Diving into The Color of Water: January 31, 2017

Focus: What do the first two chapters reveal about The Color of Water?

Please grab a book and a bookmark on your way in.

1. Warming up with a 5-minute preview the book (on your blog):

• Freewrite on the title.
• Explore the images on the cover and inside pages.
• Check out the chapter titles.
• Read the dedication.

Level 1: This book seems to be about...

Level 2: Some of the conflicts in this book might include...

Level 3: Here's the central question I think this book will try to answer:

2. Having a look at your blogging/journalling options for The Color of Water: Click HERE.

3. Experimenting with a metacognitive on Chapter 1 (15-20 minutes)

• Don't let your pen leave the page/your fingers leave the keys.
• Bring in words and phrases from the text.
• Try to end in a better place than you started.

Group follow-up: How many meanings can you find behind this chapter's title?

4. Trying out a dialectical journal entry for Chapter 2 (20 + minutes)

• Think of it as a conversation with the book.
• Try to end in a better place than you started.

Group follow-up: How many meanings can you find behind this chapter's title?

HW:
1. You will need to read Chapters 2, 3, 4, and 5 for Thursday. You need ONE metacognitive or ONE dialectical journal for these chapters combined. Please note that you will have 30 minutes of in-class reading/blogging time between now and Thursday's discussion.

2. Renaissance Little Projects due Feb 10. You will have work time on Wednesday.

3. Grammar #4: Modifiers "quiz" on Friday.