Tuesday, Feb. 4 Agenda

• Bell Ringer: ACT Prep (slide 1)
• Discuss ACT Writing
• In Reader’s Notes: What is a frontier? Give as many different types of frontiers and examples as you can.  Why is it important to explore frontiers through literature/writing? 
• First Topic: Cultural Encounters and Frontiers
• Make a section in Reader’s Notes for this: what you have written today (and will write next) will go in this
• Brainstorm what groups and/or individuals we could read in this section
• Make an Era Notes section in your Reader’s Notes section
• Nat. Am/Colonial/Puritan Notes: While the group presents, make sure to take notes, ask questions and fully understand the era
• Native American myths
• Creation Myths- “The World on the Turtle’s Back” page 38 Orange *Take notes while reading or at end of reading. This is what definitely should be noted: what origins are explained, what characteristics shown, main plot and character points