Catching Up and Moving Forward

 

Goal: Complete the paragraph about theme and irony in "Possibility of Evil." Then do a second probable passage activity to get us ready for our next reading. 

Agenda:
Read

Finishing our paragraphs
Probable Passage

1. Finishing your paragraph (10 min)

• On Monday (before the counselors came) you started writing a paragraph about the them and irony in "Possibility of Evil." Today you need to finish that. 
• On Monday you looked at THESE SLIDES to help you. 
• You also used THIS SPREADSHEET of suggested examples and themes. 

2. Probable Passage (10 min)

1. Work with your partner to complete the probable passage. Get your copy HERE. Share it with your partner (and your teachers).
2. Look up any words you don't know as you work. 
3. Discuss your reasoning as you go.
4. Use as many of the words as you can in your gist statement. 
5. Also copy your gist statement in to your English Journal. 

3. Submit your gist statement! 

Finished with your probable passage? Click HERE to submit your work. 

Art:

Our next reading takes place in a foreign land long ago. I'll show you some art to help you get acquainted with the time and place. 

Reminders:

• Don't forget - your homework each night is to read your independent book for at least 20 minutes. You should be about 1/3 finished with Book #7.
• Bring back your BLUE card for your class choices.