ATTWN 19-41

April 18, 2018

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.11-12.5
Analyze how an author's choices concerning how to structure specific parts of a text (e.g., the choice of where to begin or end a story, the choice to provide a comedic or tragic resolution) contribute to its overall structure and meaning as well as its aesthetic impact.

Starter

Whodunit???

Take a stack of clues and work together in small groups to solve the mystery.

How did you use inferences to make your conclusions?

Vocabulary: 

Word: Human Condition

Part of Speech: noun

Dictionary Definition: the positive and negative aspects of existence as a human being, esp. the inevitable events such as birth, childhood, adolescence, love, sex, reproduction, aging, and death

Your Definition: 

Activity: How have we seen the human condition represented in the works we have read this semester?

Activity: 

1.  Collaborative Annotation 

Follow the steps below:  

1.  Write 3-4 sentences reacting to the reading from last night to share with your group.

Additionally, answer the question below: 

Infer why Agatha Christie chose to begin And Then There Were None  the way she did.

2.  Sit in a circle with your group, so you can all see each other. 

3.  Pass your writing to the person on the left. 

4.  Read the writing from your peer and respond to the writing on the same piece of paper, expanding on what previous students wrote.

6. Repeat until you have your original piece of writing.

7. Read through the comments.

8.  Answer the question: What did I learn about the big idea through collaboration?

9.  Share ideas with the class. 

2.  ATTWN 19-41

As you read, keep track of the characters. 

Reflect on our big idea of the human condition from the beginning of the semester.

What makes these characters human?

Infer why Christie wanted to portray each character the way she did.

Closure: 

What do you think of the characters so far?