Weekly Agenda Sept 20-24

The Color of Water

MON
Introduce book and genre
-brainstorm elements of memoir
-interview between James Frey and Larry King
Distribute books
Read Chapter 1 in class and familiarize students with characters and plot
HW Read chapters 1&2 and write 1 set of 3-leve l Qs

TUES
Present other perspective on Frey
-excerpt from Oprah
Review symbolism
-define
-QW: reflect on symbols in own life
Identify and discuss symbols in book
-bicycle excerpt
HW Read chapter 3 and 3qs

WED
SSR
Journal Entry #4
HW Read Chapter 4 and 3q's

THURS
Looking back at Symbol graphic organizer
-creating a paragraph
Handout: keeping track of symbolism throughout book
Introduce Imagery, simile, metaphor (add to literary terms)
HW Read Chapter 5 and 3q's
AND vocabulary, symbolism quotes

FRI
Review text
-3Q class discussion
-share vocabulary
-review collected quotations
NO HW