*Bell Ringer: ACT Prep
*Questions on
the story: Completed on own, blank sheet of paper, turn in when done (to the
folder in the BLUE crate)
*Writer’s Workshop: Peer
Evaluation
Discussion and Writing Time –final version (and all steps in between) due
Monday
*“Thomas
Builds-the-Fire” Discussion:
Large Group (on
Monday)
*Poetic Terms needed this semester (put note sheet in your notes section)
*Louise Erdrich- “I Was
Sleeping Where the Black Oaks Move”
*Poet Info:
Minnesotan, Chippewa/German-American Ethnicity, writes with characters showing
both sides of her ancestry
*Critics say
she “has remained true to her Native ancestors’ mythic and artistic visions
while writing fiction that candidly explores the cultural issues facing
modern-day Native Americans and mixed heritage Americans.”
*Close Read the
poem:
*Literal and
metaphoric meanings
*What poetic terms
can we see
*Connect to myths
(characteristics in general)
*Connect to
Sherman Alexie (Thomas
Builds-the-Fire)
Final Draft of Myth and Close Read of "I Was Sleeping Where the Black Oaks Move" due Monday
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