Tuesday, Feb. 11 Agenda

• Bell Ringer:  Ind. Reading time: I’ll check annotations on “Trial…”
• Small Group Discussion: 
• TQE DISCUSSION: https://mrsjohnsonenglish11.edublogs.org/2020/02/11/trial-of-thomas-builds-the-fire-tqe-discussion/
• Create list of similarities to other myths we read, how does it show Nat Am myth characteristics?
• Discuss other notes
• Discuss metaphor/metaphors
• Discuss things you are confused about: Work together to answer ALL questions or come up with ideas to help you understand the story. DISCUSSION GOAL: ALL UNDERSTAND THE STORY
• Come to a group consensus: What is the author’s purpose of this story? What is the author’s attitude towards Thomas Builds-the-Fire? Towards the gov’t/BIA?
• Large Group Discussion on “Trial…”
• Done through Google Classroom (consult this to make sure you truly understand the story)
• Individual Questions on “Trial of Thomas Builds-the-Fire”
• These questions are shared with you through Google Classroom
• • Why was Thomas put in jail (other than the conviction of murder from 1858)?
  • Re-Read the last full paragraph of the story.  Interpret it and use it to answer this question: How does this story show the ideas of culture and Cultural Encounters and Frontiers? (you can also give more details than just from the last paragraph)
  • Go back into the Non Fiction packet:
  • **Pick one piece of textual evidence from the nonfiction packet (a word, phrase, sentence or a few sentences) and react to it while connecting it to the short story. While connecting, explain how the textual evidence gives you a deeper understanding of something from the story, and be specific as to what it is.  
  • **How does this information (graphs and data) overall enhance your understandings of “The Trial of Thomas Builds-the-Fire”?
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