Friday, April 13, 2012

Tuesday, April 17

Objective: SWBAT describe how a chapter from a story represents an allusion.  SWBAT plot the events of a chapter on a timeline.

Do-Now: Recall the natural disasters which have occurred all over the world in the past year (hurricanes, tsunamis, earthquakes, etc.)  How do these disasters affect people’s lives?  Do you feel a person can ever really recover (both physically and emotionally) from a natural disaster?

Today: 1) Introduce Allusion

2) Class will begin to read Chapter #18.  How can the hurricane and flooding represent an allusion to the Bible?

3) Students will finish reading Chapter #18, focusing on the sequence of events as the hurricane reaches Janie and Tea Cake and the two of them decide to flee.

4) Students will fill out a timeline including the major events of the flood.

Exit Slip: How does the flood Janie and Tea Cake experience represent an allusion to the Great Flood?  Explain.

Homework: Finish reading Chapter #18 and complete timeline.

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