about some of the literary elements we have discussed. Use the Cornell note taking method to outline the main ideas for the chapter. Don’t forget the extension at the end. 0 Key points: 0 Quotes 0 Setting 0 Main Points (2-3 sentences) 0 Chapter 3: Parts 1-5 0 Chapter 4: Parts 1-6 0 Author’s Purpose 0 Text structure(s) 0 Point of View/Voice 0 Extension: 0 Analyze Malcolm Gladwell’s style of writing in Outliers.

8. 0 Author’s Style 0 Genre 0 Point of view (1 st or 3rd?) 0 Tone (humorous, serious, informative, etc.) 0 Sentence structure 0 Vocabulary 0 Pacing 0 Any unique features (flashbacks, cliffhangers, diary entries, alternating points of view, etc.) Literary Terms

9. How Smart Are You? 0 BBC documentary on intelligence: 0 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fmu0rVJqJBU http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fmu0rVJqJBU