1. Do Now: 1.Who is the speaker and what is the context of this quote? 2.Explain the significance or deeper meaning of this quote. Why is it important? “You’ll see that it’ll take more than five and a half months to wipe away—peel— scrape away the blanket of ignorance that has been plastered and replastered over those brains in the past three hundred years. You’ll see.”

2. Do Now: 1.What is the context of this quote? 2.Explain the significance or deeper meaning of this quote. Why is it important? “I thought it would be easier if we were just one color, black or white. I didn't want to be white. My siblings had already instilled the notion of black pride in me. I would have preferred that Mommy were black. Now, as a grown man, I feel privileged to have come from two worlds.”

3. Do Now: 1.What is the context of this quote? Where does it occur in the story? 2.Explain the significance or deeper meaning of this quote. Why is it important? “Mom pointed her chopsticks at me. 'You see?' she said. 'Right there. That's exactly what I'm saying. You're way too easily embarrassed. Your father and I are who we are. Accept it.' 'And what am I supposed to tell people about my parents?' 'Just tell the truth,' Mom said. 'That's simple enough.‘”

4. I will collect your pre-assessment essays at this time. If you were absent yesterday, please see me immediately. Also, we will now take a moment to quickly move to our new seating assignments.

5. Do Now: Read “All But Blind” and answer the following: 1. What is the poet’s tone? Why? Answer: humble, full of wonder 2. What is the mood? Why? Answer: reflective, realistic 3. What is the theme? Why? Answer: we hold ourselves above lower creatures, but we might be lower creatures to someone else.

6. Tone: Tone is the author, narrator, or speaker’s attitude toward the subject, whatever subject is being described, narrated, or discussed in the text.

7. Mood: Mood is the emotional reaction that the audience has from reading the passage.

8. Application: Sometimes these things would make Mother and Father really angry and they would shout at me or they would shout at each other. Sometimes Father would say, “Christopher, if you do not behave I swear I shall knock the living daylights out of you,” or Mother would say, “Jesus, Christopher, I am seriously considering putting you in a home,” or Mother would say, “You are going to drive me into an early grave.” What is the tone? Objective, indifferent, or not bothered. Why? Though the events being described are shocking or even cruel, the narrator delivers them in a matter-of- fact way, as if it’s normal behavior.

9. Application: Sometimes these things would make Mother and Father really angry and they would shout at me or they would shout at each other. Sometimes Father would say, “Christopher, if you do not behave I swear I shall knock the living daylights out of you,” or Mother would say, “Jesus, Christopher, I am seriously considering putting you in a home,” or Mother would say, “You are going to drive me into an early grave.” What is the mood? Shocking, horrifying, or disturbing. Why? Because the events being described are shocking to the reader, no matter how the narrator presents it.

10. Annotation ( Annotation ( Eng. II) Let’s quickly discuss the provided handout on annotation as a whole group in order to understand the application and expectations of annotating text during close- reading.

11. Close-Reading Follow along. You may be called on at any moment to read or share your opinion (participation is 20% of your grade). You may be called on at any moment to read or share your opinion (participation is 20% of your grade). Annotate thematically important passages in the assigned text (if you don’t want to write in your book, make bookmarks from notebook paper to take notes on). Annotate thematically important passages in the assigned text (if you don’t want to write in your book, make bookmarks from notebook paper to take notes on).

12. Do Now: Read the following sentence and identify the BEST revision for the underlined portion. Minivans carry as many as seven passengers and, compared with most sport utility vehicles, cost less, get better gas mileage, allow passengers to get in and out more easily, and have a smoother ride. A. Minivans carry as many as seven passengers and, compared with most sport utility vehicles, cost less, B. Minivans, which carry as many as seven passengers, compared with most sport utility vehicles, they cost less, C. Minivans carry as many as seven passengers, in comparison with most sport utility vehicles, and have a lower cost, they D. Minivans, carrying as many as seven passengers, compared with most sport utility vehicles, cost less, As soon as you answer, turn to your “Home Group” to complete the characterization activity.

13. Character Group Activity Each group will receive one or two terms regarding characterization. You will have 2-5 minutes to complete the following: 1.Compose a definition for your assigned term(s). 2.Create an original example for each term as it would be used in a narrative. 3.Present your term and the example to the class Terms: direct characterization, indirect characterization, flat character, round character, stock character, static character, and dynamic character.

14. Let’s return to Close-Reading Follow along. You may be called on at any moment to read or share your opinion (participation is 20% of your grade). You may be called on at any moment to read or share your opinion (participation is 20% of your grade). Annotate thematically important passages in the assigned text (if you don’t want to write in your book, make bookmarks from notebook paper to take notes on). Annotate thematically important passages in the assigned text (if you don’t want to write in your book, make bookmarks from notebook paper to take notes on).

15. Let’s look at something and write about it. Think about the poem we read yesterday and the discussion we had about higher and lower creatures. We’re going to watch a video or two and then do some writing. Prepare accordingly.

16. Apparently, this is a thing.

17. Complete the following tasks: 1.Revisit your thoughts on “All But Blind”. Then, write a thesis statement asserting your interpretation of the poem’s theme. 2.Express your opinion on the child with “cat’s eyes” and the magnetic people. Is it a hoax? Is it exposure to radiation? Is it simply genetic mutation? Is our planet soon to be overrun by “super humans?” Why? 3. Create a character with a “real” superpower and write a brief scene that reveals this character through either direct or indirect characterization. Then, label the type of characterization AND what kind of character (flat, round, static, dynamic, stock) and why. 4.There are 2 grammatical mistakes on this slide: correct them.