Tuesday, Feb. 23 Agenda

*Bell Ringer: Disney’s Pocahontas –sections (while watching, notes)

*Think of these questions and be able to discuss them based on the notes you take while watching

*What is true to Smith’s account (General History)?

*What has been changed, added, modified to suit Disney’s purpose and audience?

*What Native American myth characteristics do you see and how?

*How do you think the relations of Pocahontas’ tribe feel about this version? Why?

*Discuss with partner what you answered for how the tribe feels? Then discuss: Is there a bias in the movie? What? How can you tell?

*Bias- A personal, sometimes unreasoned judgment; prejudice; bent

•Answer two of the History vs. Fiction prompts in writer’s notebook

Write at least a paragraph per question (hopefully more) explaining your thoughts and opinions on at least two of these as well as other related ideas:

1. Is it a good thing that children are learning a sanitized, changed version of history? Why? Explain your thoughts in detail.

2. Do you think that most of what American society knows about history comes from movies? Is this good or bad? Why? Explain your thoughts in detail.

3. According to Chief Roy Crazy Horse, of the Powhatan Nation, “It is unfortunate that this sad story, which Euro-Americans should find embarrassing, Disney makes "entertainment" and perpetuates a dishonest and self-serving myth at the expense of the Powhatan Nation.”  Analyze and evaluate this comment/feeling (break it apart, explain the sections, judge is it right or misguided or wrong, connect to direct evidence from notes)

*Time to read your book if you finish the prompts

*ACT Test Exploration

*Go to: http://www.actstudent.org/sampletest/

*Make a google document and put all of your group members’ names on the top. Make sure to write on the document which section is yours

*Start with the English part: look through your section and make a list of the types of questions being asked (what are things that the questions are asking you to know).

*Reading Section: What type of text is your section? What are the skills that you need to use to answer the questions? What would you say is the level of this text, why?

*Overall, what are some concerns that your group members have about the test in a week?