Bicycles and Black Panthers: February 2, 2017

Focus: What are the multiple meanings behind bicycles, "Kosher," and Black Power?

1. Warming up by building your background knowledge:

• One side of the room: Who were the Black Panthers? Why did our narrator fear them?

• Middle of the room: Old Testament? New Testament? Research a little general background info on each, focusing on the main differences between the two and what kinds of lessons they teach.

• Other side of the room: What does it mean to be "Kosher"? What specific practices does it involve?

• 2-minute partner teach!

2. Offering you a reminder and taking 15-20 minutes to read and blog on Chapters 2-5; be sure to publish when you finish.

3. Discussing characters, connections, and loaded titles in McBride's early chapters

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Topic #1: What Level 1 questions does your group have? In other words, clarify for each other any plot confusion you're struggling with. Feel free to draw family trees, look up locations, etc.

Topic #2: Find one passage in any of the chapters that you can personally relate to or had a strong gut reaction to. Share your reflections with your group.

Topic #3: Unpack the titles of Chapters 2-5. Work to find multiple truths behind each one, bringing in specific passages from the text to add complexity to your thinking.

HW:
1. Read Chapters 6, 7, and 8 in The Color of Water for Tuesday, February 7; complete one blog entry (metacognitive or dialectical journal).

2. Small "quiz" on Grammar #4: Modifiers on Friday, Feb 3.

3. Renaissance Little Projects due February 10.