People Who Share the Last Name, "Black": October 3, 2016

Focus: What role do the minor characters play in Oskar's journey?

1. Warming up with some visits to everyone named "Black":

• Flip through Oskar's chapters and list everyone he's visited so far named "Black."

• For each person, write one word that indicates your initial perception or Oskar's first impression of this character.

• Then cross it out, and write down your final perception or Oskar's shifted impression of this character.

2. Combining partnerships to form groups of four and compare answers

• Why is each Black significant to Oskar's journey? What does each one help him question or understand differently?

• What do all of the Blacks have in common? 

3. Reading, journaling, and conferencing with Ms. Leclaire on Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close

Possible journal focus (if you need one): Look at the new Blacks Oskar meets and consider what impact their encounters have on Oskar. How do they help him on his quest?

HW:

1. Read pages 174-207 for tomorrow in Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close; spend 30 minutes this week with your journal.

If you miss a Fishbowl or Socratic, you must make it up. Read over the syllabus and blog comments, then add an extended comment to the class blog. 

2. We will continue our READING JOURNAL CONFERENCES in class next Wednesday. Click HERE for the rubric.