Literature: Friday , March 22 , 2013

1. Literature: Friday, March 22, 2013 Handouts: * None Homework: * Read AR book 20 - 30 minutes daily & record progress * In-class—Read aloud your play within small groups  Assignments Due: * In-class assignment— 1) “In the Fog,” Lit book p. 85, #1 – 5 or 2) “The Hitchhiker,” Lit book p. 104, #1 – 4

2. Today’s Goal: Finish your follow-up assignment , then participate in a read aloud in small groups. Outcomes: Use clues from stage directions to imagine the action taking place in a play. Define the term “flashback” and describe two different ways it can be used in literature. Make inferences about what characters may be thinking and feeling. Make inferences about conflicts in the story. Continually predict what you think will happen. Analyze a play to identify elements of suspense (anything in the play that built suspense). Give “voice” to characters by dramatically reading their lines.

3. Starter #1: By now you should have finished reading the play you selected: Choice #1—In the Fog (pp.74 – 85) Choice #2—The Hitchhiker (pp. 86 – 103) At the beginning of your in-class assignment (from the Lit book), you should have written down: * Which play you read * What role you would like to have in a read aloud of that play. During class today, complete your Lit book assignment if you have not already done so, p. 85 or p. 104, depending on which play you read. If you are already finished, you may form small groups to read aloud your play.